Chicago Rebels #3, We take a break from the the daughters of Clifford Chase and bring you the sexy Chicago Rebels GM Dante Moretti and the All Star Defenseman Cade Burnett. Kate Meader hooked her writers claws into me with her Hot in Chicago series and like that series there is also one M/M romance in the series and this is it. I'm usually not one for M/M romance except in cases like this it's part of a series and I have previously been introduced to them, like them and Meader has hinted to the romance and I am rooting for them even before the book starts. Way to many times I've picked up a M/M romance and just hated the characters and the plot. This one much like her other, Melting Point, is so hot. It's a little longer than your typical novella it feels like a full length book with as much stuff is in it the relationship development and the conflict and the sex scenes so yummy, this is a very fulfilling novella.
Cade is freakin' adorable, he's still in the closet and has had a crush on Dante since he was a teenager and Dante was still playing hockey professionally. (There is about a decade age difference between the two). Dante has been open about his homosexuality for years now, even though it ruined his relationship with his parents he couldn't keep lying about who he really was any more. This book runs pretty much parallel with So Over You the second book of the series but it can be read as a stand alone if needed.
The beginning of the book we find Dante in a private club and he sees Cade there. Dante has two feelings, joy for the fact that Cade is gay and two worry for the potential media circus if it gets out. Cade knew Dante frequented that club and got himself an invite so he could "run into" Dante there and well you know. Dante instead acts the responsible one and has already planned an explanation incase Cade is discovered there, even though his insides are jumping for joy that Cade just hit on him. Dante tries to keep it professional between them but the lure of Cade is too much for him to resist. Dante and Cade start something and keep quiet about it but when Cade starts to wonder about finally coming out Dante worries about the backlash not just with media and the fans, people will claim Dante "turned" him gay but mostly Dante worries about the relationship Cade has with his Dad. Dante doesn't want Cade to come out just for him and is willing to ruin the relationship if he has too.
Overall, Dante and Cade story was a great one. It was sweet, hot, and an emotional rollercoaster ride; and it has a really good lead up to the next book Hooked On You.
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