Reviewed by JustJen
Title: Ticket to Ride
Author: Shawn Lane
Heroes: Chad Storm/Jack Reeves
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 92 Pages
Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC
Release Date: December 13, 2009
Available at: Amber Quill, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance Ebooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads
Blurb: Chad Storm’s longtime on-again, off-again boyfriend has a Ticket to Ride on a plane to Maryland and out of Chad’s life for good. But someone decides on a more permanent end to their relationship.
Former lead singer of the rock band, Lightning, Chad is working on his come-back album when he finds the body of his murdered ex-lover floating in his swimming pool.
Lieutenant Jack Reeves, from the homicide division, has never heard of Lightning, but now he has a gruesome murder to solve. The more he learns of Chad, the more intrigued he becomes, and his protective instincts kick in when Chad begins to get strange phone calls…from the dead man.
Jack doesn’t believe in ghosts and knows someone is trying to mess with Chad, leading him to think someone close to the singer could have murderous intentions. But his attraction to Chad takes him off the investigation.
Drawn to each other, Chad and Jack begin a steamy affair, and that brings the ruthless killer out of hiding.
Review: This was sweet but very predictable. It has a lot of potential out of the gate, was a little light on stamina without quite enough speed to finish for a win. I liked the characters well enough. Chad and Jack start a relationship even though Chad is basically a suspect to the murder of his ex-boyfriend. Not very professional on Jack’s part, but it worked for the story.
You can pretty much figure out who dunnit from early on, but the mystery is dragged out some giving the guys time to get to know each other a little bit. I wish we had gotten to know the characters on a deeper level than we did, but again, it all worked for the story as a whole.
The mystery, which wasn’t very much of a mystery after all, was a bit too easy and wrapped up very quickly with the killer confessing all the minute he is caught. There were some sweet moments, and a bit of action and suspense. All in all, this was a quick read that didn’t draw me in nearly as much as I had hoped. I enjoyed learning about Chad’s past and did like parts of it but was just left wishing for more.
Overall Impression: I liked it
*I purchased my own copy of this book for my review.*
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