While I've delved a lot and familiarized myself a lot with the paranormal sub-genre, I'm still not the hugest fantasy fan. But I gotta say, this series has me intrigued. "The Seduction of James Gray" is the first full-lengthened novel in Colette Rivera's Moonlight Falls series.
["Mystery, temptation, and risking it all.
James Gray lives a life free of complications. Even in Moonlight Falls, a town known for supernatural activity, he stays away from the more sinister magical arts, preferring the simple work of a magical electrician.
Sebastian Storm is a man James hasn’t thought about in years until he hears Sebastian inherited the haunted house north of town. Most locals avoid the place. The eccentric Sebastian moves in and requests James’s help with electrical problems.
Storm House’s shade infestation is the first hitch in the job. The second? Sebastian. He’s doing his best to get James into bed. James doesn’t want any part of Sebastian’s games, no matter how attractive he is, but James begins to wonder if there’s more going on at the haunted property than Sebastian will admit.
Uncovering secrets will only bring trouble, but James can’t help himself. There’s something about Sebastian he can’t shake. What’s the worst that could happen if he lets himself be seduced by the mystery as well as the man?"]
I'm not sure if I knew there was more to Sebastian because of the prequel or because I saw the title of his novel, but that poor boy! D: He deserves sooooo much more than the hand he was dealt. He's loving and kind and sassy and resilient (and cursed). He's also scared of being alone.
James is used to people leaving him so he just doesn't let himself get attached to anyone but his two best friends and his brother. He's caring and loves taking care of people and likes feeling wanted, but he's a grump (Sebastian is the sunshine). He doesn't (necessarily) want to add Sebastian to the list of people he cares about, but he doesn't exactly have a choice in that matter (for sooo many reasons ;) ).
Title Reference: "Sebastian gave him a sly smile. 'You wanted me to explain things more plainly, so here: I'm considering seducing you.'"
Though, it is advertised, I'm a little :| about the HFN (the HEA is in the second book...which I want now).
Trigger Warnings: off-page past death of loved ones and associated grief, mentions of a past fatal car accident, character exhibiting signs of an unspecified mental health condition, discussion of taking care of a dying relative in the past, anxiety, on-page panic attack, isolation and imprisonment, discussion of blood-magic rituals and on-page blood-magic, characters cutting/bleeding each other in a semi-erotic situation connected to magic, blood-magic ritual involving an animal (the animal isn’t killed; its blood is taken with care to prevent pain), characters in a stampede-like situation where they are almost crushed, magical violence, and more.
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