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Have Body, Will Guard #6
The Noblest Vengeance
Bodyguard partners Aidan and Liam are deeply in love, living as expatriates in Nice, France. When Aidan’s distant cousins in Istanbul need protection from dangerous adversaries, he and Liam are on the the next plane to Turkey. But the real danger to their relationship may come from their very different ideas about family connections. Can their love withstand assassins with a deadly secret to keep hidden--and Liam’s foul-mouthed mother?
204 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 12, 2014
About the author
Neil S. Plakcy
296 books672 followersThe Smiling Dog Cafe series now has four books in it: The Smiling Dog Cafe, The Bridge Between Us, Hope and Grace, and Drift and Return (published 5/11/2026).
My newest adventure romance books are The Big Race (a takeoff on The Amazing Race) and Driven Together, a Formula 1 MM romance.
I have been a voracious reader all my life, mostly in mystery, romance, and science fiction/fantasy, though a college degree in English did push a lot of literary works into my list of favorites.
Quick note: sign up for my newsletter at plakcy.substack.com to get free prologues, epilogues and short stories.
I began writing seriously in high school after an inspiring assignment with A Separate Peace by John Knowles. I didn't know I was gay then, but I knew I was longing for an emotional connection with a best friend. That desire shows up across my writing, from romance to mystery to adventure. I am lucky to have found my special person, and I want to inspire readers to make those connections, to one person or a found family.
It took getting an MFA in creative writing to kick-start my career. That's where I honed my technical skills and began to understand what kind of storyteller I am.
I remember reading Freddie the Detective about a very smart pig inspired by Sherlock Holmes. I’ve always believed that dogs make the best detectives. They notice what humans miss — a faint scent, a subtle shift in body language, the hidden treat in your pocket. That belief inspired my Golden Retriever Mysteries, where Rochester helps his human, Steve Levitan, nose out the truth.
My passion is telling stories where community, loyalty, and sometimes love solve problems just as much as clues do. Whether it’s a cozy mystery in Bucks County, a thriller on the streets of Miami, or a romance unfolding under the Mediterranean sun, I want readers to feel the heartbeat of the place and the people.
I write because stories helped me feel less alone growing up, and now I want to give readers that same feeling: a companion, a puzzle, and maybe a laugh.
When I’m not writing, I’m probably walking one of my own goldens, teaching writing, or daydreaming about my next story.
Since then I've written dozens of books, won a couple of treasured awards, and enjoyed the support of readers.
Every place I’ve lived has made its way into my fiction: the rolling hills of Bucks County, the neon heat of Miami, the beaches of Hawaii, the cobbled streets of Europe. I love exploring how communities work — from a café where dogs guide healing, to a fraternity house in South Beach, to a police unit in Honolulu.
My goal is simple: to write stories that feel grounded in real people and real places, but with enough twists, romance, or danger to keep you turning pages late into the night.
I hope you'll visit my website, where you can sign up for my occasional newsletter, and also follow my author page on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/neil.plakcy.
My newest adventure romance books are The Big Race (a takeoff on The Amazing Race) and Driven Together, a Formula 1 MM romance.
I have been a voracious reader all my life, mostly in mystery, romance, and science fiction/fantasy, though a college degree in English did push a lot of literary works into my list of favorites.
Quick note: sign up for my newsletter at plakcy.substack.com to get free prologues, epilogues and short stories.
I began writing seriously in high school after an inspiring assignment with A Separate Peace by John Knowles. I didn't know I was gay then, but I knew I was longing for an emotional connection with a best friend. That desire shows up across my writing, from romance to mystery to adventure. I am lucky to have found my special person, and I want to inspire readers to make those connections, to one person or a found family.
It took getting an MFA in creative writing to kick-start my career. That's where I honed my technical skills and began to understand what kind of storyteller I am.
I remember reading Freddie the Detective about a very smart pig inspired by Sherlock Holmes. I’ve always believed that dogs make the best detectives. They notice what humans miss — a faint scent, a subtle shift in body language, the hidden treat in your pocket. That belief inspired my Golden Retriever Mysteries, where Rochester helps his human, Steve Levitan, nose out the truth.
My passion is telling stories where community, loyalty, and sometimes love solve problems just as much as clues do. Whether it’s a cozy mystery in Bucks County, a thriller on the streets of Miami, or a romance unfolding under the Mediterranean sun, I want readers to feel the heartbeat of the place and the people.
