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The Beck Brothers #4
Christian
Nothing scared Christian Beck more than his brothers finding out that he was gay. How could he ever tell his three big, buff, women-loving brothers that he was into dudes? What if they thought it was disgusting? What if they disowned him? He loved his brothers so much and couldn’t bear to lose them.
His only problem? He was in love with his best friend, who was now his boyfriend. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with this man. He hated having to hide their relationship, but what choice did he have? It was either hide his relationship or risk losing his family.
Shea Dempsey’s life has been turned upside down and inside out. First, his parents and sister were killed a couple years back, leaving him without any blood relatives. Now, the one person who he considered his only family told him that he was in love with him. The only issue? It was his best friend Christian, who’s gay. So when Christian told him that they could no longer be friends, Shea made a decision that would forever change him. He decided to become Christian’s boyfriend, because honestly, he would do anything to keep his best friend, even if that meant switching teams.
As their relationship became more involved, Shea realized that he really enjoyed being with men…okay, maybe not all men, but definitely Christian. But he didn’t want to hide what they had together. The only problem was that Christian would not budge on the subject and refused to tell his family about them. Shea didn’t know how long he could live in secret. Will their years of friendship and love for each other be enough? Or will the ultimatum that Shea gives Christian end everything for good?
His only problem? He was in love with his best friend, who was now his boyfriend. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with this man. He hated having to hide their relationship, but what choice did he have? It was either hide his relationship or risk losing his family.
Shea Dempsey’s life has been turned upside down and inside out. First, his parents and sister were killed a couple years back, leaving him without any blood relatives. Now, the one person who he considered his only family told him that he was in love with him. The only issue? It was his best friend Christian, who’s gay. So when Christian told him that they could no longer be friends, Shea made a decision that would forever change him. He decided to become Christian’s boyfriend, because honestly, he would do anything to keep his best friend, even if that meant switching teams.
As their relationship became more involved, Shea realized that he really enjoyed being with men…okay, maybe not all men, but definitely Christian. But he didn’t want to hide what they had together. The only problem was that Christian would not budge on the subject and refused to tell his family about them. Shea didn’t know how long he could live in secret. Will their years of friendship and love for each other be enough? Or will the ultimatum that Shea gives Christian end everything for good?
164 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 22, 2013
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About the author
Andria Large
34 books877 followersAndria Large is a traditionally published and self-published contemporary romance author. She doesn’t always follow the rules, so you will find both M/F and M/M books mixed into some of her series.
Henry from the Beck Brothers Series was the first book she self-published. Not expecting anything to really come of it, she was shocked to find the book caught wind and readers were asking for more. Writing books was not something she had set out to do. She wrote stories for herself, as a hobby. Now that it has become her career, she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Andria grew up in Philadelphia, but now lives in New Jersey with her two daughters and wonderfully supportive husband, who frequently accompanies her at signings. The events that she attends every year are one of her favorite things about being an author. She loves meeting and conversing with her readers, but also enjoys finding new ones.
Andria considers herself open and friendly, so feel free to send her a message if you have a question or just want to chat.
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March 11, 2014
mixed feelings regarding this "gay for you" romance between two best friends...
I think my enjoyment of this book was immediately soured in the opening pages by the "moment of truth" between the couple, and I'm not sure it ever completely recovered.
Let's break it down:
Christian is the youngest brother in a gregarious family. He is gay, his family is completely unaware of his sexuality, and he is hopelessly in love with his straight best friend Shea.
Shea is an orphan, he lost his entire family in a house fire a few years back. If it wan't for the support of the Beck family - and his best friend Christian in particular - Shea might not have survived the loss of his family.
In the opening pages, Shea and Christian find themselves (drunk) at the wedding of Christian's older brother. With all the love surrounding him, Christian resolves to finally tell his best friend the truth - that he is in love with him.
But before Christian can get the words out, Shea drops a bombshell.
Neat set up with the life-long friends?
This is going to be beautiful and awesome right?
Not really...
Right after this forbidden kiss which might have propelled a beautiful love story, Christian decides to say that if he can't be in a relationship with Shea (who I will remind you again is straight) that the pair can no longer be friends. Mind you, Shea has been his BEST FRIEND for over twenty years.
Shea feels like Christian is the most important friend in his life. So faced with the threat of losing his best friend forever...
I immediately lost respect for Christian for being so selfish and callous. And, I couldn't really respect Shea after that since he just jumped right in and acquiesced to the absurd demand.
It didn't really get much better after that...
Shea embraces the new relationship, but Christian doesn't believe he would "turn gay" over night (no kidding!) so he keeps expecting Shea to bail...
Christian is neurotic to a fault - mood swings, panic attacks, and of course he feels the need to hide his sexuality from his family.
There were HUGE dramatic plot twists later in the book which helped to lend some sympathy to the characters, but by that point I was jaded by their ridiculous behavior, and could never really appreciate the characters or their relationship...
In addition to all this, numerous errors in the writing dug an even bigger hole for the story to try to climb out of... I read the whole thing; I did not "DNF" this book. There were some adorable moments between the two ( "two-four-three" was a lovely addition) and we get our HEA...
If you read the previous books in the Beck Brothers Series and enjoyed them, by all means - read this book. However, if this is your first book in the series, I cannot recommend this book.
I think my enjoyment of this book was immediately soured in the opening pages by the "moment of truth" between the couple, and I'm not sure it ever completely recovered.
