At Your Beck & Call
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4.3 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Hallen Jansen has it all. A nice car, a great apartment, and a job he loves – as an escort, working at your beck and call.
And he’s very good at his job
Eloise, a woman of a certain age, sees his potential one evening and grooms him to work as an escort for women, but only those who could afford his exclusive services.
For seven years the business partnership works for both of them, but when Hallen falls in love with one of his clients, a recently divorced woman 20 years older than himself, all bets are off. Can he convince Laura that he really does love her? Can they make their relationship a reality, or will it only be heartbreak for both of them?
Not all services are professional
one of the most fascinating, engrossing, exceptionally written stories I have ever come across. From beginning to end, we are drawn into a world that is so different from our own and yet so intriguing we cannot look away, and a leading character who is so self-aware and honest that his thought process slowly becomes our own. This is a book that has the power to make our bodies overheat and turn our hearts into puddles of mush all at the same time, and it is the perfect example of how every life story, even the most unconventional ones, can turn into a splendid fairy tale.
If you’re looking for a ‘different’ kind of love story, one that doesn’t come in a neat little box with a bow on top, or even meet a given stereotype, I’d recommend this book to you in a heartbeat. It shows life in all its messiness, the ugly as well as the beautiful, and it celebrates the ageless beauty of love.
NATASHA IS A BOOK JUNKIE
Customer Reviews
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Entertaining to read and well written!
50% great 50% frustrating
I'm a fan of JHB and have read most of her books. I like that she doesn't stick to a plot formula and I never know what the book will be like when I start.
The book is told from Hallens POV. The first half is him recounting a bit of his childhood, college, how he became an escort, his first "appointments" and some of his favorite clients. It's sexy, fun, and you fall in love with Hallen. I would give the first half 5 stars.
At the 50% mark Hallen meets a client, Laura who is a 48yo divorcee, at about the time he's reconsidering his life. The rest of the book is them trying to navigate a relationship through all of their insecurities.
I think my biggest issue is that I didn't like Laura and this is the first time I read a romance and was hoping that Hallen would come to his senses and move on to someone more deserving. She's insecure and needs a lot of him proving his love, hurts his feelings at every turn, tries to hide their relationship from her friends and family. It's so frustrating! We fall in love with Hallen and hope that he finds someone who treats him good, is proud to be with him, and takes care of him and his needs for once.
At about the 90% mark, the POV changes to Laura in a time where Hallen is taking care of her. She doesn't have many redeeming traits.
I'd give the second half of the book 2 stars.