I write because stories helped me feel less alone growing up, and now I want to give readers that same feeling: a companion, a puzzle, and maybe a laugh.
When I’m not writing, I’m probably walking one of my own goldens, teaching writing, or daydreaming about my next story.
Since then I've written dozens of books, won a couple of treasured awards, and enjoyed the support of readers.
Every place I’ve lived has made its way into my fiction: the rolling hills of Bucks County, the neon heat of Miami, the beaches of Hawaii, the cobbled streets of Europe. I love exploring how communities work — from a café where dogs guide healing, to a fraternity house in South Beach, to a police unit in Honolulu.
My goal is simple: to write stories that feel grounded in real people and real places, but with enough twists, romance, or danger to keep you turning pages late into the night.
I hope you'll visit my website, where you can sign up for my occasional newsletter, and also follow my author page on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/neil.plakcy.
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August 19, 2014
The Noblest Vengeance
By Neil Plakcy
Four stars
I keep forgetting how much I like Aiden Greene and Liam McCullen. I’ve read all of the “Have Body, Will Guard” series and have grown fonder of Aiden and Liam with each book. With every successive installment Plakcy has given us a little more about these two oddly-matched men who have grown into a couple. Each adventure they undertake for unusual clients in an exotic locale sheds a little more light on who Aiden and Liam are becoming, individually and together.
The latest in the series may not be the most exciting in terms of our gay bodyguards’ adventures, but it has the greatest heart.
The book opens with a bit of a red herring—the task of protecting a family from Abu-Dhabi while they go shopping in Nice. The trick here is that all of the women are in full head-to-toe purdah, and our boys’ task is to prevent them from being harassed by anti-Muslim passersby. I have to admire this, because Neil can’t resist slipping gentle lessons into his narrative. The idea of a gay couple guarding a group of Muslim women from prejudice gives pause, and forces us, for this brief moment, to reexamine our own prejudices, carefully instilled in us by our national media. Plakcy does nothing by accident.
However, the core exotic locale for this installment in the bodyguard series is a place Liam and Aiden have never been together: New Jersey. Where both their families live.
Yep. We get to meet the families.
Aiden has gotten very involved in keeping in touch with family on Facebook (I had to laugh), somewhat to Liam’s dismay. He uses Facebook the way I (and millions of others) do: to keep tabs on people far away. Through this window into Aiden’s gentle soul we also get a glimpse into Liam’s much less rose-tinted view of family, and again we learn more about where these two men came from. They might have met in Tunisia, but they grew up within miles of each other—although worlds apart—in the Garden State (where I have lived with my partner/husband these last 34 years).
A series of urgent messages send our boys first to Istanbul and then to the United States. What at first seems like a routine job and a chance to meet some of Aiden’s distant relatives turns into a much darker and more complicated story of politics and forced emigration. Plakcy, through Aiden, teaches us about the Sephardic Jewish community in Turkey, and about Aiden’s own complicated ethnic roots.
And we see two men who, for all their shared love, are still very different. We come to understand why they are different. We see how Aiden and Liam have changed each other, and how their families have helped shape their personalities and their emotional makeup.
Most importantly, for all the bodyguard-related goings on (and Plakcy keeps a nice edge of suspense on), Aiden and Liam talk, and listen to each other. The cold, hard former SEAL has become a more rounded human, and his love for Aiden has made him a better man. Aiden has become a tougher, more professional, more self-confident person as a result of his partner’s training. They are still very different from each other, but they have come to fit together.
New Jersey, to both of these men, as they carry out their professional tasks, is every bit as alien as Tunisia or Turkey. Each is filled with memories of growing up—Aiden well off, Liam poor—and each echoes with the experience of very different kinds of families. Like any of us who left home after college and went out “into the world,” the idea of “home” itself becomes a movable target. Family is fraught with associations and memories that can be painful as well as sweet. Together, Aiden and Liam confront their own roots, their own fears, and their own uncertainty about the future.
By Neil Plakcy
Four stars
I keep forgetting how much I like Aiden Greene and Liam McCullen. I’ve read all of the “Have Body, Will Guard” series and have grown fonder of Aiden and Liam with each book. With every successive installment Plakcy has given us a little more about these two oddly-matched men who have grown into a couple. Each adventure they undertake for unusual clients in an exotic locale sheds a little more light on who Aiden and Liam are becoming, individually and together.