Let's break it down:
Christian is the youngest brother in a gregarious family. He is gay, his family is completely unaware of his sexuality, and he is hopelessly in love with his straight best friend Shea.
Shea is an orphan, he lost his entire family in a house fire a few years back. If it wan't for the support of the Beck family - and his best friend Christian in particular - Shea might not have survived the loss of his family.
In the opening pages, Shea and Christian find themselves (drunk) at the wedding of Christian's older brother. With all the love surrounding him, Christian resolves to finally tell his best friend the truth - that he is in love with him.
But before Christian can get the words out, Shea drops a bombshell.
"You know, I have always wondered what it would be like to kiss you," Shea murmured huskily into the dark, his mouth mere inches from Christian's.That sounds like a great book right?
Christian's eyes flew open. He was about to ask Shea what the hell he was talking about, but instead Shea kissed him.
Neat set up with the life-long friends?
This is going to be beautiful and awesome right?
Not really...
Right after this forbidden kiss which might have propelled a beautiful love story, Christian decides to say that if he can't be in a relationship with Shea (who I will remind you again is straight) that the pair can no longer be friends. Mind you, Shea has been his BEST FRIEND for over twenty years.
"So you're saying that the only way to keep you in my life is to be in a relationship with you? Shea asked, taking a step forward.
Christian frowned as he thought about is. "I guess, I don't see any other way,"
Shea feels like Christian is the most important friend in his life. So faced with the threat of losing his best friend forever...
"Then let's do it. If that is the only way that you want me in your life, then I'm going to take it. You are the only family I have, and I can't lose you, Christian. So, if you want me to be your boyfriend, then that's what I'm going to be," he said firmly.That's emotional blackmail. How can you claim to love someone and expect them to change who they are to suit your needs? How can you claim to love someone and push them away like that?
I immediately lost respect for Christian for being so selfish and callous. And, I couldn't really respect Shea after that since he just jumped right in and acquiesced to the absurd demand.
It didn't really get much better after that...
Shea embraces the new relationship, but Christian doesn't believe he would "turn gay" over night (no kidding!) so he keeps expecting Shea to bail...
Christian is neurotic to a fault - mood swings, panic attacks, and of course he feels the need to hide his sexuality from his family.
There were HUGE dramatic plot twists later in the book which helped to lend some sympathy to the characters, but by that point I was jaded by their ridiculous behavior, and could never really appreciate the characters or their relationship...
In addition to all this, numerous errors in the writing dug an even bigger hole for the story to try to climb out of... I read the whole thing; I did not "DNF" this book. There were some adorable moments between the two ( "two-four-three" was a lovely addition) and we get our HEA...
If you read the previous books in the Beck Brothers Series and enjoyed them, by all means - read this book. However, if this is your first book in the series, I cannot recommend this book.
August 19, 2014
OMG, my fellow readers of m/m...don't do it. Put the book down. It was so wrong!! So very many things were just squicky, icky. Christian is in love with his bff Shea. He tells him and can't be around him anymore because it hurts. But wait, Shea decides he'll just be Chris's boyfriend so he won't leave. Not gay, never been gay but apparently he is now! They get into a fight and Chris tells him it's over and that Shea's only with him because he doesn't want to lose his friend so what does Shea do? He offers to let Chris fuck him to prove he's in love with him. Ewwwww! Wrong, wrong, wrong. There was a lot of crying and puking and brotherly pranks and panic attacks and even a tragic fire. Holy hell, just don't. :/
August 13, 2016
1.5 stars.
So, I'll start with the positive. This is the final book in a four-book series, and the prior three (which I did not read) were m/f romances featuring three brothers in the Beck family. The fourth novel features Christian, the baby of the family, who is gay and in love with his best friend, Shea. It is heartening that the author chose to weave the story of a gay brother into a series romance that was otherwise all het -- I think that technique offers interesting possibilities for opening up gay and lesbian love stories for mainstream audiences. Every single one of my political sensibilities stands up and claps when I think of the implications that could flow from this inclusion.
Unfortunately, this story left so very much to be desired. The set-up and execution did not work at all. As noted above, Christian has been in love with Shea for a very long time, but the problem is, Shea is (allegedly) straight. So at the beginning of the story, Christian pulls out an ultimatum: I can't handle being around you anymore because it hurts too much, so if I can't be with you, we can't be friends. On the one hand, you sort of get it, but on the other hand, shitty friend much? Dude, take a breather and go find yourself a boyfriend! Well, Shea lost his entire family several years before, so Christian and his family are the only familial relationship Shea has left. So he decides to say, "Screw it. I can't lose them, and if being Christian's boyfriend is how I get to keep them, I can do it." This might be one of the most emotionally unhealthy decisions I have seen in a very long time.
So the tale here is "sexuality as sacrifice," and the fact that the author invests in spinning it out largely explains why the novel failed. First of all, this skirted the edge of being offensive. There are enough people out there who think gay men and lesbians are predators. No one who read this could think that Christian was consciously a predator, but one could think that subconsciously, he knew that Shea was vulnerable due to the loss of his family, and by implicitly threatening to deprive him of the only familial structure that remained for him, Christian put Shea in the grip of a nasty vice. I don't think "Christian as predator" is the fairest read of the novel, or even remotely what the author intended, especially when you consider how many times Christian gave Shea the option of walking away and how clear Shea was about wanting to stay, but Shea also made it clear that he was willing to do anything to keep the family relationship. It was just a lucky break that he was already physically attracted to Christian. If he hadn't been, he might have tried, at least once, to suck it up.
