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A review by stang_gt3
Special Delivery by Heidi Cullinan
5.0
Well damn boy…that was H-O-T! I’ve enjoyed Ms. Cullinan’s writing in the past and this book was certainly no exception. Some how this book manages to rub right up against all of my “danger Will Robison” no-no’s and not manage to tip over into irritating the heck out of me. It took me a moment to accept the initial premise of Sam’s character, but once I got my head around who he was, I was certainly along for the ride.
Sam Keller is from bum-fuck Iowa in a little town where nothing ever happens. He had a happy childhood in spite of his mother struggles with MS, at least until she succumbed to cancer when he was seventeen. Living with his aunt and uncle isn’t exactly a cakewalk, but eventually it will allow Sam to get his college education and have somewhere to go in his life. For now it means dealing with trying to remain in their good graces, have no money to spend really, and working his butt off in their pharmacy stockroom every extra minute. Of course if they ever found out about his tendency to participate in somewhat edgy sexual practices, well those good graces just might be gone.
Mitch Tedsoe is a long haul trucker whose spent most of his adult life on the road. He loves the lifestyle though and his truck, Old Blue, is definitely his home, more than his home away from home. When he sees the stock boy dancing his way outside the back of the building he can’t help but smile at the cute kid. The flirting that follows is unexpected, but not unwelcome. Having the boy on his knees in the back of his trailer quickly becomes inevitable. The one little fling though quickly becomes something Mitch can’t forget and finding Sam’s phone left behind after they almost got caught gives Mitch that one little reason to contact the boy again.
Ok so instantaneous super hot sex in the back of an 18-wheeler with a twenty-one year old kid started out a little squicky for me. Though I admit the author prepares you nicely since from page one Sam’s proponent for dreaming of the edgier sexual acts is quickly established. I liked the dichotomy Ms. Cullinan set up though of this boy who wants all these crazy sexual experiences, but has so much love and respect for his deceased mother he feels guilty about wanting them. She had always told him sex was something you reserved for someone you love, and there’s a part of Sam that really believes that. Of course he wishes he could have his cake and eat it too…then along comes Mitch and the possibilities are endless.
First and foremost…if you’re looking for some sweet, non-kinky book…DO NOT PICK THIS UP! This is hot, kinky sex at it’s BEST! This book follows Sam’s development and his mental growing up from one sexual adventure to the next. The fact that this story truly does develop Sam as a person and that he comes out a stronger more mature man in the end is why this book is so fabulous. When it starts Sam is a kid who dreams about sex in the way most young men do, granted he dreams of all of it’s darker more twisty aspects, but still he’s practically just a horny teenager albeit in his twenties. When things get difficult he runs away. After the time he spends with Mitch though Sam becomes the man he needs to be, one who is able to face his problems head on and ask for what he really wants in life…and sure there’s going to be some pretty stellar sex in that equation too.
I loved Sam’s enthusiasm for everything he was experiencing while he was still underneath it all a shy bundle of nerves. There’s beautiful line walked here between someone drenched in sexual depravity and this sweet boy who is trying to understand his own desires and where the line is for himself. Mitch for his part is such a wonderful twisty mess of past entanglements. I loved how torn up and unable to communicate with Sam he was over the things in his past. His fears of where and how things could go wrong made him so much more interesting as a character and really validated why his feelings for Sam were so special.
Enter Randy and the point in the story where it could have potentially gone of the rails for me. Now while I like triads I generally HATE threesomes. I want there to be the potential of a relationship developing or I get all twitchy and feel like there’s cheating going on which is always something that knocks a book down for me. This didn’t even come close to making me blink. Of course Randy is just wonderfully this side of evil and such an interesting character in his own right. I alternately wanted to punch him and cuddle him to help him resolve all his own issues. Speaking of there were so many unresolved issues between Randy and Mitch that needed closure, not to mention the fact that what happens between the three of them was necessary to cement the true feelings between Mitch and Sam. This situation absolutely had a place in this book and would have been lacking without. I never felt like what was happening took away from what was special about Mitch and Sam. It only enhanced it.
This story is lovingly told with wonderful imagery and a truly heartfelt connection between two men. Sure there’s a lot of kinky sex going on, but that’s not really what this book is about. This is about two men discovering themselves and the future they can have together if they learn to truly trust. I loved seeing this all develop as they made their way across the country in the most unlikeliest of travels…all in the cab of an 18-wheeler. This story is beautiful and I will definitely be looking to read book 2. I mean who wouldn’t be drawn to Randy after everything that went down in Vegas.
