A pair of working man novellas from the authors that wrote Caught Running. Under Contract Site foreman Ted Lucas moved to Birmingham, leaving a ful...
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Jan 16, 2012
Arthur
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First Story
Nick Cooper is assistant foreman to Ted Lucas. He was so sure that his foreman boss, Lucas, hated him that he requested for transfer. Little did he know, Ted was awkward with him because he loved Nick. The relationship started with a 'bang', but then it developed nicely.
I liked this book, since the characters are nice, and while Nick sometimes calls Ted 'gorgeous', he is not what we usually see in m/m romance books. He's big bear with muscles.
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Nick Cooper is assistant foreman to Ted Lucas. He was so sure that his foreman boss, Lucas, hated him that he requested for transfer. Little did he know, Ted was awkward with him because he loved Nick. The relationship started with a 'bang', but then it developed nicely.
I liked this book, since the characters are nice, and while Nick sometimes calls Ted 'gorgeous', he is not what we usually see in m/m romance books. He's big bear with muscles.
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May 15, 2011
Cindi
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Mar 31, 2009
FloJ
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this book has two stories that are both good, although i have to say the second one was my favourite. It is about two long distance lorry drivers who make contact on the radio network one day at a traffic jam. They develop a bit of a rapport over the several hours the jam takes to clear and exchange cell phone numbers. Over time they become dependent upon one another to cheer each other up, keep each other awake while driving, and generally provide a shoulder to vent spleen. In these conversati
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Dec 28, 2011
Yvonne
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This is a two story anthology. In the first story, Lucas is a construction foreman who is secretly in love with his asst. foreman Cooper. One day he confesses this. Then they have lots of sex. Then a little separation and then they have lots of sex again. It's not really a memorable story not helped by the fact that the writers uses each characters last names, Lucas and Cooper, or their first names, Nick and Ted interchangeably. It was very annoying as each name sounds like a first name.
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May 04, 2011
Mtsnow13
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I actually really liked this book with two stories in it. I love the pairing of Urban and Ailie. They compliment each other very well!
One of the stories has two construction workers, a foremen and assistant foreman. I don't think it ever dawned on me the risk involved to fidn out if someone is 'open' or nonjudgemetnal if you were to find yourself attracted to someone of the same sex, especially in such physical, tough-guy settings. To see the sensitivty under the gruff exteriors was More...
One of the stories has two construction workers, a foremen and assistant foreman. I don't think it ever dawned on me the risk involved to fidn out if someone is 'open' or nonjudgemetnal if you were to find yourself attracted to someone of the same sex, especially in such physical, tough-guy settings. To see the sensitivty under the gruff exteriors was More...
Oct 17, 2010
Chris
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These two m/m romances were decent, but you can definitely tell that they were older stories from Urban and Roux. And, as Tam pointed out when she read them a week or two ago, how names are used in each story was definitely odd. In the first, both guys mostly used each others’ last names. That was ok, since they knew each other through their work at a construction site. Then, later in the story, when they started to use each others’ first names, it was obviously supposed to indicate their growin
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Nov 22, 2011
NannyOgg
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Under Contract - 3.5 stars
It just didn't do it for me. A lot of important parts in character development were skipped, while it dragged too much on the (hot and steamy) sex part. It had it's good moments though.
Over the Road - 4.5 stars
Now this story was fantastic. It was funny, has good tension (plot-wise) and the characters are likable. It even has the angsty part at the end, and it made me think it would have been better if it was a tragedy rather than a HEA story. The only pa More...
It just didn't do it for me. A lot of important parts in character development were skipped, while it dragged too much on the (hot and steamy) sex part. It had it's good moments though.
Over the Road - 4.5 stars
Now this story was fantastic. It was funny, has good tension (plot-wise) and the characters are likable. It even has the angsty part at the end, and it made me think it would have been better if it was a tragedy rather than a HEA story. The only pa More...
Oct 14, 2011
Jane (PS)
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Overall I rated this 3.5 stars
Novella 1: Under Construction
This could have been so much better. I was really getting into the story when it ended extremely abruptly: to the point that I wondered if my ebook version was a dud and that it had somehow chopped off the last 20 or 30 pages. But the next novella started the next page... I'm still not sure. Because of this - 2 stars.
Novella 2: Over the Road
This story was much better - 4 stars. It had a good premi More...
Novella 1: Under Construction
This could have been so much better. I was really getting into the story when it ended extremely abruptly: to the point that I wondered if my ebook version was a dud and that it had somehow chopped off the last 20 or 30 pages. But the next novella started the next page... I'm still not sure. Because of this - 2 stars.
Novella 2: Over the Road
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Mar 20, 2009
Shae
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I found the first story so slow and uninteresting it took me forever to get through it. I didn't like how the story went at all, and because of my crappy memory I had trouble remembering who was who. Sometimes the guys called each other by their first name, then their last names, and it all got jumbled in my head to where I had no clue who was who. Since neither of their personalities were very developed it made it even worse. However, the second story was absolutely magical and adorable. I real
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Sep 25, 2011
Wendy
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Jun 07, 2011
Stacey Jo
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Wow! What a really good book! It was actually two books in one, written by two really talented authors.
