Zipper Fall

In Kate Pavelle's Zipper Fall, the second installment in the Steel City man/man romance series, this love story is like no other. When Wyatt Gaudens's best friend Reyna was having trouble at work with her boss, he had to check him out for himself. Besides working in a PR firm, he climbs buildings and steels things for his hobby. But when he had broken into his building, he became attracted to Jack Azzurri. And their romance wasn't like any other, when he had feelings for him. Needless to say, it also had gotten him fired, when he was caught in the act. And his best friend took his spot to work for former boss. After he had made an interesting proposal to Auguste Pillory of sending him small firm clients, a deal had been made between them with no hard feelings. But as they had gotten to know each other, even in a most intimate way, he learned about Jack's sister Celia who had died from a climbing accident. That led Wyatt to do his own investigation and put some heat on who had killed her, supposedly from her own workplace. While all this, he had gotten into hot heated trouble with a robbery and shot in a most painful way. That's when Jack learned about how hurt Wyatt had been with his own family and then with his former lover who tended to his injuries. In the end, they trusted each other and found a true love that can't be found elsewhere.

I have to admit, I never read man-man romance before. It's not my cup of tea either. I thought the title had to do with climbing, in which it did for part of the story, but not the subtle overtones of this kind of romance. And I believe this was okay with me for now. As for the story, I did care for Wyatt and his growing infatuation for Jack and his dangerous hobby of his. I did feel bad for Jack, who grieved the loss of his sister from a tragic accident. But I did like how they came together as a couple. I also found Reyna quite compelling too.  I did like the Pittsburgh location vivid from the gym to the workplace and beyond for the scenic settings. This would make you look at things from a whole different way and prospective. If you liked Brokeback Mountain, you would like these kinds of storie with non-stop action, drama, some romance and some suspense too.

Will you be ready to drop down and read Zipper Fall today?