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The Physician and the Actor: A Story of Greed and Ambition

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Hauser's move into contemporary fiction appears flawless. She spins a tale of romance and frustration that draws you in quickly and keeps you guessing. I don't know which character I adore most, the confused doctor or the wild actor, but the combination of the two leads to fireworks. A fun-filled romp, highly recommended.

I love doctor patient M/M relationship. This prequel of drama, anguished lovers, passion and greed is engrossing and well written. Certainly M/M fans looking for a good plot besides the sex and romance would not be disappointed. I for one finished this in a day and would have been frustrated at the ending if not for the available sequel (For Love and Money). So if you are a sap like me, you should not start this if you do not have the sequel on hand.
I like both men here, the handsome doctor Jason Philips with his weakness and flaws and his much younger lover, the wild and bold Ewan. Jason has my full sympathy when all his plans in his secured life is shattered by his awakening desire for the beautiful Ewan. Jason's manipulative aunt does bring to mind Charlie's predicament in the classic "The Lord Won't Mind".
I do find certain terms used in the dialogue awkward but this may be due to the story setting being in a remote part of England.
Looking forward to G.A. Hauser's next M/M effort.

This is the prequel to For Love and Money, and I have a lot of aspectative for it. Contrary to my habit (to not read stories without an happily ever after) knowing that this couple in the sequel manage to stay together I want to read how they met and how they drift apart.

Jason is a thirty-seven years old doctor, from a wealthy family and with the chance to be even more wealthy when his old aunt finally will die. The reason he is so eager to inherited is cause he wants to live in comfort, without the necessity to work for live. So not a very honored reason. Yes, he loves Ewan, but his greed is much more than love. At least in this book.

Ewan is a twenty years old actor, with a great ambition to be an Hollywood movie star. Yes, he loves Jason, but he wants all and soon, he is too young and without patience to wait for his lover to understand that money doesn't give happiness.

Greed and Ambition, like in the subtitle of the book, are the reasons cause these two drift apart, but love will be the reason cause they manage to return together.

I like this book, cause I find the characters very true and full of imperfection: or not physically, they are flawless and like gods beautiful, but behind the pretty looks, they are all too human. Reading only this book, you really can't jusify Jason and only can judge Ewan a bit childish, but if you read it with its sequel, For Love and Money, you have a wonderful tale, very Hollywood love comedy style.