Bad Attitude by K.A. Mitchell (Bad in Baltimore #3)
M/M Contemporary Romance
April 23, 2013
Samhain

Reviewed by Mandi

I’m a K.A. Mitchell fangirl and I’ll proudly say that. I started reading her maybe a year ago, and glommed her entire back list. Man, that was a good time. She writes very erotic m/m books but conveys so much through her love scenes. And she gives us flawed characters and explores them and makes them suffer a bit before finding true love. I just think she is a fabulous writer. Now all that being said (yes here comes the big but) Bad Attitude was enjoyable, but not my favorite of hers. I think the bottom line is that I needed to feel them falling in love a little more. Gavin and Jamie have a very hard edged relationship, and while they have chemistry together, can I imagine them happily ever after, forever and ever? I’m not so sure.

Gavin is a “Montgomery” meaning he comes from the extremely wealthy Montgomery family in Maryland. He has a trust fund and sometimes lends his hand to charities. Otherwise, his life is his to lead. He hangs out with friends, always looking for that high (whether drug induced or reckless) which is how he finds himself lunging after his friend Beach, who decided to dive off a bridge and Gavin himself falls off trying to save him, both landing in the icy water.

Jamie is a police rescue diver and gets the call to go try to find Gavin and his friend. He does, and Gavin’s family is so grateful (and trying to make it publicly known Gavin didn’t try to kill himself) they have a black tie party to celebrate, pretty much forcing Jamie to come. It is here Jamie and Gavin really meet and kind of start doing the angry lust tango – untucking shirts, grinding crotches, but then pushing each other away. See, the book isn’t called Bad Attitude for nothing. Gavin is the king of wearing a nonchalant face and pretending nothing bothers him. Yet, a lot of things bother him and it simmers under the surface. Jamie isn’t one to hide things – he is usually pissed off and lets everyone know. He lost a close friend years ago which sticks with him (I needed more back story with this), and all he ever really wants is a cigarette, but he watched his father die of lung cancer and doesn’t want to go down that route. And he has big time control issues.

But – these two guys are very attracted to each other physically. And as always, KA Mitchell writes the hottest sex. She even gives us a threesome in this one – and it’s just as exciting as it sounds.

She does a nice job developing the characters. Gavin really comes off as rich – his relationship with his father and step-mother is nice but a little off, which I liked. Gavin knows how to be rich, so when he gets into Jamie’s working world, he struggles. I liked that, and vice versa for Jamie. They both don’t put up with the other’s bullshit either. But, when I reflected on this book after I finished, I just don’t know if I buy into the “I love you forever and ever.” I don’t know if these two would make it long term. I needed a little more lovey-dovey  and more romance thrown in there. I still recommend it because it’s K.A. Mitchell. Enough said. *wink*

Rating: B-

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