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Sweet new romance by Ella Frank with two MCs (Sean & Xander) that you have already met, if you’ve read Confessions Henri & Confessions Bailey.
In my opinion it is not necessary to read either book beforehand but I would recommend it.
There is a GFY trope, as Sean is said to be “straight” (though I honestly feel like he’s pan or demi and just never thought about his sexuality much, especially because he accepts his attraction to Xander pretty easily) a fake-boyfriend trope, a live-in bodyguard trope. This is all wrapped up in a slow-burn enemies to lovers romance along a suspense plot.
Xander (uber rich news anchor) has a creepy stalker threatening him. He turns to Homicide detective Sean (Bailey’s oldest brother) who he has known all his life through ex-lover/ best friend Bailey.
Sean then decides to become Xander’s Fake Boyfriend to not spook the stalker and draw him out. The first half of the book is actually quite antagonistic. Both men are stubborn and don’t know each other as well as they think they do, so there is a lot of friction. I have to admit there was a point in the story where it became a bit too combative and a few times Xander rubbed me the wrong way, as he had a problem with Sean’s appearance and gave him a makeover so he could be seen with him. I tried to think of it as a Queer Eye Makeover and Sean did end up embracing the new him.
Once you get through all the antagonism the book slowly starts to build the romance and this is really slow burn (There are some kisses and a handjob but that’s it). I love that aspect because it builds anticipation for the next installment.
Character-wise I loved Sean: he’s fun, smart, stubborn, strong, sweet, open- minded, workaholic, brave, lonely and yeah sometimes grumpy but an all around good guy.
Xander took some warming up to but I grew to love him too: he’s sweet and sensitive on the inside, stubborn, spoiled, indulgent, brilliant, playboy, workaholic, can be slightly dickish sometimes, doesn’t handle being scared well, lonely, needs to be loved really badly in my opinion.
The book does end in cliffhanger that I personally didn’t mind because it is a great cliffhanger. This is a romance novel so it kind of figures that the MCs will be fine...and the cliffhanger provides a great beginning for the next book. The romance has only just begun and both still have to figure a lot out ( Sean’s sexuality for example) and how to manage having a relationship without the live-in bodyguard situation ( if the stalker storyline is finished, which I have my doubts about). Also Bailey’s reaction to his brother and best friend/ex getting together.
So a lot to look forward to in the next book.
Can’t wait.
Side Note: One of the few MM books by this author (along with Henri & Bailey) that I have really enjoyed since the Temptation Series: therefore 5 Stars
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A lovely MM Romance by a Talented Author
I have read three of the author's series and let me say I am not disappointed. The story is told from the views of Alexander Thorne, a world renowned news anchor and Sean Bailey (the brother of Craig Bailey from Confessions), a hot smart-mouthed detective known as Detective Dick. When Xander is threatened by a crazed stalker, Sean risks his life (literally) to protect Xander. As is usual with the author's work, the two start to bond in a relationship that is both sweet and hot. However, herein lies a problem. While I absolutely adored Sean and Xander's dynamic, the way they fell for one another was depicted as unbelievable. Sean was a straight character (which is not uncommon in the author's novels) who fell head over heels for Xander. There was little to no transition, no battling of emotions (save for a few bouts of confusion) and a lack of anger that could accompany those feelings when one is faced with them. I feel the two should have been allowed to develop into a more in depth relationship on their own rather than the forced one the novel depicted. I also found myself saying "enough already" in the parts that dragged on much too long. I am almost done with book 2 and it has the same problem. Lastly, the editing is poor. Not horribly poor, but enough one can tell it needed another read through. There were missed words, wrong words and spelling issues all throughout the book. This did surprise me seeing as the other series (Temptations and Confessions) were well written. Overall: Ms. Frank does an amazing job in the MM romance genre by providing the reader with an immersive relationship between two characters who knew but never saw one another. I recommend this book to anyone who is an avid MM romance fan.
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