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Drive Me Home
Las Vegas isn't just a glamorous, glitzy playground for high rollers, Elvis impersonators, and blushing newlyweds. It's also a seedy, worn-out dumping ground for the lonely, the broken, and the lost. Eric Moss is one of those drifters, just marking time, until he meets two very different men, both of whom could change his life.
Marc Evans is a rich casino owner. He offers Eric safety, security, and a chance to regain some of his ravaged past. Brad Torres is a garage mechanic. He offers Eric nothing at all.
The choice might have been easy, if Eric weren't intensely attracted to both men. He has to choose between Sin City's sparkling lights and a life in the shadows—will he be able to live with his heart's decision?
Marc Evans is a rich casino owner. He offers Eric safety, security, and a chance to regain some of his ravaged past. Brad Torres is a garage mechanic. He offers Eric nothing at all.
The choice might have been easy, if Eric weren't intensely attracted to both men. He has to choose between Sin City's sparkling lights and a life in the shadows—will he be able to live with his heart's decision?
214 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2009
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Chrissy Munder
48 books47 followersChrissy Munder writes light and sometimes erotic contemporary LGBTQ+ romance filled with everyday people and extraordinary passion to transport readers into their personal world of love, laughter, and desire
She is an avid reader, a wanderer of Michigan’s wilderness, and, while not in any particular order, a lover of lists, legally blind, and a certified crazy cat lady. There are those who might tell you she started writing as a way to justify her office supply addiction, but shhhhh! don’t listen to them.
After too many jobs in too many states she’s eagerly awaiting her chance to become a full-time Lake Michigan beachcomber. Until then, she’s excited to share her love of romance, laughter, and happy-ever-afters.
She is an avid reader, a wanderer of Michigan’s wilderness, and, while not in any particular order, a lover of lists, legally blind, and a certified crazy cat lady. There are those who might tell you she started writing as a way to justify her office supply addiction, but shhhhh! don’t listen to them.
After too many jobs in too many states she’s eagerly awaiting her chance to become a full-time Lake Michigan beachcomber. Until then, she’s excited to share her love of romance, laughter, and happy-ever-afters.
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October 2, 2009
This book is the first full-length book by the author and is a mystery romance that lacks any explicit erotica but focuses on the mystery element of the narrative. The writing is decent and lacks any glaring problems but the pacing of the story drags in several places and the characters are not fully developed beyond the main character. As an average book, this is ok and will keep interest for its length yet nothing stands out as new, innovative, or especially enticing about the book. If you’re a fan of the author, you may like this more than others but for most readers this will be a decent but not great read.
The plot revolves around Eric, the main character, as he struggles to decide between two men ~ Marc and Brad ~ while a subplot of a mystery involving unknown men takes place at the same time. The story is told in third person from Eric’s perspective and thus the entire cast and storyline is heavily skewed through his perception and understanding. The mystery portion that involved two unknown men, their identities not revealed until close to the end, was somewhat of a surprise. It will likely catch a number of readers off guard but once you put into context with the inserted scenes, the entire subplot will make more sense. These scenes were meant to tease out information and details in small pieces, however, were slightly annoying with the overtones of mystery and transparent evil doing. This oft-used trope in mysteries accomplished the purpose of dolling out information and necessary progression sparingly but jarred the flow of the story.
Similarly the characters all accomplished what they were used for without much depth and interest other than the main character of Eric. Eric is the main voice for the story but has very little, if any, progression within the context of the story. He is weak, easily manipulated, reactive, immature, and yet resilient with a core of strength he refuses to rely upon. He relies on others to solve all his problems from the beginning of the story to the end, never actually handling any of his problems himself. From the prologue where Eric has brutal and painful sex while in a headspace of misery and self-loathing, he supposedly emerges from that as a better man from a stint in rehab. How he is a better man is really unknown considering he allows others to handle his problems and without Marc in his life, nothing at all would get accomplished or finished for Eric. Eric remains from the start to finish as a man with little to no confidence, no common sense, no coping skills, no clever ingenuity, and above all no problem solving skills. He yells, cries, and reacts without much thought and preparation just expecting the problems to solve themselves. Thankfully he has Marc for much of the story who takes care of all of those problems for him.