Moving beyond real-world politics, the author took a relationship that could have been straightforward and made it needlessly complicated. Shea was already bisexual, or at least bi-curious: in the very first scene, Shea made the first move and kissed Christian before he even threw down the ultimatum; he didn't have to add, "I will walk away and never speak to you again since I can't have you." After that kiss, Christian could have gone for the simpler option, and just asked the man out. He could have pursued Shea and seen where the kiss led. It would have made for a storyline that felt more honest and far less forced.
In addition, the novel was weak in the sense that the author occasionally wrote Christian like a stereotypical woman. One of his and Shea's fights took me right back to my days of reading m/f romance. It was disconcerting.
It was also a little bit odd that a 28-year-old guy who knows for certain that he is gay, and who has a family as supportive as his was, wouldn't come out in this day and age until pushed by his boyfriend (all in the blurb, friends).
Finally, this book needed more editing, badly. This author's misuse of the present tense was incredibly distracting.
There were a few sweet parts, and some "awww" moments. "143" will make you smile if you read it. So will Skylar. But I can't really recommend the book when there is an entire genre of m/m romance written by people who understand gay men and gay relationships infinitely better. I suspect I would have enjoyed this more if I hadn't been reading in this genre for over two years, but I have been. Still, this feels like such a sweet attempt, that I won't even be mean. I'll just be honest. I would encourage the author to keep trying because her heart is in the right place. She just needs to spend more time reading in the genre, and get a sense of how it actually works before writing more books set here because -- as fine as her intentions were -- this book simply didn't work.
So, I'll start with the positive. This is the final book in a four-book series, and the prior three (which I did not read) were m/f romances featuring three brothers in the Beck family. The fourth novel features Christian, the baby of the family, who is gay and in love with his best friend, Shea. It is heartening that the author chose to weave the story of a gay brother into a series romance that was otherwise all het -- I think that technique offers interesting possibilities for opening up gay and lesbian love stories for mainstream audiences. Every single one of my political sensibilities stands up and claps when I think of the implications that could flow from this inclusion.
Unfortunately, this story left so very much to be desired. The set-up and execution did not work at all. As noted above, Christian has been in love with Shea for a very long time, but the problem is, Shea is (allegedly) straight. So at the beginning of the story, Christian pulls out an ultimatum: I can't handle being around you anymore because it hurts too much, so if I can't be with you, we can't be friends. On the one hand, you sort of get it, but on the other hand, shitty friend much? Dude, take a breather and go find yourself a boyfriend! Well, Shea lost his entire family several years before, so Christian and his family are the only familial relationship Shea has left. So he decides to say, "Screw it. I can't lose them, and if being Christian's boyfriend is how I get to keep them, I can do it." This might be one of the most emotionally unhealthy decisions I have seen in a very long time.
So the tale here is "sexuality as sacrifice," and the fact that the author invests in spinning it out largely explains why the novel failed. First of all, this skirted the edge of being offensive. There are enough people out there who think gay men and lesbians are predators. No one who read this could think that Christian was consciously a predator, but one could think that subconsciously, he knew that Shea was vulnerable due to the loss of his family, and by implicitly threatening to deprive him of the only familial structure that remained for him, Christian put Shea in the grip of a nasty vice. I don't think "Christian as predator" is the fairest read of the novel, or even remotely what the author intended, especially when you consider how many times Christian gave Shea the option of walking away and how clear Shea was about wanting to stay, but Shea also made it clear that he was willing to do anything to keep the family relationship. It was just a lucky break that he was already physically attracted to Christian. If he hadn't been, he might have tried, at least once, to suck it up.
Moving beyond real-world politics, the author took a relationship that could have been straightforward and made it needlessly complicated. Shea was already bisexual, or at least bi-curious: in the very first scene, Shea made the first move and kissed Christian before he even threw down the ultimatum; he didn't have to add, "I will walk away and never speak to you again since I can't have you." After that kiss, Christian could have gone for the simpler option, and just asked the man out. He could have pursued Shea and seen where the kiss led. It would have made for a storyline that felt more honest and far less forced.
In addition, the novel was weak in the sense that the author occasionally wrote Christian like a stereotypical woman. One of his and Shea's fights took me right back to my days of reading m/f romance. It was disconcerting.
It was also a little bit odd that a 28-year-old guy who knows for certain that he is gay, and who has a family as supportive as his was, wouldn't come out in this day and age until pushed by his boyfriend (all in the blurb, friends).
Finally, this book needed more editing, badly. This author's misuse of the present tense was incredibly distracting.
There were a few sweet parts, and some "awww" moments. "143" will make you smile if you read it. So will Skylar. But I can't really recommend the book when there is an entire genre of m/m romance written by people who understand gay men and gay relationships infinitely better. I suspect I would have enjoyed this more if I hadn't been reading in this genre for over two years, but I have been. Still, this feels like such a sweet attempt, that I won't even be mean. I'll just be honest. I would encourage the author to keep trying because her heart is in the right place. She just needs to spend more time reading in the genre, and get a sense of how it actually works before writing more books set here because -- as fine as her intentions were -- this book simply didn't work.
June 6, 2016
3 stars!
I love to read good M/M romance and after reading description of this one I was so sure it will be one more great one. It sound like a interesting and new book, so why not?
Oh, how much wanted it to be so good. And I am sorry to say, but - no. It didn't happen.
I will accept that maybe I would enjoy this book more if I read first three parts, about Christian brothers.