The latest in the series may not be the most exciting in terms of our gay bodyguards’ adventures, but it has the greatest heart.
The book opens with a bit of a red herring—the task of protecting a family from Abu-Dhabi while they go shopping in Nice. The trick here is that all of the women are in full head-to-toe purdah, and our boys’ task is to prevent them from being harassed by anti-Muslim passersby. I have to admire this, because Neil can’t resist slipping gentle lessons into his narrative. The idea of a gay couple guarding a group of Muslim women from prejudice gives pause, and forces us, for this brief moment, to reexamine our own prejudices, carefully instilled in us by our national media. Plakcy does nothing by accident.
However, the core exotic locale for this installment in the bodyguard series is a place Liam and Aiden have never been together: New Jersey. Where both their families live.
Yep. We get to meet the families.
Aiden has gotten very involved in keeping in touch with family on Facebook (I had to laugh), somewhat to Liam’s dismay. He uses Facebook the way I (and millions of others) do: to keep tabs on people far away. Through this window into Aiden’s gentle soul we also get a glimpse into Liam’s much less rose-tinted view of family, and again we learn more about where these two men came from. They might have met in Tunisia, but they grew up within miles of each other—although worlds apart—in the Garden State (where I have lived with my partner/husband these last 34 years).
A series of urgent messages send our boys first to Istanbul and then to the United States. What at first seems like a routine job and a chance to meet some of Aiden’s distant relatives turns into a much darker and more complicated story of politics and forced emigration. Plakcy, through Aiden, teaches us about the Sephardic Jewish community in Turkey, and about Aiden’s own complicated ethnic roots.
And we see two men who, for all their shared love, are still very different. We come to understand why they are different. We see how Aiden and Liam have changed each other, and how their families have helped shape their personalities and their emotional makeup.
Most importantly, for all the bodyguard-related goings on (and Plakcy keeps a nice edge of suspense on), Aiden and Liam talk, and listen to each other. The cold, hard former SEAL has become a more rounded human, and his love for Aiden has made him a better man. Aiden has become a tougher, more professional, more self-confident person as a result of his partner’s training. They are still very different from each other, but they have come to fit together.
New Jersey, to both of these men, as they carry out their professional tasks, is every bit as alien as Tunisia or Turkey. Each is filled with memories of growing up—Aiden well off, Liam poor—and each echoes with the experience of very different kinds of families. Like any of us who left home after college and went out “into the world,” the idea of “home” itself becomes a movable target. Family is fraught with associations and memories that can be painful as well as sweet. Together, Aiden and Liam confront their own roots, their own fears, and their own uncertainty about the future.
July 15, 2018
Family politics and international intrigue
This story brings to life every families skeletons. International crimes against humanity and the need for the truth to rise to the surface. All wrapped up in a journey across time, continents and between parents, partners and love of siblings.
This story brings to life every families skeletons. International crimes against humanity and the need for the truth to rise to the surface. All wrapped up in a journey across time, continents and between parents, partners and love of siblings.
July 19, 2014
Full 3.75 star reviewage on Prism Book Alliance
Aidan and Liam have been partners, both in work and in life, for about two years now. They also clearly have things they both need to work on, individually and as a couple. This interested me right off the bat. They are apparently both nearing 40 and are working at life just like the rest of us.
Also right off the bat, it was obvious to see that Mr. Plakcy enjoys detail. A lot of detail. Often times there was too much and it slowed the pace of the story enough to give it an uneven feel. Examples are things like discussing a seamstress for a leather vest with a ripped seam, one of them teasing the other about having no kindle meant no joy, and tips on packing so that clothing doesn’t wrinkle. Some detail is definitely good, necessary, in allowing the reader to get to know the characters and paint the physical scenes, but not when it takes away from that painting itself.
I do like the international settings: Paris, described wonderfully, personally; Istanbul, intriguing and mysterious; and then mixed in are settings in the States.
We get alternating points of view between Aidan and Liam. They’re clearly marked so there is no true head hopping. It’s interesting, Liam mentions how he thinks Aidan has issues to work out but Liam is the one with some hang-ups. Characters can be, and are, definitely flawed and Liam is carrying around several flaws of his own. Like many people, these make him appear judgmental but are instead ways to shield his own insecurities. I think Aidan understands this on some level.
