Where He Ends & I Begin
- 2nd book::views.edition
- Word Count: 82,569
- Price: $4.99
- Release Date: 02/07/2015
- ISBN: 978-1-942184-07-2
- ASIN: B00TCY2VMK
For best friends Jake and Nate the question isn't how they ended up in bed together but how they stay there.
Aggressive, physical, and brave, Jake Owens is a small town football hero turned big city cop who passes his time with meaningless encounters believing he can’t have who he really wants: Nate Richardson, his best friend since before forever. Thoughtful, quiet, and kind, Nate is a brilliant doctor who has always known who he is and has never been able to shake his crush on loyal, courageous, straight Jake.
After a passionate night together, Nate realizes Jake isn’t as straight as he assumed, but he worries that what they shared was a fluke, a result of too much closeness for too long. For Jake, the question isn’t how they ended up in bed together because he has always known that Nate holds his heart, it’s how he’ll convince Nate that he wants and needs to stay there.
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- 2nd book::views.edition
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Price: $19.95
- Release Date: 01/05/2016
- ASIN: B019YDGT8A
- 2nd book::views.edition
- Page Count: 336
- Price: $13.99
- Release Date: 07/27/2016
- ISBN: 978-1-942184-44-7
- ASIN: 1942184441
Excerpt
Full ExcerptJake
I looked over at the body next to me—long legs, flat stomach, smooth chest—and closed my eyes, wondering how the fuck I got here. Not literally, of course, because “here” is the bed in my hotel room. I know damn well how I got here. But “here” as in how did I get to a place where I want—no, where I need to touch another man; to feel that stomach, that chest under my fingers and those long legs wrapped around me. And not just any man—Nate. My best friend since the day I was born. And that I mean literally.
Our mothers had grown up together in a small Southern town. Next door to each other, in fact. My mom was the fifth child in her family—four older brothers. Nate’s mom was third in a family of eight, also the only girl. Both wanting to get away from…
Timeline
Jake Owens & Nate Richardson
The story begins in spring, 2006 and spans ten months. Throughout the story, there are flashbacks to earlier years.
Cameo Appearances:
- Aaron Paulson from He Completes Me.
- Jonathan Doyle from Love at First Sight.
Reviews
I highly recommend the book and the narration
It was good to catch up with Jake and Nate again.
Thank you, Cardeno, for an unbelievably gorgeous book of the kind of love that lasts from cradle to grave.
I absolutely adored this sweet and extremely steamy romance with lifelong best friends turning into lovers. The plot focused around getting Jake and Nate to realize that they should take their relationship to the next level. Jake has a strong, gruff personality with everybody except Nate. He treats Nate like the treasure that he is. Nate is just a sweet gentle guy except when protecting Jake. These two are the definition of soul mates, and I loved how their feelings for each other were never in question. They absolutely adored each other, and it came through in all of their actions throughout their lives. I loved the flashbacks which helped us get to know them even better. They were always trying to protect each other and help the other one be successful. The chapters switched between their points of view allowing me to really feel like I got in their minds and truly understood why they said and did everything. There were even a few scenes that had me tearing up with happiness.