Book Rec

Special Delivery by Heidi Cullinan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Sam Keller knows he'll never find the excitement he craves in Middleton, Iowa—not while he's busting his ass in nursing school and paying rent by slaving away in a pharmacy stockroom. But before his mother died, he promised her he'd grow up to be a good man, so he needs a stable career and a good husband, not a dead-end job and empty sex.

Then Sam meets Mitch Tedsoe, an independent trucker who makes a delivery to a shop across the alley. Innocent flirting quickly leads to an affair, and when Mitch offers to take Sam on a road trip west, Sam jumps at the chance for adventure with his fantasy man... but Mitch also comes with a past. A threesome with the other man in Mitch's life would have been just another kinky ride, but somewhere between the Mississippi River and the Colorado Rockies, Sam falls in love.

But can a relationship born out of escape and indulgence become something that lasts? Will a fantasy man be willing to settle down into reality, or is the adventure and excitement Sam finds with Mitch just another stop on a delivery man's journey? For better or for worse, eventually Sam is going to discover the answer, because no matter how far away he travels, eventually all roads lead home.


I read this book in May knowing nothing about the story line but I'd seen the title on the top of the AR list for several weeks and was curious. I was engaged from the first chapter and sped through the book, as I always do with any good read, and then I read it a second time to enjoy each character and scene to the fullest. This is one of the best books I've read in 2010. Without spoiling anything for those who haven't yet had the pleasure of discovering Heidi Cullinan this is more than a story about a young man who hooks up with a trucker. I gave it a five star because the writing was excellent, the characters multi-layered, the sex outstanding, and yes, I cried, laughed, and took several cold showers before I was done. What a treasure! Read it and join the Cullinan fan club. You won't regret it.

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