Thursday 25 February 2016
Is some homophobia self-phobia?
Is some homophobia self-phobia?: Homophobia is more pronounced in individuals with an unacknowledged attraction to the same sex and who grew up with authoritarian parents who forbade such desires, a series of psychology studies demonstrates. The study is the first to document the role that both parenting and sexual orientation play in the formation of intense fear of homosexuals.
Strong Signal (Cyberlove #1) by Megan Erickson, Santino Hassell
BLURB
I was counting down the months until the end of my deployment. My days were spent working on military vehicles, and I spent my nights playing video games that would distract me until I could leave Staff Sergeant Garrett Reid behind.
That was when I met him: Kai Bannon, a fellow gamer with a famous stream channel.
I never expected to become fixated on someone who'd initially been a rival. And I'd never expected someone who oozed charm to notice me—a guy known for his brutal honesty and scowl. I hadn't planned for our online friendship to turn into something that kept me up at night—hours of chatting evolving into filthy webcam sessions.
But it did. And now I can't stop thinking about him. In my mind, our real life meeting is perfect. We kiss, we fall into bed, and it's love at first sight.
Except, like most things in my life, it doesn't go as planned.
Strong Signal is a standalone, full-length novel with no cliffhanger
Kindle Edition, 235 pages
Published
February 15th 2016
by Megtino Press
Original Title
Strong Signal
ASIN
B01BO721I6
Edition Language
English
Series
Whooaah ! This book is awesome in so many levels! And I freakin' adored Kai and Garret !
They're the best ! And my new favorite couple of this year !
Kai killed Garrett.
In a game.
And Garrett was kind of pissed to this ‘gaymer’ character, Kai. Who is famous in Twitch.
And Kai is cute like this.
This is Kai's personal Tumblr, you'll know why Garrett's crazy about him :)
http://fuckyeahkaibannon.tumblr.com/
I think I understood more than any other people about this. Because my son were also met his boyfriend in a game forum, when they’re doing that battle shit together. Chatting and slowly falling in love. I totally understood now.
What happened to my son, happened with Kai and Garrett. And they’re cute and adorable, and I can see and feel the chemistry between Kai and the over protective Garrett. OMG! It was steamy when they’re ‘online’, but when they met? They burn the house, the whole apartement with passion. And the Army guy Garrett surely has a dirty mouth , and Kai loved it like crazy. I think they’re made for each other for sure.
FIND PHOTO HERE (nsfw)
And yeah, there’s a little twist about Kai’s anxiety and insecurity about the outside world, but Garrett understood, because he hates people too.LOL.
...“Hey, you didn’t let me finish.” “Finish what?” “Finish telling you that I love you too.”I threw my head back and laughed. “Oh my God, we are disgusting.” “Completely disgusting,” he agreed.
It was a fun read, and I didn’t want the book to end. I have missed Kai and Garrett already I read it twice, and I think I’m still NOT recover from a hangover.
Maybe I’ll change my review later, after my third read. Megan and Santino nailed it.
And I’m falling for their duet. Hard.
Cannot wait for the second book, I hope I can ‘see’ a glimpse of Kai and Garrett in the second book !
Highly recommended !
Some of my favorite quotes :
...I imagined his broad shoulders slumped, his head forward, and his fingers scratching his stubbled chin. I imagined his heart aching like mine and that was something I couldn’t allow.
...“Your Chat,” Garrett panted. “Is gonna know you just got used.” “Or that I just used you for that giant dick.”
ABOUT THE AUTHORSMEGAN ERICKSON
Wednesday 24 February 2016
The Bells of Times Square by Amy Lane
BLURB
Every New Year’s Eve since 1946, Nate Meyer has ventured alone to Times Square to listen for the ghostly church bells he and his long-lost wartime lover vowed to hear together. This year, however, his grandson Blaine is pushing Nate through the Manhattan streets, revealing his secrets to his silent, stroke-stricken grandfather.
When Blaine introduces his boyfriend to his beloved grandfather, he has no idea that Nate holds a similar secret. As they endure the chilly death of the old year, Nate is drawn back in memory to a much earlier time . . . and to Walter.