Marc is not explored very much though and he exists for the sole purpose of providing a foil for Brad in Eric’s affections as well as being the wealthy, interested man who is willing to solve all of Eric’s problems for him. Why such a successful, intelligent, capable man would pursue Eric so diligently left me wondering. Eric offers nothing to the other man except perhaps as a possession, which is not necessarily out of the question for Eric. The chemistry between the two men was evident but Marc was left very shallow and ill defined. Additionally the author changes him subtly towards the end in very out of character ways so as to allow the reader to be happy with Eric’s choice. This was annoying when it occurred as it also happened with the character of Brad. Brad is another little explored character, even though he has a somewhat important role. He’s very much a man of mystery, flitting in and out of scenes yet Eric never tries to see any of the characters beyond the most obvious and thus even the interesting mix of limo drivers are rarely given much weight. Brad’s character also changes subtly and out of character towards the end to lead the reader in the direction the author wants.
Although the characterization was the weakest part of the story, the description of the setting was a strong point. The Las Vegas setting was brought to life easily with the dry heat and seedy glamor behind the surface glitz. The mystery portions may not have worked entirely and the characters had a lot to be desired, but the writing was mostly clean and imbued with energy, making the story quick and easy to read. The ending was too easy but fitting with the theme and although I found the book decent, others may enjoy it more for the Vegas setting which delves into the behind the scenes of service workers. If you’re looking specifically for a Las Vegas themed mystery, this may appeal to you. The setting is really the best part and enough that I may try the author again in the future.
The plot revolves around Eric, the main character, as he struggles to decide between two men ~ Marc and Brad ~ while a subplot of a mystery involving unknown men takes place at the same time. The story is told in third person from Eric’s perspective and thus the entire cast and storyline is heavily skewed through his perception and understanding. The mystery portion that involved two unknown men, their identities not revealed until close to the end, was somewhat of a surprise. It will likely catch a number of readers off guard but once you put into context with the inserted scenes, the entire subplot will make more sense. These scenes were meant to tease out information and details in small pieces, however, were slightly annoying with the overtones of mystery and transparent evil doing. This oft-used trope in mysteries accomplished the purpose of dolling out information and necessary progression sparingly but jarred the flow of the story.
Similarly the characters all accomplished what they were used for without much depth and interest other than the main character of Eric. Eric is the main voice for the story but has very little, if any, progression within the context of the story. He is weak, easily manipulated, reactive, immature, and yet resilient with a core of strength he refuses to rely upon. He relies on others to solve all his problems from the beginning of the story to the end, never actually handling any of his problems himself. From the prologue where Eric has brutal and painful sex while in a headspace of misery and self-loathing, he supposedly emerges from that as a better man from a stint in rehab. How he is a better man is really unknown considering he allows others to handle his problems and without Marc in his life, nothing at all would get accomplished or finished for Eric. Eric remains from the start to finish as a man with little to no confidence, no common sense, no coping skills, no clever ingenuity, and above all no problem solving skills. He yells, cries, and reacts without much thought and preparation just expecting the problems to solve themselves. Thankfully he has Marc for much of the story who takes care of all of those problems for him.
Marc is not explored very much though and he exists for the sole purpose of providing a foil for Brad in Eric’s affections as well as being the wealthy, interested man who is willing to solve all of Eric’s problems for him. Why such a successful, intelligent, capable man would pursue Eric so diligently left me wondering. Eric offers nothing to the other man except perhaps as a possession, which is not necessarily out of the question for Eric. The chemistry between the two men was evident but Marc was left very shallow and ill defined. Additionally the author changes him subtly towards the end in very out of character ways so as to allow the reader to be happy with Eric’s choice. This was annoying when it occurred as it also happened with the character of Brad. Brad is another little explored character, even though he has a somewhat important role. He’s very much a man of mystery, flitting in and out of scenes yet Eric never tries to see any of the characters beyond the most obvious and thus even the interesting mix of limo drivers are rarely given much weight. Brad’s character also changes subtly and out of character towards the end to lead the reader in the direction the author wants.
