On the Same Page

I love the accidental meeting. Of course Xavier nearly blows it by trying to wait until he can figure things out instead of being up front. One of my favorite things is the way that Heath is able to build his own support system that would be in place no matter what happened in his relationship.

3.5 Stars ~ A bookstore owner who never dreamed that what he reads about in his favorite series, Master and Servant, could actually become a reality and a Dom who has lost himself to his work, are the newest couple in the ‘Secrets’ series.

Heath is an adorable bookstore owner who has spent several years putting his heart and soul into his store. He is devastated by how many businesses have been forced out in the area by new gentrification projects. Heath is completely blown over when he meets Xavier one evening and they end up dating. I was a little surprised that in this day and age when most everything can be googled, and Heath owns a bookstore, that he has no clue that BDSM clubs actually exist and people enjoy this lifestyle outside of fiction.

Xavier has spent the past seven years working for a company where eighty to ninety-hour workweeks are the norm and seven days straight is a common occurrence. Xavier has allowed a lot of his friendships, and certainly his Dom activities, to fall by the wayside in favor of getting the “power” he seems to think he needs in order to be successful. He can’t believe his luck when he meets Heath and realizes that this man is causing him to want to reacquaint with his friends and return to Secrets to play.

Heath and Xavier are a delightful couple together from the beginning, through their expected angst, and right on into the ending. There is very little angst, overall, compared to others in this series (Rob, anyone?) and that was a change of pace. This couple made falling in love look relatively seamless and easy which isn’t a bad thing. Unless you’re like me and prefer more drama and pain.

‘On the Same Page’ has a very different feel than the other books in the series and, to be completely honest, not all of it worked for me. I suppose I prefer it when my characters have to struggle to find their happiness and, to be frank, the angst and drama is hidden far more effectively than it was in this story. I saw the “issue” coming from very early on and it took away from my enjoyment of this tale as a whole. Considering that these authors have kept me seriously entertained in the past, my less than thrilled response to this one book isn’t going to prevent me from reading more from them.

On The Same Page by K.C. Wells and Parker Williams was given to me in exchange for an honest review. Heath, a bookstore owner who loves his book boyfriends, opens the door after hours for a new customer because he just cannot turn one away. Xavier, a man who has let his work rule his life, turns to a bookstore after hours for a friend's gift. Xavier and Heath find by the opening of that door it could lead to a new world of love and possibilities neither of them expected. As the fourth installment of the secrets series it was a departure from the 1st three because this book had more of a romantic feel to it with the role play and watching them find their way to each other which I enjoyed so much.

POV ~> Third person POV
Setting > England

Heath owns a bookstore. Xavier works for a company that buys out and revitalizes neighborhoods.
They meet when Xavier shows up at the book store after hours to buy a last-minute gift for a friend. The attraction is instant and mutual.
The overall plot of this story is nice, albeit a bit predictable.
I will likely be the minority in this opinion but this addition to the series felt removed... yes, they visited Secrets a time or two but it not necessary to the plot. It made little sense to me. They never really required a private room at a sex club to role play when no special tools or setup were needed. They could have easily done this at either home. It's almost as if this story originally was meant to belong elsewhere. But the scenes at the club up in subspace (with Rob) made up for the lack of connection otherwise.
Minimal BDSM content, mostly minor D/s & all in roleplay form.
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Rating: [R] ~ Score: 4.1 ~ Stars: 4
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