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Men in Motion #4
Leather Boys
It had been fifteen years since Devlin Young had gone with his mom and dad to the Sturgis Motorcycling event is South Dakota. Now thirty, divorced, and looking for another chance to ride with a pack to the monster party, Dev joined a local bike club called The Leather Boys. At the first group gathering Dev attends he meets Sam Rhodes, a knock-out hunk in leather. Soon discovering that his attraction to Sam was mutual, Dev yearns for them to make the most of the decadence and insanity at the weeklong event. But Sam’s reluctance to be ‘out’ at the biker rally, with five hundred thousand riders, annoys Dev. Soon Dev finds out the hard way why it was smarter to be discreet about his sexual orientation.
Crossing swords with a married man in the group, whom Dev believes is deep in the closet, Dev becomes divided as to which man to pursue. Too many men, and too little time, and it isn’t until Devlin is back home that he finds out the truth about one of the men in leather which instantly cements their relationship
Crossing swords with a married man in the group, whom Dev believes is deep in the closet, Dev becomes divided as to which man to pursue. Too many men, and too little time, and it isn’t until Devlin is back home that he finds out the truth about one of the men in leather which instantly cements their relationship
218 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2008
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G.A. Hauser
269 books514 followersAbout the Author Award-winning author G.A. Hauser was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA and attended university in New York City. She moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked as a patrol officer with the Seattle Police Department. In early 2000 G.A. moved to Hertfordshire, England where she began her writing in earnest and published her first book, In the Shadow of Alexander. Now a full-time writer, G.A. has written over eighty novels, including several best-sellers of gay fiction. GA is also the Executive Producer for her first feature film, CAPITAL GAMES. For more information on other books by G.A., visit the author at her official website. www.authorgahauser.com G.A. has won awards from All Romance eBooks for Best Author 2010, 2009, Best Novel 2008, Mile High, and Best Author 2008, Best Novel 2007, Secrets and Misdemeanors, Best Author 2007.
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November 10, 2011
Gah – I’m going to be generous in giving this one a 2 star rating. I’ve loved other books by this author, but this one didn’t do anything for me.
It’s rare for me to read a book where I really dislike one of the main characters, but even more rare to dislike them both! I tried and tried to let them grow on me, but nope, they never found a soft spot. Sam seemed to have a split personality between total paranoia and an out and proud Alpha he-man – it felt very unrealistic to me. I was close to sympathizing with Dev. I could understand his frustration around Sam’s paranoia, but he just came across as having idiotic tendencies and couldn’t be ruled by an ounce of logic.
The dialogue in the book, both verbal and internal, felt off to me – major eye rolling on my part. Many of the sex scenes left me uninspired and I’ve got to admit, that’s hard to do. This book also rode the edge when it comes to cheating between the main characters. The only real pleasure I derived from this one was the fact that it satisfied one of my reading challenges, so I’m at least thankful for that. Okay, but not really a good fit for me :(
It’s rare for me to read a book where I really dislike one of the main characters, but even more rare to dislike them both! I tried and tried to let them grow on me, but nope, they never found a soft spot. Sam seemed to have a split personality between total paranoia and an out and proud Alpha he-man – it felt very unrealistic to me. I was close to sympathizing with Dev. I could understand his frustration around Sam’s paranoia, but he just came across as having idiotic tendencies and couldn’t be ruled by an ounce of logic.
The dialogue in the book, both verbal and internal, felt off to me – major eye rolling on my part. Many of the sex scenes left me uninspired and I’ve got to admit, that’s hard to do. This book also rode the edge when it comes to cheating between the main characters. The only real pleasure I derived from this one was the fact that it satisfied one of my reading challenges, so I’m at least thankful for that. Okay, but not really a good fit for me :(
November 1, 2012
My favorite of Hauser’s Men in Motion series
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 7/10
PROS:
- Much less sex than in the other Men in Motion books. As a result, the sex scenes are more intense and emotionally charged, and one scene toward the end of the book is very hot.
- One of the guys has awesome parents. I LOVED them. Every scene in which they appeared at all, whether he was speaking with them over the phone or in person, was precious.
- A love-triangleish guy whom I hated throughout the book until the very end, at which point Hauser was able to make me feel sorry for him and hope that one day he gets his own happy ending.
- The relationship isn’t rushed. It starts out as a physical attraction and by the end of the book has moved into “we don’t know yet that we’re a forever couple, but it’s a possibility” territory. And I was perfectly fine with that, given that the timeline of the story covers about one week.
CONS:
- Strange POV choice. Hauser is pretty good at keeping her POV consistent: that is, she doesn’t often slip and make the reader privy to other characters’ thoughts and/or feelings while telling a scene from one character’s perspective. As a result, I thought the entire book would be from Dev’s POV because the initial chapters say nothing at all about Sam’s thoughts. It isn’t until 70 pages in--and that’s about a third of the way through the book--that we get our first scene from Sam’s perspective.
