One Call Away Felice Stevens Books
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When a brutal attack from a jealous competitor leaves Noah Strauss, darling of the modeling world, physically scarred and emotionally damaged, he quits the runway to become a psychologist. Using his contacts from his time in the spotlight, he creates One Call Away, a radio show dedicated to gay men looking for love, advice or someone to talk to. But with secrets of his own and a mother who refuses to understand the career path he's chosen, the one person Noah can't seem to help is himself. On a drunken dare from the senior partner's grandson, Oren Leavitt calls Noah’s radio show, pretending to be gay. Only Oren isn't certain if he's pretending. He's left his strict Orthodox Jewish upbringing behind, but the guilt remains. Guilt that his actions have prevented his sister from finding a husband and guilt that he's failed his parents. Talking to "Dr. Noah" helps, and as he finds himself calling the man again and again, he knows he must be honest. But Oren is unsure if he's lying to Noah or himself. For Noah, trust is paramount; he's been deceived in his personal and professional life and while he desperately wants to help Oren, he also finds himself falling for the sweet and tortured man. Oren is trapped he risks losing his job and more importantly the love and security of his family but knows he can't hide if he wants to be with Noah. When unresolved heartaches from the past rise up to control the present, Noah and Oren discover that love often comes from the most unexpected places, and sometimes a call for help not only saves a life, it can be a new and beautiful beginning.
One Call Away Felice Stevens Books
An obvious spin-off from the author's "To Hell and Back" series, this one is a first chapter-to-epilogue angst trip that is saved from tedium by Felice Steven's exceptional way of using the English language on every single page...oh, plus two very interesting but not entirely sympathetic (at first) characters.Nice Jewish boys in New York are a hallmark of Stevens' work, and in this one we have a lapsed, worldly 32-year-old one in Noah and a lapsed but Orthodox-raised one in 28-year-old Oren. I found it a bit strange that when they started to get to know each other that Noah had not been that familiar with the Orthodox from Brooklyn, but that could just be because he was brought up by his mother on-the-road as a world-famous fashion model. Of course, Noah does not get off that easily, either--his mother is portrayed as quite pushy and cold, only interested in his beauty and how it can make money instead of his profession as a famous radio host and burgeoning shrink.
The way Oren's "guilt" (what else to call it?) upsets the development of the relationship, as well as his personality and life in general, may be surprising to some, but not those from cities where a relatively high concentration of Jews, Italians and Irish residents wade through their own versions every day.
However, that guilt is vastly overshadowed by the professional abuse Oren suffers and stupidly tolerates at the hands of a couple of lawyers in his firm who actually put him up to the scheme which eventually brought him and Noah together. I was annoyed for a while at how both Oren and Noah seemed to ignore this abuse--until it popped up in a most propitious way.
Indeed, propitious is a good word to describe a lot of what goes on in this one because at virtually every turn a character from the "Through Hell and Back" series sneaks his nose under the tent and things move right along.
There are a lot of moments here where you might be tempted to say, "Oy! already," but in the end there is nothing to really complain about. Oh, except that the cover really does not do any justice to how beautiful these men are supposed to be, but then again, I am a cover freak.
It will not be out of the realm of possibility to expect a follow-up in this series. And the character who should be one of the MCs is amply on display in this sweet, if sometimes eye-arching, saunter through Brooklyn and Manhattan by two nice Jewish boys who eventually get around to being on the make for each other.
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One Call Away Felice Stevens Books Reviews
Goodreads gets my number every now and then with their daily recommendations. The premise behind this book looked intriguing and it just so happened to hit my inbox just as I finished a book and was trying to decide which one to read next. I am almost always disappointed when a book reaches out and grips me with its concept to the point that I buy it, download it and start it all within five minutes. I’m pleased to say that this was not one of those.
At the demand of a bullying employer, Oren prank calls a radio talk show that gives gay men advice on relationships and finds a confidant in Dr. Noah Strauss a former model turned psychologist. Oren comes from a strict religious Orthodox Jewish family but has left all that behind to make money in modern society and send it back home to help his family. He never felt like he belonged in his community and is plagued by guilt over the disappointment he feels his family must have in him for leaving their community, religion and way of life.
With Noah’s encouragement, Oren must face his fears of rejection and admit the truth to himself and then to his family, but when Noah finds out the truth about how Oren came to call his talk show, will Oren be able to win back his trust and confidence? Noah has his own unresolved family and personal image issues stemming back to his days as a famous model that survived a gruesome attack. He makes a living giving advice to others but often does not take his own advice.
