Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A man in fashion advertising and a younger model. Sounds like the set up to a bad porno. Trust me, it isn’t and left me a big surprised.

Paul is in his mid 30’s and spends quite a bit of time traveling the world for his job. He is finally home for the foreseeable future when he stops to see to see a fashion photographer friend. There he notices one of the models, Seth. Although undeniably gorgeous, Paul writes him off as not only too young, but not the kind of man Paul is looking for. But Seth is definitely interested.

When Seth is a total flake at their first coffee date, Paul is done and ready to move on. But Seth keeps coming back and Paul can’t resist the younger man.

At first it seems as if Seth is just playing games with Paul. But as we get to know him, we find out what he is really all about- and that is much more than modeling. That pays the bills so he can paint. Art is his passion and his calling.

An artist is exactly what Paul doesn’t want. But he can’t seem to say know to Seth- ever. Their relationship is rocky as they are basically complete opposites of each other. But as we get further into the book we see how incredibly right they are for each other.

At the beginning Seth really came off as a brat. The way he blew things off, like times to be places, Paul’s thoughts on anything from music to cars, even his job as a model. You slowly get to know him and while he is still bratty, a lot of what he does, or did, make more sense. When Paul really pushes him, instead of getting all defensive and storming off, he explains WHY he is late, why he was a flake on their first date, even why he is so attracted to Paul.

Paul, being the complete opposite, is very serious and a bit stand offish. He gets the idea in his head that he should be with a man his age who is a professional as well so they can do the whole white picket fence thing. Seeing him struggle to accept Seth as he is, and perhaps for the time being until someone who fits his mold better, was a bit sad for me. I wanted to yell “you deserve the hottie!” Ok, I might have mumbled that out loud while reading.

Better Than Safe (Better Than #4) by Lane Hayes was both hot and funny with some sweet thrown in. I could picture uptight Paul biting his tongue often with the whimsical Seth.

They both want to be loved and they need each other to realize that they deserve each other’s love. Because together they are amazing.

Although the cover by Aaron Anderson was simple, it definitely drew me in. Who isn’t by a nice chiseled chest?

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Book Details:

ebook, 244 pages, paperback
Published September 25th 2015 by Dreamspinner Press LLC
original titleBetter Than Safe
ISBN139781634765237
edition languageEnglish
seriesBetter Than #4

Better Than Series:

Better Than Good (Better Than, #1)
Better Than Chance (Better Than, #2)
Better Than Friends (Better Than, #3)
Better Than Safe (Better Than, #4)