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In Step (Painted Bay Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Jay Hogan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 1,381 ratings

Karma. You reap what you sow, and KANE MARTIN isn’t looking for forgiveness. But the arrival of ABE TYLER in Painted Bay has Kane dreaming of the impossible. The sexy, silver fox choreographer is determined to pull Kane out from the shadows, but Abe’s career isn’t about to shift to Painted Bay, and Kane’s life is in neat little boxes for a reason.

A past he isn’t proud of.
A family he’s walked away from.
A job he doesn’t deserve.
A secret he’s ashamed of.

But life’s dance can make for unexpected partners, and learning to trust and keep up with the footwork is the name of the game.

Two steps forward, one step back.
It takes two to tango.


Trigger Warning: Contains references to past abuse and bullying.

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two men

two lives

two hearts

one dance
In Step

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09FVSBSC1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Southern Lights Publishing
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2022
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0995132672
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 3 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Painted Bay
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 1,381 ratings

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Jay Hogan

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Jay Hogan. 'Heart, Humour, & Keepin' It Real.'

Two times Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Gay Romance— 2020 Digging Deep and 2024 The Art Of Husbandry.

2021 New Zealand Romance Writers Book of the Year for Off Balance.

I am a New Zealand author writing mm romance and romantic suspense primarily set in New Zealand. I write character-driven romances with lots of humour, a good dose of reality and a splash of angst. I've travelled extensively, lived in many countries, and in a past life, I was a critical care nurse and nurse educator. I am owned by a huge Maine Coon cat and a gorgeous Cocker Spaniel.

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Customers enjoy this romance novel for its heartwarming love story and beautiful New Zealand setting, with one review noting its excellent balance of drama and romance. The book features well-developed characters, with one customer highlighting how the MCs are easy to love and cheer for, and includes elements of dance that customers appreciate. Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with just the right amount of angst and moments that make them laugh and cry, while also appreciating its depth and realization of personal truths.

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25 customers mention "Romance"25 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as a great love story with a heart-touching plot, and one customer notes its excellent balance of drama and romance.

"...of authentic feels—warmth, joy, pain, strength, tears, laughter, heat, love, and redemption...." Read more

"...Now it’s been followed up by the mature narrative of In Step...." Read more

"...Kane's story was heartbreaking at times but the romance was scorching and the romance was delightful." Read more

"...The beautiful story of Kane, a 30 yr old man, still in the closet and somewhat ostracized by friends for the homophobic actions of his past, and Abe..." Read more

16 customers mention "Emotion level"16 positive0 negative

Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with just the right amount of angst and moments that make them laugh and cry.

"...novel full of authentic feels—warmth, joy, pain, strength, tears, laughter, heat, love, and redemption...." Read more

"Jay's books have all the warmth, depth, humor, and love I could ask for...." Read more

"...I cried, laughed, and just fell in love so deeply with the story and characters, I am kind heartbroken it’s over." Read more

"...DONT MISS IT. I laughed I cried & felt every emotion. Every character in the series made this story what it was - LOVE fought for & cherished !..." Read more

15 customers mention "Ambiance"15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the ambiance of the book, particularly its beautiful New Zealand setting, with one customer noting its deeply sensual mood.

"...I appreciate Ms. Hogan’s strong character driven romances, unique backgrounds, the absence of same rinse-repeat character and plot lines so common..." Read more

"...easy to love and cheer for MCs, which I also love, and a beautiful New Zealand setting all combine to make this a gem of a book by Hogan...." Read more

"...balance of drama and romance, just enough suspense, and some delicious steam...." Read more

"Kane and Abe, so much discovery, so much love its just amazing...." Read more

15 customers mention "Character development"15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one customer noting how easy it is to love and cheer for the main characters.

"...I appreciate Ms. Hogan’s strong character driven romances, unique backgrounds, the absence of same rinse-repeat character and plot lines so common..." Read more

"...So dance, which I love, two easy to love and cheer for MCs, which I also love, and a beautiful New Zealand setting all combine to make this a gem of..." Read more

"...has been wonderful with a palpable sense of place and cast of recurring characters...." Read more

"...Kane is heartbreakingly alone and in such need of love. Abe is wonderful with him and their relationship was beautiful to watch unfold on these pages..." Read more

11 customers mention "Depth"11 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the depth of the book, noting its exploration of personal truths and discovery, with one customer mentioning how it makes them care about the main characters.

