Title: How To Save A Life
Author: Andria Large
Genre: Adult, M/M Romance
Published: May 24, 2016
Author: Andria Large
Genre: Adult, M/M Romance
Published: May 24, 2016
How do you save someone’s life? There’s the obvious way of physically saving them from a tragic end. Then there’s the more subtle way of saving someone who doesn’t know they need to be saved. Someone who is drowning emotionally and has no idea that they are slowing dying. Ezra Whitmore is one of those people. After tragically losing his wife, he’s still going through the motions, but not really living. All he has now is his son, Spencer, and his career as a dentist. The life he thought he was going to have has been torn apart. The things he had once enjoyed no longer feel the same without the person he had shared everything with. That is, until Ferris Jenkins crashes into his life. Not only does the lifeguard save his son from literally drowning in the ocean, but he also slowly starts to bring Ezra back to life. As soon as Ferris lays eyes on Ezra, he can’t get the gorgeous dentist out of his head. He knows nothing will ever happen between them because…well, Ezra is straight and he’s gay. You can imagine Ferris’ surprise when Ezra gets drunk one night, kisses him, and admits that he’s always been attracted to guys. This gives Ferris hope that maybe, just maybe, he can land the man of his dreams. |
4 stars
Review by Jen Skewes
Andria Large has done it again. I swear this woman can write a MM romance like no other. She just always manages to tell love stories between two men that just feel so real. Even when one of those men was at one point married to a woman. There is never a point where you think "oh this would never happen.” Because as I said she makes the love and the relationship between two people feel so true to life and so genuine. And this book is no different.
Ezra has recently become a widow and a single father to his 14 year-old son. He loved his wife and is just living right now, taking care of his son and working as a dentist to continue to provide for him. But he is still missing his wife and everything that they shared together. Then one day while at the beach with his son, Ferris enters his life. Saving his son from drowning, he owes this man so much. The next day they go back to thank him, and Ezra and Ferris form a friendship. And while Ezra may not have known it at the time, but Ferris came into their life at the right moment. He came at a time when both him and his son needed him in so many ways. He helped to save them both but I think in a way they all saved each other.
Ezra has always felt some attraction towards men when he was younger but because of the fear of telling the truth to his parents he always put those feelings aside and never acted on them. Then he met his wife and she was all that he needed, until she was no longer there. Now that he has met Ferris those feelings have started to come back. Things with Ferris just seem so easy, and comfortable and just so right. While he still has his fears and concerns, he is not going to hide his feelings any more. He wants Ferris as his best friend and so much more and he is willing to make that happen.
Everything that Ezra and Ferris felt with each other, I felt it too. I loved their relationship. For one I loved how it started and how they came to be friends and the impact that Ferris has on him and his son. Their relationship was just so beautiful and I loved watching it unfold. They were just so perfect for each other. They both needed each other in way and it just worked so well. While Ferris has been out, that doesn’t mean that his life was so perfect. He had a family that did not necessarily agree or understand him. And that caused for some heartache of his own. But together Ferris and Ezra conquered the fears, the insecurities and were there for each other.
I really enjoyed this book and love the connections between the characters, both Ezra and his son. They all fit so well together. Once again Ms. Large has delivered a wonderful story that is both hot and sexy, sweet and just the right amount of drama.
I really enjoyed this book and love the connections between the characters, both Ezra and his son. They all fit so well together. Once again Ms. Large has delivered a wonderful story that is both hot and sexy, sweet and just the right amount of drama.
So, Ezra and I head for the dance floor. We find an open spot in the midst of the crowd that is mostly girls. I find out very quickly that Ezra is a really sexy dancer. Oh, what I would give to be all over that delicious body of his. He rolls his body like a goddamn male stripper. I’m mesmerized and completely turned the fuck on.
A young girl, probably in her mid-twenties, dances her way in front of Ezra. She puts her back to him and shoves her ass in his crotch. She’s a cute girl with a nice body. Ezra’s eyebrows shoot up and his wide eyes meet mine. He actually gives me a “Help me!” look. Apparently, he’s not ready to have a young girl bumping and grinding on him. It seems that even though my friend is lonely and could use some lovin’, it doesn’t look like he’s ready to have some chick he doesn’t know rubbing herself all over him.
Ferris to the rescue!
I step closer and grab Ezra’s hand, pulling him out from behind the girl and up against my side. I wrap my free arm around his waist and pull him in so that we are touching from chest to thigh. Ezra can no doubt feel my erection against his hip, but it can’t be helped.
“Hey!” the girl, who looks downright pissed, yells over the music. “I was dancing with him!”
“Sorry, hun, but he’s with me, and I’d appreciate it if you kept your skanky ass away from his cock,” I drawl, palming Ezra’s ass for effect.
I feel Ezra’s hand snake around my waist, causing goose bumps to pop up all over my skin. The girl rolls her eyes and mutters something about all of the hot ones being gay, before stomping off through the crowd. I smile my triumph and turn to look at Ezra, who is so close that our noses touch when I face him.
My breath catches as a wave of desire hits me hard. Shit, I would love to seal my lips over his right now. I swear that same look is in his eyes again; but this time, the lust has been cranked up a notch. He looks like he’s actually thinking about kissing me, too.
“You might want to dance with me if you don’t want to get hit on,” I murmur just loud enough for him to hear me.
Ezra licks his bottom lip and gives me a jerky nod. “Yeah, okay, we can dance.”
We slowly start swaying to the music. I turn slightly so that we are completely facing each other and slip my thigh in between his. The arm Ezra has around my waist tightens, pulling me closer. His nose brushing my cheek and ear, sending shivers down my spine. We grind against each other. I keep my hand on his ass for show...okay, that's a lie; I just want to touch his ass. It's a very nice ass - firm and round - and I'm fairly certain that what I'm feeling against my thigh is his erection. Fuck me, I'm in so much trouble with this guy.
Andria is married and a stay at home mother with two crazy little girls and two psychotic cats. She doesn't go anywhere without her precious iPhone and a purse full of animal crackers. She used to be completely obsessed with the Backstreet Boys, but now is only mildly obsessed (still goes to every concert when they are in town). She loves cartoons and Disney movies, and can probably recite every line from Dumb and Dumber. Humor is a must in her life; otherwise, it would be completely boring. Pepsi is her weakness, along with anything chocolate. She can't sing to save her life, but she pretends she can when she is alone in her car with the music blasting so that she can't hear herself. She loves to read Romance. Paranormal, Scottish, Military, Police, Firefighters, Athletes, Cowboys and M/M are her favorite. She is not so much a fan of YA, though. If you haven't been able to tell from reading her books, she likes - whether she is reading them or writing them - lots of hot steamy sex. |
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