Title: Never Say Goodbye
Author: Jenna Byrnes
Publisher: Phaze Books
Publisher URL: http://www.phaze.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60659-020-1
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Damien Hall ended up on the streets at a very young age, doing whatever he needed to survive, and that included hustling and theft. Getting caught with stolen merchandise in his possession lands him in Corcoran State Prison. Five years later, he’s out of prison and living with a man, Charles, who only wants him for sex. It’s a position he never expected to be in but with only a GED to rely on, he doesn’t think he has any other option than to play pool-boy.
Travis Slater is the new horse wrangler on the estate, and he’s attracted to Damien. When their employer leaves town for two weeks, it gives him the chance to spend time getting to know the younger man. Love quickly follows; giving him hope they can leave and find a life together except Damien is afraid of being homeless again. When it’s learned the real reason Damien was hired, he’s forced to make a decision. Does he do what he knows is right or what’s easy, and what about Travis?
Never Say Goodbye is the third release in the Slippery When Wet series by authors Jude Mason and Jenna Byrnes. It’s all too sad that most newly released ex-cons have few prospects for jobs, which explains why Damien falls back into what he did before…hustling, except this time he doesn’t think of it in the same terms. That’s where Travis and his opinions throw a wrench into Damien’s carefully guarded mindset; just because he’s only having sex with Charles doesn’t mean he isn’t making his living selling by his body for sex. He’s still hustling.
I guess this is the point where I not only felt very sorry for Damien, but I began to see another side to Travis. Yeah, the hunky cowboy lusted after Damien’s sexy little body but he also cared for the man inside, despite his history and low self-esteem. Travis cared enough to tell Damien the truth, and offer him a chance at future that he was in control of…where he and Travis could be together. This is where Ms. Byrnes excelled. While the story is short at only 17K words, she packs in just enough back-story and personal information to allow the reader to form an emotional attachment to the two men that had you rooting for the success of their newly forming relationship. She also created a great villain in Charles, even if it only became apparent just how much of a creep he was at the end.
Author: Jenna Byrnes
Publisher: Phaze Books
Publisher URL: http://www.phaze.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60659-020-1
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Damien Hall ended up on the streets at a very young age, doing whatever he needed to survive, and that included hustling and theft. Getting caught with stolen merchandise in his possession lands him in Corcoran State Prison. Five years later, he’s out of prison and living with a man, Charles, who only wants him for sex. It’s a position he never expected to be in but with only a GED to rely on, he doesn’t think he has any other option than to play pool-boy.
Travis Slater is the new horse wrangler on the estate, and he’s attracted to Damien. When their employer leaves town for two weeks, it gives him the chance to spend time getting to know the younger man. Love quickly follows; giving him hope they can leave and find a life together except Damien is afraid of being homeless again. When it’s learned the real reason Damien was hired, he’s forced to make a decision. Does he do what he knows is right or what’s easy, and what about Travis?
Never Say Goodbye is the third release in the Slippery When Wet series by authors Jude Mason and Jenna Byrnes. It’s all too sad that most newly released ex-cons have few prospects for jobs, which explains why Damien falls back into what he did before…hustling, except this time he doesn’t think of it in the same terms. That’s where Travis and his opinions throw a wrench into Damien’s carefully guarded mindset; just because he’s only having sex with Charles doesn’t mean he isn’t making his living selling by his body for sex. He’s still hustling.
I guess this is the point where I not only felt very sorry for Damien, but I began to see another side to Travis. Yeah, the hunky cowboy lusted after Damien’s sexy little body but he also cared for the man inside, despite his history and low self-esteem. Travis cared enough to tell Damien the truth, and offer him a chance at future that he was in control of…where he and Travis could be together. This is where Ms. Byrnes excelled. While the story is short at only 17K words, she packs in just enough back-story and personal information to allow the reader to form an emotional attachment to the two men that had you rooting for the success of their newly forming relationship. She also created a great villain in Charles, even if it only became apparent just how much of a creep he was at the end.
1 comments:
Thanks for the lovely review! I really appreciate it.
~ Jenna
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