by Daisy
Harris
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Sometimes
good boys do bad things.
Fire
and Rain, Book 3
Michael
Larson considers himself one of the good guys. He recycles, eats mostly vegan,
and volunteers. But one night, while on a jog through a Seattle park, he
encounters a sexy man on a motorcycle he wants to be bad with.
Firefighter
Nicky O’Brian barely has time to even think about a sex life. Between his job
and caring for his critically ill mother, his only pleasures involve a few racy
videos and occasional nighttime forays to find men willing to help him forget
his troubles.
It
was supposed to be a one-time, anonymous hookup—until fate intervenes and their
mutual attraction blossoms into a furtive affair. Michael doesn’t date closeted
guys, but for the haunted, lonely Nicky he makes an exception.
When
Nicky’s mother takes a turn for the worse, Michael is forced to make a choice
between idealism and compassion. And as Nicky’s needs spiral out of control,
Michael realizes that a new set of ideals could be exactly what he needs to
keep love in his life—for good.
Warning:
Contains sex in the trees, sex in parked cars, and sex in other uncomfortable
places. Tissues are required, because the ending will make you cry—and maybe
make you want to call your Mom.
Excerpt:
Where would I
have seen…?
The answer
snapped into his head, like a whip cracking against his consciousness.
Leather Dude
from the park. F**k, f**k, f**k.
Michael
dropped his gaze to his plate.
“Well, hurry
up, or we’ll be done by the time you get around to eating.” Henri grabbed a
chicken leg out of a bucket and headed to their spot.
Scooping
casserole onto his plate, Michael snuck another glance at the man he’d blown in
the park.
The guy’s
friends moved away from him, leaving him standing awkwardly on the outer edge
of a conversation between a middle-aged man—who Michael figured was a boss of
some kind—and a couple women.
Not that
Michael cared, but he couldn’t help wondering if the younger woman was the
guy’s girlfriend. He guessed not, since Leather Dude didn’t lift his chin when
she said something to him. Instead he kept his eyes on the grass like he was
measuring its growth for a science experiment.
In the bright
afternoon, Leather Dude’s bulk was even more pronounced than it had been at the
park. His shoulders and chest strained his shirt, his biceps so pumped they
barely fit through the sleeves.
With a
nervous scratch to the back of his neck, the guy darted his gaze Michael’s
direction before dropping it back to the grass.
What…? Oh!
Michael spun
away, realizing the guy was ignoring him on purpose. God, that was weird.
Normally when Michael ran into guys he’d messed around with, Michael was the
one ducking behind trees or slipping into the nearest coffee shop to avoid
conversation. He headed back to his friends before he was tempted to stare at
the guy any longer. Something about Leather Dude had Michael wanting to twist
around again, check out the guy one more time.
Birkenstock-wearing
glamour girl and mother of two by immaculate conception, Daisy Harris still
isn't sure if she writes erotica. Her romances start out innocently enough.
However, her characters behave like complete sluts. Much to Miss Harris's dismay
the sex tends to get completely out of hand.
She writes
about fantastical creatures and about young men getting their freak on, and
she's never missed an episode of The Walking Dead.
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The Manic Monday REVIEW:
First off… beautiful, beautiful
cover.
The story opens in Volunteer Park in
Seattle. Two guys are looking for a quick hook-up. Little does either know how
life-altering a simple blowjob will become.
Michael is out and proud. He’s been
hurt before by a lover hiding in the closet. No way is he going back to hiding,
sneaking… being a dirty secret. Once was more than enough, thanks all the same. While
looking for a hook-up, he spots Leather Dude—a thirtyish, ripped, motorcycle-riding sex god—who obviously is so far in the closet Michael
would need a wrench to get him out. But Leather Dude is agreeable, so
Michael blows him. And in the process, blows the top off the guy’s safe world.
The attraction—and a
need Michael senses, but doesn’t understand—spirals between them.
Then it happens—they meet again at the Seattle
Firefighters Annual Potluck. Leather Dude, Nicky, is a firefighter whose very
religious mom is dying.
This is a story about a man facing
the death of his beloved mom while also trying to come to terms with his own
wants and needs. It’s a sad, nervous, funny, heartbreaking tale. I ached for
Nicky. Watching a parent die in stages is a soul-sucking experience. One I know
about first hand. So, there were times I had to step away from this. It just
brought too many of my own memories. But on the other hand, the author did an
excellent, realistic job showing the pain Nicky goes through.
I cried over this book. I don’t often
do that. J It was well written and kept me interested. I did
find a few awkward phrases throughout the book, but that’s really my only
complaint. Just beware, it’s a tear jerker.
Nothing But Smoke (Fire and Rain #3)
by Daisy Harris
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: www.samhainpublishing.com
Publication Date: 06-10-2014
