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Noah Forman wakes up in a hospital and can't remember how he got there. He holds it together, taking comfort in the fact that the man he has loved since childhood is on the way. But when his one and only finally arrives, Noah is horrified to discover that he doesn't remember anything from the past three years. Clark Lehman built a life around the person who insisted from their first meeting that they were meant to be together.
For Sean Wright, driving a cab in the tiny Navy town of Anchor Point isn't an exciting job...until he picks up just-dumped Paul Richards. A drive turns into a walk on the pier, which turns into the hottest hookup Sean's had in ages. After a long overdue breakup, Paul can't believe his luck. Of all the drivers, he's picked up by the gorgeous, gay, and very willing Sean. Younger guys aren't usually his thing, but Paul can't resist.
The night I twice rescued presumably straight Ethan Harris, I figured that would be the last time I saw him. However, he keeps finding his way back into my life - and into my bed. Guess he wasn't as straight as I thought. Ethan's full of surprises, though, and being bi is just one of them. As cocky as he can be, he's also sharp and witty and, even when he's being his most arrogant self, he's charming as hell. He likes to win, but so do I. However, as we get to know each other, I realize there's more to us than the games we play in and out of the bedroom.
Blue: When my ex walks into the resort bar with his new husband on his arm, I want nothing more than to prove to him that I've moved on. Thankfully, the sexy stranger sitting next to me is more than willing to share a few kisses in the name of revenge. It gets even better when those scorching kisses turn into a night of fiery passion. The only problem? Turns out the stranger's brother is marrying my sister later this week.
I left my family and tiny Texas hometown 15 years ago to escape small-town gossips and to give my mom and sister the chance at a better life. But when a phone call from an attorney back home informs me that my sister passed away, leaving me custody of her newborn baby, I'm shocked out of the steady life I've built for myself running a tattoo shop in San Francisco. The thing is: I don't do babies. And I don't do small towns. Or commitment. And I especially don't do family.
Police captain Asher Penaz's staunch professionalism bleeds into his home life, down to his neatly pressed attire and Spartan apartment. He enjoys being in charge and in control, so his sudden and powerful attraction to the lighthearted, free-spirited Daniel Tover throws him for a loop. In his entire life, Daniel has never gotten what he needs, so he moves to the next place, the next job, the next attempt to find something worth staying for, always landing at the top of his game, but never feeling like he belongs.
Noah Forman wakes up in a hospital and can't remember how he got there. He holds it together, taking comfort in the fact that the man he has loved since childhood is on the way. But when his one and only finally arrives, Noah is horrified to discover that he doesn't remember anything from the past three years. Clark Lehman built a life around the person who insisted from their first meeting that they were meant to be together.
For Sean Wright, driving a cab in the tiny Navy town of Anchor Point isn't an exciting job...until he picks up just-dumped Paul Richards. A drive turns into a walk on the pier, which turns into the hottest hookup Sean's had in ages. After a long overdue breakup, Paul can't believe his luck. Of all the drivers, he's picked up by the gorgeous, gay, and very willing Sean. Younger guys aren't usually his thing, but Paul can't resist.
The night I twice rescued presumably straight Ethan Harris, I figured that would be the last time I saw him. However, he keeps finding his way back into my life - and into my bed. Guess he wasn't as straight as I thought. Ethan's full of surprises, though, and being bi is just one of them. As cocky as he can be, he's also sharp and witty and, even when he's being his most arrogant self, he's charming as hell. He likes to win, but so do I. However, as we get to know each other, I realize there's more to us than the games we play in and out of the bedroom.
Blue: When my ex walks into the resort bar with his new husband on his arm, I want nothing more than to prove to him that I've moved on. Thankfully, the sexy stranger sitting next to me is more than willing to share a few kisses in the name of revenge. It gets even better when those scorching kisses turn into a night of fiery passion. The only problem? Turns out the stranger's brother is marrying my sister later this week.
