3.5 Stars

Patrick keeps making one shit mistake after the other. However he has the good bad fortune of almost drowning and being saved by Whiskey. Though he has low self esteem and his life choices so far have not been the best, he's determined to show others and himself that he can do better. He just needs a chance to do so.

Whiskey just so happens to be that second chance. With a heart of gold and infinite patience, he's drawn to Patrick and sees in him what others can't - intellect, goodness, and most of all, potential. Thus he offers him a safe haven for a much needed respite to get his ducks in a row.

This was kinda silly and absurd and surprisingly, so so sweet. A tender look at two guys who make an unlikely pair, but when together, make so much sense. Quite the enjoyable, sexy read.
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One of those “It’s not you; it’s me.” books. It was good. There was good chemistry between the characters. Fly Bait was a hoot. It just failed to grip me. She nailed the ‘no angst’ angle so I’m tempted to try a different Amy Lane book. ( )

Absolutely beautiful story. Fly Bait was awesome. Even Shawn became likable. Kiss a frog. A must read! ( )

Really this should be ten stars. Five for all the usual stuff, kick-ass characters, hilariously kind portrayal of an ADD guy who sometimes misses his LBP, great plot, terrific ending. Still smiling. The dialog kept cracking me up, they are all just perfect. But five more stars, just for being so damn much fun. Stayed up late to finish it because of that. No regrets. ( )

I fell in love with Patrick from the start. He seems selfish but is too naïve to project that to anyone including to the man who rescues him from sure death, Wes "Whiskey" Keenan. As for Whiskey, I found that I, in equal measures, felt both frustrated and sorry for him. He is a man who is sweet, smart, and capable of love but fights every fiber in his being to prevent it from happening. You realize that he's not a total unsocial idiot so something terrible must have occurred in his life. Then we watch these two superlatively drawn characters inch toward each other during a summer on a houseboat on the steamy Sacramento River where Whiskey is engaged in an environmental project and where Patrick has become his ward. If we expect heat between them from the start...it isn't going to happen. These two guys...in spite of their mutual attraction, are separated in age by eight years, have a host of interferences to deal with that include Whiskey's research partner...and former girlfriend, a stalking criminal ex-boyfriend and Patrick's obnoxiously cold father. In spite of all that, this can be summed up as a lovely, tender and funny love story. ( )