Tuesday, April 9, 2013

At Pipers Point by Ethan Day

After 10 years and a long court battle Cassidy Winters has returned to Piper’s Point to bury Sadie “don’t call me grandma” Hart. Cassidy hopes to keep a low profile but best laid plans and all of that go out the window when he meets Neil and takes him back to the house for some wild sex. When Cassidy rescues a small dog who needs vet attention his arrival back at Hart is quickly spread.

His arrival brings his old teen-age love Nate back to his doorstep whom for some reason he ask to move in on the first day never thinking that his current fling and his old boyfriend might have a problem with each other. Then is the arrival of best friends, Ollie and Spencer who became a couple after Cassidy broke up with each of them. As if all these men weren’t enough in the house Teddy, his latest Ex arrives at the door so of course Cassidy being the person he is allows him to stay also. Jealousy is a large part of the story as Nate, Teddy and Neil all vie for Cassidy’s attention.

I had a hard time getting into the book. This was a departure from the usual Romantic Comedy that Ethan normally writes, the characters while basically likeable didn’t bring you into the story as much as his characters normally do, perhaps because there were so many of them. I found Cassidy to be painfully naive never understanding why Nate may have a problem with the many ex’s showing up at Piper’s Point and Cassidy’s willingness to let them stay with him. I also had a problem with Nate’s hot and cold reaction with Cassidy, granted I didn’t expect them to pick up the relationship where it ended ten years ago but I needed more sexual tension. As it was it would be a heavy make out session with Nate suddenly pulling away saying “I can’t do this.”

If you have never read an Ethan Day book then by all means pick it up and give it a chance. If you have read some of his other better works pass this one by. 

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