If It Drives (Market Garden, #7) in Riptide Publishing

Feb 13, 2014 Vishous rated it really liked it

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I am supposed to write some coherent review for this.... Not sure that is possible because all that's left in my mind is "sir... sir... sir... sir..." and that leather glove.... yeeeshhhh... Shivers....

I don't know why I stopped reading this series after second book and I am punching myself in the head because I can not believe I skipped Nick! That devilish man .... I already know he will be the love of my life.

So... when it comes to James and Cal I loved everything. In the be ...more

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Apr 11, 2014 Kaje Harper rated it really liked it

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Cal has been driving the limo and watching his employer, James, take rentboys home for over a year. He's also been hiding, even from himself, how jealous it makes him. One night James fails to hook up with the man he was looking for, and turns to Cal instead. It's wrong as employer and employee, it makes working for James really awkward, but Cal can't help wishing and doing everything he can to make it happen again.

There is surprising sweetness in this story of two men finding their roles in a n ...more

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Dec 26, 2013 JustJen "Miss Conduct" rated it it was amazing

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4.5 star review by The Blogger Girls.

In this segment, we find James (aka Red Tie) coming up empty handed at the Garden one night after not finding exactly what he was looking for. He ends up turning to his driver, Cal, as the two have kind of silently danced around attraction. Up to this point, the employer/employee relationship has kept them from taking action. Even after they take thing further one night, this issue remains strong. They continue walking a tightrope between what they allowed t
4.5 star review by The Blogger Girls.

In this segment, we find James (aka Red Tie) coming up empty handed at the Garden one night after not finding exactly what he was looking for. He ends up turning to his driver, Cal, as the two have kind of silently danced around attraction. Up to this point, the employer/employee relationship has kept them from taking action. Even after they take thing further one night, this issue remains strong. They continue walking a tightrope between what they allowed to happen and how to go about their daily lives working together.

Besides the employment issue is the fact that James was apparently getting something particular from the rentboys, and Cal aims to find out what it is. When he does, he then takes it upon himself to learn more in order to find out if he is capable of providing the same for James. He starts off with some research and major recon which leads him to the Market Garden.

Queue my favorite part of this book – Cal is put into contact with Market Garden ex-dom rentboy, Nick, to help. I absolutely loved seeing Nick and Spencer again. Apparently, James was lucky enough to have experienced Nick in the past before he gave up the business, and Nick is more than happy to help with the chance at another go at James. So, with Nick’s tutoring, Cal learns more about being the dominant partner to James who was a difficult sub even for Nick. What ensues are some majorly hot and steamy scenes as Cal slowly learns what it takes to keep James under control and meeting his needs.

I had some trouble feeling or believing in Cal and James’ relationship. This was better by the end, but I didn’t quite feel as though we got to know their characters very deeply. I enjoyed their interactions, and the sex was fabulous, especially when they really got into the d/s scenes.

There is no question that this is a well-written, extremely enjoyable ride. As with all of these stories, no sooner am I finished with one that I am ready and excited for the next. They each have a slightly different flavor, but all are solid and smooth, sexy and entertaining. This series does not disappoint.
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Jan 21, 2014 Tina rated it it was amazing

If It Drives is the seventh in the Market Garden series co-authored by L.A. Witt and Aleksansr Voinov. They have all been wildly popular for good reason. These are a series of stories, some barely fifty pages long, some over two-hundred about rent boys and their johns set in the Market Garden section of London. This one was particularly good. It wasn’t one I had been looking forward to. I believe the authors and all the fans reading this know exactly which one I AM looking forward to! This one h If It Drives is the seventh in the Market Garden series co-authored by L.A. Witt and Aleksansr Voinov. They have all been wildly popular for good reason. These are a series of stories, some barely fifty pages long, some over two-hundred about rent boys and their johns set in the Market Garden section of London. This one was particularly good. It wasn’t one I had been looking forward to. I believe the authors and all the fans reading this know exactly which one I AM looking forward to! This one had a sweetness and a vulnerability that I liked.

Callum has been chauffeuring James for about 18 months now. He got the job through his uncle’s limo company and he is glad to have it with the economy the way it is. He has secretly been crushing on his sexy, rich and very gay boss for most of his employment.

Cal has driven James to meetings with high powered bankers and foreign dignitaries. He has driven him to parties for the rich and famous. The only place he has driven James which has bothered him is on James’s approximately monthly trips to the Market Garden to pick out his companionship for the night. Cal waits for James to make his selection, drives them back to James’s house and then makes them coffee and sees the rent boy home in the morning. James has no idea that this drives Cal insane.

After one trip to the Market Garden, James comes out alone. The tension in him has been building and he seems extremely disappointed to have not found what he was looking for. It seems none of the boys that meet his requirements were available that night. He invites Cal in for a drink which turns in to an overnight stay and an awkward morning after.

Cal wants to figure out how to continue being James’s driver but also pursue a sexual and romantic relationship with him. As he so clearly found out, James seems to be as attracted to Cal as Cal is to him. When Cal tries to put together the clues to figure out what it is that James needs from a lover, he turns to the one place he knows will be able to help him. The Market Garden.

The owner of the Market Garden knows who James is right away and suggests that Cal meet with Nick, one of the former rent boys that James spent time with frequently. Nick has left the business for true love and a committed relationship and is surprised by Cal’s call, but agrees to meet with him.

The difficulty of the situation is to determine where the line must be drawn to separate Cal’s job from his role as James’s lover. Nick is able to help Cal to learn what he needs to do to meet James’s sexual needs, but James and Cal must navigate the separation of the two roles. Watching them dance back and forth over that line is cruel pleasure for the reader,

The vulnerability James shows in opening up to Cal about his needs and letting Cal in is really touching. Cal’s determination to be all that his lover needs no matter how hard it is to learn what he must know is so sweet. He really wants their relationship to work, and so does James. Watching the drama play out is entertaining and romantic. Witt & Voinov have written another winner in If It Drives. I hope there are more in the series, one in particular…

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Mar 07, 2014 Brandilyn rated it it was amazing

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4.5*

Pool table sex is always hot, but never like this! Aside from the hot sex, If it Drives also has a nice story contained within its pages. Poor Cal has lusted after his boss for 18 months, all the while being invisible. One night that all changes… or does it. Cal does everything he can to get James to see him, including seeking out the help James’ former trick and Market Garden’s former elite sadist/dom Nick. What he discovers is that his kink matches up to James’ perfectly. However, James ma ...more

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Feb 03, 2014 Addicted2M/M rated it really liked it

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Dec 25, 2013 Adara rated it really liked it

So I thought this might be another story about Rolex, but I wasn't certain. It's not though. If you're wondering about the red tie on the cover, it's because the rentboys refer to him as Red Tie. The driver, Callum, thinks his boss, James, might be self-medicating with the rentboys he sees. He'd much rather be the one his boss needs. But Cal is fairly certain those needs are special and seeks help from one of James's ex-rentboys, Nick, who is known for being a sexual sadist.

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