It isn't until Ryan's dragged to yet another penguin movie by his
brother and niece that Ryan sees the tattooed arm again, only this
time there's a little girl with him and Ryan isn't about to get involved
with a married man or a man who's on the fence about being gay. He
knows from the lettering on the other man's truck that he works for
Connor's Custom Rides. Useless information in this case, but Ryan
can't help but wonder how it might have been.
David talks Ryan into driving him to Connor's to pick up his car which
was in the shop. While he's there looking at the various vehicles,
tattoo guy (a.k.a. Jeff) officially introduces himself and admits that not
only does he remember Ryan from the club in Minneapolis, but he'd
like to get to know him a whole lot better. There’s just one little
problem . . . Jeff is still 'in the closet.' He’s afraid 'coming out' will put
his joint custody of Anna, his daughter, at risk. Can Jeff and Ryan find
a way to make their relationship work without compromising Jeff's
legal rights?
K.A. Mitchell tells a compelling story with CUSTOM RIDE. There's no
doubt that Jeff and Ryan are great together and they compliment each
other beautifully. There's just the little issue of Ryan wanting more
than an occasional booty call and Jeff unable to chance losing his little
girl. He’s a great dad and I adored the image I have of a huge rough
looking man with this little girl. I have to admit I am horrified by
Anna's mother’s behavior. It's obvious she shouldn’t even be allowed
to raise a goldfish. I'm really hoping that there'll be a follow up story
to CUSTOM RIDE. I’m dying to know more about what happens with
Jeff and Ryan and whether or not Jeff gets full custody of Anna.
