Just What the Truth Is
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Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:10-23-15
Publisher: The Romance Authors, LLC
People pleaser Ben Forman has been in the closet so long he has almost convinced himself he is straight, but his denial train gets derailed when hotshot lawyer Micah Trains walks into his life. Micah is brilliant, funny, driven...and he assumes Ben is gay and starts dating him. Finding himself truly happy for the first time, Ben doesn't have the willpower to resist Micah's affection.
When his relationship with Micah heats up, Ben realizes he has a problem: His parents won't tolerate a gay son, and self-confident Micah isn't the type to hide. If Ben wants to maintain his hold on his happiness, he'll have to decide what's important and own up to the truth of who he is. The trouble is figuring out just what that truth is.
©2013 Cardeno C. (P)2015 Cardeno C.
Again, this audio is another story from Cardeno C that I haven't read. This story is one where I found that I loved the MC Ben, but I have to admit sometimes during the story, I began to dislike him totally!!
I think Ben knew from an early age that he was gay, but with how his parents reacted when his brother admitted he was gay, meant he was firmly in the closet and wasn't coming out any time soon. He was very unhappy, and I think angry at himself too for trying to be what others wanted and not who he was deep inside.
When Ben first met Micah, he was so attracted to him, and when they spent time together he felt happy for the first time for years. Ben and Micah become closer, and Ben finally admits to his brother that he is seeing a man - I should point out that Noah Ben's brother always knew he was gay, and was constantly on at him for hiding who he was.
Ben and Micah seemed to be getting on really well, until a comment Micah makes one day, Ben seems to blow out of all proportion, and it all seems to unravel. Ben is heartbroken believing that he has now lost Micah, and then does some deep soul searching as well as speaking to his brother Noel.
Ben now has to make the biggest decision of his life... does he try and sort things with Micah? Does he go back to his old life (before Micah)? Does he finally come out of the closet and tell everyone he is gay?
I love this narrator too, Alexander Collins is again someone I could listen to all day long, and I have to say, I would certainly look for other books he has narrated. He seems to have gentle sort of soothing voice, but you can still get the emotions flowing around the story.
I think Ben knew from an early age that he was gay, but with how his parents reacted when his brother admitted he was gay, meant he was firmly in the closet and wasn't coming out any time soon. He was very unhappy, and I think angry at himself too for trying to be what others wanted and not who he was deep inside.
When Ben first met Micah, he was so attracted to him, and when they spent time together he felt happy for the first time for years. Ben and Micah become closer, and Ben finally admits to his brother that he is seeing a man - I should point out that Noah Ben's brother always knew he was gay, and was constantly on at him for hiding who he was.
Ben and Micah seemed to be getting on really well, until a comment Micah makes one day, Ben seems to blow out of all proportion, and it all seems to unravel. Ben is heartbroken believing that he has now lost Micah, and then does some deep soul searching as well as speaking to his brother Noel.
Ben now has to make the biggest decision of his life... does he try and sort things with Micah? Does he go back to his old life (before Micah)? Does he finally come out of the closet and tell everyone he is gay?
I love this narrator too, Alexander Collins is again someone I could listen to all day long, and I have to say, I would certainly look for other books he has narrated. He seems to have gentle sort of soothing voice, but you can still get the emotions flowing around the story.
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Cardeno C. - CC to friends - is a hopeless romantic who wants to add a lot of happiness and a few "awwws" into a reader's day. Writing is a nice break from real life as a corporate type and volunteer work with gay rights organizations. Cardeno's stories range from sweet to intense, contemporary to paranormal, long to short, but they always include strong relationships and walks into the happily-ever- after sunset.
Cardeno's Home, Family, and Mates series have received awards from Love Romances and More Golden Roses, Rainbow Awards, the Goodreads M/M Romance Group, and various reviewers. But even more special to CC are heartfelt reactions from readers, like, "You bring joy and love and make it part of the every day."
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