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The fact that [a:Marie Sexton 3292500 Marie Sexton https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1263092521p2/3292500.jpg] made me care for ‘fictional' characters whose decisions, more often than not, had me pulling my hair is a testament to her talent as a writer. I veered from wanting to shake the MC until their teeth rattled to wanting to hug them. [a:John Solo 7935034 John Solo https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s AB delivers the goods. If you're a fan of angst filled, emotionally raw stories this can work very well. Is it romantic? Not in a traditional sense, but one that felt right for the MC, gay men of a certain age. I had ‘issues' but they're entirely my own. Below are my ramblings to myself. I'll try not to spoil anything, though this isn't really a mystery or suspense tale. Feel free to skip it entirely. I would also recommend you read this series in order as the stories are somewhat interconnected and characters recur throughout. *****River and his husband Terrence, both doctors, moved to Denver to give their ailing marriage a shot at resuscitation. The main problem with their marriage was Terrence's serial cheating. A tiger doesn't change stripes and true to type Terrence left River for his latest fling, a fellow doctor at he hospital they both work at. It's been four months and to avoid seeing the new happy couple River, who chose Emergency Medicine as his specialty, has put himself on nights. During one shift he meets Phil, the nighttime pharmacist. One thing leads to another and the two enter into an arrangement. Phil is one of Warren's friends from [b:One Man's Trash 36205038 One Man's Trash (The Heretic Doms Club, #1) Marie Sexton https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507869811l/36205038.SX50.jpg 57835557], the one who ‘gave' him Taylor. Phil's particular brand of domination is Domestic Servitude and it's unequivocally the only kind of relationship he does. River, though he has no formal experience with any kind of BDSM lifestyle, takes to it like a fish to water. So what were my issues? I'll try to untangle my skein.I wasn't entirely sure of why Phil and River were attracted to each other, why they ultimately fell in love. Obviously it wasn't the romantic love of hearts & flowers, and I wouldn't have wanted that. They're both past the bloom of youth and it's more surface transactions. Phil is thirty-six (36) and River is forty-two (42) and they've had their share of life experiences. That's fine. Realistic. However IMO it felt like River was willing to accept anything in exchange for crumbs of affection. His sudden embrace of DS seems ... I don't know