Long before, in a peace carefully crafted in the heart of wartime tumult, Nate and Walter forged a loving home in the midst of violence and chaos. But nothing in war is permanent, and now all Nate has is memories of a man his family never knew existed. And a hope that he’ll finally hear the church bells that will unite everybody—including the lovers who hid the best and most sacred parts of their hearts.
REVIEW
*** 5 - heartbreaking-heartwarming-tear jerking stars!***
I can not give this book less than 5 stars, if it possible, I'll give them more...
Amy Lane will tear you apart, break your heart...not from the start, but right close the ending, and put it back together again.
Don't worry about your common question about will they have HEA? [They're finally got their HEA after all, trust me. But you have to shred your tears to the end of the book. (hide spoiler)]
My God, I'm a Muslim, and I also know that in Jewish, they condemned same sex relationship as well, it's forbidden, God won't let you even smell heaven.
But who we are to judge? Love is love.
Like Nathan and Walter's forever love, so strong and so beautiful'
I understood Nathan's heart war between right and wrong, I do. I have a gay relatives, and it's not easy for them.
Amy wrote it beautifully. I laugh, I smile, I blushed, and I wanted to wrapped them in my heart closely so they don't have to be afraid to love.
But war, people, so many times are so cruel to their own...and that's included Nate and Walter's very short but forever remain love affair.
I adore this beautiful story. Amy broke my heart, but in the end, even still with tears, I smile.
TRUE LOVE DOES EXIST !
Thank you Amy for this beauty...this book will stay in my heart forever.
Highly recommended
~ARC kindly provided by Riptide and Netgalley in exchange of an honest review~
"Suddenly, he wanted that thing , the thing that Walter was preparing for - the mishkav zakhar, the most forbidden way to spill seed that wa not in woman's womb, Nate was swollen and greedy for it."
"Ahava, the love of passion. I would love Walter above any
woman as Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. There is no story
that says that is wrong. I would love him as a partner and friend,
raya, as my passion and lover, ahava, and bound to him in both
loves, I would find dod. The mishkav zakhar we can keep to
ourselves. And even that was lovely, ferocious and beautiful, the
merging of bodies and hearts."
"“Please, Walter!”
“Please what?” Walter snapped, forced to raise his face
and look Nate in the eyes. “I don’t even know what you want
from me!”
Your love. For you to not withdraw from me now that I’ve
gotten used to us being close. I don’t want you to pull away now."
"Courtship, love—not words until some woman from France
brought them to England. Ahave, raya, dod, it boils down to
this: one soul comforting another when ugly death surrounds us.
I love you, too, Walter. This touch, this is real."
" I had never dreamed of being in love. I did not know the mechanics, the nuts and bolts,the quirk of lips, the texture ofskin, the dimension of another’s hands upon my body. Forgive me, Father. I did not know you made this thing as vast as the sky,so that we may see the sky and not tremble. "
"Was he Wicked, turning his back on this part of his
faith? Was his Simple, believing that the one section of Leviticus had no meaning? Or was he merely Young, naive to believe that love could be so important that God would love it in all its forms?"
”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Reading Addict Mom's Blog: Misfits by Garrett Leigh
Reading Addict Mom's Blog: Misfits by Garrett Leigh: BLURB Restaurant owner Tom Fearnes has loved his partner Cass for as long as he can remember, but their work often keeps them apar...
Misfits by Garrett Leigh
BLURB
Restaurant owner Tom Fearnes has loved his partner Cass for as long as he can remember, but their work often keeps them apart. When he meets a striking young man named Jake on the vibrant streets of Camden Town, their heady first encounter takes an unexpected turn.
Jake Thompson can hardly believe his luck when he wakes up in Tom’s bed. Tom is gorgeous, kind, and . . . taken. Tom’s explanation of his open relationship leaves Jake cold, but Tom is too tempting, and when hard times force Jake to accept Tom’s helping hand, he finds himself between two men who’ve lost their way.
