Whiskers of a Chance
by Tempeste O’Riley
M/M Contemporary Paranormal Romance 
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: Catt Ford
Release Date: September 30th, 2015 (ebook/print)
Length: Novel 

​Jason Grant runs his own IT business from home, owns his own home, and has the best friend he could imagine. What he doesn’t have, or believe he will ever have, is love. When Jason catches a glimpse of his new neighbor on moving day, his libido ignites and his fascination in piqued. He even manages to concoct an excuse to go over and meet the man who makes him hope and want for more than he has in years. 
Keith Skyler is a shifter in a world where his kind is known to only a few, but they don’t often mix and they never mate. Keith has been hoping for a mate since before he can remember, but gay lynx don’t have true mates. As far as he knows, they don’t have mates at all. However, while moving his little family across Seattle—and away from their tribe—his reality tips and spins more than he thought possible. 
When these two men meet over a dish of five-cheese broccoli-noodle casserole, sparks fly. Who knew a welcome to the neighborhood gift could give both of them their chance at love? 

​Keith is a lynx shifter with a difference – he is gay, and he doesn’t believe that he will ever find a mate, let alone his true mate.  Jason (who is human) works from home and has a great best friend, but what he wishes for is that he could have someone who truly loved him.
 
Keith decides that to be happy, he needs to move away from both his father and his tribe, taking his sister Taylor and her son Zeke with him. This decision does not go down well with his father who repeatedly tells him that he should be married and producing children to continue the line. 
 
As he moves into the house he will share with his sister, he scents a mate, but doesn’t know where he is.  Pretty soon he realizes that his next door neighbor is who is scenting, and when they meet the fur really flies between the two….but in a good way!  Neither can stay away from the other, it is like they are being drawn to each other.
 
When his sister moves in with him, Jason mistakes her for Keith’s wife, and is devastated. Keith wants to explain things straight away, but Taylor informs him that their father is coming to see the house, and they are both working to make sure that there is no trace of Jason’s scent left in the house, as they are not sure what their father would do.  Eventually Keith goes to see Jason to explain, but when he gets there he scents a vampire….who turns out to be Jason’s best friend Sasha.  Sasha and Jason both shift and are intent of fighting, both thinking that they are protecting Jason.
 
Jason is stunned to find out that Keith is a shifter and that Sasha is a vampire….. and he is terribly hurt that Sasha has never shared this part with him.  He is also upset with Keith for not being honest with him about what he is, but once again the pull between the two men means that they cannot stay apart for long.  Keith longs to claim Jason as his mate, in the way of the lynx shifters, but holds back.
 
Now starts the roller coaster ride that is the life of Keith and Jason.  There is never a dull moment, and Keith and Sasha are trying to be friends for Jason’s sake, but it takes a hostile action against Jason while he and Sasha went to the movies one night, that makes it clear to Keith exactly who Sasha is, and to what lengths he will go to protect his best friend.  Keith now has to decide how to proceed with things, as it seems that his father has found out that his mate is male, but this is not the way things are done in his father’s eyes. 
 
I am not going to say what happens, but suffice to say I could not stop reading this book as I just needed to find out how Keith would manage to make things work – especially with his father continually cropping up and causing problems.  I would have rated this book five stars, but some things about Jason left me wondering if he was actually human or if in fact he was a shifter too - little comments from Keith made me think this.
 
 