Sam Keller is from bum-fuck Iowa in a little town where nothing ever happens. He had a happy childhood in spite of his mother struggles with MS, at least until she succumbed to cancer when he was seventeen. Living with his aunt and uncle isn’t exactly a cakewalk, but eventually it will allow Sam to get his college education and have somewhere to go in his life. For now it means dealing with trying to remain in their good graces, have no money to spend really, and working his butt off in their pharmacy stockroom every extra minute. Of course if they ever found out about his tendency to participate in somewhat edgy sexual practices, well those good graces just might be gone.
Mitch Tedsoe is a long haul trucker whose spent most of his adult life on the road. He loves the lifestyle though and his truck, Old Blue, is definitely his home, more than his home away from home. When he sees the stock boy dancing his way outside the back of the building he can’t help but smile at the cute kid. The flirting that follows is unexpected, but not unwelcome. Having the boy on his knees in the back of his trailer quickly becomes inevitable. The one little fling though quickly becomes something Mitch can’t forget and finding Sam’s phone left behind after they almost got caught gives Mitch that one little reason to contact the boy again.
Ok so instantaneous super hot sex in the back of an 18-wheeler with a twenty-one year old kid started out a little squicky for me. Though I admit the author prepares you nicely since from page one Sam’s proponent for dreaming of the edgier sexual acts is quickly established. I liked the dichotomy Ms. Cullinan set up though of this boy who wants all these crazy sexual experiences, but has so much love and respect for his deceased mother he feels guilty about wanting them. She had always told him sex was something you reserved for someone you love, and there’s a part of Sam that really believes that. Of course he wishes he could have his cake and eat it too…then along comes Mitch and the possibilities are endless.
First and foremost…if you’re looking for some sweet, non-kinky book…DO NOT PICK THIS UP! This is hot, kinky sex at it’s BEST! This book follows Sam’s development and his mental growing up from one sexual adventure to the next. The fact that this story truly does develop Sam as a person and that he comes out a stronger more mature man in the end is why this book is so fabulous. When it starts Sam is a kid who dreams about sex in the way most young men do, granted he dreams of all of it’s darker more twisty aspects, but still he’s practically just a horny teenager albeit in his twenties. When things get difficult he runs away. After the time he spends with Mitch though Sam becomes the man he needs to be, one who is able to face his problems head on and ask for what he really wants in life…and sure there’s going to be some pretty stellar sex in that equation too.
I loved Sam’s enthusiasm for everything he was experiencing while he was still underneath it all a shy bundle of nerves. There’s beautiful line walked here between someone drenched in sexual depravity and this sweet boy who is trying to understand his own desires and where the line is for himself. Mitch for his part is such a wonderful twisty mess of past entanglements. I loved how torn up and unable to communicate with Sam he was over the things in his past. His fears of where and how things could go wrong made him so much more interesting as a character and really validated why his feelings for Sam were so special.
Enter Randy and the point in the story where it could have potentially gone of the rails for me. Now while I like triads I generally HATE threesomes. I want there to be the potential of a relationship developing or I get all twitchy and feel like there’s cheating going on which is always something that knocks a book down for me. This didn’t even come close to making me blink. Of course Randy is just wonderfully this side of evil and such an interesting character in his own right. I alternately wanted to punch him and cuddle him to help him resolve all his own issues. Speaking of there were so many unresolved issues between Randy and Mitch that needed closure, not to mention the fact that what happens between the three of them was necessary to cement the true feelings between Mitch and Sam. This situation absolutely had a place in this book and would have been lacking without. I never felt like what was happening took away from what was special about Mitch and Sam. It only enhanced it.
This story is lovingly told with wonderful imagery and a truly heartfelt connection between two men. Sure there’s a lot of kinky sex going on, but that’s not really what this book is about. This is about two men discovering themselves and the future they can have together if they learn to truly trust. I loved seeing this all develop as they made their way across the country in the most unlikeliest of travels…all in the cab of an 18-wheeler. This story is beautiful and I will definitely be looking to read book 2. I mean who wouldn’t be drawn to Randy after everything that went down in Vegas.