This is a talented writer, and anyone who has read any of his books would more than likely agree with me. It feels like he enjoys the leisurely pace of regular life detail while trying to tell an intriguing, danger-filled and diversely populated story. Unfortunately, any momentum built during any intense action or revelatory dialogue scenes gets doused by that detail. The exception comes during the last 15% or so of the book.
Ishak and Havva are two of the supporting characters and are integral to the story. They are a part of the family Aidan and Liam are assigned to protect. I like these two a lot. Ishak is gay and a cross dresser and his sister is the only one in their family (they are from Turkey) who accepts every part of Ishak. To me, more than Liam and Aidan sometimes, they were the more interesting arc in the story. The relationship between Havva and Ishak is loving, strong and openly supportive. I very much liked the way their storyline evolved. Definitely elements of family in this book, both with this one and Liam's.
In an attempt to solve the mystery around the family, Aidan works on their family tree, looking for clues and connections. Again, a lot of detail, but I find genealogy very interesting and engaging. Even though this was about fictitious characters, it was all logically presented and fun to watch Aidan work through the lines and branches.
The story took a slight turn and unexpectedly so. I liked it. Along with genealogy, we get some familial and cultural history added to the mix. At this point, I was still waiting for the larger story to take off but I was enjoying the read.
Liam is impatient with everyone. The things he’s not dealing with are influencing his short temper. Can we say transference, anyone? Finally, some forward movement with the characters and their emotional motivations.
As I mentioned above, the last 15% or so of the story does pick up and maintain a good pace, telling us more about all of these characters and revealing realistic and impactful resolutions.
The few glimpses I saw of the tenderness and true caring between Aidan and Liam were wonderful, honest and fulfilling. It felt like I didn’t get much of that during the story, which meant not a lot of progress in their relationship. Since this is a series, I’m hopeful there will be a next book with more of that. I’m curious enough to add it to my list and give it a whirl if there is. :)
Aidan and Liam have been partners, both in work and in life, for about two years now. They also clearly have things they both need to work on, individually and as a couple. This interested me right off the bat. They are apparently both nearing 40 and are working at life just like the rest of us.
Also right off the bat, it was obvious to see that Mr. Plakcy enjoys detail. A lot of detail. Often times there was too much and it slowed the pace of the story enough to give it an uneven feel. Examples are things like discussing a seamstress for a leather vest with a ripped seam, one of them teasing the other about having no kindle meant no joy, and tips on packing so that clothing doesn’t wrinkle. Some detail is definitely good, necessary, in allowing the reader to get to know the characters and paint the physical scenes, but not when it takes away from that painting itself.
I do like the international settings: Paris, described wonderfully, personally; Istanbul, intriguing and mysterious; and then mixed in are settings in the States.
We get alternating points of view between Aidan and Liam. They’re clearly marked so there is no true head hopping. It’s interesting, Liam mentions how he thinks Aidan has issues to work out but Liam is the one with some hang-ups. Characters can be, and are, definitely flawed and Liam is carrying around several flaws of his own. Like many people, these make him appear judgmental but are instead ways to shield his own insecurities. I think Aidan understands this on some level.
This is a talented writer, and anyone who has read any of his books would more than likely agree with me. It feels like he enjoys the leisurely pace of regular life detail while trying to tell an intriguing, danger-filled and diversely populated story. Unfortunately, any momentum built during any intense action or revelatory dialogue scenes gets doused by that detail. The exception comes during the last 15% or so of the book.
Ishak and Havva are two of the supporting characters and are integral to the story. They are a part of the family Aidan and Liam are assigned to protect. I like these two a lot. Ishak is gay and a cross dresser and his sister is the only one in their family (they are from Turkey) who accepts every part of Ishak. To me, more than Liam and Aidan sometimes, they were the more interesting arc in the story. The relationship between Havva and Ishak is loving, strong and openly supportive. I very much liked the way their storyline evolved. Definitely elements of family in this book, both with this one and Liam's.
In an attempt to solve the mystery around the family, Aidan works on their family tree, looking for clues and connections. Again, a lot of detail, but I find genealogy very interesting and engaging. Even though this was about fictitious characters, it was all logically presented and fun to watch Aidan work through the lines and branches.
The story took a slight turn and unexpectedly so. I liked it. Along with genealogy, we get some familial and cultural history added to the mix. At this point, I was still waiting for the larger story to take off but I was enjoying the read.