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“Jason?” Keith asked after a few minutes of lying there quietly, holding Jason around his waist.
“Hmm?”
“I’m sorry,” Keith mumbled into his shoulder.
Sorry? “What for?”
“I’ve never lost control like that. I didn’t mean to hurt you,” he continued. “Be still and I’ll clean you up.”
Jason lay there, trying to figure out what Keith was referring to, but his mind drew a blank. All he could think about was how wonderful and perfect being with Keith felt. When Keith returned with a warm cloth and a towel, he wiped the spend and lube off Jason from his navel to the top of his butt. He then produced another cloth and dabbed carefully along Jason’s hip.
“Ow!” Jason snapped and pulled away. Confused, he looked down and noted not only the marks he knew would be finger-shaped bruises shortly but also four puncture marks just above his hipbone. “What the hell?”
“I, um…. Be still and close your eyes for a moment,” Keith murmured, not meeting his gaze. “Please.”
Even with the evidence that Keith could, and had, hurt him, Jason still felt safe with Keith. He nodded and closed his eyes, unsure why he did so. He gasped a moment later when Keith’s tongue ran up his hip, slowly tracing the small cuts. Every time Keith licked him, he moaned as a flash of heat ran up and down his spine in a way he’d never felt before. The logical part of his brain wanted to push Keith away, knowing that human mouths and wounds didn’t mix; the rest of him told that part to shut the hell up and enjoy the moment.
“All better.” Keith’s voice was soft and tentative, which it hadn’t been since they’d met.
Jason opened his eyes and met Keith’s, again falling into the depths of the oceans within. “What?”
“I’ve waited for you, waited for so long to find someone like you, and when I do, I go off and hurt you the first time we’re together.” Keith whispered as if he were talking to himself, not Jason, which confused him even more.
​“I don’t understand, Keith.”
“I know, just please believe me when I say it wasn’t intentional.”
Jason thought about it before he nodded. “It’s just a scratch, Keith. I’m the one who pushed you to be rougher. Now,” he added, looking around the room, “you think we could find a more comfortable place to cuddle than the floor?”
He didn’t want to move, but the cold tile wasn’t doing anything good for him. Keith helped Jason pull off the stubborn pants still clinging to one ankle. Jason then let out a yelp when Keith fluidly stood and proceeded to scoop him off the floor and carry him to the couch. Keith sat and pulled Jason between his thighs so Jason’s back rested against his chest and loosely wrapped his arms around Jason’s waist.
“Um, you have no drapes and we’re both still naked.”
“The only window with a view to where we’re sitting now is yours, so unless you have someone at home,” Keith rumbled, his tone turning possessive,“I don’t see the problem.”
Knowing Keith couldn’t see him, Jason smiled, pleased at the words and tone. “No, no one lives there but me. Not even a pet, unless you count my laptops,” he mumbled, post-sex lethargy claiming him quickly.
“Good—now rest, Jay. We can talk later.”
The last thing Jason felt and heard before sleep claimed him was Keith’s warmth and what he could have sworn was a cat purring.

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​Tempeste O’Riley is an out and proud pansexual genderfluid whose best friend growing up had the courage to do what she couldn’t–defy the hate and come out. He has been her hero ever since.
Tempe is a hopeless romantic that loves strong relationships and happily-ever-afters. Though new to writing M/M, she has done many things in her life, though writing has always drawn her back–no matter what else life has thrown her way. She counts her friends, family, and Muse as her greatest blessings in life. She lives in Wisconsin with her children, reading, writing, and enjoying life.
Tempe is also a proud PAN member of Romance Writers of America®, Rainbow Romance Writers, and WisRWA. Learn more about Tempeste and her writing at http://tempesteoriley.com.

Can romance and rock ‘n’ roll dreams survive with a storm raging around them?
Alex Randall has always wanted to be a rock singer. When he answers an ad from a local band, his dream finally comes true. He loves the stage, and the group’s fans love him. Things couldn’t be better, except for the attraction he develops for the band’s guitarist, Lindsey. Alex is surprised and initially worried, since he only had one brief flirtation with a boy in his teens. But even though he and Lindsey become close and start seeing each other, Alex fears commitment, and Lindsey worries that Alex might only be experimenting.
When Lindsey’s ex contacts him following a health scare, fear and anger drives a wedge between Alex and Lindsey, which causes rifts within the band. Alex and Lindsey’s relationship is still new and fragile, and with Alex unwittingly blaming Lindsey for their problems, it becomes a true challenge for them to weather the storm.

Alex is someone who doesn’t need to work – due to a trust fund and his parents untimely deaths.  He loves music, and his dreams come true and becomes part of the River Rats.  He really enjoys being in the band, and the fans seem to love him too.  The only thing he cannot understand is his attraction to the guitarist in the band Lindsey. 

Alex and Lindsay become a couple a little while after Alex helps Lindsay during a bad time in his life.  However, Alex is hesitant about being seen out together, and he honestly doesn’t believe that it will be a long term thing.  Lindsay has deep feelings for Alex, but he is unsure if Alex actually feels the same way, and if he is just a passing phase, more or less an experiment.

Alex and Lindsay become closer, but at Alex’s insistence they don’t tell anyone to begin with, but when it becomes harder to hold their feelings inside they finally confess to the rest of the band that they are an item.  To their surprise, it is not a surprise to one of the other band members!  Things seem to be going well, although Alex is still uneasy at times when out with Lindsay.

Everything completely comes apart when Lindsay has a health scare, which also involves Alex, and they both seem to be blaming each other and harsh words are spoken and this causes a lot of friction between them, and ultimately their break up.  It is only when they break up that Alex realises how deep his feelings for Lindsay are, and the pain he feels is unlike anything he has felt before.