The characters were okay. Story was okay. Love was okay. Writing was okay. And everything else was JUST OKAY.
And I want more. Sue me.
I love to read good M/M romance and after reading description of this one I was so sure it will be one more great one. It sound like a interesting and new book, so why not?
Oh, how much wanted it to be so good. And I am sorry to say, but - no. It didn't happen.
I will accept that maybe I would enjoy this book more if I read first three parts, about Christian brothers.
The characters were okay. Story was okay. Love was okay. Writing was okay. And everything else was JUST OKAY.
And I want more. Sue me.
July 24, 2013
THE BEST BOOK/BROTHER out of the 4 books!!!!
Christians book is emotional, raw & powerful but ohhhh sooooo passionate & HOT!!! Phew....smokin hot!!
Im really sad that these Brothers stories have come to an end but wow what an end.
The epilogue was wonderful from Annes POV.
The whole series was amazing & i will be re-reading these in the future over & over again.
Awesome job Andria Large on The Beck Brothers :)
Christians book is emotional, raw & powerful but ohhhh sooooo passionate & HOT!!! Phew....smokin hot!!
Im really sad that these Brothers stories have come to an end but wow what an end.
The epilogue was wonderful from Annes POV.
The whole series was amazing & i will be re-reading these in the future over & over again.
Awesome job Andria Large on The Beck Brothers :)
July 30, 2013
No es un libro perfecto, la forma en que la relación de Shea y Christian( al principio para mi su relación fue forzada y no me pareció creíble) progresa Shea cuenta sus inseguridades acerca de estar con un hombre, conocemos otro lado de los personajes un Christian más fuerte, más seguro y un Shea cariñoso y que sin darse cuenta se esta enamorando de su mejor amigo, ellos se complementan y aunque como dije al inicio yo era 
*pufff, si claro de la noche a la mañana eres novio de tu mejor amigo simplemente para no perderle, lo besas y es como si nada?*
Estuve apunto de abandonarlo pero me alegro no haberlo hecho. No son una pareja perfecta pero son perfectos para si mismos, con inseguridades, peleas, amor, y obstáculos como cualquiera pero su forma de afrontar esos baches me hizo posible creer que Shea (quien nunca jamas había estado en una relación con otro hombre) se enamorara de Christian y su relación no fuera solo una mentira(para no perder a su mejor amigo y su roca)
Sebastian, Henry y Quinn ajajsja
y el comentario que le hizo Sebastian a los chicos fue genial pero sobre todo por la reaccion de Christian.( si to hubiese estado tomando algo creo que me habría pasado lo mismo XD)
Me alegro y emociono la reaccion de la familia ante la confesión de Christian respecto a su sexualidad *ya era tiempo hombre*.
No quiero contar nada más respecto al libro, creo que es mejor leerlo sin tanto spoilers.
Amos los finales felices y este libro definitivamente lo tiene *suspiro*
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Yupi!!!!! aksjkajs Joder pero cuando??? Cuando sale?? NECESITO SABERLO!!!!!
*pufff, si claro de la noche a la mañana eres novio de tu mejor amigo simplemente para no perderle, lo besas y es como si nada?*
Estuve apunto de abandonarlo pero me alegro no haberlo hecho. No son una pareja perfecta pero son perfectos para si mismos, con inseguridades, peleas, amor, y obstáculos como cualquiera pero su forma de afrontar esos baches me hizo posible creer que Shea (quien nunca jamas había estado en una relación con otro hombre) se enamorara de Christian y su relación no fuera solo una mentira(para no perder a su mejor amigo y su roca)
Sebastian, Henry y Quinn ajajsja
y el comentario que le hizo Sebastian a los chicos fue genial pero sobre todo por la reaccion de Christian.( si to hubiese estado tomando algo creo que me habría pasado lo mismo XD) Me alegro y emociono la reaccion de la familia ante la confesión de Christian respecto a su sexualidad *ya era tiempo hombre*.
No quiero contar nada más respecto al libro, creo que es mejor leerlo sin tanto spoilers.
Amos los finales felices y este libro definitivamente lo tiene *suspiro*
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Yupi!!!!! aksjkajs Joder pero cuando??? Cuando sale?? NECESITO SABERLO!!!!!
December 19, 2014
Christian (Beck Brothers # 4) is a fantastic end to a great series. I's the icing on the cake. The cherry on your ice cream sundae. Having Xmas, Easter and your birthday all rolled into one. I give this book an amazing 5 CANNONBECK ★★★★★.
This book is about Christian the youngest brother. He's different then the others just as hot as more of a creative side though. He paints and he sings. He has been friends with his best friend Shea for at least 20 odd years and well the inevitable happened and Christian fell in love with Shea. Chris's family doesn't know that he is gay since the age of 18 and he is now 28 therefore he has anxiety issues.
At Quinn's wedding, Chris and Shea go out to get some fresh air. Shea is trashed and kisses Chris that leads to Chris saying that they can't be friends anymore of Chris being in love with Shea. Shea turns gay for you. In the beginning it all seems a bit odd I get that but we get an insight to Shea and that he has always felt something for Chris and that he has had feelings for him for a while and has always wondered what it would be like. The hotness of this book was off the charts but it also dealt with important issues as in that a lot of people still have issues with gays and lesbians.
Ms. Large packed a lot of things into the book that were of importance but it didn't make the book feel cramped. There was something which I didn't expect to happen but that made it so much sweeter.
Anne's POV at the end of the book was lovely and how big the Beck family became. Maybe will get books on all the 13 Grandchildren.
