I’ve said it before and I still believe it: DJ Jamison’s writing just keeps getting better and better. Now, mind you, IMHO there was nothing at all wrong with her earlier works but her latest ones are longer with a bit more depth. I’ve been reading her books for over 6 years now and I don’t plant to stop any time soon.

Kevin is a femme guy who doesn’t like to conform to gender norms. He enjoys wearing skirts and dresses, make-up and nail polish but he identifies as male. The small town where he lives hasn’t made life easy for him. He faced a lot of ridicule growing up and it hasn’t all gone away now that’s he’s grown up. He’s had a crush on his best friend’s dad, Garrett, for a long time but he never dared to dream that something could actually come of it someday.

Garrett is a long-haul trucker who’s gone 3 weeks each month. He believes that this absence contributed to his divorce and he’s not sure he’d be good boyfriend material. He’s been inexplicably drawn to his son’s friend, Kevin, for a while now and he’s having trouble understanding why. When he gets shoved into a closet with Kevin, and they kiss, his mind is kind of blown. It’s time for him to admit that he’s bisexual.

This book is so good. It doesn’t gloss over hard topics – like Kevin’s love of wearing skirts and dresses – and it treats the subject matter with respect and kindness. Kevin and Garrett agree to keep their growing relationship a secret – mostly at Kevin’s insistence – because they don’t want to be the subject of gossip in town and because Kevin is afraid of Darren’s reaction to him dating his father.

Garrett is a great guy. He always treats Kevin with respect and loves everything about him and his alter ego, drag queen Sassy Solo. When Kevin takes on the task of arranging Granville’s first Pride celebration, he’s not sure he can pull it off. He has a lot of support and the event is a success (in spite of one of the headliner drag queens being injured and unable to fulfill her role. Sassy steps in even though Kevin is really uncomfortable about performing in front of his hometown neighbors and friends. His performance is a hit.

When Garrett and Kevin’s relationship gets outed things go better than they expect with Darren giving them a bit of a rough time at first but he eventually comes around. I enjoyed the epilogue set one year in the future. It was nice to find out how their relationship was doing and how they’d fashioned a routine that works for them.

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Garrett’s POV

“There’s, uh, someone in the closet. You should probably get them out.”

I glanced at the living room coat closet. “That one?”

Linc nodded and hurried away, a smile playing on his lips. Something about his expression struck me as strange. I turned on my heel and crossed the room to the closet. I pushed open the door but didn’t see anyone immediately. Then a shadow shifted in the back corner.

I stepped inside, the trickle of living room light spilling in to splash over the guy’s face.

“Finally,” he said, tone exasperated.

I blinked as recognition hit me, followed quickly by surprise as he fisted my shirt and yanked me close.

“Kev—” I started to say.

My words were cut short as he went up on his toes, his mouth catching mine. I gasped, shocked to feel his full lips at last, that slender frame pressed tight against me.

Then his tongue swept into my mouth.

That was when my mind shut off and my body took over. I grabbed his face and kissed him back with every ounce of pent-up need I had. Years’ worth of longing and lust poured forth as we stumbled into the back wall, mouths still latched, hands roaming.

I palmed Kevin’s ass, squeezing it with a groan of delight, and he slid his hands under my shirt, caressing my back.

By the time we broke apart, we were both gasping for air, eyes wide with shock.

“You’re not Mark,” Kevin said, stunned. “I mean, of course you aren’t. You’re too tall, and too broad, and too…” He licked his glossy lips, his gaze eating me up, blue eyes shockingly vivid in contrast to his dark eyeliner. “He said he would join me in a minute, but you— You’re not him.”

“No,” I rasped. “I, uh…the party was over, and I heard someone was in here so…”

My eyes lingered on his lips. I couldn’t help myself. I wanted to kiss him again.

Kevin smiled coyly, and it reminded me of an expression I’d only seen on his face once before, when he’d been dressed in drag. It was bold. Flirtatious. Maybe a little challenging.

“We were playing Seven Minutes in Heaven. We’ve only used about two minutes so far. That leaves five more…” He raised an eyebrow. “What do you say, Garrett? Want to play?”

Hearing him say my first name in that tone sent a shiver down my spine. Watching him sink to his knees in front of me destroyed any sensible thoughts I might have had about not crossing lines.

With shaking hands, I unfastened my jeans and watched as the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen licked his shiny red lips.

I’d been hesitant to explore my attraction to men. Something had held me back, and now I knew for certain exactly what it had been.

I’d been waiting for the most beautiful person I’d ever met.

Waiting for Kevin.

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