Portland Heat, Tome 1 : Served Hot
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- Annabeth Albert (Écrivain)
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Portland Heat (8 livres)Acheter neuf
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“Sorry again for being late,” I offered.
“It’s okay.” He shrugged, his big shoulders tugging on the cotton of his shirt in a way that made me want to see that shirt on the floor. “Hopefully we don’t end up squished in with a big group.”
“Hey, I don’t mind being squished in with you.” Understatement. I’d love to be squished in with him in my ancient single bed.
But that wasn’t happening anytime soon. Six weeks of brunch, the occasional quick dinner, three movies, and a few games of disc golf, and the best I could hope for was some passionate parting groping.
David moved at such a glacial pace that he seemed almost indifferent to sex. Me, though? I was going nuts. My palms sweat, my dick hurt, and my brain played a never-ending loop of porno-riffic possibilities.
I knew that David was slowly winding his way past his grief and out of his self-imposed closet. Each week brought something new—like us holding hands right there on the middle of Alberta. And David hadn’t even turned pink. With David, I was learning to savor the little things like the weight of his hand in mine, the slide of his thumb against the sensitive groove above my wrist.
“You find a spot to park?” Where he’d parked dictated what sort of good-bye I could expect. Right then, with his hot eyes and delicious spicy scent, I needed something more than scrambled tofu to look forward to.
“Right there.” He pointed, and I saw his Civic a block down the street.
“Great job scoring a prime spot.” Too bad the spot on the busy street meant the most I was scoring was a quick peck. This stretch of Alberta was a gentrified mecca for weekend foot traffic, Salt & Straw bringing in the tourists and the little restaurants and shops claiming the locals. Maybe I could talk him into an afternoon movie. The dark theater should be good for some quality groping.
“You wanna catch a movie after this? That new superhero-in-space thing is supposed to be good.”
“Can’t. Got a report due tomorrow.” He made a sour face.
We finally got inside the coffee place. It had a distinctly northwestern vibe—long narrow space, with big wooden communal tables lining one wall and a few smaller tables shoved to one side. The vegan brunch buffet was set up in the space usually occupied by two ancient couches.
“Want to come over tonight after you finish?” Please. As we approached the battered wooden counter, I put on a puppy face that had worked to get me laid in the past. “My roommates might be gone.”
I’d managed to convince him to come over twice, but both times we hadn’t ventured farther than the living room couch.
“Ah. Uh. I’ll probably be late. In fact, I think I’d better order an extra shot in my coffee.” He stepped up to the counter, oblivious to having cock blocked me. Again.
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[Lecture VO]
Je n'ai pas vraiment réussi à apprécier ce livre. Le récit se déroule sur un laps de temps d'environ un an mais le livre est assez court. Du coup, il y a beaucoup de saut dans le temps et ça dessert complètement l'histoire.
Je n'ai pas du tout réussi à accrocher avec les personnages ni à m'y attacher. La narration est exclusivement du point de vue de Robby, et c'est bien dommage car il aurait été intéressant d'avoir le POV de David étant donné qu'il a un passé difficile et un deuil à surmonter.
De plus, Robby m'a extrêmement agacée. Il se comporte comme un adolescent bourré d'hormones et est complètement obsédé. La deuxième partie du livre est rempli de Robby qui essait de mettre David dans son lit et il est vraiment lourd et insistant. Franchement, on a l'impression qu'il y n'a que ça qui l'intéresse dans sa relation avec David. A cause de ça, je suis passée complètement à côté de la relation des personnages et de leurs sentiments, qui m'avaient l'air inexistants. (Surtout que les sauts dans le temps nous empêchent de voir le développement de leur relation.) D'autant plus que David et Robby ont zéro alchimie.
David se comporte parfois comme un abruti (et comme on n'a pas son POV, difficile de comprendre pourquoi il se comporte comme ça).
De plus, j'ai trouvé que Robby et David blâmaient beaucoup trop Craig, l'ex décédé de David, pour tous leurs problèmes. Je veux bien que Craig étaient un connard qui a traité David comme de la merde, mais ce n'est pas une raison pour tout lui rejeter dessus, faut assumer ses propres peurs, erreurs et insécurités au bout d'un moment.
Je vais quand même donner une chance au tome suivant, j'espère que l'histoire sera mieux développée car ici on a l'impression de lire un résumé de leur relation.
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In Portland, Oregon, the only thing hotter than the coffee shops, restaurants, and bakeries are the hard-working men who serve it up—hot, fresh, and ready to go—with no reservations…
Robby is a self-employed barista with a busy coffee cart, a warm smile, and a major crush on one of his customers. David is a handsome finance director who works nearby, eats lunch by himself, and expects nothing but "the usual"—small vanilla latte—from the cute guy in the cart. But when David shows up for his first Portland Pride festival, Robby works up the nerve to take their slow-brewing relationship to the next level. David, however, is newly out and single, still grieving the loss of his longtime lover, and unsure if he’s ready to date again. Yet with every fresh latte, sweet exchange—and near hook-up—David and Robby go from simmering to steaming to piping hot. The question is: Will someone get burned?
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