Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Good Bones
AUTHOR: C.C. Flanagan
PUBLISHER: Loose Id
LENGTH: 228 pages
BLURB:
Ace Hoffman is a home stager who is trying to escape his latest closet case heartbreak. Zane McDonnell is a chiropractor who has made the closet into a comfortable home. They meet in a dark back room one night and part just as quickly, never to see each other again–
Until Ace shows up at the door of Zane’s brother to work on his house. Now the guy who has sworn off closet cases can’t escape the man who is afraid to show the world who he is. When one tends to run and the other always hides, can they build any kind of future together?
REVIEW:
This is a brand new author for me and like always with new authors, I get scared, nervous, for them. I’m very happy to say there was no need for those feelings after having read this story. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
A lot of times with “in the closet” characters there’s an over abundance of angst and no real story, that did not happen here.
Ace works with a realtor as a home stager which essentially helps home owners ready their homes for sale. After work one night he goes to a bar where he meets a dark, handsome man, named Zane. They end the night in a back room, having what happens to be the best sex of their lives against the wall.
Zane is DEEPLY closeted, however. He’s lived his full 36 years with the pretense that he was a heterosexual man. All his sexual encounters have been one night never to see the other person again. He’s immediately drawn to Ace at the club so after their night of hot sex (REALLY HOT SEX) he’s having a hard time forgetting the man.
Zane throws himself into helping his brother, Brody sell his house. Brody is engaged to Adele and needs to get his house sold before the wedding. His realtor recommends, home stager, Ace to the job.
Not surprising Ace and Zane meet again at Brody’s house and their spark is still burning as bright as ever. It’s very apparent to Ace that Zane is in the closet and having been hurt by a closeted man in the past he’s hesitant to continue things with Zane.
They agree to continue to see each other with Ace giving Zane enough room and time to come out when he’s ready. What ensues is a pretty hot romance, meddling sister in laws, over protective best friends, and pretty explosive sex.
I truly enjoyed this author’s writing style. The way she describes things like Ace’s home, is genius. I felt like I could see all the bright colors. The plot is strong too. At times you feel Zane’s pain and immense fear.
What I think was pretty unique about this story is the fact that we have a person who is completely out of the closet and embraces his sexuality wholeheartedly. Then we have someone who is so deeply closeted he couldn’t find his way out with a flashlight and a map. Usually with situations like these the “out” character dismisses the other almost instantaneously, but with this story he was in it and was willing to take “baby steps” in order to keep his partner.
This was a really great story with a fantastic ending. These two deserved it. They both worked hard to get where they ended up.
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