Title: True Colors
Author: Clare London
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Publisher URL: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-935192-95-4
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Months after the tragic death of his older brother, artist Zeke Roswell’s life has spiraled out of control and he’s lost nearly everything he owns to pay back his creditors. He’s been forced to sell all his remaining paintings and worst of all; he now has to sell the gallery he’s worked so hard to build. Enter wealthy and influential Miles Winter, who has his heart and wallet set on buying the gallery from a financially destitute Zeke. His plans are to renovate the space and turn it into a commercial success.
The initial meeting with Zeke, Miles and the attorney’s doesn’t go well. Zeke is filled with anger, hostility, anxiety and sarcasm at being forced to give up his gallery…his dream. After the sale is finalized, Zeke expects to be shown the door, not for Miles to offer him to remain in his studio apartment and a job as the artist director for the gallery. The men may disagree about nearly everything, but that doesn’t stop the passion simmering between them. Miles is drawn to Zeke’s zest for life, artist passion and talent, and Zeke is enthralled with Miles’ determination, drive and self-assurance. As the passion between them flares, so does the danger, as an arsonist strives to find the missing sketches rendered by Zeke’s deceased brother.
True Colors is the latest release by author Clare London and it’s a well-written and emotional ride from beginning to end. Zeke is a great character, who falls apart after the fiery death of his talented older brother. Their relationship was complicated, both personally and professionally, and Ms. London does a nice job interspersing information without it seeming like an info dump. It leaves the reader feeling included in Zeke’s emotional pain, instead of watching from the outside. At the beginning of the story, Miles is rather stiff and unemotional…a cold fish with few true friends. It’s only after being acquainted with Zeke that his life begins to change.
These two men couldn’t be more different and at times, I wondered if they would ever be able to get past Zeke’s attitude and anger, to develop a successful personal relationship. Ms. London did a great job showing the conflicting emotions of both men, as well as their desire. And watching Zeke initiate Miles to male/male intimacy…hot and passionate.
The secondary characters, Carter Davison and Red De Vere, are important to the story. Not just because they are the best friends of Zeke and Miles, but because of their own developing relationship, and the part they played in the discovery of the mystery ‘bad guy’. The portion of the story revolving around the missing sketches was particularly well done, and I was totally in the dark on the identity of the arsonist until the very end. I love when an author can keep me guessing, and Ms. London did just that. Good job and keep the stories coming.
Author: Clare London
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Publisher URL: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-935192-95-4
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Months after the tragic death of his older brother, artist Zeke Roswell’s life has spiraled out of control and he’s lost nearly everything he owns to pay back his creditors. He’s been forced to sell all his remaining paintings and worst of all; he now has to sell the gallery he’s worked so hard to build. Enter wealthy and influential Miles Winter, who has his heart and wallet set on buying the gallery from a financially destitute Zeke. His plans are to renovate the space and turn it into a commercial success.
The initial meeting with Zeke, Miles and the attorney’s doesn’t go well. Zeke is filled with anger, hostility, anxiety and sarcasm at being forced to give up his gallery…his dream. After the sale is finalized, Zeke expects to be shown the door, not for Miles to offer him to remain in his studio apartment and a job as the artist director for the gallery. The men may disagree about nearly everything, but that doesn’t stop the passion simmering between them. Miles is drawn to Zeke’s zest for life, artist passion and talent, and Zeke is enthralled with Miles’ determination, drive and self-assurance. As the passion between them flares, so does the danger, as an arsonist strives to find the missing sketches rendered by Zeke’s deceased brother.
True Colors is the latest release by author Clare London and it’s a well-written and emotional ride from beginning to end. Zeke is a great character, who falls apart after the fiery death of his talented older brother. Their relationship was complicated, both personally and professionally, and Ms. London does a nice job interspersing information without it seeming like an info dump. It leaves the reader feeling included in Zeke’s emotional pain, instead of watching from the outside. At the beginning of the story, Miles is rather stiff and unemotional…a cold fish with few true friends. It’s only after being acquainted with Zeke that his life begins to change.
These two men couldn’t be more different and at times, I wondered if they would ever be able to get past Zeke’s attitude and anger, to develop a successful personal relationship. Ms. London did a great job showing the conflicting emotions of both men, as well as their desire. And watching Zeke initiate Miles to male/male intimacy…hot and passionate.
The secondary characters, Carter Davison and Red De Vere, are important to the story. Not just because they are the best friends of Zeke and Miles, but because of their own developing relationship, and the part they played in the discovery of the mystery ‘bad guy’. The portion of the story revolving around the missing sketches was particularly well done, and I was totally in the dark on the identity of the arsonist until the very end. I love when an author can keep me guessing, and Ms. London did just that. Good job and keep the stories coming.
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