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Regularly Scheduled Life (Ohio Books #1)
It's a long way back to happily ever after.
Sean and Kyle have enjoyed six perfect years of what their friends called a "disgustingly happy" relationship. But what happens one sunny Tuesday morning in October might be more than even the most loving couple can survive.
When the bell rings that morning in chemistry teacher Sean Farnham's first-period class, a terrifying sound...more
Sean and Kyle have enjoyed six perfect years of what their friends called a "disgustingly happy" relationship. But what happens one sunny Tuesday morning in October might be more than even the most loving couple can survive.
When the bell rings that morning in chemistry teacher Sean Farnham's first-period class, a terrifying sound...more
ebook, 301 pages
Published
August 12th 2008
by Samhain Publishing
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Sean and Kyle have been together happily for six years. Their friends call them the perfect couple and they truly do love each other.
One day, everything changes when a young man comes into Sean's school where he is a teacher and begins shooting randomly. Sean runs to the rescue, tackling the shooter, saving a bunch of kids, and getting shot in the process. Sean's leg is injured pretty badly, but the minute everyone hears about the shooting, Sean becomes a hero. He is interviewed by Matt Lauer o...more
One day, everything changes when a young man comes into Sean's school where he is a teacher and begins shooting randomly. Sean runs to the rescue, tackling the shooter, saving a bunch of kids, and getting shot in the process. Sean's leg is injured pretty badly, but the minute everyone hears about the shooting, Sean becomes a hero. He is interviewed by Matt Lauer o...more
Wow. I don't think I have ever needed an HEA for a couple more than I needed one for Sean and Kyle. Whew!
This book was amazing. I was blown away by the writing. I am used to m/m being light and romantic with relatively simple characters and writing style. But this was serious as a heart attack and didn't ever let up until the end. This story was real, and it was poignant and heart wrenching and just so well crafted. It kept me hooked every single page.
Sean and Kyle are a perfect couple, and Mit...more
This book was amazing. I was blown away by the writing. I am used to m/m being light and romantic with relatively simple characters and writing style. But this was serious as a heart attack and didn't ever let up until the end. This story was real, and it was poignant and heart wrenching and just so well crafted. It kept me hooked every single page.
Sean and Kyle are a perfect couple, and Mit...more
This is one of the best books I've read about relationships. We meet these guys when their relationship is in crisis but it's clear that these guys really love each other and have lost their way. Many times they don't talk and if they do it's superficial and it ends up with them in bed. We watch as these guys just fall apart and it's really hard to watch when it's clear how much they both love each other but they just don't know how to fix things. This book is really a journey through loss and r...more
I really liked this story and felt a connection to Sean and Kyle. I kept wishing as I read that they'd come to terms with the disruption to their lives, work things out and stay together. Their life until the shooting seemed perfect but afterward they each had issues that they had to acknowledge and try to overcome – and it didn't happen easily. The secondary characters were great additions to the story. I liked Jack and Tony, Tony was fun but still cared for his friends. I didn't like Brandt fr...more
2.5 Stars
This was just an ok book for me. I liked the story well enough but I had a hard time getting over the never-ending rut that the MC's, Kyle and Sean were stuck in. They both irritated me to no end. Three quarters of the book was one of them asking the other “Are you ok?”, “Fine”, “Okay”, and then makeup sex. Wash, rinse, repeat. (view spoiler) That’s usually not a good sign when reading a romance.
I thought the s...more
This was a very emotional book but in a good way. It was hard to put down. It starts 6 years into a very loving couples relationship, that perfect couple, when an unimagineable tragedy strikes that turns their world upside down. They each have different ways of dealing with it. Being guys, instead of talking about it, they go off and deal with it in their own ways so you want to shake both of them because you have the benefit of knowing what's going on in both of their heads. You know they both...more
I hated this book. I thought it was going to be sad, it wasn’t it was just annoyingly frustrating. I would have liked it better if Kyle wouldn’t have taken Sean back.
I hated Sean and how selfish and inconsiderate he was towards Kyle.
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I hated Sean and how selfish and inconsiderate he was towards Kyle.
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This the 5th time I've read this book and i still love it. Sean and Kyle are two of my all time favorite characters. Have yet to find another book similar to this but i will keep reading until i do. K A Mitchell is an auto buy for me and I've never been disappointed.