I left my family and tiny Texas hometown 15 years ago to escape small-town gossips and to give my mom and sister the chance at a better life. But when a phone call from an attorney back home informs me that my sister passed away, leaving me custody of her newborn baby, I'm shocked out of the steady life I've built for myself running a tattoo shop in San Francisco. The thing is: I don't do babies. And I don't do small towns. Or commitment. And I especially don't do family.
Police captain Asher Penaz's staunch professionalism bleeds into his home life, down to his neatly pressed attire and Spartan apartment. He enjoys being in charge and in control, so his sudden and powerful attraction to the lighthearted, free-spirited Daniel Tover throws him for a loop. In his entire life, Daniel has never gotten what he needs, so he moves to the next place, the next job, the next attempt to find something worth staying for, always landing at the top of his game, but never feeling like he belongs.
Self-proclaimed playboy, Aiden Vale, has it all - good looks, successful career, plenty of cash in the bank, and an endless supply of men who know the score...that one night is just that. So the last thing he wants, or needs, is to forge a connection that might mean revealing more of himself than he's ready to. But when fate intervenes, putting Aiden in the path of someone who threatens to knock down his carefully constructed walls, he's quick to realize the young man he's become infatuated with is hiding a painful secret.
As a stunningly attractive man and the owner of a successful chain of auto repair garages, Trevor is used to attention, adoration, and getting what he wants. What he wants tends to be passionate, no-strings-attached flings with men he meets in clubs. He doesn't expect anything different when he sets his sights on James. Imagine his surprise when the charm that normally brings men to their knees fails to impress. Trevor will need to drop the routine and connect with James on a meaningful level.
After trading the barracks for a fixer-upper rental, Navy SEAL Zack Nelson wants peace, not a roommate - especially not Pike, who sees things about Zack he most wants to hide. Pike's flirting puts virgin Zack on edge. And the questions Pike's arrival would spark from Zack's teammates about his own sexuality? Nope. Not going there. But Zack can't refuse.
He promised to never leave me. But when I needed him the most, that was exactly what he did. Wilderness guide Xander Reed has spent fifteen years trying to forget the night he turned to his best friend in his darkest hour, only to find the young man who'd sworn to always have his back was turning his on Xander instead. Two thousand miles and fifteen years of building a new life in the quiet backcountry of the Rocky Mountains should have been enough to put the memory of Bennett Crawford out of his mind.
Gary should be living it up in his South Tower unit of Metropolis, but he's having a hard time adjusting to his newly single status. It's not easy to walk away from five years with his ex, who he discovered was cheating on him with some North Tower twink. After a night out partying, licking his wounds, he goes to bed alone. When he wakes the next morning, there's a naked guy in his bed. Not just any guy. A stud from North Tower. But hot as he is, what the hell is he doing in his room?
NYPD Detective Alec MacAidan has always been good with weird. After all, his life has been a string of the unexplainable. But when an injured man gives him cryptic clues, then turns to dust in front of him, Alec's view on weird is changed forever. Cronin, a vampire Elder, has spent the last 1,000 years waiting for Alec. He'd been told his fated one would be a man wielding a shield, but he didn't expect him to be human, and he certainly didn't expect that shield to be a police badge.
Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy who can start a fight in an empty room. In the past three years of their life-and-death job, they've gone from strangers to professional coworkers to devoted teammates and best friends. Miro’s cultivated blind faith in the man who has his back… faith and something more.
Impulsive and romantic, Connor is set to take over the family business, Sky High Scaffolds, with his siblings. But he might be ruled out as a future CEO because, even though he's almost thirty, he's still single. Connor makes a life-changing discovery about a member of his construction team.
Omega wolf Jason and his family have been on the run for six years, to keep Jason from being forcefully mated to his pack's cruel Alpha. When a brutal attack leaves his father desperately injured, Jason comes to the conclusion that it's time to call it quits. Terrified as he is to deliver himself into an Alpha's power, he makes a deal to mate with the Alpha of the richest pack in the country, and discovers that he'd rather mate the Alpha's handsome Head of Security.
