Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Time for Love 
AUTHOR: Lynn Michaels
PUBLISHER: Rubicon Fiction
LENGTH: 175 pages
RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2018
BLURB:
Surf and sand, beach and bar-tending, and practicing Taoism are the important things in Jeremy Ringer’s life. Until a death in the family sends him across the state, and he realizes that it’s not enough. By trusting the wrong people, he is pushed toward sexy police specialist, Oliver Mendosa.
Ollie Mendosa is only interested in one thing, the new police app he’s developing. That is until he meets a victim of crime, surfer-boy, Jeremy Ringer. When his protective nature is brought out in full force, he can’t resist the temptation of a summer fling.
Is it possible for these two men, from such different worlds, to overcome their differences and fears in order to find the love they both desire?
REVIEW:
Jeremy is a skimboarder who finds peace and tranquillity beneath the trees and in the surf – it helps to centre him. He believes in Taoism – which is ‘the chips will fall where they were meant to fall. Kay sera sera, whatever will be will be’ way of life. His life and job at the Clearwater Tiki Bar are disturbed upon the death of his aunt in Jacksonville. Events then take a turn, putting him in the view of Ollie – a specialist on loan to the Jacksonville police department.
Ollie is developing a profiling/case prediction app, to help officers out in the field. And that’s all he was interested in until a case fitting the profile puts Jeremy in his path. There is instant lust between them. Unfortunately, both are only visitors to Jacksonville and nothing permanent can result from their union. Therefore, both are upfront about their wants and expectations.
Told in the third person with each chapter dedicated to either Ollie or Jeremy’s pov, this tale had a simple, understated charm about it. Jeremy has an innocence about him, channelled through his Taoism. Ollie has attacks of cavemanitus, along with techno-man. He can also be an arrogant git towards the station chief. It depends on who he is with to how he acts. Whereas, Jeremy is more even towards everyone. Apart, the two have reality checks as to where their relationship can go. Together, they are sweet and can’t get enough of the other.
There were some elements which belonged in my room 101. Autonomous body parts (‘Jeremy’s eyes kept laughing’ – okay, so what was the rest of him doing?). I get what is attempting to be said, but it doesn’t make them any less frowned upon by editors and others. Bitten lips are a pet hate of mine, and there are plenty in this story. There are other nervous reactions that I long to read other than the overused bitten lip. Generally, I blow hot and cold over detailed descriptions as there are appropriate times to use them. This story has many relevant details, and the occasional too much. I don’t always want to know when people want to take a piss. No matter how realistic it may be, my constitution is more than happy to know a person used the bathroom.
Learning about Taoism was interesting, and the farther into the story I got, the more drama there was. Those who love drama and angst but not to have it drawn out will love this.
I found Time For Love to be a quirky story that wasn’t a huge heart beater, but one that made me think about the choices I’d made in my life as well as opening my eyes to other ways of living.
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