Take What You Want…Brandon Rosen is a man who refuses to admit what he wants—namely, a life with another man. Being gay just won’t do. It will not go over well with his family, particularly his overbearing father. Thus, for years Brandon has tried to deny his attraction to men, refusing to entertain even the possibility that his perfect person might be a…him. That was the plan and it had worked … had worked wonderfully until meeting Simon Carter—an arrogant star swimmer and law school student who also happens to be the best friend of Brandon’s first and only miserably-failed attempt at dating a man.
Simon is constantly in Brandon’s face taunting him to admit he’s gay. The more confrontations he has with the stunning man, the harder it becomes for Brandon to deny the part of himself he thought he’d buried deep years ago—the one that craves the touch of another man, and not just any man, but Simon—the one person he’s convinced hates his guts.
Simon Carter is self-assured, knows who he is and what he wants out of life. He’s a no-nonsense kind of guy who will do anything to protect his loved ones; so when his best friend’s ex, Brandon Rosen, makes an unexpected reappearance in their lives, Simon is determined to keep a watchful eye on the man, being prepared to tear him apart should he try to wreak havoc in his friend’s life again. That will be easy to do—right? Simon thought so, but what he hadn’t counted on was an insane attraction to the deeply closeted jerk.
To his dismay, Simon quickly realizes there’s just something about Brandon that reels him in, no matter how strongly he fights against it. What kind of man is Simon that he wants anything to do with the man who broke his best friend’s heart? He doesn’t know, but one thing quickly becomes apparent—he craves Brandon, and despite his better judgment, he intends to have him,…consequences be damned.
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Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.
This is book two in the Infinity series. I would recommend that you read book one, Worth The Risk, if only to know just how Brandon wrecked Tyler 3 years ago. Not totally necessary, though.
Brandon is so far in the closet, he doesn’t even know WHERE he is anymore! Facing up to his father, and NOT going to law school, Brandon now comes face to face with Tyler, and he has to own up to what he did. And he does. Tyler’s best friend, Simon, though, won’t let Brandon get away with it. But Simon’s reaction to meeting Brandon properly again for the first time is MASSIVE and INSTANT, and oh so unexpected. Simon won’t, though, be anyone dirty little secret. Brandon has to own up WHO he is before Simon will go down that road.
And my gosh! What a great read! I love characters who, for one reason or another cannot own up to who they really are, who they really want, and Brandon, bless his heart, he fights. He FIGHTS so darn HARD, but Simon will not let up!
And let me tell ya, once Brandon admits to HIMSELF who he is and WHO he wants, that man is all in! And it is spectacular watching both these men fall and fall hard for each other. It is, really, quite beautiful watching these two, it really is.
And I did NOT see that coming at me, no ma’am I did not expect that!! Way to go Brandon!
I said in my review for Worth The Risk that there was some repetition of a couple of phases, and I was worried here, but there was none of that!
I loved that Tyler and Jax play a huge part here, and that Ben, the owner of Infinity plays a part, and his book is laid out, sorta. There is a little bit of a preview for Ben’s book, Breaking The Rules, and his book is told in the first person. Now those who follow my reviews will know that’s not a great favourite of mine, but because I KNOW this now, it won’t be a problem. Can’t wait to read it!
A much MUCH better read than book one so…
5 full stars.
**same worded review will appear elsewhere**
This second book in the Infinity Series is a great mix of sweet, sexy, funny, and even a bit infuriating at times. The story is a little longer than I felt like it needed to be, but the characters and story line are so interesting that it held my interest the entire way. Simon was easily one of my favorite characters from the first book, so I was definitely glad to see more of him here. However, I was on the fence about Brandon, and several times I found myself getting frustrated with his push and pull through much of this story. While I could understand and empathize with his situation, the back and forth became a bit repetitive. Thankfully, Simon was there to save the day with his wit and snark, keeping the story moving along. This one is quite steamy and this pair is as hot as it gets, but there is also a lot of relationship building here as Brandon comes to terms with who and what he wants as well as the repercussions of those decisions. There is one part of that still open at the end of this one, but I hope to see that come together later in the series. As an added bonus, we also get lots of Ty and Jax, who are just too darn cute together. This series seems to be getting better as it goes and I can’t wait to see what’s next.