Slick's review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 4.5 STARS 
 Review copy provided for an honest review 
 This is one of those M/M stories I really enjoyed because the two men seem so different yet they both need each other so badly. A former wakeboarding champion with an X-Games medal and a successful architect trying to get in touch with his estranged brother by competing in a contest despite never wakeboarding before; meet, flirt, hook-up, and yes...fall in love, but not before the past comes up to knock one on his ass and the other can't take the secrets he's been hiding. This is an intricate story made even more complicated as one man is nearing 40 and has lived a very open gay lifestyle and the other is not quite 30 and has only had partners he has feelings for. 
 Ben Warren was the man to beat in wakeboarding 15 years ago but an accident left him seriously injured and with more baggage than he cares to admit to anyone who doesn't know him. When Davis Fox walks into the sporting goods store he manages and wants lessons so he can reconnect with his estranged brother during an upcoming contest, Ben thinks several things; one the man is cute, two he is young, and three he is crazy. But Ben can't resist his story and to be honest he'd like to spend more time around Davis so he agrees. 
 I really loved the dynamic between Ben and Davis because they have had very different lifestyles but there is just no denying the sparks that surround them when together. Ben has a hard time sharing all the pieces of his life with Davis mainly because Ben has never had a real relationship with a partner and he has a hard time trusting anyone other than his long time friends Eddie (one of Ben's friends with benefits) and Tina (who use to be Timothy) who have seen him through his worst. Davis isn't without his own issues after being shunned by his mother and her new husband after coming out and them refusing to let him have contact with his half-brother who is a champion wakeboarder. There are times when it is evident Ben is trying so hard to let Davis in, but then other times when he just can't let himself share it all which eventually brings Davis to the breaking point. 
 Double Up wasn't an easy romance and I appreciated that because with their different backgrounds, age difference, and lifestyles there were bound to be issues and that made them getting to a good place with each other all the more satisfying. While this is the first time I've read author Vanessa North it won't be the last as she is an excellent storyteller.