Not sure what I want to read right now (reading slump mixed with mild seasonal depression). However, Romeo Alexander's "Men of Fairlake" has been on my TBR list for a while now, so I figured I'd start there. The sixth novel is "Cake and Comfort."
["Every scar tells a story. He stepped into my story, bringing his own, offering a taste of healing I never knew I craved. Secrets hurt, but comfort might be just a kiss away.
I went through hell. If it hadn’t been for my brother doing…what he did, I wouldn’t have survived. He nearly didn’t. We were children, and the records are sealed, but if the truth ever gets out, I don’t think we’ll survive again. So I keep my secrets.
My past does not define me. I’m just a baker…a broken baker with no social skills. If you want freshly baked bread or fancy cakes, I’m your man, but if you want anything more…forget it. I can barely get through the day without my lists and routines. But it works for me, and I’m happy…I think.
Then, out of nowhere, a famous movie star shows up wanting a cake for his sister’s wedding, and he won’t take no for an answer. Who the hell does Sylas Goner think he is? And why won’t he leave me alone?
Turns out he’s persistent and determined…and hot, handsome, funny, intelligent, and God, he wants me. Why? But Sylas refuses to give up. He shows me a brighter future full of possibilities I never allowed myself to imagine. Then, just when I start to believe my life could include love and a future I never dreamt of, the past comes rushing back. My dreams vanish, and I’m forced to give Sylas up. I knew it was too good to be true.
But I underestimated Sylas’ tenacity."]
Wow. Holy shit. This book was so many levels of sweet and fucked up. Don’t get me wrong, it was fabulous, but I didn’t think we could top the shitty childhood/backstories we had earlier in this series (I was so terribly wrong).
But where Grant was caution and predictably and reason, Silas was a glorious mess or loud and spontaneous and fate. They were perfect for each other in so many ways. Especially when Sy went all scorched earth to protect his man ;)
This one has paralleling timelines with the next book. Which again, I kinda like, but at the same time, it took what I can only imagine is a loooot of the plot out of the surprise/suspense zone.
Trigger Warnings: past child abuse, childhood rape, serious mental health issues, and more
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