Cass Pearson is a troubled soul. He loves Tom with all he has, but some days it feels like he hasn’t much to give. Jake seems like the perfect solution. Cass risks everything to push Jake and Tom together, but Jake resists, wary, until the darkness of Cass’s past comes to call. Then Jake finds himself the last man standing, and it’s time to dig deep and shine a light for the men he’s grown to love.
ebook, 277 pages
Published
March 16th 2015
by Riptide Publishing
Original Title
Misfits
ISBN13
9781626492462
Edition Language
English
REVIEW
~~ 5 solid three-way stars!~~
" “I like Cass. You won’t let him stay away, will you? I don’t want to be the reason he doesn’t come home.”
“That’s not going to happen.” Tom kissed Jake’s hand. “He wants you here, and we’ll be here for you as much you want us.”
“Both of you?”
“If that’s what you want."
I'm so happy and blessed I can read this gem earlier.
OMG..guys, you're going to love the silent Tom, the cute adorable guy Jake with his Tourette, and Cass, a hot sexy chef restaurant and his fucked up past.
It was Tom, who found Jake when he's feeling so lonely and missed Cass while Cass busied himself working.
They never knew before, that there's something missing in their (actually solid) open relationship.
They are both loved each other , Cass is Tom's love of his life.
But still...something's missing.
After Jake came into their life...
This is what I love about Garrett Leigh's characters. They're NOT perfect.
They're usually people with so many flaws, and disability, like Jake and Cass.
Jake struggled with his Tourette, Cass struggled with his unresolved past, and Tom, he's struggled with both of them.
There's a twist, drama, but not over the top drama, just enough drama to make me cry...*smirk*
Bu, I know from the start, that their relationship is SOLID.
Jake smiled. “You don’t remember the sun?”
“Fuck the sun, Jake. I only saw you.”
I loved it when Jake and Cass's relationship grew, from strangers, to being friends, best friends, and finally, lovers.
I loved how Cass let Tom "have" Jake for himself, and he's just being happy for them.
I loved how their lovemaking was so careful, and sexy at the same time.
I loved how both Jake and Cass, adored and idolized Tom so much and always trying to make him happy.
I loved how Tom, always... always embrace them with all the love he have.
And I loved how finally Cass and Tom realized that, Jake, a lost man, a flawed guy from some strange place, is become their missing link and gathered them all, in his very own way.
And I loved how Tom and Cass, respected and treated Jake as their equal.
Finally, they're found each other.
I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes..
""You can touch me Tom, but do it because you want to, not because you feel sorry for me ""
"A flush crept over his fair skin, and a sheen of sweat glistened. With his strong body and set jaw, the dim light of the room made him look like a god. Only the tender gleam in his eyes gave him away as a man entirely human—too human to hurt the love of his life beneath him."
"Cass let out a desperate gasp. His face was hidden, but the plaintive plea needed no explanation. He needed this, needed to feel something all consuming, but he couldn’t take much more.
And Tom heard his call and pulled him up, wrapped his arms so tight around him that Cass’s breath caught in his chest. “I’ve got you.”"
"Tom smiled a little, though it didn’t feel quite right in their bleak surroundings. “He’s like that. I worried for ages that he let this . . . thing develop between us because he had nothing else, but I see the way he looks at you now, and I know he loves you.”
Cass snorted. “And there’s never been any doubt he loves you. Poor kid was head over heels from day one.""
"Cass opened his mouth, but Tom silenced him with a kiss.“I don’t need your promises. I just need you to do it.”"
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A Restored Man (The Men of Halfway House #3) by Jaime Reese
BLURB
Cole Renzo thinks his greatest challenge is to behave for the remainder of his term at Halfway House. Until he meets his new boss, Ty Calloway, a man who ticks off every box on Cole’s list of interests.
A sought-after restorer and customizer of exotic and collectible cars, Ty had enough confidence to command what he wanted in life, until one fateful night changed everything. Almost two years later, he’s slowly rebuilding his life with great control. He’s defied the odds and works tirelessly to be the man he once was—but he still feels broken.
Cole’s candor and unfiltered personality awaken Ty’s barely-remembered desire to greet each new day with a smile, while Ty’s unwavering acceptance of Cole’s quirks and brash humor makes Cole feel as if he fits in for the first time in far too long. When a nemesis threatens Ty’s personal restoration and the things he holds dear, Cole is determined to protect their relationship, even if that means sacrificing everything he’s worked so hard to achieve.
