When Scott Alan gets a phone call that his brother was hurt on a logging job, he rushes to Brian’s side, only to find that his injuries are minor—but not before he meets Hank Ballam, an adrenaline-seeking logger who's an outcast among his co-workers.
Hank is a study in contrast: he lives for the rush of climbing and cutting trees almost as much as he loves the peace he finds exploring the mountains he calls home. Scott’s attraction to Hank is immediate and mind-blowing, and it’s what Scott has always wanted: to know what it’s like to love someone he can’t live without.
Scott needs to know if Hank’s true feelings will be a roar of passion or simply a quiet friendship, one that doesn’t match Scott’s devotion. But it may be too late… Scott simply can’t help himself from falling hard for Hank.
Review
Scott Alan receives a phone call that his brother, Brian, has been hurt in a logging incident and he rushes to be with him. When he gets there he discovers that the injuries are minor but there turned out to be another reason for the trip--Hank Ballam, a man who is an outcast among the other loggers. He lives to cut down trees and he finds solitude and peace by exploring the mountains. Scott is drawn to him immediately and finds himself thinking that the two men must live together. However, Scott is a quiet man and just the opposite of Hank.
This is such a romantic story that deals with high emotions and characters that take the reader's heart. When the story begins Hank is not aware that he is gay--he had once had a homosexual experience when he was a teen but otherwise all of his experiences have been with women. Scott sees Hank as a man that needs to be happy and realizes that Hank needs someone to tell him what to do and when to do it. When the two men interact it is easy to feel the sparks between them. When they do have sex--and it is rather late in the book, Scotty needs time to understand what he is to Hank and Hank needs times to understand and accept his feelings for Scott.
This is the story of two men falling in love and each of the men is a stereotype. Watching them get to know each other and then fall in love shows us how easily stereotypes can be broken. It is an easy read that is enjoyable and sexy.