Lindsay decides that he needs a fresh start, and leaves the band to go and join another one in London, Alex has no idea what to do to try and make things right with Lindsay, and you can really get a sense of his feelings as you read.   Alex tries to get on with his life, but he just feels that something is missing, and that is Lindsay.

The new band Lindsay is with performs locally, and Alex goes to watch and then gets the chance to speak to Lindsay, but not to actually resolve any issues.  However, a phone call later gives him another chance and the two finally several hours later manage to sit and talk…… but is anything going to be resolved??  Is what Alex feeling actually love for Lindsay?? More importantly, will Lindsay believe what Alex feels is love??

I enjoyed reading this story, and the struggles that Alex was facing as he came to terms with knowing that the person he loved was another man.  You also felt all the emotions running through both Alex and Lindsay with the health scare, and how easy it was to get into this position. 

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“I, um, I came in by mistake.” I hoped the lack of light in the club would disguise my red face. My cheeks felt as if they were on fire. Avoiding his eyes, I let my gaze drift down over his white ruffled shirt—the same one he’d had on that time in Rock City.
“Right. First you can’t make band practice because you’ve caught my fictitious flu, and now you’re in a gay club by accident?”
I groaned. “Yeah, I lied about being sick. I’m an idiot. I came in here because I saw you down the street and I didn’t want you to see me and realize I lied.”
Lindsey frowned. “Why lie? Why not just say you can’t make it? Presumably you were going out to pick up a girl.”
“I’m sorry.” I couldn’t tell him the truth—that I hadn’t wanted to face him—and the only other option was to let him think I’d let the band down in favor of getting my rocks off. “It won’t happen again. What are you doing in here, anyway?”
“I come in here every couple of weeks. I was intending to catch up with some friends.”
“So you skipped practice too?” I raised an eyebrow.
“I didn’t skip. Mark rang me and said you were ill and asked if I wanted to practice anyway. We decided to leave it and have a longer session tomorrow instead, with or without you.”
“Sorry,” I repeated. I took a long gulp of my beer. “I told Mark I’d caught your flu. Stupid, I know. I wasn’t thinking. I’ll get out of here in a minute. I don’t want to cramp your style.”
“I’m not looking for a bit of fun, Alex,” Lindsey snapped. “We don’t all get off with some random stranger every other night.”
“Nor do I. Not for a while.”
“But you don’t date. I doubt you can even remember the name of the last girl you were with.”
He was right, I couldn’t remember, and I covered it up by trying to sound annoyed. “Why are you having a go at me? Because you think I’m a slut? Or because I lied about being ill?”
“Neither. I’m sorry. I’m going to get a drink.”
I stayed where I was as Lindsey went to the bar and engaged in a chat with someone while he waited to be served. He shook hands with the other man and then leaned on the bar and talked to the barman. Eventually, he returned to me, carrying a bottle of Bud.
“I’ve nearly finished this.” I indicated my own bottle. “Then I’ll go.”
Lindsey nodded and sipped his beer. He didn’t speak, and I fiddled with my bottle, trying not to stare at him. He looked good as usual, and for once he wasn’t wearing makeup. His jeans were so tight, he probably had to use a shoehorn to get into them. I couldn’t stop myself imagining us in various scenarios—dancing like the two guys a few yards away, kissing like the pair nearby who were still at it. Would Lindsey even be interested in me?
I didn’t know how long we stood there not talking. Lindsey interrupted my thoughts with a muttered curse, and I looked up. “What’s wrong?”
“Steve’s here.”
“Where?”
“The dark-haired bloke who just came in. The one in the red shirt.”
I looked toward the door and spotted the man Lindsey had described. His collar-length hair framed a rugged face, and his muscular body indicated he worked out regularly. I had no idea what Lindsey’s type was, but I hadn’t imagined him going for someone like that. The man looked like he had a lot of power to put behind a punch. I put my bottle down on a nearby table and clenched my fists. “Do you want to leave?”
“No, I’m going to speak to him. I’m sick to death of jumping out of my skin whenever someone rings me or knocks on the door.”
“I could talk to him.”
Lindsey shook his head. “Don’t interfere, Alex. Stay here.” He put his drink on the table and strode away from me. I watched, grinding my teeth, as he halted close to Steve and spoke to him. Sweat stuck my shirt to my back. I knew nothing about Steve other than that he’d hurt Lindsey, and I wanted to go over there and punch the man’s lights out.
The pair talked for a few minutes, Steve gesturing in what looked to be an effort to placate Lindsey. At least he didn’t look as if he was about to hit him. Lindsey kept shaking his head, and at one point he glanced over his shoulder in my direction and jabbed a thumb at me. I wished I could hear what they were saying. Steve shrugged and nodded. He stayed where he was as Lindsey came back to me.
“What…?” I began.
“Do me a favor, I’ll explain later, just kiss me,” Lindsey said, his words almost running into each other in his haste.
I didn’t have time to think or question. I cupped his face, then slid my hand into his hair as I drew him closer. He rested his hands on my chest, and his lips parted as they met mine. I closed my eyes and caressed his lips, and I was instantly reminded of Joey’s kiss. Lindsey’s lips were firm but soft at the same time, and he wasn’t gentle and delicate like a girl. He kissed back hard and crushed my lips against my teeth. I wasn’t sure what he wanted from me, but it was obviously meant to be a show for Steve. I slid my arm around his waist and pulled him tighter against me. I didn’t care if he felt I was getting hard. My pulse raced, and I trembled with a combination of excitement and fear. Deepening the kiss, I stroked my tongue over his, and his tongue bar clicked against my teeth as he responded. I groaned and wondered if Lindsey heard it. He was bound to have felt the effect he was having on me by now. My rock-hard cock was trapped against his thigh.
Lindsey broke the kiss and turned his face into my neck. Warm puffs of breath fanned my skin, and he continued to hold on to me as he spoke quietly in my ear. “He wanted me back. He kept apologizing for hitting me. I told him to fuck off and that I’m with you. He seemed to accept it.” He pulled away at last and put a few inches between us. “Sorry about this. It was pretty childish, rubbing his nose in it, but….” He shrugged, then lifted his gaze to mine and grinned. “Anyway… I didn’t expect that reaction from you. Is there anything you want to tell me?”
My face heated up, and I lowered away. “I, um, you took me by surprise,” I muttered.

