Flashover
Tory TempleContemporary erotic romance
Available from Torquere Press
ISBN: 1-933389-72-9
August 2006
| Chancellor Shanahan, Chance, has been made Captain after three months with the Oceanside Fire and Authority. Tucker loves to call him, Cap, at home, which Chance hates. Chance really enjoys surfing, and Tucker, his boyfriend. Tucker has been holding certain feelings inside for a good while and Chance can’t get him to open up. When Tucker was a young teenager, his Uncle Tim made incestuous grabs at Tucker, prompting him to leave home when he turned eighteen, never wishing to return to Kentucky or the farm again. There had been no love between him and his Uncle Tim. Chance had a feeling there was much more to the situation but Tucker never wanted to release any information on that part of his life, so Chance never shoved the envelope. When Tucker receives a phone call, from an attorney, stating his Uncle Tim is dead, and the farm now belongs to him, Tucker returns to Kentucky to take care of matters. Chance feels Tucker should let the lawyers handle matters, and Tucker hurry and return home, but Tucker feels it is his responsibility. None of this sits well with Chance, who keeps a light burning for him, but Tucker says he cannot return until the situation is settled. Tucker knows until the issue is resolved, he can’t open up to Chance about his past.
Flashover is a fine read with a great premise to the storyline. The reader gets a feel for Tucker and his tormented past. I also could feel the tearing that Chance felt inside as he desperately wished to be able to unlock what was weighing heavily on Tucker, but he didn’t want to pry. He was in tune with his lover’s feelings, while still feeling his pain. The heat between Chance and Tucker sizzles, and it is very adamant that they are deeply in love. Tory Temple makes these firemen convincing in their actions and lends enough tautness between the two men to make their actions authentic in this wonderful read.
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Reviewer: Linda L. |