This book is about Christian the youngest brother. He's different then the others just as hot as more of a creative side though. He paints and he sings. He has been friends with his best friend Shea for at least 20 odd years and well the inevitable happened and Christian fell in love with Shea. Chris's family doesn't know that he is gay since the age of 18 and he is now 28 therefore he has anxiety issues.
At Quinn's wedding, Chris and Shea go out to get some fresh air. Shea is trashed and kisses Chris that leads to Chris saying that they can't be friends anymore of Chris being in love with Shea. Shea turns gay for you. In the beginning it all seems a bit odd I get that but we get an insight to Shea and that he has always felt something for Chris and that he has had feelings for him for a while and has always wondered what it would be like. The hotness of this book was off the charts but it also dealt with important issues as in that a lot of people still have issues with gays and lesbians.
Ms. Large packed a lot of things into the book that were of importance but it didn't make the book feel cramped. There was something which I didn't expect to happen but that made it so much sweeter.
Anne's POV at the end of the book was lovely and how big the Beck family became. Maybe will get books on all the 13 Grandchildren.
February 20, 2014
I don't even know where to begin. I guess I should first preface by saying that of the four Beck Brothers books, "Christian" has the strongest sexual content and if you are unable to handle homosexual sexuality, then you may find this a difficult book to read. BUT I strongly encourage you to read this final installment. The tale of the Beck Brothers would not be complete without it.
With that being said, you cannot help but to fall in love with Christian and Shea. Their story is one for the ages. We've discovered throughout the series that Christian suffers from severe anxiety. In his tale, Christian goes through many transformations that will totally change your understanding of his character. As for Shea, we learn his back story and I can guarantee that your heart will break for him. I don't want to go into too many details as I hate to leave "spoiler" reviews. So all I will say is that when it comes to love stories, this will probably be at the top of your list. This book had me crying, laughing and even holding my breath. That is how raw the emotions are. Andria really out did herself with this one. Even the epilogue tugs at the heartstrings. For her first series, I'd have to say she hit it out of ballpark and I can't wait to see what she throws at us next.
Farewell Beck Brothers, thank you for a fantastic voyage!!!
With that being said, you cannot help but to fall in love with Christian and Shea. Their story is one for the ages. We've discovered throughout the series that Christian suffers from severe anxiety. In his tale, Christian goes through many transformations that will totally change your understanding of his character. As for Shea, we learn his back story and I can guarantee that your heart will break for him. I don't want to go into too many details as I hate to leave "spoiler" reviews. So all I will say is that when it comes to love stories, this will probably be at the top of your list. This book had me crying, laughing and even holding my breath. That is how raw the emotions are. Andria really out did herself with this one. Even the epilogue tugs at the heartstrings. For her first series, I'd have to say she hit it out of ballpark and I can't wait to see what she throws at us next.
Farewell Beck Brothers, thank you for a fantastic voyage!!!
August 2, 2013
Letting go of The Beck Brothers and this series breaks my heart. It started with Henry, hooked me completely, ended with Christian, and I fell in love with this family a little more with each book. Each brothers story was different, and the writing and story lines as each book was released, kept getting better and better. Christians story found me in tears more than the others. Shea and Christian...I absolutely LOVED their journey. I loved the surprises that I didn't see coming as I read. I (of course) LOVE getting more of the Beck Brothers in this one, as I did with the others. Freakin' Sebastian...bless his sexy heart. Raelynn has her hands FULL with that one. Skylar...total tears for that info. And it was awesome to end it from Annes POV, since she was the mother from hell in Henrys book. ***Sigh***, I'm seriously gonna miss reading this series. Henry was a random purchase for me and it kicked off a series that is now one of my favorites. I can't wait to do a re-read of it later in the year. Thank you Andria, and please put out more sexy brothers series at some point in your career. You seriously have a gift for it lady! :)
June 22, 2020
So...yikes.
Apparently one can just choose to be gay. It's okay, though, 'cause Shea was already attracted to Christian, so he wasn't really choosing to be gay, just finally admitting he maybe sorta could maybe be bisexual.
But whatever, you know? They do their thang, start gettin' all lusty over each other within the first couple of pages, which seems rather abrupt...
Then the entire story just devolves into a mess of contrived melodrama, sappy sentiments, and mediocre writing. Up until Shea's big finale, where he decides to prove to Christian how much he loves him by offering Christian his ass.
Apparently one can just choose to be gay. It's okay, though, 'cause Shea was already attracted to Christian, so he wasn't really choosing to be gay, just finally admitting he maybe sorta could maybe be bisexual.
But whatever, you know? They do their thang, start gettin' all lusty over each other within the first couple of pages, which seems rather abrupt...
Then the entire story just devolves into a mess of contrived melodrama, sappy sentiments, and mediocre writing. Up until Shea's big finale, where he decides to prove to Christian how much he loves him by offering Christian his ass.
June 9, 2015
2.5 Stars
This is hard for me to rate. If you read my review for
you noticed that I am almost strictly a M/M reader. At almost 700 a year I think I'm quite familiar with the genre ;)
Yeah, this GFY you didn't work.
Blackmail relationships...gotta love them. *sarcasm*
The first penetration scene and they are using spit and no condoms. SERIOUSLY?! Nope. NEXT! There wasn't even talk about condoms and Christian wasn't a virgin.
In the end though, I ended up believing Shea really did love Christian, blackmail aside.
I hate to say this, but I think this author should stick with writing M/F.
