This was the book in the series that I was waiting to read every since the two characters were introduced. James and Derek, aka The General have had feeling for each other for a very long time. James is openly gay but Derek is not, due to his military status. Pretty much all of the men on his assassin team knew how Derek feels about James and vice versa and they were more than ok with it. Derek, however is reluctant to both claim James and admit he is gay. He is forced to seriously re-think this stance after a series of events involving James safety.Derek is one of those stubborn, reluctant characters that you sometimes want to smack on the back of his head. James is the character you really feel bad that he is waiting around for Derek. There was plenty of drama between the two before they finally come together. There are a couple of intense scenes, but of course you know they HAD to be together by the end of the book.I enjoyed this read and I'm continuing to binge read this series. On to the next book! I must say that while I was happy to finally get to read James' and Derek's story I was very disappointed and surprised with the length of the story. I purchased this book on Amazon and according to Amazon's product page it was supposedly 342 pages....more than the earlier ones but still not a bad price at $3.99. Then I see according to it's listing here on GRs that it's 223 pages.... hmmmm.... wondered about that but still purchased it though because I have loved this series so far. However, once I bought the book and saw the table of contents I was not a happy camper... the table of contents in the book itself clearly shows that James' & Derek's book is only 103 pages! .... I never would have spent that much money on such a short story had I known it's true length and am appalled that the product pages are so misleading about it's size. As for the story itself, it was ok but not even comparable to the other books in the series.
What do You think about The General's Lover (2012)?
I was disappointed. Derek just plain frustrated me. I'm glad they finally got together though.
—mommysharp08
Loved itl! I loved Derek & James's story and the fact they are both alpha males!
—lizz_0607