If England had yearbooks, I'd probably be "Arden St. Ives: Man Least Likely to Set the World on Fire." I've no idea what I'm doing at Oxford and, until a week ago, I had no idea who Caspian Hart was. Turns out, he's brilliant, beautiful...oh yeah, and a billionaire. It's impossible not to be captivated by someone like that. But Caspian Hart makes his own rules. And he has a lot of them. About when I can be with him. What I can do with him. And when he'll be through with me. But now that Caspian's shown me glimpses of the man behind the billionaire I know it's him I want.
Jamie's life is one big financial mess, and it really isn't his fault. However, the last thing he expected to find in the library was a Good Samaritan. He might have been suspicious of Guy's motives at first, but it soon becomes apparent that his savior is a good man who has been lucky in life and is looking to pay it forward. Guy being gay is not a problem. Jamie's not interested...or so he thinks.
Exiled by his pack as a teen, Omega wolf Simon Moorehead learns to bury his gentle nature in the interest of survival. When a hulking, rough-faced Alpha catches Simon on pack territory, he tries to escape what he’s sure will be imminent death. But instead of killing him, the Alpha takes Simon home. A man of action, Mitch Grant uproots his life to support his brother in leading the Blue Mountain pack. Mitch lives on the periphery, quietly protecting everyone, but always alone.
Aggressive, physical, and brave, Jake Owens is a small town football hero turned big city cop who passes his time with meaningless encounters believing he can't have who he really wants: Nate Richardson, his best friend since before forever. Thoughtful, quiet, and kind, Nate is a brilliant doctor who has always known who he is and has never been able to shake his crush on loyal, courageous, straight Jake.
After a passionate night together, Nate realizes Jake isn't as straight as he assumed, but he worries that what they shared was a fluke, a result of too much closeness for too long. For Jake, the question isn't how they ended up in bed together because he has always known that Nate holds his heart; it's how he'll convince Nate that he wants and needs to stay there.
If you could sum up Where He Ends & I Begin in three words, what would they be?
Sexy
Loving
Infinity
What did you like best about this story?
The writing is funny and cute, but character driven. The men are very clearly portrayed and the depth of their connection is absolute. The story spans the early life of the pair, from their birth on the same day to their homecoming.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
All the scenes are wonderful, and as it has a dual point of view, the listener is aware of both main character;s thoughts. When Jake declares his love for Nate, but Nate is too afraid to respond in kind, it really bugged on the heart strings!
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Definitely! It a very sexy book, and very emotional. There are many parts that made me cry happy tears.
Any additional comments?
A wonderful gay romance with strong characters that have a unique connection.
Any additional comments?
Where He Ends and I Begin is a super-hot sexy, no angst, sweet and fluffy romance about two best friends who become lovers and are, at their core, soul mates.
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"We've always been almost like one person. I've never known where he ends and where I begin."
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Told in Jake and Nate's alternating dual POV, we learn Jake and Nate have been best friends literally from birth. Their mothers were the only girls in their big families and became best friends as children, sharing their lives together, marrying within weeks of each other, getting pregnant at the same time, and even giving birth on the same day.
From the moment Jake and Nate were placed together in the hospital basinet they've been together. They've never really spent any time apart, nor wanted to. That doesn't mean they're the same, though. Jake is rough, tough and can be a dick, and Nate is sweet, smart and almost always kind. Even though Jake can be a tough nut he has always treated Nate like gold. Mainly because it turns out Jake has been in love with Nate all his life, but never known how to really tell Nate that his "love" isn't a platonic brotherly love, but that he's actually "in love" with Nate.
It took me a little to get into the swing of the story. It's not only told in dual POV, in the beginning the same scene is replayed from both perspectives, which had me a little off balance. Once I got used to it though, I enjoyed seeing how each man dealt with a situation, and what his inner thoughts on it were.
I enjoyed Alexander Collin's narration for the story. He has a way of pulling me in and keeping me charmed throughout. He really made me believe Nate's reluctance to believe that the one man he's always wanted really does want him back and this isn't a fluke, or a fling. I loved Collin's depiction of Jake, who's determined to make sure Nate knows he's in this relationship for the long haul and that he loves him totally and unconditionally.
