No Fear
No Shame Series Book 3
Nora Phoenix
Release date: December 27, 2017
Cover Design: Sloan Johnson/Sloan J Design
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Aaron is drowning. After coming out as gay, he lost his parents’ approval, his job, and his sense of identity. He feels like a freak who doesn’t fit in anywhere. His last hope was his brother Josh, but Josh can’t seem to forgive him for how Aaron treated him when they were teens. Not that Aaron can blame him, because he did treat Josh like crap.
All Aaron wants is for someone to accept him, guide him, because he doesn’t have a clue. When sexy jiujitsu teacher Blake takes him in and starts mentoring him, Aaron has hope for the first time, even though he can’t understand what Blake sees in him.
Blake doesn’t do relationships. At all. He’s more than willing to help Aaron find solid ground under his feet, but that’s it. Until insecure, vulnerable, and surprisingly sexy Aaron gets under his skin, triggering all kinds of protective instincts that make Blake long for more. He wants to take care of Aaron, give him what he needs, but how can he convince Aaron of that?
When Josh’s friend-with-benefits Indy’s past finally catches up with him, it endangers them all—and leads to heartbreaking decisions for everyone involved.
No Fear is a steamy M/M romance that ends with a HFN for Aaron and Blake, but has a continuing storyline as well. It’s the third book in the No Shame Series, and is not a stand alone novel, so make sure to read the first book (No Filter) and the second book (No Limits) first. It contains hot sex, a little kink, more hot sex, very mild puppy play, and a beautiful friendship-with-benefits that transcends labels. Also: trigger warning for mentions of sexual abuse.
When we first met Aaron, I like many others I suspect, decided he was not a nice person, but I was so wrong - I was judging him before I got to know the real Aaron, and listened to his story. Even his own brother Josh thought he knew him, but boy was he so wrong about that. You may have hated Aaron, and he admits he did wrong by Josh, but that is just the tip of the iceburg, there is definitely more to Aaron than meets the eye.
Now enter Blake, with whom Aaron is staying as he is homeless, jobless and he is just so lost. For some reason Aaron seems to bring out a protective instinct in Blake, and even Blake seems surprised by this. Aaron has a front that he uses well, but Blakes seems to be someone who can see straight through this. The more time they spend together, and Blake gets Aaron working, and begins really mentoring him, the two become closer, even bordering on a relationship, even though Blake seems adamant that there will be nothing between them.
In the meantime, things are changing rapidly for Indy, Noah, Josh and Connor - as Indy's past most definitely catches up with him, and it seems like they are all in danger, and even anyone who is actually friends with them. It is around now that Aarons new found confidence seems to diminish again, and he takes things into his own hands, but will this make him happy?
I am not going to spoil what happens, but this book will keep you held in its grip - and when you finish you will be wanting the last and final book in the series to see how things pan out for everyone in the book, especially the sub characters in this book namely Charlie and Brad.
I am really hoping that the final book is as good as the first three, and I can't wait to find out.
“You can start with plain vanilla sex, work your way up to the kinky stuff,” Blake said with a laugh. “You make it sound boring,” Aaron complained. Blake sobered. “No, and I’m sorry for teasing you a bit. You set the pace, Aaron. If you’re not ready for sex, you wait. If you are, you find someone who will respect you enough to take it slow, okay?” Aaron reached out for his hand and held it tight. “Will you do it?” he asked. Blake’s heart jumped in his chest. Was Aaron asking what he thought he was? “What do you mean?” He needed to be certain. “I want you to be my first.” He looked so cute and pretty and sexy, still in that gorgeous top and the tight jeans. But his words were cute and pretty, too, like a schoolgirl on prom night. Blake needed to manage expectations. “Aaron, I don’t do relationships. I like you, I really do, but don’t read more into this. I don’t date or hold hands or do romantic dinners.” “That’s okay. I don’t need that. What I need is a safe place to gain some experience. You said it yourself, I need someone who respects me enough to take it slow. I want my first time to be good. I trust you. Please, Blake?” Blake couldn’t help himself. He pulled Aaron close and brought their mouths together. At first, Aaron kept his mouth closed. Blake increased the pressure, licked his lips and pushed with his tongue until Aaron let him in. He angled his head a bit more, dove in deep. Aaron’s movements were slow, insecure, but he wound his arms around Blake’s neck and held on. His mouth was sweet, hot. Blake tasted the peppermint Aaron so often suckled on, those white-and-red-striped ones. He teased Aaron’s tongue with his, until it responded, until they were doing a slick dance of push and pull. He was a fast learner, copying Blake’s moves at first, then coming up with a few of his own. He was everything Blake usually avoided. Inexperienced, vulnerable, insecure. Yet kissing him did something to Blake’s body that he didn’t recognize. It triggered a hunger in him, a fierce need to possess, to own. His hands lowered till they reached Aaron’s ass. He put one hand on each butt cheek, pulled Aaron close to him and ground his hips into him. The kid was hard again, and he himself had barely been soft since they had gotten into the dressing room. What was Aaron doing to him? He broke off the kiss, swore softly at the sight of Aaron’s dazed look, his swollen lips. Fuck, Blake didn’t want to stop, not even close. He kissed him once more, the gentlest of kisses. “Not here. Not now.” Aaron blinked. “But you’ll do it?” “Tomorrow. I want you to have time to think about this, sleep on it. If tomorrow in the cold light of day you decide this is what you want, I’m your man.” 
When she was a little tot, Nora’s mom got a library subscription for her. That, as they say, was that, and a lifelong love for books was born. Nora never stopped reading and doesn’t exaggerate when she says she devours books, rather than plain reads them. She started writing stories as soon as she could hold a pen, and wrote her first full book as a teen (on a typewriter!). It took her waaaay too long to follow her dream to become a romance author.
Nora writes M/M romance, because hello, sexy boys, and likes her men flawed, strong, and a tad broken. She appreciates a little kink, but insists on a happy ever after.
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Make sure to read the previous two books first, as
No Fear is not a stand alone
Book 1 (No Filter): myBook.to/NoFilter
Book 2 (No Limits): myBook.to/NoLimits
Book 4 (No Shame): myBook.to/no-shame
Will be released on Jan. 26th
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