The first story, Under Contract, was about Ted "Lucas" and Nick "Cooper" who are a foreman and his assistant on a construction site. Cooper misinterprets Lucas's coolness toward him so he puts in for a transfer. Lucas fears loosing Cooper so he blurts out his feelings for him and is happily surprised to discover that his feelings are mutual. They have insecuriti More...
The first story, Under Contract, was about Ted "Lucas" and Nick "Cooper" who are a foreman and his assistant on a construction site. Cooper misinterprets Lucas's coolness toward him so he puts in for a transfer. Lucas fears loosing Cooper so he blurts out his feelings for him and is happily surprised to discover that his feelings are mutual. They have insecuriti More...
Aug 31, 2011
Tam
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This is actually two books in one (like the double mint twins). Under Contract about two construction workers and Over the Road about two truckers. I think I preferred the first story about Ted and Nick or should I say Lucas and Cooper. Shall I save my pet peeves for now or later? Why wait. I HATE when characters are referred to by their last names but their last names could be first names. As in this case. Okay, in construction people are referred to by their last names, but I found it a tad an
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Feb 23, 2010
Under Contract by Madeleine Urban: Ted Lucas is new in town. A foreman construction worker, he is know among the crew to be a grumpy man. And instead Lucas is only a very shy man; his former lover left him since Lucas was not able to make him understand how much he loved him. Now, on the new job site, Lucas felt in love at first sight for Nick Cooper, his assistant foreman, but instead of making clear his feeling, he avoids for much is possible the man, and looks him from afar with eyes full of
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Jan 29, 2010
Roxie
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One book, two stories. Both stories are sweet enough, however both plots are boring, and tedious. You feel as if they've dragged these stories out so long they become unbearable by the time you finished and then you start the next one and its just exactly the same. The first story is the better one i think only because i just hate the whole 'oh it was you all along' story, because its been done a thousand times and not one time has it ever been a good story.
Sep 09, 2011
Lutawolf
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I have a love hate relationship with this author. I completely utterly love her this time. I really needed this Hot Chocolate read and was utterly surprised that it was a Hot Chocolate read. I kept putting it off because usually this author goes with angst but not this time and oh it was so good. The characters were amazing and interesting and imperfect. You fell into the plot like watching a hallmark made for tv movie. It really got me through a rough patch, thank you.
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Dec 09, 2011
Mandy
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The first story gets 3*, I liked it but both guys had first and last names that could be both and they used both, so I was a bit confused who was who. And just as it was getting interesting and a real story was starting, it ended. I'm left wondering if my book was defective,not only was the ending so abrupt, but the second story was in my book twice?
The second story was longer and more in-depth so it gets 4*, yes I had my doubts about it going on for months with the MC's not figuring it o More...
The second story was longer and more in-depth so it gets 4*, yes I had my doubts about it going on for months with the MC's not figuring it o More...
Mar 08, 2010
Mara
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Two great stories in one book - at around 200 pages each I think they deserve to be called novels rather than novellas.
The authors sketch in some wonderful secondary characters on the construction crew in the first story, while keeping the focus on the main characters Lucas and Cooper and their relationship.
The second story is about truck drivers, Millis and McLean, who become best friends without ever meeting, thanks to CB and phone calls. A vivid picture of how lonely More...
The authors sketch in some wonderful secondary characters on the construction crew in the first story, while keeping the focus on the main characters Lucas and Cooper and their relationship.
The second story is about truck drivers, Millis and McLean, who become best friends without ever meeting, thanks to CB and phone calls. A vivid picture of how lonely More...
Jul 08, 2010
Kristin
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These are two really fun, well written, intelligent stories. You can always depend on this writing duo to provide a story that pulls you into another world and makes you laugh along the way.
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Jun 02, 2011
Cameluta
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This is a 3.5-star book. I thought that the second story was definitely better (a 4-star rating) while the first one was only a 3.5-rating.
Mar 22, 2010
Jean
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I really loved both the stories in this book. Great characters, great sex, very romantic - all around excellent!!
Jul 06, 2011
Isabella
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Yummy, now every time I see an 18 wheeler on the highway I get butterflies in my stomach wondering if ...
Jan 26, 2012
Paisley
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3.5 stars
Two separate stories - both are fun little reads. I think I enjoyed the second one (about the truckers) more but they were both entertaining.
Two separate stories - both are fun little reads. I think I enjoyed the second one (about the truckers) more but they were both entertaining.
Dec 07, 2011
Eyre
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These two stories are sweet, easy reads. They were what I needed on this rainy day.
May 22, 2011
Amanda
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This book consists of two very cute m/m homosexual love stories. It was a nice breather from all the other crap I've been reading.
Jun 27, 2009
JenMcJ
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Two great stories in one book. What more do you need?
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May 24, 2011
luv2reed
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I'm a big fan of this writing duo. The book has two stories in it, my favorite was the first one Under Construction but they were both enjoyable.
