The Arrangement (Audible Audio Edition) Felice Stevens Charlie David Books
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Carter Haywood lives for the weekends - specifically the one weekend every month when he escapes real life, with all the pressures of work and caring for his special needs brother, to do whatever he wants, with whomever he wants. Sex is only a release; he's not looking for love, a relationship or even a second night with the same man, until he walks into a bar and finds someone who makes leaving it all behind impossible. After one incredibly passionate encounter, he breaks his rule and goes back. He needs to see this man again. And again.
Damaged goods. That's all Reed Kincaide sees and hears when he looks in the mirror. Anxiety and ADHD define his life and he's learned to keep people at a distance, never letting them get close enough to know who he really is. When Carter proposes a monthly weekend of sex without strings, it's the ideal arrangement for him. Or so he thinks. Every month, leaving Carter proves to be more and more difficult. It's not only the intensely hot sex they have in their hotel suite; Reed wonders about the secret life Carter refuses to share.
As months pass and they grow closer Reed finds himself falling for Carter, but he needs more than hurried hugs and farewell kisses. He wants it all. Letting Reed into his carefully constructed family life could upset Carter's whole world, but it might be the risk he's finally willing to take, if it means keeping Reed. Once bodies are engaged, the heart is sure to follow, and Carter and Reed discover that holding on to each other is the first step in letting go of the past.
The Arrangement (Audible Audio Edition) Felice Stevens Charlie David Books
The Arrangement is an emotional read. Both of the main characters are broken – they have fears, past experiences that have tortured how they built their futures, feelings of inadequacies, shame, self-loathing – but together they complete one another, whether they want to admit it or not. Carter is commendable as the older brother who will stop at nothing to provide for his special needs brother, even if that means sacrificing his own life and future happiness. Reed suffers from ADHD and anxiety, and it’s obvious that he’s fighting his past ghosts and trying to come to figure out who he really is and wants to be…and can be. Together, these two share a kindred AND explosive chemistry, but layers of self-inflicted doubt almost keep them apart. I loved the thought-provoking issues they confronted (mental illness, parental neglect, special needs), passionate sex scenes, emotional and tender love story, and vulnerability.The story seemed to move along slowly at times, but when it did, the pace seemed to fit that part of their story. The secondary characters add depth and quality to the storyline – Reed’s father Walter, Carter’s younger special needs brother Jacks, Helen the neighbor and former special education teacher who helps care for Carter, and even Michelle, the nosy mom of one of Jacks’ friends.
In true Felice Stevens’ fashion, The Arrangement delivers endearing characters with whom you can – and want to – connect, a plot you quickly become invested in, and steamy passion and explosive emotion. It’s almost like being there.
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The Arrangement (Audible Audio Edition) Felice Stevens Charlie David Books Reviews
One thing Felice Stevens always brings to the table, or tablet, is MCs that are seriously damaged or conflicted and seemingly beyond repair or redemption. In this book, she actually has three Carter, Reed and Carter's 10year-old half-brother, Jackson. How Carter and Reed meet, carry on, carry forward and backwards, has everything to do with Jackson--Carter protecting him, and Reed struggling to overcome what he has no idea is a similar life history and psychological profile to Jackson.
As usual, we are in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and how Carter and Reed meet may seem outlandish to some but quite normal to New Yorkers. Gay man (Carter), looking desperately for his monthly hook-up, walks into a straight bar (sort of) where gay bartender (Reed) works. Carter decides Reed is his target, leans across the bar, kisses him, and before you know it we are off on an extremely sexual, but also deeply conflicted and ultimately shatteringly moving sort-of-relationship.
There are two evil and never seen protagonists here, both of whom happen to be damaged, selfish, mothers who have unwittingly set this plot and romance in motion. There are also two exceptionally loving and caring real adults here--Reed's father and Jackson's caregiver--who provide the bridges to reality that Carter and Reed have never had in their lives until they meet each other.
Once again, Ms. Stevens has handed us a different take on love and commitment that grabs you in paragraph one and does not let you off the hook (or, hook-up) until the catch is landed. Enjoy!
Two men meeting up to have crazy hot sex all over the place (AND I DO MEAN ALL OVER THE PLACE) - what's not to love?
Carter and Reed were fun and sexy, and I was a goner from the their first hookup. I was drawn in to their sexcapades and messmaking (because these guys are messmakers, OMG) I found myself invested in them and everything about them. Though it started off as meeting up to jump each others' bones (and DAMN did they do that), there was an urgency, a tension to them -I saw their connection instantly. And though they were sexy as hell that wasn't all there was to them - the MCs were fun together and it was clear there was something more to them from the start.
As Carter and Reed were pulled into each other's orbits things about their lives and issues came to light. OH my poor broken men!!! Each with troubled childhoods that seemed to follow them, it was easy for me to connect, to fall for them. I rooted for them to find happiness even as I yelled at them, ached for them and laughed at them through the roadblocks - SOME OF WHICH THEY PUT UP THEMSELVES, AGH - they ran into on the way to their inevitable (this IS Felice, folks) HEA.
The bonus for me comes in the form of Carter's younger brother Jacks. This kid!!! He tugged at my heartstrings more than once and was the root of many a smile and perhaps a bit of the wet-eye. Some great scenes with Jacks and the MCs definitely also stole my heart. What a wonderful surprise Jacks was. I loved reading about him almost as much as the two MCs.
The Arrangement is a standalone, and while it isn't the usual trope/recipe for Felice's HEA, I absolutely loved everything about it. Felice Stevens really knows how to write a story that grabs me and doesn't let go. This one is for me the sexiest of her books and now one of my absolute favorites - a definite reread. Great story, fantastic writing, HOLY HOT sexiness (get ready to fan yourself), some big time shmoop to wrap it all up and of course, that guaranteed HEA that definitely gives you the warm fuzzies and makes you smile. And in case you're wondering - Carter TOTALLY rocks my world. #TeamCarter FTW!!!!
The Arrangement is an emotional read. Both of the main characters are broken – they have fears, past experiences that have tortured how they built their futures, feelings of inadequacies, shame, self-loathing – but together they complete one another, whether they want to admit it or not. Carter is commendable as the older brother who will stop at nothing to provide for his special needs brother, even if that means sacrificing his own life and future happiness. Reed suffers from ADHD and anxiety, and it’s obvious that he’s fighting his past ghosts and trying to come to figure out who he really is and wants to be…and can be. Together, these two share a kindred AND explosive chemistry, but layers of self-inflicted doubt almost keep them apart. I loved the thought-provoking issues they confronted (mental illness, parental neglect, special needs), passionate sex scenes, emotional and tender love story, and vulnerability.
The story seemed to move along slowly at times, but when it did, the pace seemed to fit that part of their story. The secondary characters add depth and quality to the storyline – Reed’s father Walter, Carter’s younger special needs brother Jacks, Helen the neighbor and former special education teacher who helps care for Carter, and even Michelle, the nosy mom of one of Jacks’ friends.
In true Felice Stevens’ fashion, The Arrangement delivers endearing characters with whom you can – and want to – connect, a plot you quickly become invested in, and steamy passion and explosive emotion. It’s almost like being there.
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