Also, why did we never hear about Shea's family? I mean, we met Shea in Henry's book when he got back from Europe. If he was so close to the Beck's where were they all that stuff went down????
I did love how Sebastian and Quinn were there though. Sebastian and his "brother" comment in the hospital made me lose it. They really are my favorite brothers. With that said, if Christian was closer to Quinn than Henry then why was Henry listed in the Will and not Quinn??? Made me sad to read that.
Overall, eh. I read all this entire series in one day, so I read them back to back.
This is hard for me to rate. If you read my review for
you noticed that I am almost strictly a M/M reader. At almost 700 a year I think I'm quite familiar with the genre ;)Yeah, this GFY you didn't work.
Blackmail relationships...gotta love them. *sarcasm*
The first penetration scene and they are using spit and no condoms. SERIOUSLY?! Nope. NEXT! There wasn't even talk about condoms and Christian wasn't a virgin.
In the end though, I ended up believing Shea really did love Christian, blackmail aside.
I hate to say this, but I think this author should stick with writing M/F.
Also, why did we never hear about Shea's family? I mean, we met Shea in Henry's book when he got back from Europe. If he was so close to the Beck's where were they all that stuff went down????
I did love how Sebastian and Quinn were there though. Sebastian and his "brother" comment in the hospital made me lose it. They really are my favorite brothers. With that said, if Christian was closer to Quinn than Henry then why was Henry listed in the Will and not Quinn??? Made me sad to read that.
Overall, eh. I read all this entire series in one day, so I read them back to back.
March 11, 2014
I'll start by saying that while I'm no expert, in my opinion, much better M/M books have been written. In fact, much better books have been written, including books written by this author. I don't know what happened here but I didn't like the way it was written... (can I use the word written too many times).....
The brothers were mean and hurtful and I sincerely hope they were much nicer characters in their own books.
I don't recall reading the other books in this series and seeing how the brothers acted in this book I won't be.
Kudos to the author for writing a book featuring m/m romance however while the gay for you storyline usually works for me, in this book.. not so much.
Too much drama! I believe this story would have worked without two of the plot twists, but everything was nicely wrapped up up at the end and for that I gave an extra star.
The brothers were mean and hurtful and I sincerely hope they were much nicer characters in their own books.
I don't recall reading the other books in this series and seeing how the brothers acted in this book I won't be.
Kudos to the author for writing a book featuring m/m romance however while the gay for you storyline usually works for me, in this book.. not so much.
Too much drama! I believe this story would have worked without two of the plot twists, but everything was nicely wrapped up up at the end and for that I gave an extra star.
July 19, 2014
this book was my very first MM/gay read. yay congrats on popping the gay book cherry.
The reason I read this though is cause I really loved this series, I always re-read everyone else's book except for Christian's. Well I finally decided to read it, and didn't regret.
The Beck family is still one of my top favorite family series to read.
I love the light humor in this, and the non-free drama from everything.
This is the series I come to when I'm bored, and need a "no buying books, cause I'm broke" day.
I enjoyed this book as well, and finally have closure with this series... not.
Of course I'll come back to re-read the series' and of course I'm sure we'll see cameos of for sure Sebastian in Andria's new series.
Can't wait!!!!!
The reason I read this though is cause I really loved this series, I always re-read everyone else's book except for Christian's. Well I finally decided to read it, and didn't regret.
The Beck family is still one of my top favorite family series to read.
I love the light humor in this, and the non-free drama from everything.
This is the series I come to when I'm bored, and need a "no buying books, cause I'm broke" day.
I enjoyed this book as well, and finally have closure with this series... not.
Of course I'll come back to re-read the series' and of course I'm sure we'll see cameos of for sure Sebastian in Andria's new series.
Can't wait!!!!!
May 9, 2015
This was my first M/M book. I really enjoyed this read. I haven't read any of the others in this series, but Christian was Hot, and so was his story. I understood Christian's fear to out himself to his family and felt connected with Heroes.
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November 24, 2016This type of GFY did not work with me. Too bad. :(
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November 5, 2015I read two pages and was done ... Most ridiculous plot EVER !!!! Seriously, I have no words for how f***ing silly it is!
June 2, 2020
So, so bad it feels like the entire book was joke.
December 17, 2015
what to say about this book? I decided to read because I was curious after reading the blurb. I thought that the idea of a staight guy willing to date his male bestfriend just because he didn't want to risk losing him was intriguing. And I still think that this could have been a good story if some parts were developped.
I really didn't understand why Shea accepted so easily to date Christian, there is barely any background on the character so I didn't understand why he was so desperate on going to such measures to keep his best friend. (Maybe because I haven't read the other books in the series)
There are a few parts of the book that really annoyed me:
- The prologue had me rolling my eyes at every paragraph. The worst part in my opinion was when at one point Christian tells Shea "but you're not gay" and Shea answers " I will be for you [...]"
Seriously??? Don't get me wrong, I do like gay for you love stories, but I couldn't stomach reading something like this.
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I have read many MM romances and this one wasn't for me. And I don't really recommend it unless you enjoyed the other books in the series. On the positive side it is available on Kindle Unlimited.
I really didn't understand why Shea accepted so easily to date Christian, there is barely any background on the character so I didn't understand why he was so desperate on going to such measures to keep his best friend. (Maybe because I haven't read the other books in the series)
There are a few parts of the book that really annoyed me:
- The prologue had me rolling my eyes at every paragraph. The worst part in my opinion was when at one point Christian tells Shea "but you're not gay" and Shea answers " I will be for you [...]"