Liam is impatient with everyone. The things he’s not dealing with are influencing his short temper. Can we say transference, anyone? Finally, some forward movement with the characters and their emotional motivations.
As I mentioned above, the last 15% or so of the story does pick up and maintain a good pace, telling us more about all of these characters and revealing realistic and impactful resolutions.
The few glimpses I saw of the tenderness and true caring between Aidan and Liam were wonderful, honest and fulfilling. It felt like I didn’t get much of that during the story, which meant not a lot of progress in their relationship. Since this is a series, I’m hopeful there will be a next book with more of that. I’m curious enough to add it to my list and give it a whirl if there is. :)
January 28, 2015
I love Aidan and Liam too much to give up this series, even though I was pissed about their dialog in the previous story. Because of that discussion I've been anxious to start this book, but I needn't have worried. Their relationship was perfect and nobody strayed (I cover one little niggle later) and even though that Louis guy at one point stayed in the room with Aidan and Liam for the night - thankfully there were no unholy thoughts from any of them xD
About the main storyline.
Well, I liked the whole family history and Jewish history at first, but later on I got a little bored ((( It's just there was so much info, I was kind of lost in it - it was simly too much to handle at once. Maybe I'll reread it at some point in the future and it'll get easier for me.
And then again Aidan's sudden obsession with the family, even distant relatives looked kind of strange, seeing as he wasn't prone to it earlier, if I remember correctly. So I could somehow relate to Laim's... well not so fond reaction to it all )) Still it has some great emotional moments between the guys (like in the cementry) and I'm very grateful for that.
It was interesting seeing Liam's family too - thankfully it was not that extensive, but they totally made up for it in the temper )) The coming out to his mother scene was an absolute gem and I loved Liam's reaction to Aidan's statement and the car scene later was smoking hot )))
And here comes that niggle I mentioned earlier.
When Liam first visits his mother he meets her neighbor - Frank Barrow. He's described as a pudgy guy nearing 50 with a shaggy beard, his handshake was 'limp and moist' i.e. not all that hot, to say the least. And at one point Liam realises Frank's coming on to him, but with rather innocent "your mother has some beautiful photos of you" or something like that. Suddenly Liam gets hard O.o OK, but not just that - later on he's jerking off in the shower thinking about that dude Frank and hating himself for that. And thats all. Frank appears a couple of times, but he doesn't play any role in the story, Liam doesn't feel anything towards him, other than slight contempt, so he could be very well left out of it.
And I'm just wondering why this scene was even needed? Don't get me wrong - I don't think Liam cheated even mentally, I don't think he loves Aidan less, because of it, but still it's rather unpleasant - reading about one MC masturbating, while thinking about someone else, not the other MC. It left a bad taste in my mouth and it didn't even bring anything to the plot or the character development. I know it's only a couple paragraphs, but what for?
But overall I absolutely enjoyed Aidan and Liam's steady and loving relationship and can't wait for the next book! :)
About the main storyline.
Well, I liked the whole family history and Jewish history at first, but later on I got a little bored ((( It's just there was so much info, I was kind of lost in it - it was simly too much to handle at once. Maybe I'll reread it at some point in the future and it'll get easier for me.
And then again Aidan's sudden obsession with the family, even distant relatives looked kind of strange, seeing as he wasn't prone to it earlier, if I remember correctly. So I could somehow relate to Laim's... well not so fond reaction to it all )) Still it has some great emotional moments between the guys (like in the cementry) and I'm very grateful for that.
It was interesting seeing Liam's family too - thankfully it was not that extensive, but they totally made up for it in the temper )) The coming out to his mother scene was an absolute gem and I loved Liam's reaction to Aidan's statement and the car scene later was smoking hot )))
And here comes that niggle I mentioned earlier.
When Liam first visits his mother he meets her neighbor - Frank Barrow. He's described as a pudgy guy nearing 50 with a shaggy beard, his handshake was 'limp and moist' i.e. not all that hot, to say the least. And at one point Liam realises Frank's coming on to him, but with rather innocent "your mother has some beautiful photos of you" or something like that. Suddenly Liam gets hard O.o OK, but not just that - later on he's jerking off in the shower thinking about that dude Frank and hating himself for that. And thats all. Frank appears a couple of times, but he doesn't play any role in the story, Liam doesn't feel anything towards him, other than slight contempt, so he could be very well left out of it.
