4.5 Stars for this contemporary M/M romance between an aging porn superstar and a blushing virgin. 
 Mike Scott is 44 and a bartender at a gay sports bar in Altlanta, with a 20 year career in gay porn. He's well known by his trade name, Scott Masters, and isn't that keen on relationships since his last ex left. Too many guys have a problem with his porn work, it seems. Not that Mike does. It's a job, and it's getting to be a drag. Studios are pressuring the guys to do more bareback (unprotected) scenes and new gay-for-pay actors are more hassle than they are worth, in Mike's opinion. He's getting jaded, really. 
 Tommy is a 19 y/o gay college student trying to step out of his closet. He grew up in a tiny, God-fearing town with parents who took him to church all the time. He has never watched porn, and has no interest in it, in drinking, or in casual sex. Still, he knows his urges are homosexual, and he fears his family's reaction. (With good reason!) His roommate, Ben, is bisexual, but hasn't told his parents, either. Still, Ben spends his Saturday nights in the gay bars hooking up as often as possible. He hooked Tommy up with a fake ID so he could go clubbing too, but Tommy's more into the quiet life. So he goes to Woofs, a gay sports bar---where he's stunned by the beauty that is Mike. 
 Mike can't miss the Cherry Coke drinking corn-fed farm boy who takes the last stool at his bar every Saturday night for weeks on end. He's mighty polite, and darn quiet, but he is an eye-catcher. Mike's fellow bartenders, Kevin and Patrick, all want a piece of Tommy, but they can see he only has eyes for Mike. And, they work a bit of magic to keep Mike from making serious mistakes--like letting Tommy walk away. 
 When these two finally connect, it is so sweet. Tommy has confessed that he's a virgin, and that he's like Mike to be his first. He has no knowledge of Mike's porn career, and that's probably the only reason Mike agrees. Mike's been propositioned uncountable times by fans, and he doesn't need that pressure. Plus, there is something so absolutely irresistible about Tommy's freshness. He's been so sheltered in his life--his parents controlled his TV, radio and literature choices, in the meantime shaping a quiet, conscientious and compassionate man. He is nothing like the men Mike usually chooses, and that's also refreshing. 
 The biggest part of the conflict is Mike's porn career, because Mike doesn't want to reveal it. As he and Tommy spend more time together, Mike realizes that he doesn't want to lose Tommy in his life, and that's happened too often once he reveals his career. So he keeps it quiet, but it is giant, hairy problem, especially once Tommy finds out. 
 The way this is dealt with is really excellent, however. Love had bloomed, and Tommy's not sure what to do now. Can he deal with it? Should he have to? Expect a lot of tears, and some well-placed advice from seasoned bartenders. 
 The entire book is a fantastic journey. I really dug being in these guys brains. Mike's has a real "Come-to-Tommy" moment and it made all his other decisions easier. The issues of being a career porn actor were so clearly described, I thought I was on set. I've read a few porn star books, and the "business" end of it is clearly less glamorous that the normals (like me) imagine. Tommy has some family issues that were devastating, and, yet, uplifting. Ben and his family are the most awesome folk--and the end is so HEA it'll rip the tears right out of your eyes. 
 Or maybe that was just me. 
 I gotta have more of these peeps, so I'm hoping to see a Ben book, or even a Kevin + Patrick book down the pike... Just sayin'