Saw this recommended by another reviewer and decided to chance it. A novel of decent length, takes much longer than a couple of hours to read. Great love story with a happy ending. Found the graphic sex scenes went on too long and as such, felt the ending was rather rushed. This is the editor's fault however, as the writing is actually very good. All in all, one I would recommend.
4,5 stars
Why am I holding back half a star? Because I want to know if they make it, if they can get really trough their crisis and be the same as before the shooting, if they can find the same trust in their love, their relationship, themselves again.
Why am I holding back half a star? Because I want to know if they make it, if they can get really trough their crisis and be the same as before the shooting, if they can find the same trust in their love, their relationship, themselves again.
Oct 25, 2011
L-D
marked it as to-read-i-own
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On my review of another K.A. Mitchell book, I mentioned some consistent factors readers can expect when they pick up her books namely angst, sex, one asshole MC, and a pretty decent ending. I think knowing that helps so you know what books to pick up that will match what you're in the mood for.
This book has all the four expectation factors but with some small variations.
The sex is pretty much on the same level of intensity and frequency as Mitchell's Florida books but this time without there be...more
This book has all the four expectation factors but with some small variations.
The sex is pretty much on the same level of intensity and frequency as Mitchell's Florida books but this time without there be...more
3.5 stars
A well-written contemporary M/M romance novel which explores what can happen when unexpected violence and trauma rips into the heart of a relationship.
Kyle, an architect and Sean, a teacher, have been in solid and loving relationship for the past 6 years, when Sean hears gunshots while teaching. Despite warnings running through his brain, he launches himself at the shooter, taking him down, but being shot in the process.
The story from here focuses on the impact of the shooting on their...more
A well-written contemporary M/M romance novel which explores what can happen when unexpected violence and trauma rips into the heart of a relationship.
Kyle, an architect and Sean, a teacher, have been in solid and loving relationship for the past 6 years, when Sean hears gunshots while teaching. Despite warnings running through his brain, he launches himself at the shooter, taking him down, but being shot in the process.
The story from here focuses on the impact of the shooting on their...more
I accidentally read Not Knowing Jack before I read this, so I had a very, very general sense of the plot (not enough for anything to really be spoiled, though). I'd have read them in the right order if I'd known better, but I don't feel like my enjoyment was dampened at all (and I loathe spoilers, so I think Not Knowing Jack does a good job at not completely rehashing the story in this book).
I liked Regularly Scheduled Life. I liked that things get serious fast and stay that way and that it take...more
I liked Regularly Scheduled Life. I liked that things get serious fast and stay that way and that it take...more
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I give this book a 3.5, rounded up to a 4-star (because it really is better than just a three star). It is well written, and the two main characters are both realistically protrayed. I do recommend the book - it deals with some difficult issues and I loved how the relationship between these two men was portrayed. Perhaps with some savvy editing, this book would have been a knockout. As it is, it's a worthwhile, solid read.
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First off I have to say that I liked the book! There are things about the writing style that threw me off a little. I really enjoyed the main characters Sean and Kyle a lot. I believe that the author went into detail a lot about them and was really able to give us a sense of who they are. All of the supporting characters I believe were very well represented as well. After getting past learning about the characters I had a hard time following who was having what emotion. There was a lot of scene...more
Ultimately, this book was annoying. Very thin in characterization and or emotional development. The premise is very complex and compelling. (That's why I bought it!) However, I found no rich discoveries or compelling examples of the different ways traumatic events affect many more people than the actual participants, or in this case even the two people most directly affected by it. Every once in a while, when an outside source was chosen to propel the drama forward, that interaction or character...more
let me just get this part out of the way: Ms. Mitchell writes gay sex scenes better than many other female authors and I appreciate that.
Now, on to the important parts of the book ...
This is a great read. After the shooting in the school, the reactions by the different characters built and changed throughout the books as circumstances evolved. Sean, the teacher who's shot, is a care-giver and a protector; he doesn't understand why he can't sleep or why he has piercing headaches. He feels guilty...more
Now, on to the important parts of the book ...
This is a great read. After the shooting in the school, the reactions by the different characters built and changed throughout the books as circumstances evolved. Sean, the teacher who's shot, is a care-giver and a protector; he doesn't understand why he can't sleep or why he has piercing headaches. He feels guilty...more
I bought this e-book, because I really enjoyed KA Mitchell's "Chasing Smoke." And the subject matter of RSL was unusual enough to pique my interest--a loving, devoted couple whose (one's a teacher, one's an architect) lives are turned upside-down when the teacher becomes a town hero during a school shooting. The fact that they are a gay couple increases the tension and the media hype surrounding the incident.