Louise Lyons comes from a family of writers. Her mother has a number of poems published in poetry anthologies, her aunt wrote poems for the church, and her grandmother sparked her inspiration with tales of fantasy. Louise first ventured into writing short stories at the grand old age of 8, mostly about little girls and ponies. She branched into romance in her teens, and MM romance a few years later, but none of her work saw the light of day until she discovered FanFiction in her late 20s.
Posting stories based on some of her favorite movies, provoked a surprisingly positive response from readers. This gave Louise the confidence to submit some of her work to publishers, and made her take her writing “hobby” more seriously.
Louise lives in the UK, about an hour north of London, with a mad Dobermann, and a collection of tropical fish and tarantulas. She works in the insurance industry by day, and spends every spare minute writing. She is a keen horse-rider, and loves to run long-distance. Some of her best writing inspiration comes to her, when her feet are pounding the open road. She often races into the house afterward, and grabs pen and paper to make notes.
Louise has always been a bit of a tomboy, and one of her other great loves is cars and motorcycles. Her car and bike are her pride and joy, and she loves to exhibit the car at shows, and take off for long days out on the bike, with no one for company but herself. 

Title: My Hero ( audio edition)
Author: Max Vos
Audible Audio Edition
Listening Length: 6 hours and 3 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Narrator: Jared Bradford
Publisher: Max Vos, Inc.
Audible.com Release Date: August 13, 2015
Language: English

This is a gay male romance with explicit sexual situations between men.

When he was 16 years old, Rich Miller saved a young man from drowning at his local pool. Little did he know that years later, as a senior in college and Olympic diving hopeful, Rich would meet up once again with Johnny Milloway, now a big football player - and when Rich says big, he really means "bear". The shy jock remembers his saviour, and the two men become friends.

Johnny isn't put off by the fact that Rich is gay. In fact, the more time he spends with Rich, the more curious he becomes. Johnny wants to know all kinds of things - what it's like to kiss a guy, for instance. Only it doesn't stop there...

Rich finds it difficult to believe that this relationship can go anywhere. Johnny is straight, and Rich isn't prepared to deal with the heartache he knows will come his way in the future. He has enough on his plate as it is - the worlds are just around the corner. His father would rather watch a football game than spend time watching his son dive. What he doesn't count on is Johnny, who can be very determined. And having Johnny in his life proves to be a catalyst for some pretty earth-shattering changes. 

