Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Successful fashion model Denver Carlisle is finally living on his own. He’s got a new apartment, a neighbor who has a problem shutting his blinds, and a local bakery with an owner who makes his knees weak. It’s raining men, and Denver hasn’t gotten any in a long time. Going out on a limb, he asks Ethan Monahan out and resorts to a little exhibitionism for his neighbor. Only to be turned down by both. That’s a first. Ethan Monahan runs his own bakery and has a new neighbor who walks around naked. The latter is a little too distracting. When his naked neighbor turns out to be none other than model Denver Carlisle—and the customer who asked him out—Ethan tries to make amends. In a purely friendly way.
Friendship leads to more, and both men find themselves in over their heads with emotions and compromises. Denver has trust issues that could span the Sahara, and Ethan is a product of the foster system with a chip on his shoulder and a serious wariness of those with money. There’s only one way to reconcile their issues: work together.
I really liked this book. A lot. It ended up being my favorite book by this author. It’s the fourth book in a series about the Carlisle brothers but it works fine as a stand alone. If you’ve read the previous books then you’ll be happy to see the other three couples in this one a bit. This story starts with Denver being a bit adrift after Dorian moves in with his boyfriend (from book three). Denver is not used to being apart from his twin and while he’s happy for his brother, he’s a sad for himself. He doesn’t want anymore meaningless flings, he wants the serious relationships that all of his brothers now have. A variety of things happen that lead him to ask out the neighborhood bakery owner, Ethan.
Ethan has had a difficult upbringing and he doesn’t trust anyone with his feelings. He puts 100% of his energy into his business. When Denver asks him out Ethan figures he’s way out of his league and declines Denver’s offer of dating. He does end up deciding they can be friends. This part of the book made me smile more than once. These two are horrifically awkward. They’re like two teenagers. I thought this was a unique and sweet path for the book to take. So many romances are filled with alpha males who are full of confidence and have all the answers. These two stutter through things they’re trying to say and worry about what they’re going to do next. Their internal monologues were funny and charming, especially Denver’s.
Once they slip into dating things heat up dramatically. While they may be awkward with talking they aren’t in the bedroom. These two have great chemistry and they burn up the pages. As the relationship goes on they have some challenges, both in regards to their pasts and in regards to Denver’s job. They handle this but communicating and this was also a pleasant change from the angst and drama often seen in romances.
I thought this was unique and super good and it’s definitely a book I would recommend.
Cover Artist: Garrett Leigh, Photography: Dan Burgess. I love the cover. I think it looks great and it fits them them of the story also.
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Book Details:
ebook, 200 pages
Expected publication: February 10th 2017 by Dreamspinner Press
Original TitleShifting Views
ISBN 1635333040 (ISBN13: 9781635333046)
Edition LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Carlisles #4
Expected publication: February 10th 2017 by Dreamspinner Press
Original TitleShifting Views
ISBN 1635333040 (ISBN13: 9781635333046)
Edition LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Carlisles #4
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 