![]() I feel like I'm giving too much away so I won't say any more to the plot other than I loved how the author has these two men who really are on two separate paths as far as their hearts are concerned and she doesn't have either of them try and change the other. Some might find their story happening too quick but truth is Thief is very naturally and believably paced, the heart has no timeline after all. As for Owen, he is an absolute dream who has this connection to a man who isn't looking for the same things making me want to wrap him up in a big giant bear hug to protect his heart. Mark is upfront from the getgo that he isn't looking for that forever person so he isn't a player, he isn't lying or misleading Owen and for that I respect him, does that mean I didn't want to whack him upside the head once-in-a-while? No because I definitely thought he could use a swift kick here and there but he's in no-way-shape-or-form a bad guy. I am the last person to ever judge anyone's lifestyle, let's face it longterm/lifelong relationships are not for everyone so as long as they are true to themselves and to the people they hook-up with, then I don't have issues with them. Thief of Hearts is the third solo work from the author I've read in addition to the (currently available) four co-authored works with Brigham Vaughn, and each one is absolutely unforgettable! She has quickly risen to my automatic 1-click list and Thief is a perfect example of why she has earned her place on that short list. I gotta just start off by saying K Evan Coles just keeps getting better and better. Determined to not let it be more will Mark change his mindset for the future? Will Owen be satisfied with the casual connection Mark is set on? Having devoted his life to no-strings hook-ups aside from long standing friends-with-benefits Alistair, Mark is surprised to find a connection with Owen. When he finds his New Year's Eve plan fall through, Mark Mannix attends his sister's party where he meets younger man, Owen Todd. And the incident near the end, while it opened Mark's eyes to the prospect of more with Owen, felt heavy-handed.and given I rant a lot about LEO abuse of power and racist/homophobic hatred, that's saying something.īut, I will probably read the second one of the series, eventually, so. #Points! for the aromantic representation, though I think a longer, more introspective novel would have been a better vehicle for that. ![]() Instead, I couldn't connect with Mark, and I can't tell if he was deliberately written as detached and hard to like or if it was the writing. Mark had no interest in love or romantic relationships until it crept up on him how much he liked Owen, and as such didn't see the need to be "faithful." And Owen knew the score and was working to distance himself when it started to feel like more to him than just fun & dinner & sex. This one will not appeal to many of my GR friends as Mark is still having sex with fuck-buddy Alistair while dating Owen, and it might rub them wrong. ![]() His foundations shaken, Mark must decide if he can watch Owen walk away or … if the time has come to follow his heart in a new direction. Even so, Mark continues his hookups with Alistair but is startled when Owen withdraws out of a desire to protect himself. The chemistry between them is potent, however, and Mark breaks his no-strings pattern, seeing Owen week after week.Ī connection forms between the two men, leaving Mark in uncharted territory and drawn to Owen in ways he’s never known before. Owen is more than a decade younger than Mark and, at first glance the two men appear to have little in common. When Mark’s plans for New Year’s Eve fall through, he attends his sister’s party and meets Owen Todd, a graphic designer of Caribbean descent. As he approaches forty, Mark is perfectly content with his life and nursing career in Boston, and-outside of his long-time friend-with-benefits, Alistair-prefers his hookups to be one-night stands. Mark Mannix doesn’t believe in love or romance, which is ironic given his birthday falls on Valentine’s Day. ![]()
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