The Mating of Michael

2.5 stars. There was something about Michael's relationship with James that made me uncomfortable. It started when Michael first realized James was in a wheelchair and felt relieved because it meant he “had a shot” with him. As in, James was smart, attractive and successful but he was in a wheelchair so that meant his standards were lower...? The rest of the book tried to make the point that Michael fell for James because of who he was as a person, not because of or despite the disability. But given Michael's initial impressions, that didn't ring true.

Interesting idea to have an MC who is a gay sex surrogate, and lots of cute bantering between the two men, but I never got over the ugliness from the initial meeting. YMMV if you're a fan of the author and don't get hung up by one or two jarring sentences like I tend to do.