But Ty will have to let his guard down, surrender control, and admit he needs Cole first, even if that puts himself at risk of breaking beyond repair.
REVIEW
Updated. Re-reading my 4th times.
*** 5 "I love you, My - Ty" stars! ***
...Sigh...
Ty and Cole are just so beautiful together. This book tll all about unconditional love.
If a book can sing , it will sing like Brian Adams ...
Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more
You know it's true:
Everything I do, I do it for you, oh, yeah.
Yeah, I would fight for you, I'd lie for you,
Walk the wire for you, yeah, I'd die for you.
You know it's true:
Everything I do, oh, I do it for you.
"I'm yours, Ty. For however long you want me, I'll be by your side."
COLE
TY
I smile and blush every time Cole teasing Ty (that sweet shy metal man!), in fact I smiled almost all the time while reading. This book makes me happy. Cole and Ty makes me happy. Even the grumpy Aidan makes me happy.
I love 'seeing' Matt and Julian again, and how protective Julian for his smartass 'baby brother', Cole.
It's just heart warming. And beautiful. The chemistry was there since the very first time they've met.
And all the 'I'm not sleeping with you, that Ty told Cole, is kind of cute.
Cole and Ty are sexy together, I'm still fangirling after them.
And this is definitely a re-reading worthy.
Well done, Jaime Reese !
Can't wait for Aidan and Jessie's story !!! Hurry up!!!
This is definitely my favorite of the series. Ty and Cole, will stay with me for quite a long time.
Recommended!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
You Are the Reason (The Tav #2) by Renae Kaye
BLURB
Davo’s a pretty average guy. He has a decent job, owns his own home, and spends his weekends at the pub. He fully accepts that he’s gay, but doesn’t want to be one of those gays, who are femme and girly. He likes football and other masculine pursuits, and firmly avoids anything that could be seen as femme—including relationships that last beyond fifteen minutes.
Then Davo’s friend and gay idol not only gets a boyfriend, but also adopts a baby girl. Davo is seriously spooked and scuttles down to the pub in fright. That’s where he meets Lee, who is cute from her cherry-red hair, to her pretty little dress and pointy red shoes. Davo is charmed—but how is that possible? He’s gay. Isn’t he? Then Lee tells him he’s actually a guy—he just likes to wear women’s dresses occasionally. Thoroughly confused about an attraction that’s out of character for him, Davo begins the long journey to where he can accept himself without caring what everyone else thinks.
REVIEW
* 4,7 STARS *
Davo is gay, an absolute macho gay guy. He hates pink, and girly gay stuff.
And if you're a guy, call him Davo instead of Dave. Girls allowed to call him Dave, because it's a femme thingy.
At least until he met two 'girls' in his life that makes his life turning upside down.
Maxine and Lee Brennan.
And Davo insist that he's gay guy, a macho man, but GAY. GAY GAY GAY.
There's NO WAY Lee turned him into STRAIGHT. Eww ! Being straight is out of a question.
But Lee is a girl...Um, wait. Yeah, at least until Lee told him that he's not a girl. Lee is a guy. Only loveeeeeeeed wearing dress.
And Dave is kinda shock, happy that he's still gay, but shock that Lee is a guy. Kinda confusing situation for him for sure.
But Lee is a determined guy, and he wants Dave !
And Dave is allergic with 'PINK', no pink, pink is too girlie.
I loved Lee and Dave (I'm a girl, I can call him Dave), and 'the relationship' between Maxine and 'Uncle Dave' is beyond amazing.
I haven't read book one of this series, but I think it's okay to read it as a stand alone, though there's some spoilers about Jake and Patty-cake here.
Now I need to read that one. Jake seemed like 'my kind of guy'.
I can't stop smiling and loved every minute reading it ! And the sex ! It was freakin' HOT ! Dave is a man with lots and lots of *cough* ... 'energy', if you know what I mean.
And Lee is just reminds me of Jay !
I need this kind of story more and more.. Renae Kaye did it again !
