Title: Seeking the Balance 3: Clutching
Author: AR Moler
Publisher: Torquere Press
Publisher URL: http://www.torquerepress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60370-820-3
Genre: {M/M} Contemporary Paranormal
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Mason Flynn is a caring man, which is only part of what makes him an outstanding surgeon, but sometimes he cares too deeply. That’s exactly the case with a young patient that he can’t save despite his healing ability, and it’s tearing him apart. Physically he’s strong but emotionally, he’s feeling a little fragile and as much as he needs his lover close, hates feeling needy. And that’s another problem. He loves Cam and he wants Cam but knows the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy means hiding their relationship, so what’s in their future? What do they do? He’s got love, pain, uncertainty and death on his mind and they’re all driving him crazy. He needs to come to grips with his feelings. That means learning when to let go and when to grab on and hold on tight, to the things in life that matter most.
Clutching is the third and last release in the Seeking the Balance series by author AR Moler, following the lives of Lt. Cameron Bradshaw and Dr. Mason Flynn, who we first met in the Hell Dog’s Squadron trilogy. This release could be read as a stand-alone without trouble but I recommend that they be read in order, for a better understanding of the relationship between Cam and Mason and the world they live in.
Despite their love and passion for each other, living apart and having to hide their relationship is a strain on Cam and Mason’s partnership. Add in the pain and guilt Mason’s experiencing over the illness of his young patient and he’s nearly on overload. These scenes, especially the opening ones are well-written; showing pain, tension, and raw emotion, pulling the reader into the story from the very first paragraphs. But that’s just the beginning of why I enjoyed Clutching. The story has good flow, realistic emotions and plenty of angst but the best thing about Cam and Mason is their enduring love that continues to thrive and grow, even with the military policy on gays trying to get in the way of their happiness.
The paranormal aspect of Cam and Mason’s lives hovers in the background in this release, and that’s okay, at least for me. Life isn’t all about paranormal Division P stuff, but about living their lives together and the love and passion they share.
Throughout both trilogies, the relationship of Mason and Cam has grown steadily stronger and deeper; emotionally and physically and the ending, from a readers point of view, was very satisfying. I don’t know if the author has plans for additional releases featuring these two men, but I for one, because I like these guys so much, would love to see more of them in another trilogy in the future. Hint! Hint!
Author: AR Moler
Publisher: Torquere Press
Publisher URL: http://www.torquerepress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60370-820-3
Genre: {M/M} Contemporary Paranormal
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Mason Flynn is a caring man, which is only part of what makes him an outstanding surgeon, but sometimes he cares too deeply. That’s exactly the case with a young patient that he can’t save despite his healing ability, and it’s tearing him apart. Physically he’s strong but emotionally, he’s feeling a little fragile and as much as he needs his lover close, hates feeling needy. And that’s another problem. He loves Cam and he wants Cam but knows the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy means hiding their relationship, so what’s in their future? What do they do? He’s got love, pain, uncertainty and death on his mind and they’re all driving him crazy. He needs to come to grips with his feelings. That means learning when to let go and when to grab on and hold on tight, to the things in life that matter most.
Clutching is the third and last release in the Seeking the Balance series by author AR Moler, following the lives of Lt. Cameron Bradshaw and Dr. Mason Flynn, who we first met in the Hell Dog’s Squadron trilogy. This release could be read as a stand-alone without trouble but I recommend that they be read in order, for a better understanding of the relationship between Cam and Mason and the world they live in.
Despite their love and passion for each other, living apart and having to hide their relationship is a strain on Cam and Mason’s partnership. Add in the pain and guilt Mason’s experiencing over the illness of his young patient and he’s nearly on overload. These scenes, especially the opening ones are well-written; showing pain, tension, and raw emotion, pulling the reader into the story from the very first paragraphs. But that’s just the beginning of why I enjoyed Clutching. The story has good flow, realistic emotions and plenty of angst but the best thing about Cam and Mason is their enduring love that continues to thrive and grow, even with the military policy on gays trying to get in the way of their happiness.
The paranormal aspect of Cam and Mason’s lives hovers in the background in this release, and that’s okay, at least for me. Life isn’t all about paranormal Division P stuff, but about living their lives together and the love and passion they share.
Throughout both trilogies, the relationship of Mason and Cam has grown steadily stronger and deeper; emotionally and physically and the ending, from a readers point of view, was very satisfying. I don’t know if the author has plans for additional releases featuring these two men, but I for one, because I like these guys so much, would love to see more of them in another trilogy in the future. Hint! Hint!
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