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Zero at the Bone (Zero at the Bone #1)

Jane Seville

Start date: January 1, 2012

Finish date: January 31, 2012

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Apr 25, 2011 Mtsnow13 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, m-m, erotica, romance, contemporary, bodyguard, suspense, series-read, physician-doctor-medical-profession, less-than-400-pages

I was surprised, with all the positive reviews, to find myself not getting into this very quickly. I think I was thrown off by the way the D was made to sound almost 'backwoods' in his speech. But after the first few chapters I was able to get past thsi and see the real man.

I think the author did a great job with the morality that was put out there, and how Jack has to figure out if he is even capable of coming to terms with the kind of person this hitman is.

Especially interesting if you can f ...more

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Jun 06, 2011 Ari rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mm-romance

10 stars!

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Jan 01, 2012 Tamela rated it it was amazing

Shelves: m-m, cops-pi-security, my-favorites, love-romance, adventure, adult-fiction, long-story, my-6-star-favs, recommended, medical-people

2nd Review - Re-read for the 2014 Pushing Boundaries Challenge

Okay, I'm on page 5 and have just finished meeting D for the first time. These first page were so descriptive that it took me a minute to realize that for the first time in many, many books, I wasn't just skimming through the words but actually taking the time to focus how the words fit together to create a picture. Not what color his eye are or how tall he is but what he was feeling down deep in his soul and how alone he was. I'm onl 2nd Review - Re-read for the 2014 Pushing Boundaries Challenge

Okay, I'm on page 5 and have just finished meeting D for the first time. These first page were so descriptive that it took me a minute to realize that for the first time in many, many books, I wasn't just skimming through the words but actually taking the time to focus how the words fit together to create a picture. Not what color his eye are or how tall he is but what he was feeling down deep in his soul and how alone he was. I'm only on page 5 and already I love this book all over again.

The rest of the read went fast. I couldn't put it down... again. I love this couple. D is the tough guy and Jack is the victim at the start, but as the relationship evolves Jack becomes the strong nurturer and D becomes someone who needs to be cared for.

Again, this book is highly recommended. Still on my-6-star shelf.

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1st Review - This book was recommended by fellows members of the M/M group. And so I figured I'd give it a try and I'm SOOOOooooo glad I did.

The characters in this story are fascinating, and even though they are in a very "unique" line of work, they seem very real and plausible. Jack Francisco, at first, comes across as the typical nice guy in a bad situation, but we soon seen the depth behind that nice guy facade.

D is the real gem. I think the thing that made me like him so much was that he was "Mr. Clean". Yes he tried to do some things right by his standards, but he in no way was a typical hitman. He took "jobs" against those he felt were not "innocent". As he said, so kids, no women, and NO witnesses!

The side characters... X and Churchill were wonderful foils, friends(?) and back-up to both D and Jack.

The actual read for this month is Shades of Gray, but this book kept coming up in comparison, so I thought I'd read both this month. So far... so GREAT!!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. This is one of my Six-Star-Favorites!!!
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1st read - Jan 3, 2012
2nd read - Feb 9, 2014
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Feb 25, 2011 Sylvia rated it really liked it

First half was great, second half was too long for my taste and became repetitive, the Epilogue was redundant.

The action, suspense, characters and romance were great.

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Mar 05, 2011 Yuri Aoi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: m-m

I think it was the longest m/m novel I've ever read. I'm a learner of English, so if the novel is no truly fascinating, I'm likely to give up on reading it halfway. But it didn't happen time time. It was a thrilling read to the end and I'm willing to read a next story if any with the similar length. ...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Susu rated it it was amazing

Jack and D are great. I love the interaction and conflicts between them. I am anxious to follow them on their adventures. I was beyond excited to find out this is going to be a series not just a single book. I really like these characters and cant wait to see what awaits them in the future.

*Even better the second time!* Hoping new book comes out soon.

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