Seriously??? Don't get me wrong, I do like gay for you love stories, but I couldn't stomach reading something like this.
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I have read many MM romances and this one wasn't for me. And I don't really recommend it unless you enjoyed the other books in the series. On the positive side it is available on Kindle Unlimited.
January 20, 2014
One Four Three, Andria Large for giving us this wonderful series!
I totally loved all the beautiful Beck brothers and fell for each of them when i read there books but ive got to say Christian is my favorite, he and Shea are just the best couple. The connection between christian and Shea is just so genuine and beautiful, they had a great friendship before they became lovers so they already had a good base to start from.
The sex scenes are beautifully written, they are passionate and sexy as hell.
I found this book to be really emotional, when Christian told Shea that he was in love with him and that as Shea didnt return his feelings that there friendship couldnt continue, i thought i was going to be a disaster, my heart hurt for him. But i couldnt have been more wrong, Shea just kind of took it in his stride made the decision to be with Christian and they went from there.
I think it was fantastic that as Shea and Christian got closer and there relationship developed the less issues Christian had with his anxiety and when he did finally share his secret with his brothers and family they treated both Christian and Shea with such love and compassion, it just made me smile.
The twist with Tara was well played and i loved it, Skylar was such a great addition to the story.
My heart was in my mouth with the fire, tears were dripping off my chin, all i could think was god no dont let Shea have to go through that again.
The Beck family continue to have a fantastic camaraderie throughout, Sebastian crack me up had me laughing alot, poor Christian at the birthday party, that was one hell of a joke.
I totally love the fact that all the Beck brothers get a HEA.
I have loved every moment of reading this series and read Sebastian, Quinn and Christian all in two days, i couldnt put them down and would recommend them to anyone who likes a well written love story with a catching gripping plot from start to finish. What more can i say but one click this whole series you will not be disappointed.
One four three Beck brothers. ♡
I totally loved all the beautiful Beck brothers and fell for each of them when i read there books but ive got to say Christian is my favorite, he and Shea are just the best couple. The connection between christian and Shea is just so genuine and beautiful, they had a great friendship before they became lovers so they already had a good base to start from.
The sex scenes are beautifully written, they are passionate and sexy as hell.
I found this book to be really emotional, when Christian told Shea that he was in love with him and that as Shea didnt return his feelings that there friendship couldnt continue, i thought i was going to be a disaster, my heart hurt for him. But i couldnt have been more wrong, Shea just kind of took it in his stride made the decision to be with Christian and they went from there.
I think it was fantastic that as Shea and Christian got closer and there relationship developed the less issues Christian had with his anxiety and when he did finally share his secret with his brothers and family they treated both Christian and Shea with such love and compassion, it just made me smile.
The twist with Tara was well played and i loved it, Skylar was such a great addition to the story.
My heart was in my mouth with the fire, tears were dripping off my chin, all i could think was god no dont let Shea have to go through that again.
The Beck family continue to have a fantastic camaraderie throughout, Sebastian crack me up had me laughing alot, poor Christian at the birthday party, that was one hell of a joke.
I totally love the fact that all the Beck brothers get a HEA.
I have loved every moment of reading this series and read Sebastian, Quinn and Christian all in two days, i couldnt put them down and would recommend them to anyone who likes a well written love story with a catching gripping plot from start to finish. What more can i say but one click this whole series you will not be disappointed.
One four three Beck brothers. ♡
April 5, 2015
I'm confused
I am completely confused by the 4 and 5 star ratings of this book. I read a lot of M/M books and honestly what helped my buy this book is because the author mentioned that she loved one of my favorite M/M series, so I thought she knew what a book was supposed to be like. I was soooooo completely wrong.
***SPOILERS**** The premise of the story is one that I typically go for. Friends-to-lovers gets me every time. Heck I'll even enjoy a good gay-for-you story, but the operative word is "good". This was not in any way shape or form "good". I mean come on! After one conversation, not even a night to think about it, a supposedly straight guy decides he'll enter into a gay relationship because he doesn't want to lose his best friend? And to try to cover up that impossible idea the author tries to add some back story like he was always bi, but just didn't know it??? I even read that idea before, but it was handled way way better. And to say that you've been in love with a guy for while, get him to agree to a relationship,but be afraid to tell your family who also knows the guy like a brother??? The whole relationship was immature, premature and just not believable. And don't get me started on the baby. I was reading this book and the whole time I'm thinking "Oh come on!"
The editing of this book was also horrible. I get a few errors and they do not typically bother me, but this book just had so many things wrong. I lost track of how many time the tenses did not match. 'Had' and 'Has" are not interchangeable. I do not recommend this book, and I wish I hadn't gone out and bought the others because I know I won't be reading them
I am completely confused by the 4 and 5 star ratings of this book. I read a lot of M/M books and honestly what helped my buy this book is because the author mentioned that she loved one of my favorite M/M series, so I thought she knew what a book was supposed to be like. I was soooooo completely wrong.
***SPOILERS**** The premise of the story is one that I typically go for. Friends-to-lovers gets me every time. Heck I'll even enjoy a good gay-for-you story, but the operative word is "good". This was not in any way shape or form "good". I mean come on! After one conversation, not even a night to think about it, a supposedly straight guy decides he'll enter into a gay relationship because he doesn't want to lose his best friend? And to try to cover up that impossible idea the author tries to add some back story like he was always bi, but just didn't know it??? I even read that idea before, but it was handled way way better. And to say that you've been in love with a guy for while, get him to agree to a relationship,but be afraid to tell your family who also knows the guy like a brother??? The whole relationship was immature, premature and just not believable. And don't get me started on the baby. I was reading this book and the whole time I'm thinking "Oh come on!"
