Fix This, Sir (Tales from Rainbow Alley, #3)

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Fix This, Sir (Tales from Rainbow Alley #3)

by Jaime Samms (Goodreads Author)

3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 · rating details · 130 ratings · 23 reviews

It's always easier to run and hide than to face your problems. So what happens when you get your legs cut out from under you and running is impossible?

Jimmy's been hiding from his troubled past for a long time—in drugs, drink and dangerous sex. It's always been easy to find oblivion in the restraints of men who don't really care who he is or where he's come from. When trag...more

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Published April 4th 2011 by Total E-bound

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Jul 09, 2011 Serena Yates rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

This is a great book. I found it exhausting to read, an amazing roller coaster of emotions. The story had me spellbound, making me feel everything the characters were feeling, but it was extremely rewarding in the end. In many ways I thought it was even darker than the second book in the series, with which I had a real (purely personal) problem; but because this volume deals exclusively with the aftermath of violence, rather than the violence itself, I was able to focus on the psychology of the...more This is a great book. I found it exhausting to read, an amazing roller coaster of emotions. The story had me spellbound, making me feel everything the characters were feeling, but it was extremely rewarding in the end. In many ways I thought it was even darker than the second book in the series, with which I had a real (purely personal) problem; but because this volume deals exclusively with the aftermath of violence, rather than the violence itself, I was able to focus on the psychology of the characters' development and growth. And, boy, did they both have a lot to learn and grow.

Jimmy has been in trouble his whole life, but being in a wheelchair brings it all to a head. Suddenly, he can't run from his problems any more - they have become physical, and very visible. In a way the fact that he is in a wheelchair, struggling to learn to walk again, is just a symbol of his real issues. He is forced to face his life's choices, not something any of us would find easy. His progress is slow, his feelings extremely believable and the courage he shows when standing up to himself, and his potential future Dom, is totally inspiring.

Cliff, as a psychotherapist and as a Dom, is challenged to the very limit of his abilities. I had fewer fears about Jimmy giving up than I had thoughts about Cliff not being able to make it. Sticking with someone like Jimmy, drug dependency and all, is not an easy thing to do. Cliff's struggle was heart wrenching, utterly real and had me on the edge of my seat as I was reading the book.

Overall, I think this is a brilliant examination of the psychology of dependency, with the D/s aspect really only a part of the picture. It adds to the complexity of the tale, which I found made it all the more interesting. If you like your stories to have some depth, are interested in understanding how someone with a temporary physical disability learns to cope and want to see how drug dependency can mess all of that up, you will probably like this book.

Note: This book has been provided by Total-E-Bound for the purpose of a review on QMO.(less)

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Aug 06, 2011 A.B. Gayle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: glbt-romance

This is one of those rare series that gets better as it goes along. While each book is a stand alone, featuring a different couple, characters from the other books play significant roles and even share the point of view perspective.

While ostensibly Dom/sub stories, there is little BDSM play involved. The books are more about the characters forming healthy meaningful relationships as well as falling in love.

In retrospect, the first book in the series "Hotwired Heart" was little more than an intr...more

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Apr 30, 2011 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, gay, bdsm, ebook, romance, done

Very good kinky m/m romance about a guy who's not doing so well recovering from a crippling injury on top of numerous other issues. I am so glad that this book was alternating third-person instead of the alternating first-person of the previous book! Made a huge difference for me. And I was a little worried that this book suffered from Omniscient Dom Syndrome, but it turned out ok in the end.

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Jan 28, 2012 Valentina Heart rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: glbt, glbt-bdsm

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is a really good book and I do recommend it to everyone who like wounded characters.

That said, I planned on rating it with a four, still think it is that good and the writing more than deserves it. But I am one of those people who are led by their emotions, and mine were strung pretty high while I read this.

I liked both Jimmy and Cliff, liked how Jimmy was submissive and just how hard of a Dom Cliff was. I liked the fact that the story revolved around them and the way each step forward too...more This is a really good book and I do recommend it to everyone who like wounded characters.

That said, I planned on rating it with a four, still think it is that good and the writing more than deserves it. But I am one of those people who are led by their emotions, and mine were strung pretty high while I read this.

I liked both Jimmy and Cliff, liked how Jimmy was submissive and just how hard of a Dom Cliff was. I liked the fact that the story revolved around them and the way each step forward took time. I haven't read the first two books so I was unfamiliar with all the characters in this one. But that was completely my fault and not something that influenced my rating.

My rating is based on the fact that I really liked this book, but couldn't get past certain details that drove me crazy. I both love and hate false presumptions and conflicts based on knowingly doing the wrong thing. They are interesting and frustrating, a common thing in romance but at the same time very rewarding because you just know everything will work out for the best and the journey there will be amazing.