Although the characterization was the weakest part of the story, the description of the setting was a strong point. The Las Vegas setting was brought to life easily with the dry heat and seedy glamor behind the surface glitz. The mystery portions may not have worked entirely and the characters had a lot to be desired, but the writing was mostly clean and imbued with energy, making the story quick and easy to read. The ending was too easy but fitting with the theme and although I found the book decent, others may enjoy it more for the Vegas setting which delves into the behind the scenes of service workers. If you’re looking specifically for a Las Vegas themed mystery, this may appeal to you. The setting is really the best part and enough that I may try the author again in the future.
May 5, 2009
Eric is on his own. His father and brother have died (killed in car crash???) Anyway his brother Keith was the one whose expectations he tried to live up to even though sometimes the expectation was that he would bomb. Eric obviously likes someone masterful in his life. I thought it was going to turn into a BDSM novel but it didn't at all.
Keith has wife (Bonnie) and daughter, for some time they live with Eric and Eric loves his niece. Sister-in-law remarries and on the new husband's instigation goes to court to stop Eric from seeing Sarah the niece. He is heartbroken. Loses all he owns in lawyers fees. Takes to the road and ends up on Las Vegas where he gets a job as a driver for a limousine firm.
It would be a spoiler to describe that job too closely but there is crime involved and undercover cops and revenge.
There is also the side issue of Bonnie and Sarah. The new husband is a reverend leader of a religious sect. He vanishes with Sarah. This is not resolved, I can only assume there is another book coming for this.
Anyway - Eric meets his guy and they very hesitantly go off into the sunset. I wouldn't call it an HEA, but it has hope.
There is very little overt sex in this but plenty of sexual tension.
Keith has wife (Bonnie) and daughter, for some time they live with Eric and Eric loves his niece. Sister-in-law remarries and on the new husband's instigation goes to court to stop Eric from seeing Sarah the niece. He is heartbroken. Loses all he owns in lawyers fees. Takes to the road and ends up on Las Vegas where he gets a job as a driver for a limousine firm.
It would be a spoiler to describe that job too closely but there is crime involved and undercover cops and revenge.
There is also the side issue of Bonnie and Sarah. The new husband is a reverend leader of a religious sect. He vanishes with Sarah. This is not resolved, I can only assume there is another book coming for this.
Anyway - Eric meets his guy and they very hesitantly go off into the sunset. I wouldn't call it an HEA, but it has hope.
There is very little overt sex in this but plenty of sexual tension.
June 27, 2012
I know a couple of people who have to read the ending of a book before they start it. I've never really understood that need but, hey, to each their own. With this book, though, I was severely tempted to flip to the end several times because I really wanted to know what was going on! The first chapter was a bit dark but that wasn't the mood of the whole book. To me it was about optimism and self-change and Eric certainly went through a journey of self-discovery over the course of the book. This was definitely not a traditional mm romance story and there was a great deal of plot that wasn't related to the romance at all. I kept turning the pages and I really wanted to know what was going to happen. I wasn't disappointed in the end, although I felt there were a couple of loose ends. Then again, life's like that.
August 20, 2009
There's so much in this book to engage and enchant. Lovely scenes of Las Vegas and the limo hire business. Great characters as always, most of them deserving of their own space. Eric starts from the lowest he thinks he can get, then gradually restores himself through the story. It's painful for him and he doesn't immediately recover in some movie-style way, but he watches and waits and steps forward in his life when he can. It's very empathetic. Along the way he finds friends, tantalising romantic interests, and more challenges. I like the way it's not all sorted out neatly at the end yet like some implausible romances, because it reflects a man's life. Yet there's enough to show hope and reward for Eric's fortitude, to keep this reader happy.
February 3, 2011
I was totally unprepared for the layers in this story, although I did get the ending I hoped for. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a story with a flawed hero and a bit of a twist.
February 13, 2021
Unlike Eric, I was quite torn between Brad and Marc, even though near the end, I didn't like Marc's attitudes much. Also, I can't empathize with Eric's feelings over his niece and ex sister-in-law and think he's quite stupid in his dealing with them. I don't really enjoy this one.
June 15, 2009
4.25 out of 5
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