Reviewed by Roberta
TITLE: The Half of Us
SERIES: Family Collection, Book 4
NARRATOR: Ezekiel Robison
AUTHOR: Cardeno C.
PUBLISHER: The Romance Authors
RELEASE DATE: December 4, 2015
LENGTH: 6 Hrs & 29 Mins
BLURB:
Short-tempered, arrogant heart surgeon Jason Garcia grew up wanting a close-knit family, but believes he ruined those dreams when he broke up his marriage. The benefit of divorce is having as much random sex as he wants, and it’s a benefit Jason is exploiting when he meets a sweet, shy man at a bar and convinces him to go home for a no-strings-attached night of fun.
Eight years living in Las Vegas hasn’t dimmed Abe Green’s optimism, earnestness, or desire to find the one. When a sexy man with lonely eyes propositions him, Abe decides to give himself a birthday present – one night of spontaneous fun with no thoughts of the future. But one night turns into two and then three, and Abe realizes his heart is involved.
For the first time, Abe feels safe enough with someone he respects and adores to let go of his inhibitions in the bedroom. If Jason can get past his own inhibitions and open his heart and his life to Abe, he might finally find the family he craves.
REVIEW:
This cute, sexy and very heartwarming story is about one of the nicest ways to just feel warm and tender. From the moment it started, I wasn’t sure what was going to happen and yet…then the ball started rolling and I got hooked!!
Jason Garcia…this man who tried so damn hard to be what he imagined “normal” to be and yet, he knew that it was wrong. Jason thinks that as a gay man…that he’ll never be able to find that happiness and joy and commitment. He doesn’t seem to understand that being gay doesn’t preclude a person from finding all of those things. Jason isn’t what I would call a very good guy when the book started, but DAMN…by the end of the book…I was totally rooting for him. I loved that he made all of these changes in his life and that he did them on his own.
Abe Green…this guy was such a sweetie and he’s got this pure heart. I totally loved watching him become a stronger person as the book went on. He had to be in order to put up with Jason’s attitude. Abe knows that he’s a relationship type of guy and that he’s not built for one-night stands and I love the fact that this guy knew himself. I loved how he was truly dedicated to Jason and his kids. I loved that Abe wasn’t a doormat for Jason and yet, he was able to give Jason what he needed in order to make their relationship work.
Now, as we’ve all read a Cardeno C book before…we know that she can write some really good sexy times and this book was no exception. I love the way CC did it as it shows the growing relationship between Jacob and Abe. That they felt comfortable and at peace with the other person enough to let down their shields and be themselves.
Narration:
Ezekiel Robison was actually a first time listen for me. I have to say that he did a wonderful job with these characters. I felt as if I was really there with these characters and that I felt what they were going through. Ezekiel did a great job with the female voices and it wasn’t distracting. I know that some people have a hard time with that, but Ezekiel was rather pleasant.
I will say at first I wasn’t so sure about Jason’s voice…but as I got to fall into the story…I could totally see why his voice had the deeper, growly thing going on and by then…I was already invested in the story and it really didn’t faze me and it became Jason.
I really enjoyed Ezekiel’s work and look forward to hearing him again.
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