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Joshua's Muse

Fae Sutherland

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Mar 06, 2009 Daisiemae rated it it was amazing

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Alexandro (Alex) Manetas has lived a pretty sheltered life up until now. At 18, Alex has pretty much always done what is expected of him. Now attending College, and being out from under his parents wing, he is hoping to experience new things, and has a positive outlook for his future. He has high hopes of becoming an actor.

Alex decides to meet the Drama Professor. As he is looking for him, he becomes lost on the huge campus. When he spots the building he thinks he is looking, for he peaks into Alexandro (Alex) Manetas has lived a pretty sheltered life up until now. At 18, Alex has pretty much always done what is expected of him. Now attending College, and being out from under his parents wing, he is hoping to experience new things, and has a positive outlook for his future. He has high hopes of becoming an actor.

Alex decides to meet the Drama Professor. As he is looking for him, he becomes lost on the huge campus. When he spots the building he thinks he is looking, for he peaks into one of the windows, and sees a very beautiful man painting on a canvas. It is almost love at first sight for Alex. Time seems to stop for him. He doesn't know how long he stands and admires the captivating man looking through the window. When he snaps out of admiring the young man, fear takes a hold of him and he turns away because of self doubt, inexperience and being buried deep into the closet keeps him from making himself known. Alex determines that he has found the building he is looking for. When he enters it, he stumbles a wrong room were the artist he has been admiring is at.

Joshua Hadaway noticed the beautiful man watching him from outside. He is more than pleasantly surprised when the beautiful man comes into the room he is working in, looking for the drama dept. Josh immediately feels a connection with Alex. He senses Alex's nervousnesses about their instant attraction for one another, but he throws caution aside and sets out to get to know Alex and have him in his life.

It is love at first sight for Alex and Josh. The intensity of their feelings and desire for one another literally jumped off of the pages. Josh is a very determined young man. He sees the inner as well at the outer beauty in Alex. Josh has more experience and is more worldly than the more sheltered Josh, but his patience and love he has for Alex makes him a very desirable hero.

Alex is a very likeable hero, too. I thought he and Josh were very well written and well suited to be together. I found myself hoping that Alex would get past his fear of being outed to his friends and family and build a life with Joshua that both of them deserve.

***the epilogue was WONDERFUL in this book...I LOVED seeing how things turned for Alex and Josh***

There is some emotional angst in this book, but it isn't riddled with it. It is a easy, sweet, VERY sexy story that I lost time while reading it, and I read it in one sitting. The author Fae Sutherland is becoming a must buy author for me. I really like her heroes and her writing style. I am looking forward to reading more coming from her.

4.5 stars...but I will bump it up to 5. ...more

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