Rainbow Reviews

BOOK BLURB:
Times are tough in the Rust Belt, where once mighty industries now wither and die. As a city struggles for survival, two men find passion, comfort, and redemption in each other’s arms.

Seth is scarred, body and soul, by his experiences in the Pit, an illegal fighting ring where men are brutalized for the entertainment of the crowd. Though he managed to escape, Seth will never forget those he had to leave behind. When he meets David, he is instantly attracted to him but knows that the sexy, bookish blond is far beyond his reach. Then David is attacked on the street and in an eyeblink, Seth alters both of their lives forever.

For lonely, virginal David, Seth comes out of the night like a hero from one of his favorite books, only hotter. Seth’s passion and tenderness pierce the protective shell of isolation David has drawn around himself. In the wake of their shatteringly erotic encounter, David asks Seth to live with him. But just when it seems like happily ever after can happen even in Detroit, Seth’s past comes back to drag them back into the Pit.

BOOK REVIEW:
Seth is physically and emotionally scared from being forced into the Detroit underground fight world. David is a recluse who lives for his job and his books. When the author brings these two together, you know their lives will be anything but easy.

As the two men get to know each other and more and more of Seth's past is revealed, I found myself just as drawn to and worried about Seth as David was. When word comes out that the police are looking for Seth, the two have some very difficult decisions to make and I began to wonder if there was any possibility that these two would get their happily ever after.

It was not just the characters that make this such a good story, but the author's ability to transport the reader into the world that they lived in with her descriptions. With her words, the author relays the brutality the unfortunate fighters go through as well as the general poverty of the area lending an air of reality to the story. Rust Belt is a very intense story from the beginning and one that will have readers pulling for the characters the whole time.

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