Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Professional Courtesy
AUTHOR: J.V Speyers
PUBLISHER: MLR Press
LENGTH: 75 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 21, 2018
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Eric is an uptight, conservative college professor whose family is falling apart. When his radical leftist office partner, Mike, has a solution to a family issue, Eric brings him home and lets him get close. Can they bridge the gap between them, or are their differences too much to bear?
REVIEW:
They say opposites attract but not always. In this book, two college professors, who were thrown together in an office space because they were gay, have to learn to co-exist. People are noticing the tension and Eric feels bad. So he invites Mike over for dinner to break the ice. He never in his life thought he would get along with Mike. They were two different people. Or so it seemed. But the more they get to know each other, the more they seem to like each other. And maybe even more. But both have a few issues and they may not be able to get past them to move on.
For these two, life was rough being gay. For Eric, his parents never accepted it. And it strained his relationship with them. Well that and other things. His father is a humdinger, let me tell you. For Mike, it was being completely cut off from what family had left. His past was already bad enough to give him nightmares before that, but that and what happened after just made like suck. I admire both of them. Mike especially. Mike went through some hell and in spite of being so young, he is a role model for other gay youths. He tried hard to be too. Eric wasn’t out like Mike. Oh, he was out, but he didn’t believe in flashing it so to speak. But I still admire him because he made a decent life for himself. What I really love about these two those, is they were actually so perfect for each other. Mike needs the wisdom of age and such from Eric and Eric needs someone to pull the cob out of his ass once in a while.
A good romance. A bit of angst. Amd some Christmas miracles you never see coming. A good book.
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