This is only my second foray into M/M romance, but it's definitely sold me on the author...more
This is only my second foray into M/M romance, but it's definitely sold me on the author...more
Wow, loved this book... wish i had read the two connected books in the right order (no one could ever accuse me of being organised!), but i dont think it suffered for that - both books connect as opposed to the second being a sequel as such.
I can't believe i am going to say this but maybe there was too much sex? Thing is, i really enjoyed the sex scenes, they are stunningly written and i may well go back and take notes! It was just difficult to sometimes see motivation for story progression unde...more
I can't believe i am going to say this but maybe there was too much sex? Thing is, i really enjoyed the sex scenes, they are stunningly written and i may well go back and take notes! It was just difficult to sometimes see motivation for story progression unde...more
If you based ratings by not being able to put a book down, this book would get 5 stars hands down! I could not stop reading it once I started. The angst in this book was so high that I wanted to rip my hair out of my head not to mention that one of the main characters ticked me off so bad that I was hoping that the other hero of this story would just dump him so he could go out and find someone new to love.
The rest of the story/plot was fantastic and really struck the heart strings. The aftermat...more
The rest of the story/plot was fantastic and really struck the heart strings. The aftermat...more
Wow, this was a wicked read! I don’t normally read books with this much angst, but since it was a K.A. Mitchell book and I’ve loved everything else of hers I’ve read, I thought I would give it a try. Yes, there were points I wanted to hurl my ereader into a wall and I really wish I could have reached in and slapped the characters on more than one occasion, but ultimately, I really enjoyed it.
This story is about how tragedy can effect a couple, even ones devoted and in love and how sometimes you...more
This story is about how tragedy can effect a couple, even ones devoted and in love and how sometimes you...more
THE BLURB
Sean and Kyle have enjoyed six perfect years of what their friends called a disgustingly happy relationship. But what happens one sunny morning might be more than even the most loving couple can survive. When the bell rings that morning in chemistry teacher Sean’s first-period class, a terrifying sound fills the hall: gunshots. Sean runs to tackle the shooter, sustaining a bullet wound to his leg. He is unable to save the lives of the principal and two students. Kyle hears about the sho...more
Sean and Kyle have enjoyed six perfect years of what their friends called a disgustingly happy relationship. But what happens one sunny morning might be more than even the most loving couple can survive. When the bell rings that morning in chemistry teacher Sean’s first-period class, a terrifying sound fills the hall: gunshots. Sean runs to tackle the shooter, sustaining a bullet wound to his leg. He is unable to save the lives of the principal and two students. Kyle hears about the sho...more
It was ok, cute at some points, funny, irratating and frustrating. This story was about the stress that occurs in a long term relationship when one person changes and the other doesn't, the change in this story is when Sean gets shot trying to save the kids at his school and goes through some difficult things because he wasn't able to save everyone. He than starts doing talk shows to talk about what he want through and what it is like being an openly out gay hero. His partner Kyle isn't liking a...more
I have to say, I really did not like Kyle as a character and it ended up making me not like the book at all. I did a quick skim of the last 30% of the book or so. However, I think the book is well-written, and nicely paced. I would've left the book unfinished (as I would usually do), but I liked Tony as a side character and tried to continue to read more about him, however, it ended up making me dislike this book more. From reviews here, I thought I would've gone into it disliking Sean, but inst...more
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What really struck me about this book is that the author plays her characters as if they were musical instruments. She brings out all kinds of emotions with incredible depth and subtlety.
I found myself worried about Sean and Kyle and I couldn't take sides, because both know what is making them miserable (or happy) and, like many people in real life, they can't bring themselves to do the things which will improve their situation because of their pride or because they are afraid they'll make thing...more
I found myself worried about Sean and Kyle and I couldn't take sides, because both know what is making them miserable (or happy) and, like many people in real life, they can't bring themselves to do the things which will improve their situation because of their pride or because they are afraid they'll make thing...more
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K.A. Mitchell discovered the magic of writing at an early age when she learned that a carefully crayoned note of apology sent to the kitchen in a toy truck would earn her a reprieve from banishment to her room. Her career as a spin-control artist was cut short when her family moved to a two-story house, and her trucks would not roll safely down the stairs. Around the same time, she decided that Ch...more
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