Once Upon a Veterinarian [Paperback]

Drew Zachary (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2008

Ben has a good life. Partner in a thriving veterinarian clinic with his best friend Stacey, he has a great dog, a favorite Chinese take-out place and a great DVD collection. The only thing he doesn't have is a special someone to share his life with. When Ben has a number of poisoned animals come through his clinic, he call in the police, suspecting that these aren't random tragedies, but deliberate killings. Enter Constable Tim Geary. Dog and cat poisonings are fairly low on the priority list, but Tim decides to look into them. The attraction between Tim and Ben is immediate and soon Chinese food and more is on the menu. Life has a way of trying to keep the boys apart, though. Can they find a way to overcome their busy lives and be together?

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Torquere Press (October 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603704949
• ISBN-13: 978-1603704946
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,029,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once Upon a Veterinarian by Drew Zachary, October 16, 2008

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Elisa (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once Upon a Veterinarian (Paperback)

I like when Drew Zachary sets its story in Canada, since the gay issue is slightly lesser, and you can enjoy the guy meets guy, guy loves guy, guy gets guy without the usually hating and hiding feelings around. True, some hint here and there still remains, but it's more a light tease from colleague than a real ostracism.

Ben is a small pet vet; lately he has a lot of case of dying pets due to poisoning and so he thinks to call the police. Tim is the officer who picks up his case, and it's not the only thing he picks up... Tim has no problem to make clear to Ben that he is interested to get personal with him and they, easily as that, start to date. But both of them have works with shift and emergency call, and build a normal relationship is not simple.

Usually in a TQ's books you expect to find a lot of sex, soon and fast in the story; sometime I like that, one of my fav books from Drew Zachary is On Fire, and the two in the story get together in the first scene, without even have time to reach a bedroom. This one is a bit different: the book is divided in two part, in the first one the two lovers are almost "cursed", everytime they are at the point to hit home, something happens, and they need to postponed. It's both funny and exciting, since the reader starts to bet what will happen the next time.

In the second part, when finally they break the "curse", the sex starts as usual, funny and easy, a lot but not too much. At this point the reader would be enough satisfied, and instead Drew Zachary chooses to bring on the story and give us a glimpse on what happens after the happily ever after, since gets together sometime is the easy thing, but stay together is difficult and demanding.

I like this story since it has plot, it has sex and it has romance, but at the same time it's easy and smooth, funny rather than angst, fast but not too short (137 pages).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aw shucks, November 11, 2008

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K. Peoples (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once Upon a Veterinarian (Paperback)

Zachary uses two of my favorite stereotypes in this novel: a gay cop and a gay veterinarian, has them both lovable and committed to their respective careers of service to others, both sexy and intriguing. He teases them (and us) for a while by letting them meet and fall hard for each other, but not be able to consummate their mutual attraction for a long time. Long enough that the cop assumes (wrongly) that the veterinarian is not really interested. When they do get together, it's all over warming and fun and the book is well worth a read, stereotypes or not. Enjoy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Alright, May 3, 2009

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Sage Jackson (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Once Upon a Veterinarian (Paperback)

While the story was alright, I am a little surprised by the 4/5 star reviews. The main characters were cute but rather boring, their conversations a bit stale. In all, it was rather formulaic; the strong, female best friend who always has the answer, quirky one-liners at the end of every chapter and the necessary spat near the end so that they can make-up.

The story was light and fluffy, and it was a fun read, but I don't think it was worth the $10+ I spent on it. If you're interested, get it used.