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Someone Like You
by Timothy James Beck
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Publisher: Kensington
At the Mall of the Universe, you can get anything you want. Marc Jacobs shoes. Hugo Boss suits. Food. Drinks. Dry cleaning. A room at the five-star hotel or a lane at the bowling alley. Of course, some things are harder to come by. Just ask... Vienna. She's one beautiful sister who is not going to be dependent on any man ever again, thanks to her cheating, should-be-dead ex. When she's not selling overpriced mascara to rich snobs, Vienna's checking out the scenery. Not that she wants another man. Much. Good thing she can tell it all to... Davii. The top hairdresser at CosmicTology is fast with a wickedly funny quip and with his shears. Nobody puts one over on Davii. But what he really craves is a nice guy to come home to. A guy who makes him want to be a better person. A guy who looks an awful lot like... Derek. He never planned to become a kept man, but it's hard to give up Belgian waffles delivered by room service. But no more. It's time for New Derek-new life, new friends, new job. And who better to help him take those baby steps toward independence than... Christian. Cool and savvy, he's cornered the market on charm. His sales skills have won him a fawning clientele. There's nothing he can't do, no point he can't score, no woman he can't woo. But there's a first time for everything... Meeting for coffee, dishing over drinks, dealing with heinous bosses, scheming backstabbers, clueless customers, and the occasional object of desire, four new friends are about to discover the joys of shopping for love in a place where what you need most might just be where you least expect to find it.
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| Book 4 and totally new! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Ok I have read some of the reviews and who ever said that every book that comes from this author must be a wonderful romance. I agree however that it is slow at first as we are getting to know some of these new characters that we have never met.
Background as the first 3 books are focused on a group of friends in New York City and how their lives inner twine together we see a new group in this book.
Derek is the main character in this book. Derek is a "Kept boy" by his rich lover. Derek sets out to make a life for himself by getting a job at The Mall of The Universe. We get to see Derek make friends and have sometime very funny adventures. Derek also has to struggle with understanding how much he truly loves his boyfriend and just wants to feel his mans arms around him. We get to see this young man grow during the course of this book. Much like we did with several of the characters in the first three books.
I do recommend that fans of the book series read this in order. Why you ask? I am so glad you did. The author is so smart to bring in Shelia from the New York group to tie the story together. Also characters from this book start showing up in book 5.
Over all if you love the book series I would strongly recommend this book and author. Trust me Timothy James Beck is on the top of my favorite author list.
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| Beck Not at His Best ! |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I previously read "He's The One" by TJB and thoroughly enjoyed it. This one really didn't do much for me. An interesting cast of characters in a storyline that really didn't go anywhere. The fact that there wasn't a whole lot of sex was refreshing for a title of this genre. The big caper, a character (the boss of our cast of characters who work in a department store) who collects Dolly Parton dolls and doesn't want anyone to know about her passion, has her dolls held for ransom by her employees. (I mean really, it bordered on the ridiculous). I would be willing to read another one of this author's titles, but if it is not better then this one I'll have to say good-bye to TJB.
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| Great light reading |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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If you are in the retail business you will love this book. Many of the references are so true
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| Some One Like You |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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It is pure escapisem which I enjoy a great deal. I have read the previous three books by Timothy James Beck. I am glad to find an author who is able to write gay romatic comedys without lots of "porn".
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| A Great Read |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Beck, Timothy James. "Someone Like You", Kensington Books, 2007.
A Great Read
Amos Lassen and Literary Pride
Timothy James Beck's "Someone Like You" is one of the best reads I have had in quite a while. It starts very quietly but it builds slowly along the way and ends with a bang. As I learned of the characters and their quirks, I felt like I had a whole group of new friends.
The setting is fictional. The novel takes place in Terre Haute, Indiana at a place called The Mall of the Universe, a tremendous shopping center that has everything one needs to maintain an existence. The entire mall is referred to in astronomy related terms and has aside from the shops condos, apartments, restaurants, skating rink and of course a planetarium among other things. Our hero, Derek, is in love with the man he has dreamt about, Hunter (who happens to be the son of a very wealthy man). Hunter's father owns an international chain of stores and Hunter, himself, is the manager of the hotel at the mall so he has a great live in arrangement. They two guys are in love but Derek sometimes feel that he is related to as a "kept boy." This causes him to question his self-esteem. Derek, feeling motivated to build his self-esteem, takes a job at Drayden's, a department store, and works as a shoe sales clerk. Hunter misinterprets Derek's decision and thinks he is simply in need of some more space.
The cast of characters is simply amazing and Beck's ability to draw character studies is fantastic. The group of characters presented includes several unforgettable types. Aside from Derek who strives for independence (so he thinks), there are several others worth mentioning. Vienna is a beautiful girl who has made up her mind never to be dependent on a man ever gain. Claiming not to want to get involved with another man, she is constantly eyeing others while selling makeup at the mall. Davii is a hairdresser at CosmicTology and is as quick with the jokes as he is with the styling brush. Nursing a secret crush on Derek, all Davii wants is a stable relationship. Christian is a smooth talker and has people eating out of the palms of his hand with his unique charm. And there is Hunter who sits and waits for Derek to come around, all the while nursing the silver spoon in his mouth.
These four unforgettable characters are unaware that what they are looking for is right under their noses and here is the gist of the novel. It is a fun book to read and terrifically engrossing Romanic comedy.
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