I found the premise behind this story very intriguing. These characters were both consummate professionals in careers that I think would eventually lead them to self-fulfillment, at least once Oren got over his insecurities about his own self-worth. I had a little bit of a hard time identifying with Oren over his willingness to put up with so much discrimination in his workplace. But maybe that's because I've never had to endure racial discrimination only the gender variety. Harassment of a different sort seemed to be the tipping line for him and that I most certainly can understand as I have been through something similar except my experience was with a real charmer not the obviously dastard villain portrayed in this book.
I’m not sure what that says about me that I would rather have any job where I am treated fairly by my employer and peers than have my dream job in my field of choice and suffer from cringe-worthy fear of horrible treatment like Oren did every single day. It was apparent to me that Oren’s family would rather not have had the money than to have seen him treated so badly. I guess I had a problem seeing Oren’s viewpoint a little and while it made me a little crazy, and I wanted to hit him over the head and say stand up for yourself, I do know that not everyone is like me and suffers in silence until they have crossed the line of no return.
And New York City, well, for some reason I have a special place in my heart for stories that so vividly describe the lifestyle of living there. One thing that I really enjoyed about this book is that the city itself lent a beautiful backdrop for the story, whether it was their mode of transportation or their living accommodations, which are so different from my own. The concept of this story could have taken place in any city but the descriptions of living the New York lifestyle really make this author shine.
Oren and Noah captivated me from the start. I loved learning who they were individually, watching them grow together and fall in love. Their story is a beautiful picture painted with words, with so much emotion, that I did not want it to end. They were sweet together, funny together, sexy together. And their schmoopy moments, how they melted my heart.
There is something to be said for an author that blows you away almost every time you read her work. I've been a fan of Felice Stevens since book one, and I'm still caught off guard each time by how much I love her characters and their stories. One Call Away is no different. Oren and Noah, both so broken, so different and yet inside the same, and just so perfect for one another, that I didn't stand a chance. Between their story, the introduction of new characters in Felice's world and some surprise visits, I couldn't put this book down.
If you're looking for a good romance with all the feels, look no further. It was a joy to read Oren and Noah, and a sadness to put them down. Point blank, Felice Stevens writes romance, and she doesn't shy away from it. She gives you complex characters you root for, stories that keep you hanging on to her every well-written word. If I want MCs who are not afraid to say how they feel, I know where to look. And now, of course I'm looking for Jeremy. Because book #2. YES, please.
An obvious spin-off from the author's "To Hell and Back" series, this one is a first chapter-to-epilogue angst trip that is saved from tedium by Felice Steven's exceptional way of using the English language on every single page...oh, plus two very interesting but not entirely sympathetic (at first) characters.
Nice Jewish boys in New York are a hallmark of Stevens' work, and in this one we have a lapsed, worldly 32-year-old one in Noah and a lapsed but Orthodox-raised one in 28-year-old Oren. I found it a bit strange that when they started to get to know each other that Noah had not been that familiar with the Orthodox from Brooklyn, but that could just be because he was brought up by his mother on-the-road as a world-famous fashion model. Of course, Noah does not get off that easily, either--his mother is portrayed as quite pushy and cold, only interested in his beauty and how it can make money instead of his profession as a famous radio host and burgeoning shrink.
The way Oren's "guilt" (what else to call it?) upsets the development of the relationship, as well as his personality and life in general, may be surprising to some, but not those from cities where a relatively high concentration of Jews, Italians and Irish residents wade through their own versions every day.
However, that guilt is vastly overshadowed by the professional abuse Oren suffers and stupidly tolerates at the hands of a couple of lawyers in his firm who actually put him up to the scheme which eventually brought him and Noah together. I was annoyed for a while at how both Oren and Noah seemed to ignore this abuse--until it popped up in a most propitious way.
Indeed, propitious is a good word to describe a lot of what goes on in this one because at virtually every turn a character from the "Through Hell and Back" series sneaks his nose under the tent and things move right along.
There are a lot of moments here where you might be tempted to say, "Oy! already," but in the end there is nothing to really complain about. Oh, except that the cover really does not do any justice to how beautiful these men are supposed to be, but then again, I am a cover freak.
It will not be out of the realm of possibility to expect a follow-up in this series. And the character who should be one of the MCs is amply on display in this sweet, if sometimes eye-arching, saunter through Brooklyn and Manhattan by two nice Jewish boys who eventually get around to being on the make for each other.
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