Showing Him the Ropes by Christa Tomlinson

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I am so glad to have discovered Christa Tomlinson.  

I was hooked from the very beginning.

And I cannot wait to see what happens else happens in this series.  

Picture the WWE wrestlers and their matches.  That is the equivalent to the world that Christa has created in this series.  I am not a wrestling fan myself, but I am more than familiar with the WWE as my husband and son love it.  But, even if I could not easily imagine this world, I would have still loved this book.

Showing Him the Ropes in Book 1 in Christa's new Champions of Desire series.

What do we get in this book?  Well, besides hot wrestlers and some hot sex, that is.

Chance is a veteran of the wrestling world.

Devin is a newbie. 

Devin had watched Chance's career over the years and is a huge fan of him,  and his body.

When Chance gets stuck mentoring the new kid, he is NOT happy about it.

He might find Devin attractive, but he certainly prefers to be on his own and not be stuck with anyone as his shadow.  Shared hotel rooms were not something that Chance was looking forward to experiencing anymore. 

But with the shared rooms, they get to know each other better and their mutual attraction is destined to make itself known. 

But Chance certainly is not willing to risk the problems that come along with being in a relationship with a fellow wrestler. 

Too bad that Devon doesn't care about that.

This is a swoon-worthy story of two completely opposite personalities.  

Maybe the fact that they are gruff versus sunshine is what makes their tender moments that much sweeter.

All in all, I have found a great new series to read and a new author to continue to watch.

In His Corner by Christa Tomlinson

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This was my first chance at reading a Christa Tomlinson book.
And I am hooked.
I loved all of it and immediately went back to read the first book.
And I cannot wait to see what happens to these guys in the next book!

Picture the WWE wrestlers and their matches.  That is the equivalent to the world that Christa has created in this series.  I am not a wrestling fan myself, but I am more than familiar with the WWE as my husband and son love it.  But, even if I could not easily imagine this world, I would have still loved these books.

In His Corner is book 2 of Christa's Champions of Desire.
And what do we get in this book?  Well, besides hot wrestlers and some hot sex, that is.

We get Tre and his best friend Brandon.
They have been tag team partners in the ring for a while.
But, secretly, they are both wishing for a more personal relationship.
They are just afraid to say anything to the other.

Both men have things in their past that they continue to struggle with.
One has abandonment issues and mental issues when it comes to sex.
The other in terrified to ever tell a friend that he is gay and in love with him.

First they need to realize that they are indead good together and how to overcome their fear of letting the other man know.   They need to work through the abandonment issues and stop running away from people. And the sexual troubles, that they will definitely need to work through those as a team, out of the ring.

The story was a fast read, mostly because I couldn't put it down.  I was totally engrossed in the whole story, including the wrestling world, the behind the scenes stuff, the rivalry with another wrestling organization.   I found myself totally engrossed in that side of the story, as well as the romance.   And, I must admit that I was surprised by that.  Even though wrestling is watched in my house and often talked about, I do not care for it at all myself.   But, reading this book, I really started to see why the fans would like it, as well as why the organizations stage things the way that they do.  It was very eye-opening for me.

Oh, and don't forget that I mentioned a rival organization.  Someone on Tre and Brandon's side is actually spying for that other organization.  But who?  And will they figure out who the spy is before more damage is done?