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    Bad Company

    By K.A. Mitchell

    3.5/5

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    A Bad in Baltimore Story
    Bad in Baltimore: Book One

    Some things are sweeter than revenge.

    “I need a boyfriend.”

    Hearing those words from his very straight, very ex-best friend doesn’t put Nate in a helpful mood. Not only did Kellan Brooks’s father destroy Nate’s family in his quest for power, but Kellan broke Nate’s heart back in high school. Nate thought he could trust his best friend with the revelation that he might be gay, only to find out he was horribly wrong and become the laughingstock of the whole school. Kellan must be truly desperate if he’s turning to Nate now.

    Kellan’s through letting his father run his life, and he wants to make the man pay for cutting him off. What better way to stick it to the bigot than to come out as gay himself—especially with the son of the very man his father crushed on his quest for money and power. Kellan can’t blame Nate for wanting nothing to do with him, though. Kellan will have to convince him to play along, but it’s even harder to convince himself that the heat between them is only an act....

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamspinner Press
    Release dateJan 2, 2018
    ISBN9781640804142
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    Bad Company
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    K.A. Mitchell

    At a very early age, K.A. Mitchell decided that Ken and G.I. Joe made a much cuter couple than Ken and Barbie and was perplexed when invitations to play Barbie fell off sharply. Today she still loves hanging out with imaginary friends and making up stories. Even better, people pay her to read about them. Now the author of over twenty-five gay romances, she guarantees happy endings for even the surliest of heroes, despite all their baggage.

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    • 3/5
      3 Stars Good premise, but lack luster. The characters didn't move me until the final pages.
    • 3/5
      After being kicked out of his father's house due to his less than appropriate behaviour, Kellan turns to his former friend from school, Nate. But Nate, being openly gay, isn't that excited about seeing back the guy who didn't help him at school when he was being bullied. Now Kellan really has to try, show and prove to Nate that he is more than a good-looking guy, definitely not the self-centred bastard he always appeared to be. The story is rather funny and easy to read, though nog compelling, and definitely no great insights or deep thoughts. Nothing wrong about that: relax and enjoy the ride.
    • 2/5
      Kellan never redeemed himself from the spoilt, obnoxious brat he was in the beginning of the book. I disliked him quite intensely for this lack of personal growth and it ruined the story for me. I didn't feel any chemistry between the MCs at all - there was more chemistry between Eli and Nate, tbh. I usually enjoy Mitchell's books but this one was not for me.
    • 4/5
      The romantic connection between the two main guys wasn't entirely convincing (to me), but I liked both characters a lot. I enjoyed reading this.
    • 3/5
      I’m not sure that I had much sympathy for any of these three characters. All are rebellious. Nate Gray lives a comfortable life. He loves his job giving advice in his column. He’s not looking for a relationship because he’s had disappointment and heartache in the past and is going to make sure that it isn’t going to happens again...ever. Now his friend, Kellan, wants him to be his boyfriend...his FAKE boyfriend. Nate knew this was a bad idea...but when has that ever stopped any of the characters in these books??? Problem is things are changing for both these men. The question is... is Nathan ready to try to take a chance again...and is Kellan only after getting one over on his homophobic father? It’s not a bad book but the very fast evolution of the characters taking place in a very short time (just a couple of months), somehow undermines the credibility of the story...but it is romance and those things, I guess, do happen.
    • 5/5
      A lot of reviewers have concentrated on why this book didn’t appeal to them, so I’m going to concentrate on why it did to me.

      First off, the characters were different. They weren’t ones the reader might want to go to bed with or live forever after with, but they were characters in their own right. They weren’t your average Mr and Mr Romance couple.

      I enjoyed the fact they had unusual occupations: one who wrote advice columns in a gay newspaper and the other who ended up doing occupational therapy in rehab centres. Real people having real lives, not romance fiction lives.

      The exploration of being gay or in recognising one was gay or “out for you” was handled well. Their past as best friends during their early years continued to impact on the way they were today. Sometimes, knowing someone so well actually adds conflict as attitudes, fears and thoughts from the past impede the relationship in the present. It’s hard to let old attitudes go.

      K.A. also consciously avoided stereotypical situations such as the way three gay men fought back against their assaulters and managed for once to come out on top.

      Sure, the main protagonists avoided emotional confrontations wherever possible. Sure they were pretty matter of fact about their needs and desires. That suited them and their circumstances.

      Maybe they weren’t the “nicest” characters around. Maybe at times they did things that were unethical or dubious in their motives, but that made them more “real” in my book.

      You’ve got to love the originality of lines like these: “I told you I wanted to do this on the morphine.”Just because Nate didn’t get mushy over a fuck didn’t mean he had some kind of hang-up about sex.Eli sat on a pile of folders. Nate’s office was perfectly organized. He kept the folders there so no one would come in and sit down.
      Interspersed throughout were little snatches of humour, perfect for the guys and the mood of the book.

      My only beef. Cover artists must like their men smooth. What happened to Nathan’s goatee beard??? It’s “him”. They're too young, too. Never mind. It's the words that count.

      If five stars means perfection, it’s possibly not the right rating. But I have yet to read a book that’s “perfect”. Any areas which weren’t “perfect” were more than made up for by the above.

      I respect K.A. Mitchell for her bravery in writing out-of-the-mould characters in original hook-ups and situations. She didn’t fail. I hope she continues to trust her own judgement and continues to create “difficult” characters in situations and plots that are not cliched. I, for one, will continue to buy and read your books and wish I could write like you.

      Oh, and I'm really looking forward to reading Eli's book...
    • 4/5
      Hearing Kellan Brooks say "I need a boyfriend" was probably one of the last things Nate Gray ever expected to happen in his life. He and Kellan had been friends when they were younger, but they quickly drifted apart when Nate started getting targeted by his classmates for being gay. Nate has witnessed Kellan's playboy antics on television and in magazines, but Kellan's father has finally cut him off for his philandering - something Kellan hopes to undo by pretending he's gay to upset his father. And Nate's even more surprised when he learns that Kellan expects him to play a starring role in this charade.

      I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this one based on the description. I shared some of the same discomfort with the overall situation as some of the characters express during the course of the story. And while I would have liked to see a bit more depth to the development of the two main characters, their feelings about the situation, and their relationship, I did enjoy it overall. I'll definitely be giving the next book a read when I get a chance.

      Content warning: Dubious consent
    • 3/5
      Kellan is such a jerk. Such a loveable jerk. It's no wonder Nate couldn't resist him. Great book, as is usual from KA Mitchell.