I FLOVED IT !
RECOMMENDED!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Memories of the Heart (Memories #1) by Felice Stevens
*** 5 stars!***
Guys, this is what I need in my MM books, the great chemistry between heroes, enough portion of angst (not over the top), flawed heroes, good family, pets, great friendship, and grannies!!!
So far this one is my favorite of the series, Felice Stevens nailed it this time. I was really glad I finally read this one, and I'm re-reading it now! So worth my precious time!
Micah and Joshua are so adorable together. And I loved how patience Josh to Micah, even Micah hurt his feeling a few times (and I really wanted to slap Micah's head at the time), guess Josh is just the right man for Micah.
i loved Micah with his flawed behavior, the jealousy and his love for Lucky, the dog. It's kinda funny, actually, when they had a fight, and Micah told Josh that he'll keep Josh because he can't live without Lucky! Awwwww..... These guys are really made for each other.
I love the Grannies! OMG! Ethel and all her bossy attitude, won my heart. And Alex....I know there's something he's hiding. I hope Felice would give him his own story. With Rafe, maybe? *wink*
Oh, and the sex was.... a panty wet worthy! Hot and sexy!
This is about friendship, love, acceptance, finding your true passion, family. This one is just... Complete!
I finished the book with a smile on my face, and still can't stop thinking about it. Beautiful!
I want to read more of this kind of story from Felice and my favorite authors.
Highly recommended!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
*** 10 out of 10 stars in the universe!
One of the best book I have ever read this year! ***
And I think Benjamin Alire Sáenz just stole my heart ! I was blown away...This book sing to me, like a poetry... *sigh*
Review to follow, I'm still hangover....
“I wished it was raining," he said.
"I don't need the rain," I said. "I need you.”
“We’re too nice, you know that?”
“What do you mean?”
“Our parents turned us into nice boys. I hate that.”
“I don’t think I’m so nice.
“Are you in a gang?”
“No.”
“Do you do drugs?”
“No.”
“Do you drink?”
“I’d like to.”
“Me too. But that wasn’t the question.”
“No, I don’t drink.”
“Do you have sex?”
“Sex?”
“Sex, Ari.”
“No, never had sex, Dante. But I’d like to.”
“Me too. See what I mean? We’re nice.”
“Nice,” I said. “Shit.”
“Shit,” he said.
And then we busted out laughing..
“I wanted to tell them that I'd never had a friend, not ever, not a real one. Until Dante. I wanted to tell them that I never knew that people like Dante existed in the world, people who looked at the stars, and knew the mysteries of water, and knew enough to know that birds belonged to the heavens and weren't meant to be shot down from their graceful flights by mean and stupid boys. I wanted to tell them that he had changed my life and that I would never be the same, not ever. And that somehow it felt like it was Dante who had saved my life and not the other way around. I wanted to tell them that he was the first human being aside from my mother who had ever made me want to talk about the things that scared me. I wanted to tell them so many things and yet I didn't have the words. So I just stupidly repeated myself. "Dante's my friend.”
(lABOUT THE AUTHOR
The Glass House by Suki Fleet
***5 STARS !***
“We were glass. So fragile. All it took was a little knock and we would shatter.”
I'm still shattered, sobbing, heartbroken for Sasha. Thank God he has Thomas in his life.And that's what makes it bearable.
But I didn’t want to collect glass today. I was desperately trying to be someone different today. Someone without obsessions and worries and doubts, and the glass collecting would bring the reality of my existence crashing back. I knew I couldn’t escape it, though—the reality of life was like the endless churning of the sea. It was impossible to stop.
To deal with his past issue was not easy for Sasha, he became the boy he is now. But slowly Thomas came into his life with a soft force, and he liked it.
They're struggling with their own issues, but holding together, and being strong.
He smiled, and it was as if all the light in the world was shining out of him. There was still nothing that beat the feeling of knowing I’d made him smile like that.
I really liked Sasha's sister, Corrine and Thomas's gran. Without them, they're going to face life a bit harder.
I dunno how to put into words, it's just beautiful. Heartbreaking but beautiful. Some people will found them too young for a love like that. But Thomas and Sasha had been through so many, and they're definitely having an old soul.