The editing of this book was also horrible. I get a few errors and they do not typically bother me, but this book just had so many things wrong. I lost track of how many time the tenses did not match. 'Had' and 'Has" are not interchangeable. I do not recommend this book, and I wish I hadn't gone out and bought the others because I know I won't be reading them
October 19, 2015
I don't even know what to say. Let's start by acknowledging that I generally don't give books a 1 star rating. With that said, let me tell you why this one deserved it.
The Gay Guy
* Was way way immature for his age. I think he was supposed to be 27.
* Not out to his family. Totally difficult to believe this given that he interacted with them almost daily.
* Told his gfy bf that if he didn't enter into a relationship with him, they most likely couldn't continue their 20 year friendship.
* Outed his gay-for-you-best friend in front gfy's last girlfriend.
The GFY BF
* Decided within five minutes that he had no issues doing the gfy thing.
* Did the dirty deed with his bf without any lube
* One day proclaimed that he couldn't just come out and say that he "loved" gay bf and then a week later, declares his love because they had been not talking to each other.
Ugh. I can't go on. I'm so angry about this book - and I'm highly recommending that none of my friends give it a chance. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!
The Gay Guy
* Was way way immature for his age. I think he was supposed to be 27.
* Not out to his family. Totally difficult to believe this given that he interacted with them almost daily.
* Told his gfy bf that if he didn't enter into a relationship with him, they most likely couldn't continue their 20 year friendship.
* Outed his gay-for-you-best friend in front gfy's last girlfriend.
The GFY BF
* Decided within five minutes that he had no issues doing the gfy thing.
* Did the dirty deed with his bf without any lube
* One day proclaimed that he couldn't just come out and say that he "loved" gay bf and then a week later, declares his love because they had been not talking to each other.
Ugh. I can't go on. I'm so angry about this book - and I'm highly recommending that none of my friends give it a chance. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 2, 2014
5 Endless Stars!
Just finished it. Gosh I loved it. Like the other three books of course. What a great way to finish the series. I don't have much to say. Well, it was the first gay story I actually read and I have to say... It was hot! Like really hot! I think the story was amazing. Funny, cute, heartbreaking at moments, hot and really touching. And I have to say, it actually brought me tears so keep a box of tissues, just in case. And Christian and Shea was such a cute couple. I really, really liked this book. And the Epilogue was great. The whole series were incredible. Thanks Andria Large for these four amazing books! One four three Beck brothers. ♡
* One four three = Christian's code of saying I love you to Shea.
My Christian.
Just finished it. Gosh I loved it. Like the other three books of course. What a great way to finish the series. I don't have much to say. Well, it was the first gay story I actually read and I have to say... It was hot! Like really hot! I think the story was amazing. Funny, cute, heartbreaking at moments, hot and really touching. And I have to say, it actually brought me tears so keep a box of tissues, just in case. And Christian and Shea was such a cute couple. I really, really liked this book. And the Epilogue was great. The whole series were incredible. Thanks Andria Large for these four amazing books! One four three Beck brothers. ♡
* One four three = Christian's code of saying I love you to Shea.
My Christian.
February 4, 2015
4 Stars
Perfect ending to a highly enjoyable series! I cried hard and laughed even harder. It's a rare thing to be so satisfied with the final book in a series. The Beck Brothers will stay with me for a long time to come and may just reign supreme when it comes to book families! I said in my book two review that I couldn't choose a favourite sibling because they were all so fantastic, and they are, but let's be honest, Sebastian stole the whole damn show!
So very satisfied!!!
Perfect ending to a highly enjoyable series! I cried hard and laughed even harder. It's a rare thing to be so satisfied with the final book in a series. The Beck Brothers will stay with me for a long time to come and may just reign supreme when it comes to book families! I said in my book two review that I couldn't choose a favourite sibling because they were all so fantastic, and they are, but let's be honest, Sebastian stole the whole damn show!
So very satisfied!!!
July 26, 2013
This book was okay. The story was good and I enjoyed Chritian and Shea, but I am not too much into men with men. That didn't deter me from reading this because I loved the Beck Brothers series, I just thought it went into to much graphics on their sex lives. If that doesn't bother you I know you will find this a good read
November 1, 2013
Truly a great book. I loved that Shea loved his best friend enough to go from being "straight" to in a gay relationship because he would do anything not to lose Christian. I loved all the brothers as well, they were essential to this story. The ending was incredible and I loved that it told about all the families.
July 13, 2016
My favorite thing about this was the Beck family. While the MC's were sympathetic, the writing itself was not on par with most of the m/m books I've read. The most annoying thing to me was the improper use of verbs of being. The incorrect use of has/have, hasn't/haven't, is/was. etc. set my teeth on edge.
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March 6, 2014So, I don't want to be harsh on any book an author offers for free, but I will say this one wasn't for me. I'm sad bc I LOVE. A good M/M romance. In my opinion this one has the bud of promise but could truly have benefitted from more Betas and/or editors.
July 30, 2013
Love this series!!!
July 26, 2013
I really enjoy the last book but all good things have to come to end ..
wow this book had OMG events in it . Love the series looking forward
to reading the next new series
wow this book had OMG events in it . Love the series looking forward
to reading the next new series
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