For me, the characters-especially the main characters-are the driving factor in determining if I like a story or not.  That's one of the reasons I keep coming back to Cardeno C.'s books...I know I'm going to get wonderful characters who are complex and deep, and with distinct personalities.  I'm also going to get characters that are easy to relate to, and that is clearly illustrated here in Not A Game.

I still love this in book or audio format and would highly recommend it anyway you can get it!

Ethan Abbatt is one of my very favourite characters ever!

It was nice seeing the characters from the other stories in this series hang out together, especially when they discussed David's love life. This was a very low angst story with lots of steamy sex, romantic dates, and some nice dialog. These two really care for each other and don't play games. ... I was tearing up at the end with happy feelings. ... Overall, I really enjoyed this beautiful romance between two sexy and kind people who both proved that love can happen at first sight.

Another sexy, hot, sweet and incredibly poignant story from one of my favorite M/M authors, Cardeno C. This is a perfect book for any reader who might be new to the M/M genre and would like to "get their toes wet" so to speak. McFarland's Farm is a novella but it is yummy, filled with emotion, and oh yeah, some totally scorching hot sex scenes. The scenes between Jared and Lucas are also filled with warmth and yes, love, and I felt a deeper connection to these two delicious characters than I did in many books 4 times the length of this story....It was absolutely wonderful and I loved these two characters. I definitely recommend this book for all M/M fans and even for readers who don't normally try this genre. It's fantastic!