Sarah Bailey (5)

The Dirty Judge is Adrian Sanders, a successful barrister turned district judge whose younger sister Annie was best friends with Matilda, Tilly, Evans. In his early twenties, Adrian finally noticed how beautiful the sixteen-year old Tilly was and how much he wanted her. Disgusted with himself he went on to ignore her until his family moved away and the two girls lost touch. Now he's thirty-five and she's twenty-eight and just started a new job at the court where he works and he still wants her.
A lovely love story with hot and steamy action.
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Our Darkest Scar is a brilliant story. I confess I was worried about reading it as I am not a fan of same-sex romances (I like to insinuate myself into the story and it doesn't quite work for me) but this was such a beautiful and tortured romance that it wasn't an issue. MM sex scenes but handled beautifully.
The story revolves around Raphi and Jonah, both of whom have personal issues, but it is Raphi's problems that trip them up. The author delivers a fine examination of clinical depression and anxiety (which she reveals at the end is based on her own experience). Well-developed characters, adorable protagonists and a fascinating storyline.
Part of Sarah Bailey's 'Our Darkest' trilogy, and sequels to The Devil’s Syndicate series .
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Talia and Duncan have been best friends all of their lives. He seems to have no interest in committing to one girl while Talia is a true romantic. Very close, they tell each other everything but she had withheld the information that she had quit her job as a copywriter and was writing erotic fiction under a pen-name; she only tells him now because she has writer's block. He scans one of her stories and suggests acting out one of the scenes - fully-clothed - to see if it helps. One thing leads to another and they have sex but neither knows how to move forward after this.
The portrayed relationship between these two at first is o genuine and relaxed, and the anxiety created afterwards is well described. How each come to articulate their feelings, overcoming their issues is a lovely piece of writing. Sarah Bailey has managed once more to write a love story which is sexy and tender and will have you rooting for these two. Great read.… (meer)