"...and the rest is a lovely story of redemption, reunion, and realization of personal truths. Romance - ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥..." Read more

"Kane and Abe, so much discovery, so much love its just amazing...." Read more

"...I just love these two characters, and when they dance together it’s magical...." Read more

"...won’t take long to get through this, gay or not and Ifound it to be therapeutic! I hope you like the happy ending." Read more

6 customers mention "Dance content"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the dance content in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating the smoking hot descriptions of the dances.

"...So dance, which I love, two easy to love and cheer for MCs, which I also love, and a beautiful New Zealand setting all combine to make this a gem of..." Read more

"...Painted Bay characters all make appearances, there's an adorable dance recital, and there are even more cats than before. ***..." Read more

"...Abe and Kane are pure fire, poetry, and love on the dance floor...." Read more

"...And omg the crazy chemistry these guys had! The descriptions of their dances were smoking hot. I just loved it all." Read more

6 customers mention "Readability"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very readable, with one customer noting that each sentence was written with great skill.

"...Abe and Kane are pure fire, poetry, and love on the dance floor...." Read more

"...Each sentence was written with so much skill,it took my breath away. I don’t usually cry 😢 about a story but I did with this one...." Read more

"...This was such a well-written novel! I also absolutely loved how the aspect of Kane being HIV positive was treated, no shame and no disgust in sight...." Read more

"Oh my this book was so good!! Made me laugh and cry!!! I really felt for Kane! A rough life and having to hide!!..." Read more

5 customers mention "Warmth"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book warm and hot, with one customer particularly noting the chemistry between the characters Kane.

"Jay's books have all the warmth, depth, humor, and love I could ask for...." Read more

"...He was so honest and understanding! He and Kane were so hot together!! And the dancing...whew!! This book is definitely going on my re-read list." Read more

"...Amazing stories, very readable, hot, romantic, hot, and heartwrenching(low level angst). And did I mention hot?" Read more

"A wonderful redemption story for Kane, with all the warm feelings and personal growth I've become accosted to from the others in the series...." Read more

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  • Left Coast Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo on a well done redemption story
    Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022
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    I discovered Ms. Hogan via an Amazon reviewer last year and promptly finished her entire backlist on Kindle Unlimited. I appreciate Ms. Hogan’s strong character driven romances, unique backgrounds, the absence of same rinse-repeat character and plot lines so common in romances (especially Kindle Unlimited MM romances), and the believable HEAs shown to be earned by the characters because they truly worked at it. I also appreciate her judgment regarding how much heat and sexy times to include with each novel to show the connection and passion shared by her characters; her novels don’t cause me to roll my eyes while reading those one-too-many-ridiculous sex scenes common in too many romance novels. Even though I have read all of her novels via KU, I have returned to buy two of her series, including Painted Bay. In fact for In Step I went ahead and purchased it without bothering to read it first via KU as I felt that certain about Ms. Hogan’s ability to write another wonderful MM love story. I normally steer away from romance novels featuring a former bully and their victim. My trust in Ms. Hogan’s writing was the only reason I took that leap of faith to auto buy Kane’s story. I just finished reading this and I am still feeling the buzz in my chest—that indescribable feeling that comes with having finished a romance novel full of authentic feels—warmth, joy, pain, strength, tears, laughter, heat, love, and redemption. Thank you, Ms. Hogan, for offering me (yet again) many of hours of escape into another lovely and believable romance. For those of you who are thinking of reading this book but who haven’t read Off Balance (book 1), stop and read that first. You will get so much more out of this story if you read the series in order. If you did enjoy this novel but you read it via KU, please consider buying a copy (if you can afford it) to support self-published authors like Ms. Hogan. I want authors like her to have the means to continue to share their craft for years to come.
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  • Kazza - On Top Down Under/Dark Hints Book Reviews
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy To Love Romance.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022
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    I love this series. I’ve read a few books in other series by the author and they’re nice but this series is a real gem. Judah and Morgan set the bar high with the wonderful Off Balance, a regular re-read book for me, then cemented the status as a must read series with On Board. Now it’s been followed up by the mature narrative of In Step.