I expected Cliff to work out all of Jimmy's problems. To take him under his wing and make everything better. I thought Cliff was capable of that, his attitude and power got to me and I needed him to follow through, to be the man who fixes everything. So when Jimmy went to rehab instead my expectations were crushed and I couldn't get past that. Suddenly I wasn't interested in the longing and the broken hearts or just how Jimmy dealt with being away.

I figured Danny and Skate situations were a base for the next book, still, it irked me that their story was such a big part of this one and that it might have contributed to the development of Jimmy/Cliff relationship in a way it eventually went.

Another thing was the sex issue and the dominance issue. The setting was so perfect, brilliant almost, with snippets of just how submissive Jimmy was and what a perfect Dom Cliff was, but there was none of the action to support that. I needed the action. I needed them to be all they could be and while the recovery was an important and beautiful part of the story, there was so much more there that could have been explored and offered.

This book deserves way more than a 3 star rating and I'm sure readers will recognize the talent invested in it and the wonderful characterization a good author can accomplish. It just pushed some of the wrong buttons with me and I would feel bad if I gave it more than I would another book with some of the same issues.
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Jun 10, 2011 Miz Love rated it 5 of 5 stars

For a lot of the book I was sulky toward Jimmy. That’s right, sulky! From the start he was stroppy—and quite rightly so, considering what he’s been through—but I didn’t want him to be, hence the sulks. I knew Cliff wanted the best for him, but Jimmy didn’t—not that he’d admit it anyway—so his angst rubbed me up the wrong way because he seemed so selfish and purposefully angry toward Cliff. Of course he would be, I knew that, understood that, and that’s what made him raising my hackles so interes...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Michele Montgomery rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: bdsm, for-review-bog, m-m, part-of-a-series, angst, abuse, crime, will-read-again

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 5+

What a way to keep this series as amazing as it is, Jaime. I can’t seem to get enough of these characters in Rainbow Alley.

In this third book, Fix This, Sir is about Jimmy, an ex-hooker, and Cliff, his therapist. Jimmy was badly hurt in book two and in this one we are with him as he goes through not only his physical but mentally therapy as well. He is living with Pete and Adam, and not just living there. He’s also Pete’s sub, as much as he can be anyway and Pete does this for Adam, and for Ji...more 5+

What a way to keep this series as amazing as it is, Jaime. I can’t seem to get enough of these characters in Rainbow Alley.

In this third book, Fix This, Sir is about Jimmy, an ex-hooker, and Cliff, his therapist. Jimmy was badly hurt in book two and in this one we are with him as he goes through not only his physical but mentally therapy as well. He is living with Pete and Adam, and not just living there. He’s also Pete’s sub, as much as he can be anyway and Pete does this for Adam, and for Jimmy not saying he doesn’t love him though. It’s more complicated than that. Jimmy is scared, he’s hurt, he’s lost, and he needs a master in his life who can give him what he needs and that someone is Master Cliff.

Jimmy is angry, and I can’t say I blame him given his state of physical distress, a runner all his life it seems to sitting in a wheel chair restricting him, does indeed have an impact on his way of life and thinking.

Cliff is just the master for that job of fixing Jimmy. He’s kind, patient, strong willed, and very bossy. He needs to be. Jimmy started going to therapy and had a different therapist under Cliff’s payroll but when Jimmy came unglued on the lady doc, Cliff stepped in and took Jimmy’s case over and as the boss of the therapists office he was able to do that and give more of his time to help Jimmy get on his feet again but he could not contain one tiny part here. His feelings for the other man.

Cliff suggests to Pete and Adam that they need a vacation to reconnect as Master/sub and to do that, they should leave Jimmy with him. At first Pete scowls at the idea, his job is to protect Jimmy but his relationship with Adam is suffering so he eventually agrees to the offer, much to Jimmy’s disapproval. What follows is intense and so true to life you must wonder if it didn’t really happen.

The dynamics between Jimmy and Cliff is something you can feel when you’re reading this story. Jaime Samms is just amazing in her plot set up, her dialogue, her life situations, all of it. I am in awe of her talent. I felt that she captured the angst and BDSM perfectly. The memories, the actions, the scenery, all of it she nailed. I can’t recommend say enough good about this story, this series and I hope there’s more to come. (less)

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Apr 08, 2011 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-romance-or-erotica

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3.5 stars
This book has similar sense of the second book. We have Jimmy Phillips (from book #2, one of Gabe's subs) who is messed up inside and also broken outside eversince the torture that he was through under the hand of Kane (the villain in book #2). Cliff is his physiotherapist, who is also a Dom. Cliff tries to help Jimmy to get his life back.

