Davidson King

I hated all the homophobia spewed by Embry's parents, but loved how Malcolm and Embry handled it. Other than that, it was actually a beautiful story, even if it was a bit sad. I felt so sorry for Embry. Every aspect of his life had always been controlled by his parents...especially his mother. She has always disapproved of everything that didn't include her or her opinion. You can imagine what happened when he let her know that he was going to marry Malcolm, his long-time boyfriend. To say that it didn't go over well would be the understatement of the year, and she, if anything only became worse. Of course, he was stressed but Malcolm, who was his complete opposite let him know that it just didn't matter, and he was always there for him. After all, for thirteen years, they'd laughed, cried and loved....and that was not going to change for anybody. Five years go by, and Embry is finally invited by his parents for Thanksgiving, but he knew it wasn't going to be good because they were again excluding his Malcolm. Malcome and Embry agreed that this was not going to happen... they were going to soon be married and this was going to be the last chance they were going to give Embry's parents to accept his and Malcom's relationship. Then, on their way to Emby's parents in Florida, the car breaks down. Embry’s stress level is now in overdrive and Malcolm decided he needed some new tricks to help him out...so they stop at Ace’s Wild, while waiting for the car to be repaired. Life started to have new meaning to Embry, and it was time for some major things to shake up. The entire little town was accepting of Malcom and Embry's relationship and since they guys obviously weren't going to Florida since the car needed a part that had to be ordered, they were invited to Thanksgiving dinner by the lady and her husband that owned the little hotel in town. As they sat down for dinner, who should show up unannounced...but Embry's parents. Things went from bad to worse to even much, much worse, as Embry's mother let everyone, complete strangers to her, know...in no uncertain terms, just how she felt about her son and his husband to be. I loved Malcolm. He never let anything that Embry's mother said or thought bother him in the least, nor did he ever say anything derogatory back to her. All he wanted to do was make Embry feel safe and happy. I loved Malcolm that much more for having so much patience and love for his special man that he wasn’t deterred by anything as trivial some homophobe's hate...and strived that much more to help Embry finally realized how free and happy he deserved to be.… (meer)

This review is for the audio edition: PUBLISHER:
Tantor Audio
RELEASED:
Feb 15, 2022
ISBN:
9781666176766

I really enjoyed this world and am looking forward to the next installment.
I also enjoyed the chemistry between the main characters...it definitely falls into the slow burn category, yet I feel it works and offers a realistic journey for the characters. The development of the relationships between the different characters was also great and unpredictable.

Great narrations by Tim Paige and Declan Winters… (meer)

This well written and entertaining story is part mystery, part action thriller, and part romance. A little something for everyone:) Snow is a streetwise young man, who happens to come upon the son of one of the local crime bosses trying to kidnap a young boy off the street. Little does he know just who that boy belongs to, or how much his own life is about to change. Snow does exactly what he knows is right and saves the boy only to end up in the home of yet another crime boss, this one eager to learn his story and help him out. Snow himself has a fairly dark past and is on the run and hiding out on the streets from a father who hides his own corruption under the mantle of Chief of Police. The life Snow left behind was one of endless fear, and nothing, not even the love of a man Snow fears has already stolen his heart, can make up for this. Everything appears to be fine on the surface of Snow's life and he's not above doing whatever it takes, including facing his father, if he means he can possibly have the love of Christopher Manos who sees Snow for so much more than who Snow sees himself as. The plot holds together well and made sense throughout the story in spite of the number of side characters that were introduced. I have read another series by this author and was expecting nothing less than excellence from her here.… (meer)