    Kane Martin was in both books preceding In Step but in a minor capacity. In book 1, trying to apologise for his teenage bullying of Judah. Something Judah wouldn’t accept. In book 2 when Cora Madden, Judah and Leroy’s mum, organised for him to work on their family mussel farm and to live in a bedsit on their property, much to Judah and Leroy’s astonishment. Bit by bit Kane has proved himself to be a reliable worker and people have said he’s reformed from his past but Judah is permanently angry, understandable after what happened, and Leroy and his now partner, Fox, don’t want to rock the tenuous but building connection Leroy has with Judah nowadays. The brothers have had to work through their own issues. Which means that Kane works the mussels and stays to himself for the rest of the time. Well, Kane and his kitten Bossy, and his rescue rabbit… and Tank, another cat with problems. No family get togethers for Kane. No Sunday lunches with the Madden’s growing family and friends. Nobody who seems to care or, worse still, nobody who doesn’t know what he did to Judah years ago. The town is claustrophobic to Kane because of his past.

    'I kept shaking my head. “You don’t understand. Did they tell you about me? About what I did?” I eyeballed him, daring him to lie, and from the pause before he answered, I knew somebody had. And I wanted to f@cking cry. As long as I lived in Painted Bay, I would always be that guy.'

    Abe, who knows Judah Madden because of ballet, is new to Painted Bay. He's temporarily in town to help with a dance concert for Judah's students. He doesn't know about Kane, other than he's a cute, shy, kind man who lives in the Madden's bedsit. He also learns that Kane knows swing music that Abe sometimes dances to. So dance, which I love, two easy to love and cheer for MCs, which I also love, and a beautiful New Zealand setting all combine to make this a gem of a book by Hogan. I cannot recommend this series highly enough to gay romance readers, or those interested in dipping their toe into the genre.
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  • Jill McCaw
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great emotional kick
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2022
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    Love Jay Hogan, and once again she made me laugh and made me cry. This series has been wonderful with a palpable sense of place and cast of recurring characters. Kane's story was heartbreaking at times but the romance was scorching and the romance was delightful.
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  • bexbookrex
    5.0 out of 5 stars Redemption, reunion, and realization of personal truth.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
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    In Step, Painted Bay Book 3, by Jay Hogan brought me to tears. The beautiful story of Kane, a 30 yr old man, still in the closet and somewhat ostracized by friends for the homophobic actions of his past, and Abe, a nomadic choreographer with a string of unfulfilling "relationships" in his past.
    As Abe begins teaching Kane to tango, they begin to fall in love, and the rest is a lovely story of redemption, reunion, and realization of personal truths.
    Romance - ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    Steam - 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    Humor - 🤣🤣🤣
    Angst - 😭😭😭😭
    Writing - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  • booklovers2810
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars are not enough for this story!!
    Reviewed in Germany on July 2, 2022
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    This book brought me to tears, more than one time! The writing style - often so poetic and unique - made my mind and soul fly and made me more than happy!

    The story arc was and is slow enough to be realistic and I am especially grateful that it shows that an open communication can do wonder with all parties involved after all and that the author gave the parties involved the courage to do it instead of more drama.

    This story is also a declaration of love for the Tango and some introduction to its nature and allure.

    This last part of the Painted Bay Series is my favourite and brings some conclusions and developments for all former main protagonist.

    I will probably reread this book again because it showed that you can overcome
    more obstacles than you think in your life.

    The describtion of the scenery and nature is detailed and so vivid that my wish to travel one day to Nea Zealands was refreshed and augmented.

    Read with the kindle unlimited flat and these all my very own impressions. I can recommend to start with book one in this series.

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  • Cheekychops47
    5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2024
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    I've waited quite a few months to read this sequel, knowing it would be a fasten your seatbelt rollercoaster that I wasn't quite ready for... Jay Hogan: you did not disappoint! Never saw that curveball coming... An exceptional and emotionally intelligent love story. Another piece of my heart stolen ❤
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful story here folks
    Reviewed in Australia on June 18, 2023
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    Quintessentially Kiwi vibe and a memorable love story covers off enough angsty issues to provide a basis several novels. Love and life collide in a coastal village and find their improbable resolution in dance. The author's skill with language brings to life an impossibly romantic tango which is the foundation for all that follows, leading (despite career issues and distance) to a satisfying HEA ending. One of the very best stories I have read in the genre.
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  • Big guy
    5.0 out of 5 stars A well written and enjoyable read
    Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2022
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    It is so nice to read a book without grammatical errors or spelling mistakes and one with a realistic story to tell. I could picture the characters and the places as if I had been there myself. Well worth the time to read.
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  • Humberto Cadena 13
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in Mexico on February 21, 2022
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    What a wonderful story of redemption, forgiveness, new beginnings and found families.
    Beautifully written, sweet, sexi and hot.
    So worth the wait.
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