And if you wonder about HEA. Don't worry, they're having a HEA. :)
Great story, Suki Fleet!
(About the author
Sebastian: The Complete Series (Knights to Remember) by Nicole Colville
*** 5 - I FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK STARS ! ***
Sebastian and his grand age of nineteen, is full of himself. He know he's cute, handsome and everybody always see him, and he liked it.
But soon as he met Robert, and after what happened with him (that traumatic moment) , he became insecure.Especially after people knows from new that he's a rent boy that Robert love.
Insecurity doubled after he met the gorgeous Dominque. Not sure about himself again.
Sebastian is one of my favorite character in books, I grow to love him from the start, and sad like a mother, cry like a baby after what happened to him.
I read this book in a novella format and re-reading the bundle again, and still loving it.
Seems like I really enjoying Nicole Colville's writing style.
Dominque, Sebastian were not my first Nicole's book. But I haven't read tons of her books, so, I think 2016 I'll try to catch up with Hidden series and Samuel.
This one was a good read, I planned to revisit Sebastian and Robert in a near future.
Recommended read.
A friendly warning :[ There's a rape scene on page, and that made me real upset.
Here are some of my favorite quotes from the last novella...
"“I love you. Whether we’re fucking like rabbits or living like monks, I adore every centimetre of you inside and out.”"
"One day I would wake up and find Robert was a dream. Someone who I'd made up and enjoyed for a short time only to find my bubble had burst and I woke to find him gone. It was all too good to be true sometimes, and there was this gremlin which lived constantly in my head which told me he couldn't possibly want all this."
"He took everything from my world and left just me and him. If I woke the next day and found out we were the only people alive, I would be content with just his company for all of time."
TAGS
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fawn by Nash Summers
“I don’t need a chance at Heaven. I just need a chance with you.”
***This book breaks my heart. It's so beautiful, it hurts.
One of the most beautiful book I have ever read.***
I was falling apart since the first Rust's letter to 'the ghost'...
This flamboyant, beautiful man with a heart of an angel, makes me loved him, ache for him. For what he kept for so many years in waiting...for his 'ghost' to come home.
You're what I reach out for, but just can't seem to touch.
You're those hours of silence that pull themselves longer until there's nothing left of them but a faint memory of a Once Upon a Time.
But don't worry _, I won't forget you like you've forgotten me.
I can't stop fawning over your ghost.
I cried for what Rust and Ancel had been through. How love is finally find the way to their happiness after all the years of suffering...after years of loneliness.
The waiting is amazing. The love they'd shared from the beginning, from the first glance, a first kiss...the lightening...it's so beautiful.
You gave me a necklace yesterday and made me promise to hold on to it. I’ll hold on to it forever.
The love they've shared, is so soft, so quite and wonderful. And I believed, after all those loneliness and all those waiting, my Ancel and Rust will live happily ever after.
It's just a true love that really happened. Love they're shared is innocent and pure.
Ancel closed the distance between us, wrapping his warm arms around me, pulling me tight against his chest. Nothing in the world was wrong. Everything was right.
OMG. This is just too beautiful to ignore. Read it.
JUST.READ.IT.
I don’t understand you. Sometimes I wish I did, though. Everyone else is so black and white. But you sing to the birds in the trees and talk to pinecones when you think no one else is around, and you dance and twirl and spin in the rain.
Who are you, Rust?
Why do you wear feathers and flowers laced into your hair? My dad says it’s not right for boys to wear flowers in their hair. I think he must be wrong, because they look like the Earth sprung them from the ground just so you could wear them in your hair,
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nash Summers rarely has any
idea what she’s doing. But, when she likes to pretend, she pretends by
writing stories at the pace of drying paint. And if that wasn’t
exhilarating enough, Nash enjoys absolute silence, general politeness,
and waiting her turn in line.Needless to say—she’s a genuine hellraiser.
Thursday 18 February 2016
COVER REVEAL : FINLEY by ELLA FRANK
Title: Finley
Author: Ella Frank
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 22nd, 2016
Goodreads : Finley
Cover Design by Jay Aheer at Simply Defined
Art
Blurb
It's time to come home, Finn.