I absolutely love the emotion and romance in this; the way they both so vulnerable in different ways, the way Jake takes care of Nate, and how they both interact with one another...it just absolutely made me melt.
I also love all the sex. And a friendly warning: there is a lot of sex. I don't think there's a single chapter without some, and it's all SUPER HOT. I listened to this at work, and I was blushing.
Bottom line: Narration is good, the story is HOT, and I loved all the sweetness!
Recommended!
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
*2.5 stars*
This story was legit bananas. BANANAS!
Just when I thought I've read the gooiest, mushiest Cardeno C. books, I stumble upon this one and this one puts all other CC books to shame. TO SHAME.
This book is like a marshmallow exploded over two sweaty, naked gay guys. It is gay fluffernutter smorgasbord!! It's feast time, baby!
I honestly would have rolled with the crazy obsessive jealousy, co-dependency, and totally bizarre psychic connection if it wasn't for a few details. I mean, I KNOW what to expect with Cardeno C., and I think I could have made allowances for the relationship to bend reality so hard that it snaps and shatters in a million little we-are-one-forever-and-ever- and-ever-OMG pieces.
But the details really killed it for me.
Picture this: you read a scene (or in my case, listen) in a book from one perspective, then you listen to the EXACT same scene from the other person's perspective. Back and forth, the same scenes over and over again. It was crazy! So repetitive, so annoying. I'm a HUGE fan of alternating POVs, but when you have déjà vu from the SAME story being told again and again, it becomes really trying.
Also, this book is all about the flashbacks. The whole plot is just an almost nauseatingly sappy series of flashbacks and then jumps to present day. I'm not a huge fan of flashbacks, and I felt like so much of this story was told that way.
One really bright spot was the narration. I enjoyed Alexander Collins's narration a great deal. He read those sex scenes (which came one after another- these guys were like smutty, smutty bunnies!!) with gusto without over acting, and I liked the differentiation between the two MCs' voices. He made the audio very enjoyable, even if I was eye-rolling at the plot the whole time.
This book was so redonculous that I don't think any other story can top it in that department. If you are into a story with some small misunderstandings followed by insane amounts of sex and sweetness, and like the idea of two guys who are probably clinically obsessed with each other and have a psudo-incest vibe going on, this story is for you. For me, it wasn't my favorite CC book, but it also wasn't my least favorite. However, I know Cardeno C. can really knock it out of the park when the stars align, so I will forever read CC's stuff. Hopefully my next CC is a hit.
*Copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
If you could sum up Where He Ends & I Begin in three words, what would they be?
Hot steamy sweet
What was one of the most memorable moments of Where He Ends & I Begin?
When Nate and Jake got together
Have you listened to any of Alexander Collins’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
They're all awesome
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Loved it
Any additional comments?
Another hit by C.C. I absolutely love these stories and never disappointed by this author.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Any additional comments?
Why in the world aren't fans of Cardeno C. who have not only purchased audio books from this author but ebooks as well, not given the heads up that this is a story already released a while ago that was narrated by Sean Crisden who did a fabulous job?!
If I'm going to listen to a book that I already paid for and listened to, I shouldn't have to purchase it again. Having a different narrator doesn't mean the material is different, and in this case it's not!!!!
I mean I have the previous ebooks and audio book to this story and I'm unbelievably annoyed that I wasted money on a product I've already purchased!!!!!
Now, if I've missed the message that says, this story has been previously released, then that's my bad for not paying attention but I honestly haven't seen that message anywhere on audibles for this story.
I'm so disappointed in the author and whoever published this re-release of this audio book without informing fans they may have the previous version already!!!!
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
It was the most boring story and really I forgot I had it on. The narrator is horrible, really its just not my cup of tea. I will definitely send this book back!!!!
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
What made the experience of listening to Where He Ends & I Begin the most enjoyable?
The relationship between Jake and Nate, how they grew up together, how they love each other so whole heartedly and unconditionally.
What other book might you compare Where He Ends & I Begin to and why?
Any other book in the Home series, they all have the same type of feel and story lines.
What about Alexander Collins’s performance did you like?
The way he completely emersed himself into the story, every emotion could be heard in his voice.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Where He Ends and I Begin... why mess with perfection?