Book Review:
I love the character of Rich as he is so sure of who he is, and he will not put on a front for anyone. I do feel for him though, as since the death of his mother, he feels abandoned by his father.  He still loves his father, but he knows his father never comes to any of his dive meets, but he knows his father always goes to the College football matches.   Johnny comes across as a big softie at times, but he is somewhat confused at what he feels for Rich.  He has never felt this way about any other guy, so this has completely thrown him.  I think the bigger thing with Johnny is that he is a football jock, and for him to say he is gay would cause harm to his football career at College.

Rich and Johnny then start meet in secret, and they seem to be getting on well, and meet as often as they can, especially in the gym, spotting each other on their workouts.  The only people who knew what was happening between them was Ruthie, Rich’s lifelong friend and also Anita, Johnny’s cousin.  Rich has fallen for Johnny hard, but he is not sure that Johnny actually feels the same way about him, even though he says that he loves him.

Rich then arranges a romantic getaway as a New Year Celebration, but before he can tell Johnny about the arrangements, Johnny confesses that he has been invited to a New Year Party and has actually asked a girl to go with him.  This totally devastates Rich, and he walks out on Johnny, goes to his car and just keeps driving, no destination in mind, finds a hotel, plenty of alcohol and shuts himself away.  To ensure nobody finds him or can contact him, he turns his phone off and then starts drinking…….

Johnny is frantically trying to find Rich, but has no idea of where to look, and asks his cousin Anita to come and get him to take him home, and when prompted he tells her what has happened, and was totally unprepared for her actions!  When Johnny arrives home, his mother is there, and although he tries to avoid her, she follows him and gets the whole story out of him, including the fact that he has been dating Rich. As she leaves him room, she tells him to sort everything out, but this is easier said than done.

Rich feels totally alone in the world, he really doesn’t feel he has anyone that he can turn to, especially not his father.  Anita speaks to Johnny, and makes him ask himself some really deep questions concerning his feelings for Rich, but also tells him that if he cannot love Rich as he should do, then he has to let him go.  Rich finally returns home as he is due to have training with his dive coach, and Johnny manages to track him down.  Rich tells Johnny that they cannot be together, as he knows that Johnny is not “In Love” with him.

When they meet again later, Rich cannot speak to Johnny about what has happened, and even when Johnny says they can be boyfriends if that is what Rich wants, Rich decides he cannot do that to him, and cause him any problems.  They seem destined to never be together until one of the other football jocks hits Rich and Johnny is incensed about it, and then goes to confront the culprit.  Rich has never seen Johnny so angry and tries to stop him to no avail.

By now, Rich feels like his life is a mess and he really doesn’t know what to do, and finally he turns to his father…. Is this good or bad??  Only time will tell, and can Rich actually be totally honest with his father, and will his father actually help the son he has been ignoring for years.  Can Johnny ever make amends for the heartbreak he has put Rich through? Will Rich ever totally forgive him for what he did??

I really cannot recommend this story highly enough, it is a very emotionally charged read, and I had tears in my eyes quite a few times, even suffering with both Johnny and Rich.

Narrator Review: 
This is the first audio that Jared Bradford has done,  and I sincerely hope he does more audio books.  He managed to get all the emotion and heartbreak over in the audio, and his voice is one that just keeps you listening.  I could quite happily sit listening to his voice all day long!  

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About the Author:

Max Vos is a classically trained chef with over 30 years of food service experience. After retiring in 2011, Max found himself with time on his hands and was urged to turn his talents to writing.

‘Cooking English’, a short story, was his first published work, and has four other short stories currently in publication with Ravenous Romance. His first novel, My Hero was a number one best seller on Amazon. He continues to challenge himself with varying topics, from Marine Vampires to taboo subjects. The one thing you will always be guaranteed to find in his writing is hard, gritty, man-on-man sex.

Max loves hearing from readers. You can keep up with him by reading his weekly blog posts on his own blog page: http://www.maxvos.com/

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Email him at: max.vos@aol.com


About The Narrator:

Jared Bradford has been a nation-wide gay nightlife icon, actor, go-go dancer, singer, model, classically-trained pianist, yogi, and educator in physics and mathematics. He is originally from Louisiana, but now lives very happily in New York City with his partner of three and half years, Seth Fornea, and adorable Chihuahua, Miley. As a debut narrator and producer, Jared is proud to present his performance of My Hero as his first introduction to the audiobook world.

