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A review by divapitbull
No Boundaries by S.E. Jakes
3.0
No Boundaries was…innocuous.
Former rent boy turned mechanic Cole is being stalked. Luckily for him it comes to the attention of the boys of Phoenix Inc. Investigations – who decide to take on his case pro bono. Styx, Law and Paolo – ex. Special forces, CIA and law enforcement; have had varying degrees of hard lives; and part of their mission is to help the “lost boys” that they once were themselves. They also give out lots of relationship advice and play matchmaker (which when you consider that they’re making a ménage relationship work better than most people manage a couple – I guess they have room to talk).
Marcus Lowry is assigned to guard Cole – because pairing a super rich guy with a chip on his shoulder and a paranoia about being used for his money is the perfect match for a financially struggling, working class ex. Prostitute. Of course it’s hate at first sight – they’re both exactly the other’s type and the other’s Achilles Heel – but being as it’s a short book – they don’t hate each other for long – although there are intimacy and trust issues right up until the bitter end.
No Boundaries was a weird book. Styx, Law and Paolo were featured in Bound by Law, book 2 of the author’s Men of Honor series. I didn’t really feel like I needed to read that book to follow along with the plot of No Boundaries – but I wonder if I wouldn’t have enjoyed it more if I were more invested in these supporting characters. Then there’s Cole and Marcus – their characters weren’t especially well developed. I didn’t feel any real chemistry or emotion between them. Marcus in particular felt more like a stereotype and he kind of annoyed me. His family has more money than God and all he can do is whine about how the one man he loved used him for his money – to the point where he indiscriminately takes it out on anyone he perceives as having less money than he does. How about – considering he’s ex. Special forces and CIA – what he should be pissed off about is what a poor judge of character he apparently was.
There’s a HEA for all involved (except the stalker – he’s definitely not happy). The Styx, Law, Paolo trio seemed to get almost as page time as Marcus and Cole.
Former rent boy turned mechanic Cole is being stalked. Luckily for him it comes to the attention of the boys of Phoenix Inc. Investigations – who decide to take on his case pro bono. Styx, Law and Paolo – ex. Special forces, CIA and law enforcement; have had varying degrees of hard lives; and part of their mission is to help the “lost boys” that they once were themselves. They also give out lots of relationship advice and play matchmaker (which when you consider that they’re making a ménage relationship work better than most people manage a couple – I guess they have room to talk).
Marcus Lowry is assigned to guard Cole – because pairing a super rich guy with a chip on his shoulder and a paranoia about being used for his money is the perfect match for a financially struggling, working class ex. Prostitute. Of course it’s hate at first sight – they’re both exactly the other’s type and the other’s Achilles Heel – but being as it’s a short book – they don’t hate each other for long – although there are intimacy and trust issues right up until the bitter end.
No Boundaries was a weird book. Styx, Law and Paolo were featured in Bound by Law, book 2 of the author’s Men of Honor series. I didn’t really feel like I needed to read that book to follow along with the plot of No Boundaries – but I wonder if I wouldn’t have enjoyed it more if I were more invested in these supporting characters. Then there’s Cole and Marcus – their characters weren’t especially well developed. I didn’t feel any real chemistry or emotion between them. Marcus in particular felt more like a stereotype and he kind of annoyed me. His family has more money than God and all he can do is whine about how the one man he loved used him for his money – to the point where he indiscriminately takes it out on anyone he perceives as having less money than he does. How about – considering he’s ex. Special forces and CIA – what he should be pissed off about is what a poor judge of character he apparently was.
There’s a HEA for all involved (except the stalker – he’s definitely not happy). The Styx, Law, Paolo trio seemed to get almost as page time as Marcus and Cole.