DOUBLE UP is a contemporary m/m sports romance by Vanessa
North featuring two very different heroes who are brought
together by a sport many of you may have never heard of.
This wonderful, sexy little novella was my introduction to
not only this author, but the extreme sport of wakeboarding
as well.
Ben Warren is a wakeboarding legend brought down by a
career ending injury. Now he spends his time running a
sporting goods store and giving the occasional lesson. He's
lonely, bored and living his life in limbo, watching others
succeed in a sport that he used to dominate. Then Davis Fox
walks into his shop asking for private lessons and
everything changes.
Davis Fox has never stepped foot on a wakeboard, but he
desperately wants a relationship with the kid brother he
hasn't seen since announcing his sexuality to their family.
He'll do pretty much anything to reconnect, including
taking up a dangerous sport in order to enter the upcoming
Double Up tournament in which his sibling is a contestant.
Ben is supposed to his teacher, but it's not long before
they give in to temptation and embark on a relationship.
Wow, for such a small amount of page time I have to say
DOUBLE UP packs quite the emotional, adventurous, sexy
punch. Ben and Davis are each likable characters on their
own, but together they grab readers from the get-go and
never release their hold until the happily ever after.
While I'm not usually a huge fan of instant lust and love
in my romance, I thought this author used a skillful hand
by allowing just enough angst and conflict to interfere
with the building relationship to keep readers engaged.
There is also the added struggle of how Ben and Davis look
at relationships differently and how two men who are
naturally dominate define their roles when becoming
intimate with a new partner.
I thoroughly enjoyed this love story. The romance and sex
scenes were perfectly balanced with action scenes and the
pacing kept me hooked right up until the last word. DOUBLE
UP might have been my first Vanessa North read, but it most
definitely won't be my last.
Fifteen years ago, Ben Warren was a wakeboarding champion:
king of big air, ballsy tricks, and boned grabs. Until a
career-ending injury left him broken in ways he still has no
hope of fixing. Now he takes his thrills where he can get
them, and tries not to let life hurt too much.
Then Davis Fox arrives in Ben’s sporting goods store with a
plan to get in touch with his estranged brother by competing
in the annual wakeboarding double-up contest. The catch?
He’s never ridden before. It’s crazy, but Ben’s a sucker for
the guy’s sob story—and for his dimples, too—so he agrees to
coach Davis.
Davis is everything Ben isn’t: successful, confident, and in
love with life. And he wants Ben to love life—and him—too.
But before Ben can embrace a future with Davis, he needs to
remember how to hope.
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