Length: 52,000
words
Housemates Series - though a series, each book can be read as a
standalone.
Blurb
Watching Jude’s
cam show stirs desires Shawn’s always denied...
Shawn is adrift. Recently graduated, he’s stuck in a dead-end job that barely pays the bills. His girlfriend dumped him, his friends have moved on, and he’s still in Plymouth—going nowhere.
Jude is a student living in the same shared house. Out and proud, he’s everything Shawn’s been running from since he hit puberty. When Shawn discovers Jude works as a cam boy, he can’t resist the urge to watch one of his shows. It makes Shawn want things that scare him, yet his fascination forces him to confront his attraction.
Keen to explore his bicurious side, Shawn suggests they do a show together. Jude agrees, and things get complicated—and kinky—fast. But Jude isn’t looking to get involved with someone so deep in the closet. If Shawn’s going to get what he wants, he needs to find the courage to stop hiding from himself and be honest about who he is.
Shawn is adrift. Recently graduated, he’s stuck in a dead-end job that barely pays the bills. His girlfriend dumped him, his friends have moved on, and he’s still in Plymouth—going nowhere.
Jude is a student living in the same shared house. Out and proud, he’s everything Shawn’s been running from since he hit puberty. When Shawn discovers Jude works as a cam boy, he can’t resist the urge to watch one of his shows. It makes Shawn want things that scare him, yet his fascination forces him to confront his attraction.
Keen to explore his bicurious side, Shawn suggests they do a show together. Jude agrees, and things get complicated—and kinky—fast. But Jude isn’t looking to get involved with someone so deep in the closet. If Shawn’s going to get what he wants, he needs to find the courage to stop hiding from himself and be honest about who he is.
My Review
To start with the blindingly obvious (to anyone who has been following my
reviews) I adore Jay Northcote’s books. I love his writing, I always manage to
fall for his characters, and without exception his books always leave me with a
huge grin on my face. Watching and
Wanting was no exception to that rule. Just as the fact that it was
light on angst—always a winner with me—and high on sexy times wasn’t a surprise
either.
This is the fourth title in the Housemates
series but could be read as a standalone. Having said that, if you can read the
series in order, I certainly recommend it. If only because it’s so much fun catching
up with the couples from the earlier books again.
Jude and Shawn’s coming together is relatively easy and stress free
because it starts off as an experiment; an opportunity for Shawn to discover
whether or not he really is bisexual despite having denied his attraction to
men for years. The situation doesn’t become complicated until feelings are
thrown into the mix and poor Shawn has to overcome his insecurities and find
the courage to openly admit who and what he is.
It’s funny how it sometimes works. I was fully prepared to, at least
initially, dislike Shawn. He’s been a bit of a bastard to his gay and bisexual
housemates in earlier books and I expected his redemption to be difficult. Imagine
my surprise when despite Shawn doing and saying one or two shitty things along
the way, it was Jude how made me sit up and think: ‘hold on mate, now you’re
pushing it’. (No, I’m not going to explain, if you want to know why that
thought crossed my mind you’ll just have to read the story J). Suffice to say that I wasn’t completely
convinced that Jude, who’d been nothing but understanding and patient up until
that point in the story, would suddenly put his foot down and say that. As a
plot device it worked brilliantly though, so mine is only a minor squabble.
People who’ve read Jay Northcote’s stories before will know he excels at sex
scenes, and in this book he takes it one step further by introducing a (light)
BDSM angle to the interactions between Shawn and Jude. To say it was hot to
watch Shawn give up control and submit to Jude would be a gross understatement.
In fact, I think it’s safe to say that the author outdid himself in the sexy
stakes in this book.
Watching and Wanting, just like its prequels, comes highly
recommended if you enjoy a fun, very sexy, and highly entertaining story.
Author Bio
Jay lives just
outside Bristol in the West of England. He comes from a family of writers, but
always used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed him by. He
spent years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content.
One day, Jay decided to try and write a short story—just to see if he could—and found it rather addictive. He hasn’t stopped writing since.
Jay writes contemporary romance about men who fall in love with other men. He has five books published by Dreamspinner Press, and also self-publishes under the imprint Jaybird Press. Many of his books are now available as audiobooks.
Jay is transgender and was formerly known as she/her.
One day, Jay decided to try and write a short story—just to see if he could—and found it rather addictive. He hasn’t stopped writing since.
Jay writes contemporary romance about men who fall in love with other men. He has five books published by Dreamspinner Press, and also self-publishes under the imprint Jaybird Press. Many of his books are now available as audiobooks.
Jay is transgender and was formerly known as she/her.
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