3.5 starsThis was a quick humorous read that I ended up liking even though I wasn't sure where it was going to go as far as humor or drama through the first couple of chapters. Overall the author did a wonderful job of establishing the relationship and intertwining the investigation plot in such a short book.
In the course of investigating a murder, PI Tony goes undercover at a sex therapy clinic to investigate suspect Dr. Jack Halloran, but the session takes on a more personal level when Tony finds himself actually discussing his own difficulties. It is quickly clear that Jack is not involved in the murder and that Tony is incredibly attracted to him. As the sessions continue Jack becomes more attracted to Tony, but as his doctor, he tries to push it aside. As the attraction gets hotter, both try to think of a way to cross that doctor/patient line, and Tony discovers he has a bit of a medical kink.
There is a lot of humor in this book and although Jack is a wounded veteran and Tony retired from police work after being shot, it does not go deep into these issues. There is more discussion of Jack's trauma, as he still suffers from tremors in his badly damaged arm and feels undesirable, but Jack finds kinship with Tony after discovering his bullet wound.
The writing style flowed well and the book moved along at a good pace. All the secondary characters were written well and I am especially intrigued by sex surrogate Michael (who is soon getting his own story). Tony was a bit too much Italian stereotype for me ( I don't think I would want my man to smell like marinara ) but I did enjoy the phone conversations with his overly intrusive mother, especially the one in the epilogue.
