Promises Part 2

story 2.5 but the AB is acesFirst things first: the AB by [a:Aiden Snow 14257884 Aiden Snow https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] is really good and it's what got me through without skimming. He's excellent.THE STORY:The last quarter of each book in this series introduces the couple for the next one and the pairing of Dr. Cayson Chauncey and Roman “Quick” Webb held lots of promise wink for me. Alas those hopes were dashed in a sophomore slump. Quick is like the Fantasy Island version of Dog The Bounty Hunter: dark haired, tall, and an eighth degree black belt. Dr. Chauncey is a brilliant but lonely surgeon who, in spite of all of his accomplishments, has been unable to meet a single man to satisfy his desires (pretty common desires if you ask me, and I'm pretty sure he could've found someone on any dating app). Luckily Quick has begun to feel a reawakening of his heretofore buried bisexuality and sets his aim on Dr. Chauncey. A great “opposites attract” pairing that went pfft. The main problem is Cayson Chauncey. He's like one of those heroines in bodice rippers who have to, unreasonably, make the hero suffer for the past misdeeds of others. When Quick begins to woo him it seems Dr. C keeps raising the bar while excusing the behavior of Dr. Joe, an ex that treats Cayson like last year's gum on the sole of a shoe, and who puts the whole group in danger. Quick has to continually jump through a series of hoops and ultimately I felt like Dr. C “loved” Quick for purely physical reasons. For that matter I couldn't fathom what Quick's attraction to Dr. C was either. Maybe they're perfectly paired but I couldn't get it and I didn't care for them at all. Hope the next pairing works better for me. All of this yawning led me to noticing how the author doesn't shy away from dropping name brands left and right, there's even a page for ™ acknowledgements at the beginning of each book! Is it meant to lend authenticity to time and place? Dunno.