- Quite a bit of violence. But don’t get the wrong idea about the book: it’s not graphic violence, with detailed descriptions of fights and struggles and blood and guts. There’s just a pervasive sense of danger throughout the story. It’s probably pretty realistic, though, given the story’s setting.
- One of the main guys made the same mistake several times throughout the book, although he comes clean about it at the end and the issue is very much resolved at the story’s close. Still, I couldn’t help being a little disgusted with him. Again, what he does is realistic, but let’s face it: every romance novel has a bit of a fairy tale element to it, and this issue repeatedly mellowed my aw-this-is-such-a-sweet-romance buzz.
Overall comments: Even though I was angry during much of the book because of one particular character and his interactions with others, the situation truly was resolved to my satisfaction. I think this is the best of the Men in Motion books.
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 7/10
PROS:
- Much less sex than in the other Men in Motion books. As a result, the sex scenes are more intense and emotionally charged, and one scene toward the end of the book is very hot.
- One of the guys has awesome parents. I LOVED them. Every scene in which they appeared at all, whether he was speaking with them over the phone or in person, was precious.
- A love-triangleish guy whom I hated throughout the book until the very end, at which point Hauser was able to make me feel sorry for him and hope that one day he gets his own happy ending.
- The relationship isn’t rushed. It starts out as a physical attraction and by the end of the book has moved into “we don’t know yet that we’re a forever couple, but it’s a possibility” territory. And I was perfectly fine with that, given that the timeline of the story covers about one week.
CONS:
- Strange POV choice. Hauser is pretty good at keeping her POV consistent: that is, she doesn’t often slip and make the reader privy to other characters’ thoughts and/or feelings while telling a scene from one character’s perspective. As a result, I thought the entire book would be from Dev’s POV because the initial chapters say nothing at all about Sam’s thoughts. It isn’t until 70 pages in--and that’s about a third of the way through the book--that we get our first scene from Sam’s perspective.
- Quite a bit of violence. But don’t get the wrong idea about the book: it’s not graphic violence, with detailed descriptions of fights and struggles and blood and guts. There’s just a pervasive sense of danger throughout the story. It’s probably pretty realistic, though, given the story’s setting.
- One of the main guys made the same mistake several times throughout the book, although he comes clean about it at the end and the issue is very much resolved at the story’s close. Still, I couldn’t help being a little disgusted with him. Again, what he does is realistic, but let’s face it: every romance novel has a bit of a fairy tale element to it, and this issue repeatedly mellowed my aw-this-is-such-a-sweet-romance buzz.
Overall comments: Even though I was angry during much of the book because of one particular character and his interactions with others, the situation truly was resolved to my satisfaction. I think this is the best of the Men in Motion books.
June 27, 2018
2 sexy characters - lots of sex and angst about being out at Sturgis vs. every day life.
You can read a little more about these 2 in "All Man."
I suggest reading "Secrets & Misdemeanors" before "All Man" as those characters "Lyle and David" are in "All Man" too so it's fun to catch up with them again as well.
I don't have the other books in the "Men in Motion" series yet for the sole reason of I have enough of this genre - I'm sure I'll come back to it and buy them as well.
You can read a little more about these 2 in "All Man."
I suggest reading "Secrets & Misdemeanors" before "All Man" as those characters "Lyle and David" are in "All Man" too so it's fun to catch up with them again as well.
I don't have the other books in the "Men in Motion" series yet for the sole reason of I have enough of this genre - I'm sure I'll come back to it and buy them as well.
December 28, 2014
I liked the story, but it would have been better if Dev didn't appear to have multiple personality disorder. One minute he's hot for Sam, the next he's mad at him and wants to get away from him. And I can't believe he was still being crazy even after he was beat up and almost raped!
March 10, 2013
I don't remember a huge amount about this book except a amM, gay romance rider joins a Motorcyle group to go to Sturgis. Needless to say, he and another gay biker had some trouble with homophobic bikers and even on in their own group.
December 25, 2014
Sam and Dev join a motorcycle club and make rhe journey to Sturgis.
Dev wants to be out and proud there despite being warned by his father to act straight. Sam is careful and doesnt want to cause trouble.
There is alot of anger between the 2 but it is resolved once they get home.
Dev wants to be out and proud there despite being warned by his father to act straight. Sam is careful and doesnt want to cause trouble.
There is alot of anger between the 2 but it is resolved once they get home.
September 6, 2010
Not one of my fav. Hauser books but a good read
June 22, 2014
This had the potential to b good. I was let down by the main characters. U seemed to b doing a 180 all the time especially with Dev.
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