[Review] The Propostion - A.M. Salinger

 

Titel: The Proposition

Series: Nights Series #6

Author: A.M. Salinger

Publisher: ?

Format: Kindle, english, 164p

Synopsis: GoodReads

Review: 4*, GoodReads

 

A digital copy of this book was provided for me by 'Xpresso Blogtours' as part of a blogtour. This did not influence my rating or review.

 

Rhys Damon has spent most of his adult life watching Wade Tucker bed woman after woman, his dark desire for his best friend and business partner a secret he is determined to take to his grave, since he knows it will never be reciprocated. With their design firm thriving across two continents, Rhys finds himself content burying his heartache in a string of meaningless, casual sex arrangements. Until the night everything changes.
When Wade Tucker stumbles upon his best friend calling out his name as he pleasures himself, he knows his relationship with Rhys will never be the same again. A year later, the memory of what Wade saw is still branded in his mind and his feelings for Rhys have evolved into something he never anticipated. As tension mounts and the relationship between the two business partners becomes increasingly strained, things finally come to a head the night Wade follows Rhys and discovers him with another man.
After an explosive confrontation, Wade makes Rhys a proposition he can’t refuse: that they try things out for six weeks. Six weeks of exploring a side of each other they never knew before. Six weeks of torrid kisses and sultry touches. Six weeks of screamingly good, scorching hot sex. Six weeks of utterly losing themselves to one another.
But as the end of their proposition looms in sight, can Wade persuade Rhys that he wants more? Or will Rhys’s deep-seated fears stop him from fully surrendering his heart and soul to the one man he thought he could never have?
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And another book in the “Nights” series. Even though I usually prefer longer books I just love this series. I like the writing style and the plot is usually perfect for the length of the story.

As with the previous books we aren’t just introduced to new characters but we get to know characters from previous books better.

This time we follow Wade and Rhys (am I the only one who immediately thinks about book-boyfriend #1 Rhysand??) as they finally allow their feelings for each other to bloom.

I liked both characters, although I don’t get why Rhys didn’t tell Wade he was gay, even after more than a decade of friendship.

I also didn’t really understand why Wade took so long to confront Rhys, it didn’t seem like he needed all that time to come to terms with his feelings or anything.

On the other hand I really admired Wade for the way he reacted to his feelings. He didn’t try to deny them or anything. He simply accepted them and then set out to do something about them.

I rated this book four stars and can’t wait for the next one in the series.