Jared has always had a strong interest in music and the theater and has starred in several productions of plays and musicals including Hay Fever, Old Wicked Songs, The Exonerated, Godspell, and A Grand Night for Singing. He also recently portrayed Chandler in the daytime web series La Fleur de Mai. Now, he is delighted to be able to bring his interests in music recording and acting together to produce quality audiobooks.

Like most, Jared loves to enjoy life, and always tries to find the FUN in everything. If you have the chance to see him twerking it on a box somewhere around the world, don’t be shy and come say hi!

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A love of art....

A mutual interest in art draws two shy university students together. Ben admires Vinnie's painting of the university building, so Vinnie invites him to an exhibition of his artwork. From a wealthy family, Ben purchases some of Vinnie's art and arranges for the artist to personally hang the paintings in his apartment.

Starry, starry night....

Ben commissions Vinnie to paint his portrait, in order to spend more time with the artist. On the night of the sitting, Vinnie fingerpaints the starry night on Ben's chest... and they kiss. They begin a relationship beneath the night sky, God's own canvas.

But every relationship has its ups and downs and so it is with theirs. When Ben thinks Vinnie spends too much time with a fellow artist, his jealousy drives a wedge between them and forces Vinnie into the very thing Ben dreads.

Hold tight to your dreams....

Ben and Vinnie will have to walk through fire before they can find one another again. But if they believe, and if they keep their faith in the night sky and each other, just maybe they can make their dreams of love come true.

I quite happily listened to this story, especially while doing chores around the house :)   I have to admit though, I was really getting to get annoyed with Ben at times through this story, he seemed to have Vinnie's best interests at heart, but oh dear did he go at things the wrong way.  Although Ben comes from a loving family, to me it came across that he was very shy, no that's not the right word, it was as if he thought he was unworthy, he wasn't actually very confident.  As he came from money, he seemed to think that if he brought Vinnie things, this would make things all better.

Vinnie was someone who was very independent, and seemed to begrudge anything Ben did to try and help him.  In the beginning, things were going well with Vinnie and Ben, and then Vinnie began being secretive.  Ben did overreact to Vinnie being secretive, especially as he was spending a lot of time with an artist friend called James, and in the end a huge argument ended with Vinnie walking out.

Ben was totally devastated by Vinnie walking out, and almost fell apart.   He believed that Vinnie was now seeing James, and he was completely lost in a world of pain and heartbreak.  Ben has absolutely no idea of how to speak to Vinnie, and what he could do to rectify things.  Vinnie was ignoring all the calls from Ben, and this seemed to depress Ben even more. Even  Vinnie’s brothers Finn and Theo try to help, but to no avail, Vinnie seems to like his new life with James.

However, as the saying goes…. looks can be deceiving, and this was very much the case with the new relationship between James and Vinnie.  They always looked happy together, but if someone was to look harder, they may have seen this was not the case.  Ben tried to rebuild his life, one without Vinnie, as he was convinced that he had lost him forever.  The early hours of one morning changes things considerably, when Ben receives a frantic telephone call from Vinnie’s brother Theo.

I am not going to spoil things to say what has happened, but at this point of the audio, I was literally growling at anyone who tried to talk to me, as I had to listen to what happened next!!   To me, this book was one that showed how wonderful a relationship can be, and how easily when not trusting your partner, things can go downhill very fast.  I must also mention the narrator here too, as I have listened to quite a few audio books now, and I hope that I get to hear more from this narrator in the future, as his voice was quick to draw me into the story I was listening to. 

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Lily G. Blunt writes contemporary gay romance and erotica. She loves to explore the relationship between two men and the intensity of their physical and emotional attraction. Angst often features in her stories as she feels this demonstrates the depth of the men’s feelings for each other. Lily is forever writing imaginary scenes and plots in her head, but only a few ever make it to the page—there never seems to be enough hours in the day despite having left the teaching profession to concentrate on her writing!

Lily discovered the wonderful world of m/m romance novels five years ago via fan fiction and went on to write stories in her spare time. With the encouragement of her friends and readers she decided to publish some of her work. Lily subsequently self-published several stories via Amazon. She later published short stories with Torquere Press and Wayward Ink Publishing. Lily is excited about joining Pride Publishing for her upcoming story, The Handyman Can.

Easily distracted from her writing, Lily makes videos using clips from gay-themed movies and posts gorgeous pictures of men kissing or making out on her tumblr and Facebook pages. Lily is also an avid supporter of GLBTQ rights and advocates equality for all. She was recently a steward for Pride in London.

Lily lives in central England with her rather bemused husband and a ‘mad as a bag of frogs’ Shetland Sheepdog called Barney.