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BOOK BLURB:
Christian Sanchez never thought he would see Jonah Roberts again. Foster brothers for a short time as teens, Christian developed a massive crush on Jonah, his tough, older roommate. That all ended when the cops came and arrested Jonah, stealing him from Christian’s uncertain world.

Jonah never forgot Christian, even though he cut off all contact with the boy. Jonah knew the kid with the crush on him would be better off forgetting that Jonah ever existed. Jonah stayed in contact with his foster mother Marisol, but refused to hear stories about Christian, and made the woman promise never to tell Christian anything about him.

Upon her death fifteen years later, Marisol leaves a request that Jonah come home and help Christian renovate her house. Jonah can’t refuse, even though he knows he will have to face Christian once again.

Although they haven’t seen each other in years, neither man has forgotten the other. Neither man will deny Marisol her final request…even if it means facing their past, working together, sharing the room they had as teens, getting to know one another now as men, and discovering that the brief friendship they shared has altered into a consuming, abiding love.

BOOK REVIEW:
The characters are interesting, the plot is compelling and the sex is hot!

Christian is a ‘good boy,’ a hard working, loving, openly gay man with surprisingly deep reserves of strength. He is passionate and tender; yet there is a steel resolve just beneath his surface that is revealed at some really good moments. I liked that while people tended to treat him like he was weak, he is actually very strong and insightful.

Jonah is the proverbial ‘bad boy,’ a rough, muscular, hot-tempered man with a Juvenile Detention past. He is intriguing with secrets and conflicted feelings. He’s an alpha male with a deeply tender emotional side that few, including him, ever experience. Jonah’s quietness mixed with his honesty combines to make him a fascinating character.

The writing is first-rate. The plot unfolds at a strong pace. Character histories and passions are beautifully revealed in ways that feel natural and coherent rather than contrived and artificial. The villain was an interesting person, and his choices were surprising. While there was an identifiable ‘bad guy,’ it was great to see the characters’ own insecurities were as debilitating as those of an actual person with evil intentions. The many secondary characters were written as complex people with conflicting desires and dreams of their own.

The sex scenes were passionate, detailed, and very hot! They added quite a bit to the story, and to rounding out who the characters were, and what they wanted. Especially impressive was a scene in which one character seduces and makes love to another who is struggling to reveal some deep, painful fears. It was skillfully written so the characters' clothes being stripped off corresponded to his fears being stripped away: it was a wonderful scene meshing sex and grief and psychology in a powerful, sexy way.

This story is excellent! Enjoy!

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