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Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon
Oh, shees! This is such a beautiful, perfect book. It's painful, but I always feel a bit sad when I read stories set in those times when love was such a dangerous thing for those men.
The mystery is, as always is with Lanyon, great. And I can't say I suspected who was the culprit until the final showdown.
And Nathan! OMG, Nathan! My heart was bleeding for him. The guilt, the self-loathing, the despair... His need for connection was leading him for a very dangerous trail.
Matt, on the other hand, is a widower, someone who deeply loved his wife, but who isn't unaware of his attraction to men. And his approach to these feelings is different:
“This is new to me. I guess I have a lot to learn, but one thing I have learned is… it’s not what I expected. What I was afraid of. You’re not—you’re what I used to hope—” It was too difficult to put into words. Too embarrassing. He cut that off. “I wasn’t raised by Jesuits or anything, but I don’t think God makes mistakes.”
I fell in love with these characters, and I can't tell you how happy I am from that '(Doyle and Spain, #1)' bit on the title. Because I want more. I need more!
Death of a Blues Angel by Sarah Black
So, yes, this is waaaaaaay more better than the first one I read by this author :P
So a rich story! A troubled time with troubled people, this is not only the story of Rafe and Deke, but a story of blues and the men who lived through it, the story of a terrible era. It's a story about forgiveness and love, and it's also a mystery, and I love each and every one of these themes.
I could feel the place, view it, smell it. And yes, Rafe made me mad, and yes, I was so angry! And if that isn't proof of a wonderfully written story, I don't know what it is :P
I'm ready for more of this author: bring it to me! *laughs*
Oh, shees! This is such a beautiful, perfect book. It's painful, but I always feel a bit sad when I read stories set in those times when love was such a dangerous thing for those men.
The mystery is, as always is with Lanyon, great. And I can't say I suspected who was the culprit until the final showdown.
And Nathan! OMG, Nathan! My heart was bleeding for him. The guilt, the self-loathing, the despair... His need for connection was leading him for a very dangerous trail.
Matt, on the other hand, is a widower, someone who deeply loved his wife, but who isn't unaware of his attraction to men. And his approach to these feelings is different:
“This is new to me. I guess I have a lot to learn, but one thing I have learned is… it’s not what I expected. What I was afraid of. You’re not—you’re what I used to hope—” It was too difficult to put into words. Too embarrassing. He cut that off. “I wasn’t raised by Jesuits or anything, but I don’t think God makes mistakes.”
I fell in love with these characters, and I can't tell you how happy I am from that '(Doyle and Spain, #1)' bit on the title. Because I want more. I need more!
Death of a Blues Angel by Sarah Black
So, yes, this is waaaaaaay more better than the first one I read by this author :P
So a rich story! A troubled time with troubled people, this is not only the story of Rafe and Deke, but a story of blues and the men who lived through it, the story of a terrible era. It's a story about forgiveness and love, and it's also a mystery, and I love each and every one of these themes.
I could feel the place, view it, smell it. And yes, Rafe made me mad, and yes, I was so angry! And if that isn't proof of a wonderfully written story, I don't know what it is :P
I'm ready for more of this author: bring it to me! *laughs*
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