Product Description

Charles is a professor, an expatriate Brit, and a man with a past. He's done a lot of things he's not proud of, a lot of things that he misses deep inside, but can't bring himself to look for in his new life. He's put that aside, living the peaceful existence he thinks he needs. He figures he's happy. Content. Until he meets Gray Collins, that is. Gray's a student, and even though he waits until after his class with Charles ends to make his move, Charles decides not to get involved. Gray is stubborn, persisting until Charles can't resist. Gray makes Charles feel things he thought were long forgotten, and against his better judgment, Charles gives in and takes what he wants. His blossoming relationship with Gray brings Charles' past to light in a big way, testing his own resolve not to deal with it, and testing Gray's love. Will Gray be able to accept all he learns, and convince Charles to let him get as close as he wants to? Jane Davitt takes a masterful look into Charles' and Gray's lives, exploring alternative lifestyles that polite folks don't often talk about. Get wrapped up in this hot romance today!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1117736 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 220 pages

Customer Reviews

Which One's the Liar?
Pretty good romance novel, pretty good sex novel. I'm not into the dominance/submission scene, but the sexuality of the two main characters was rather hot and interesting nevertheless. I liked the story, liked the two major characters, Charles the English professor and Gray the painter. The scenario was credible and interesting: Charles had a secret he was trying to escape by immigrating from England to the US. Gray had a "thing" for Charles and, within reason, stalked Charles till he got his guy. The development of their affair was believable and the author draws the readers into supporting the two heros.

My only qualm with the plot line, and it is why I gave the story four stars vice five, is that I saw in the break up of the two a factor that HAD to be dealt with and settled in the ending and I did not see it happen. When Gray accepted Carl's version of events uncritically, he, in effect, accused his beloved of being a liar, without any attempt to look through Carl's story for possible contradictions or falsehoods. It was almost as if he wanted to believe Carl at the expense of his lover, that he was not prepared to give his honey any benefit of the doubt and look hard for the right answer to what had happened. That would have left Charles deeply hurt and insulted and I really didn't feel like that factor was dealt with at all in the reconciliation. If Drew hadn't intervened, Gray would never have become aware of the truth. That doesn't reflect well on Gray.

Still, otherwise, good read. Well recommended and worth an evening's entertainment.

Drawing Closer by Jane Davitt
When love doesn't accept a no.

Gray is a 23 years old artist who feels an immediate attraction for Charles, a 31 years old literature professor. Gray is young and full of life, he also has just accepted his homosexuality. Charles instead is quite and aware of his own sexuality: he doesn't have a present lover, but if he wants sex, he knows where find it and absolutely doesn't want a youger lover, maybe a little to easily influenced by an older man.

But Gray is very insistent, and no matter what Charles says, he wants Charles and wants everything Charles wants, also the pleasure/pain game that Charles prefers.

I like very much the character of Gray: he is open and outspoken, he holds nothing of what he feels or what he wants. Charles instead is closed and brooding, but, fortunately, he doesn't deny his feelings and desires, even if he is dragged to admit them.

I love the atmosphere of this novel: it's warm and cosy, the feelings seep into you and leave you with a peaceful sensation after turn over the last page.

A well executed M/M romance.
Charles is the older professor and a rather stiff British. Gray is the talented young artist and a romantic at heart. This pairing of an older mature man with a greener lover is appealing. Charles is escaping from a past and the last thing he wants is to be involved with the younger Gray. But Gray is relentless in his pursue. The emotions built-up is well done as Gray finds himself drawn into a dom/sub relationship which is new yet exciting. Compared to the "hard core" Dom/Sub stories (example the Deviation series), this one depicted by the writer is a milder dose.
I find the slightly twisted friendship between Gray and Clay interesting. Clay is supposedly a straight "jock", Gray's best friend and comforts Gray during the bad times. But Clay definitely feels more than mere friendship for Gray as he tries to drive a wedge between the lovers. While Gray's choosing to believe Clay rather than Charles over a terrible incident is frustrating, it is understandable as Gray and Clay have been close friends since school days.
I enjoy this and Jane Davitt is one fine writer but I thought the writer could have explored Clay's obsesssion for Gray better.