The story opens where both Dave and Marshall bump into one another at the local tavern after yearly football game. Although Marshall doesn't play in the game, because he is so wired up after spending three day fighting fire and trying to cope with the stress in all that it entails in the dynamics of being a firefighter. Dave, a business owner approaches Marshall in an attempt to engage Marshall into the small gathering of players in the tavern. As a reader, you believe you are being led into a developing story, but are quickly left experiencing one explicit encounter after another with little intelligent dialogue. The reader is left hanging in anticipation of something more. There is little if any deeper character or plot development. It is absent of any emotion and any emotional connection between the two men. Dave's agenda is quite clear in his intent, but is so focused on the sex that there is no substance and the reader is left detached from the story itself. Where is Marshall in the whole story? The intent is there, and there are many possibilities and directions that this story could encompass. There is no genuine dialogue between Dave and Marshall, and instead the author uses insincere moans and gasps. The story is layered with one sexual encounter after another with out any depth. The reader is led through each explicit scene without building the experience into something more satisfying. This is the first of Sean Michaels book that I have read, and for me, it needs more broadened character depth and plot development. I hope to be able to read more from this author, and know that the creativity is there.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Pomma J.
March 21, 2011