It’s been seven years since Daniel Finley left his hometown in Florida for the hustle and bustle of Chicago’s city life.
Since then, he’s worked hard for his position at the prestigious law firm Leighton & Associates, even when it’s caused distance and isolation from his family and friends. But that’s all about to change.
On his thirtieth birthday, he receives the one thing he never dared hope for. Something that was promised to him years earlier—a note. One simple sentence from the man he’s never been able to forget.
Six words will forever change the course of their lives.
Brantley Hayes has it all. Or so he thinks.
When he first made the decision to take a job down in Florida, his family thought he was crazy. But, after years of living in the quiet beach town, he finally feels a sense of community. He’s surrounded himself with friends who are like family, has a job he loves, and owns a spectacular beachfront property that is his sanctuary.
Yet he still feels unfulfilled, as if a piece of the puzzle is missing, and he knows exactly which piece it is. On an impulse, he follows through with a promise he made years earlier. A promise to call home the one he sent away.
Nothing is as simple as it seems.
After years of separation, the former lovers are reunited, but Brantley wasn’t expecting to encounter the high walls now guarding Daniel’s heart.
Daniel may not be the same person he was when he left, but he knows that the first step to healing is the note in his hand.
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About
Ella Frank
Ella
Frank is the author of the #1 Bestselling Temptation series, including Try,
Take, and Trust and is the co-author of the fan-favorite erotic serial, A
Desperate Man. Her Exquisite series has been praised as “scorching hot!”
and “enticingly sexy!”
A
life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction
and lives with her husband in Portland, OR. You can reach her on the
web at www.ellafrank.com and on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/ella.frank.author
Some
of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R.
Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.
Ella
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Thursday 4 February 2016
Review : Spencer Cohen, Book 1 (The Spencer Cohen Series #1) by N.R. Walker
*** FIVE SOLID 'NEW FAVORITE' STARS !***
“I was sixteen,” I choked out. “And gay.”
“N’then there was you,” I mumbled. He kissed the top of my head.
“And then there was you.”
Spencer Cohen is a legal alien in LA. He came from Australia with a baggage that his only closest friends know. Acted like a cheerful trendy guy, has a business as a pretend boyfriend. Yep, that’s his job.
Enter Andrew, a guy who’s just need to know why his fiancée suddenly walked away from him without any explanation, he wanted to win him back and hire Spencer.
Like the blurb says, yeah right, even a blind man knows where it will end. Cliché? Definitely. Oh but wait ! It’s NR Walker. She can turn my world upside down with her cliché anytime. Make it a good story, comfort read, with a little tears (actually, I cried a bit more as my usual near the end of the book).
The chemistry between Andrew and Spencer was right there right from the start. They can fill each other, mingled with harmony. And no one believed that they’re not together. No one.
Oh how I loved the way they’re together ! It’s like, Spencer was a God send from heaven for Andrew. Am I overreacted? Well, read the book, and tell me that.
And did Andrew get what he wants and get his fiancee’s back? I'll let you know after you reading it. Fair enough? Ha-ha.
Then he pressed his lips to mine. He held my face, so gently, and I put my hands around his waist. It was a sweet kiss, a kiss with promise. An everything kind of kiss.
I was afraid that this series leave me with cliffhanger, but, once again, this is N.R. Walker, she won’t let me hanging if she doesn’t want me to fly to Australia and demand her to send me book 2 and 3 yesterday ! And Aussie is close to Jakarta. She wouldn’t dare. *nods*
This book is definitely a re-reading material, a comfort food for my soul, and I’m kinda obsessed with Spencer and love him like I love Travis in RDH. Sigh.
Highly recommended !
About the author
N.R. Walker is an Australian author, who loves her genre of gay romance. She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it, but wouldn’t have it any other way. She is many things: a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer. She has pretty, pretty boys who live in her head, who don’t let her sleep at night unless she gives them life with words. She likes it when they do dirty, dirty things… but likes it even more when they fall in love. She used to think having people in her head talking to her was weird, until one day she happened across other writers who told her it was normal. She’s been writing ever since…
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