Any additional comments?
Jake Owens and Nate Richardson have been inseparable since birth. Their mother's were best friends that literally got pregnant, carried and delivered at the same time. It was natural that Jake and Nate be best friends as well. Somewhere around puberty things changed, each young man wanting something more from their best friend, while certain the feelings would never be returned. Unwilling to risk that, each young man never said a word. That is until Nate has a little too much saki with his sushi and wakes up naked next to Jake.
This book was so much fun! This could have been an angst riddled travesty, with each guy holding onto their unnecessary unrequited love for far too long. Instead, what the Author did was wrote each chapter from either Nate of Jake's perspective, so not only does the reader get each guys thoughts and actions for every situation, but they actually have conversations about things without the teenage angst. It was fantastic. The alternating POV throughout really gave this story more depth and character development as it showed how each person reacted to a situation.
Narrated by Alexander Collins and what he lacks in tone he makes up for in inflection. Initially, he set a certain tone for Nate and Jake, but several times the tones blended together and it was hard to decipher which guy was talking until a name was said. Oh but his inflections, just wow. I mean moaning, groaning, crying out, the frustration... Collins can truly relay emotion with his voice and that took the story to an entirely different level than just reading the words could give.
I highly recommend this book. It's a story about soul mates and how they navigate their lives to stay together before they are together. It's flawlessly written and wonderfully told and I was just completely engaged in the story from start to finish, in fact, I was sad at the end. I wanted more. Well done CC!!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Nate and Jake have literally been best friends all their lives. They were practically brothers and raised in neighboring houses by mothers who were best friends.
Nate has identified as gay since he was quite young and Jake has always supported him, but Nate has always thought Jake was straight.
In a series of POV changes we see a story unfold of one basic misunderstanding that kept these two friends from becoming lovers for years. In one explosive and slightly drunken encounter, Nate lays his feelings out on the table and Jake reciprocates.
What they find out is that both have been harboring feelings of romantic love for the other but thought the other didn’t return the sentiment. As they begin to explore this new component of their relationship there are hidden fears and desires that crop up along the way which cause some minor (very minor) angst but are quickly allayed.
**
This is a very easy book to read in that there is very little angst. There are some sad and tough scenes in the story, but since we are reading them as a past event in most cases, it is fairly easy to get through.
What I love about this book is that it is so comforting. I loved the dual POV and how it demonstrates so beautifully how one situation can be so misconstrued depending on the interpretation.
There is a lot of very hot sex in this book, including a delightful fantasy of a boyhood masturbation session with a kinky twist that also makes this book a joy to read. Because Jake is essentially gay for Nate, we get to experience several of his “firsts” and if that’s is your thing you will be very excited!
Another of my favorite book themes is the jock/nerd combination and this is a classic! Jake is very tough and physical while Nate is the epitome of the cerebral scientist.
Because this is a series we get to see many of the other MCs from the other books again and that’s always nice. I also enjoyed the completeness of this in that we get to see them literally from birth to now, as a newly formed family.
This is probably my second (close second, mind you) book in the series and I have read it (and listened to it) countless times.
audio
Cardeno is having several of the audiobooks re-done by Alexander Collins and this is another wonderful narration. I loved the previous audiobook, and I love this one too. There are subtle differences in the emphasis of words which give this a slightly different flavor and in this edition we get the bonus material as well.
I like what Alexander does with his voice modulation and I find him very easy to listen to.
I highly recommend the book and the narration and give them both 5 of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is a hot and sweet love story about the progression from best friends to lovers. The narration is perfect.
Hot and sweet story of Nate and Jake, best friends just made for each other. Great narration to boot. I highly recommend recommend.
Charo
Cardeno C. its just awesome.. this story was so well written. So full of love... Im such a fool for stories in wich the characters have always love each other but don't know it.
The way you can get a glimpse at what both of them feel is just amazing. And the narration was just so according.. the change in the narrator's voice on every situation just had me so drown in the story I felt sad when it ended. I wanted to keep listening.
One of my best purcharses for sure!