And I'm just wondering why this scene was even needed? Don't get me wrong - I don't think Liam cheated even mentally, I don't think he loves Aidan less, because of it, but still it's rather unpleasant - reading about one MC masturbating, while thinking about someone else, not the other MC. It left a bad taste in my mouth and it didn't even bring anything to the plot or the character development. I know it's only a couple paragraphs, but what for?
But overall I absolutely enjoyed Aidan and Liam's steady and loving relationship and can't wait for the next book! :)
June 1, 2014
Brilliant Addition to a Brilliant Series
Ex-SEAL Liam McCullough and ex school teacher Aidan Greene met quite by accident two years ago in Tunis where these totally opposite men, originally from New Jersey but now ex-patriots, fell into an extraordinary, deeply explicit, romance. Their sudden and inexplicably fortuitous meeting eventually led them to form their own bodyguard service before being asked to join an international security firm based in Nice, France. The first five books of this series follow them through those adventures and find them happily living in Nice openly as lovers, even though Aidan is the more open of the partners in that respect.
What has been missing from their lives is any kind of personal connection to their pasts, but in this new book--which most of author Neil Plakcy's fans probably never expected--brings them into a situation where their pasts not only have to be confronted, but the status of their relationship must be tested to the fullest.
If you are a fan of these guys, here's a warning: After you read the first chapter, put the book down, come back the next hour or next day and go for a ride. The reason is that Liam goes totally off the charts in the beginning about social media and why he hates it, as opposed to Aidan's embrace of it, to the extent that you are shocked and apprehensive about where this seemingly new crisis will lead them. Trust me. It leads to some of the biggest surprises of the series, and very little of the wild goose chases that other books in the series have presented us.
This book is by turns hilarious, heart warming, heart breaking, and in the end beguiling. As Plakcy has done with all the books in this series, you will learn more about cultural divides than any college course or travel book will give you--and in this one you get an extraordinary look at the Jewish culture in many countries, including Turkey, and also what it means to be from New Jersey. Boy, does this book get that down perfectly! (Hey, I live across the river, so I should know!)
Read the first five books if you haven't, in order, and then sashay into this one with your eyes, and heart, wide open. You will wonder at the end if this one, is indeed the end, or whether Mr. Plakcy has a plan to surprise us once again in the future. Bravo!
Ex-SEAL Liam McCullough and ex school teacher Aidan Greene met quite by accident two years ago in Tunis where these totally opposite men, originally from New Jersey but now ex-patriots, fell into an extraordinary, deeply explicit, romance. Their sudden and inexplicably fortuitous meeting eventually led them to form their own bodyguard service before being asked to join an international security firm based in Nice, France. The first five books of this series follow them through those adventures and find them happily living in Nice openly as lovers, even though Aidan is the more open of the partners in that respect.
What has been missing from their lives is any kind of personal connection to their pasts, but in this new book--which most of author Neil Plakcy's fans probably never expected--brings them into a situation where their pasts not only have to be confronted, but the status of their relationship must be tested to the fullest.
If you are a fan of these guys, here's a warning: After you read the first chapter, put the book down, come back the next hour or next day and go for a ride. The reason is that Liam goes totally off the charts in the beginning about social media and why he hates it, as opposed to Aidan's embrace of it, to the extent that you are shocked and apprehensive about where this seemingly new crisis will lead them. Trust me. It leads to some of the biggest surprises of the series, and very little of the wild goose chases that other books in the series have presented us.
This book is by turns hilarious, heart warming, heart breaking, and in the end beguiling. As Plakcy has done with all the books in this series, you will learn more about cultural divides than any college course or travel book will give you--and in this one you get an extraordinary look at the Jewish culture in many countries, including Turkey, and also what it means to be from New Jersey. Boy, does this book get that down perfectly! (Hey, I live across the river, so I should know!)
Read the first five books if you haven't, in order, and then sashay into this one with your eyes, and heart, wide open. You will wonder at the end if this one, is indeed the end, or whether Mr. Plakcy has a plan to surprise us once again in the future. Bravo!
November 24, 2014
I felt the romance in this was more pronounced between Liam and Aidan than in the previous novels, and Liam's family background gives us an insight to his character that hadn't come out before.
May 21, 2014
Love Plakcy's writing and this is my favorite series - hope he writes a lot more!
No fluff, very little angst, good solid characters and a fantastic story.
No fluff, very little angst, good solid characters and a fantastic story.
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