While a sub, but Jimmy never really lets the decision to be his. His way of looking for pain and letting go of control is not healthy. For Cliff, Jimm...more

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Sep 05, 2011 Virginia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: char-disability, char-medical, content-bdsm-lite, fiction-contemporary, content-heartbreaking-angst, genre-mm, char-blue-collar, favorites, 2011

Geez, this book absolutely ripped my heart out. Follows up with Jimmy after his attack in book 2 as he undergoes therapy and tries to put his life back together. Jimmy has to face a lot of demons which were there well before the attack. He meets Cliff, his physiotherapist, who helps him figure out how to overcome both his physical as well as emotional injuries, not just from the attack but from years prior. Cliff is a dom who sees what Jimmy the sub needs but struggles to do what he must to get...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Stefanie139 rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: bdsm, more than romance, dealing with abuse

Shelves: m-m-h-c, mm-bdsm

The best of the series. While reading Finders, Keepers I hoped for Jimmy to be the MC in the next book, and here he is. I really liked the story, the characters and their development, and the setting. The resolution of their complicated relationship was realistic (well, as realistic as you can get if you want HEA) and thoughtful.

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Jul 24, 2011 pbj rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: z_2011, abuse, angst, bdsm, disability, hurt-comfort, m-m, multiple-partners

The best one yet!

These are getting better and better. It doesn't hurt that the world-building has already been done in the previous two books - and I don't recommend reading this as a stand-alone even though you could.
The alternating perspective still bugs me, but third-person is less annoying than first-person so I'd call that a big step forward.
This book takes it's sweet time getting our heroes together and it's all the better for it. I can't wait for the next one.

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Feb 26, 2013 vcious rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, contemporary, abuse, bdsm-or-kinky, health-issues, addiction

I guess what I liked best about this book was the fact it showed another face of BDSM other than whips and chains and scenes. A plus plus for me was also that the author didn't make the Dom a super powerful being that could cure all ailments, and the sub actually went to a professional facility to work his issues before the MCs started their life together instead of receiving the good ol' luv-cure that writers tend to favor. I was actually shocked when I read this part of the story. My only prob...more

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Dec 27, 2011 Shae Connor rated it 4 of 5 stars

I didn't know when I started reading that this was the third in a series, but it stood alone very well, which is (IMO) one of the toughest parts of writing a series like this. :)

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Jun 15, 2011 Carole-Ann rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-yummies

This is an even darker story than the first two in the Rainbow Alley series: recounting the relationship between Cliff, a physiotherapist, and Jimmy, a submissive with destructive inclinations.

It is heart-rending in the extreme, learning what Jimmy does and has done in the past; and suffering with Cliff in his attempt to "save" Jimmy.

Characters from the two previous books play important parts in this story, so you need to read them first to understand their relationships with Cliff and Jimmy.

The...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Sandra marked it as to-read

Shelves: erotic-romance, bdsm, m-m

$5.19 on Nook

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Jul 11, 2011 Jambrea Jones rated it 5 of 5 stars

I truly loved Jimmy. I did from the first time he showed up and was happy to see inside him and totally want more.

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Jul 14, 2012 Veronica / V added it

Shelves: skipped-pages

Did not finish ...Not for me.

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Sep 18, 2012 Ayanna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

Actually, while I did give up on this one also, it was definitely a better read than the first couple.
There was more development and the characterization made more sense.
Still, it was...incongruous? I'm not entirely certain how to describe it. Whatever it was, it got to a point where I just wasn't interested in finding out more about Jimmy and Cliff anymore...

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Jun 27, 2011 Kira rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: d-s-and-or-bdsm, m-m

Effortless writing, good characters, nice story. An interesting take on the lifestyle for sure.

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Apr 15, 2011 Meggie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: bdsm

Wow, this slow building of relationship was awesome. I really loved both, Cliff and Jimmy. Their path was hard and emotionally full of barriers and emotional demons. Really well written story with pulling plot, I enjoyed it a lot. I definitely recommend this story. Well done, thanks!

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Jun 10, 2011 Lily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bdsm-kinks-master-sub, ebook, m-m, medical, series, what-i-read-in-2011

Even though I haven't read the first two books in this series I really enjoyed this one. Loved both main characters and their slowly developing relationship was well done.

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Apr 17, 2011 Marsha Spence rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bdsm

Thoroughly enjoyed this. I loved the strength of the two main characters. Well written.

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Feb 26, 2012 Claudia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: w-disability, best-books

This book is amazing. Loved it

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Apr 10, 2011 Leontine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, contemporary-romance

Review coming soon

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