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The Blue Ridge Saga #1
Blue Paramour
When Brayden, a devastatingly handsome heir to a prominent Southern family, is caught in a compromising position with his handsome male lover, Jackson, life as he knows it comes crashing down. Exiled from the only home he’s ever known and separated from his love, Brayden is ordered to live in Boston where he is expected to become a true man and a proper successor.
But life will show him that things don’t always go as planned…
When Brayden encounters the mysterious and powerful, Vincent Gallaud, he instead embarks on an unforgettable adventure with his newfound king in the tantalizing world of New York City, forsaking everything he has ever known. Taking him on an unexpected journey that teaches him lessons Daddy would never approve.
Back home, Jackson has no choice but to consent to marry Brayden’s greatest adversary and twin sister, Annabelle Steed. Consumed with greed and longing for revenge, Annabelle will stop at nothing to destroy Brayden’s life and rob him of his birthright, Blue Ridge.
But everything comes at a price.
But life will show him that things don’t always go as planned…
When Brayden encounters the mysterious and powerful, Vincent Gallaud, he instead embarks on an unforgettable adventure with his newfound king in the tantalizing world of New York City, forsaking everything he has ever known. Taking him on an unexpected journey that teaches him lessons Daddy would never approve.
Back home, Jackson has no choice but to consent to marry Brayden’s greatest adversary and twin sister, Annabelle Steed. Consumed with greed and longing for revenge, Annabelle will stop at nothing to destroy Brayden’s life and rob him of his birthright, Blue Ridge.
But everything comes at a price.
348 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 10, 2015
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August 25, 2015
I am an old fashioned hold the book in your hand kind of guy. I purchased this book in print on-line. From page one of the misleadingly innocent prologue (don’t let it fool you – this is anything but an innocent read) I was sucked in. Even read it in the bath tub… which is where I dropped it. Ugh! No way was I going to wait for another copy to arrive so I broke through my stubbornness and bought the e-book.
It is a gay romance set in the South (and NYC) before the civil war. From the description, I had thought “this will be a fun saucy read.” I was thinking it would be like Gone With the Wind but with hot gay guys. This was so much more! Oh, yea, the guys are hot and the sex (for mature only trust me) was hot hot hot. However, the story has… well a story line… sorry, I feel that is hard to find in most gay romance books. Usually the pages between sex scenes are just filler.
The authors have created a real world in a challenging time period. They deal with the gay issue in what felt a real way and shows how dangerous it was. The slavery issue they also dealt with in what I thought was an unusual way. The story is told from the points of views of the lead characters so you see slavery through the eyes of the different characters… get it? For example, the lead is opposed to slavery but is young and ingrained. The lead’s sister (think Scarlett but with horns and a tail… wickedly evil but oh so much fun) treats the slaves more like you would see in 12 Years a Slave. This book is anything but Gone With the Wind, which really makes you think what a big display of ignorance GWTW was. This feels more like a window in time, meaning there are basically good people (that are flawed), some very bad people and those that just pretend not to see what is in front of them for their own happiness, just as I would imagine it might have been during that time.
This is legit literature where the sex (which is delicious) feels very real and not just for the readers alone time if you get my drift. The characters are rich and the story will have you hooked all the way through without a dull moment. It says it is part of the Blue Ridge Saga and I am hoping there will be more books in the saga… very soon!
It is a gay romance set in the South (and NYC) before the civil war. From the description, I had thought “this will be a fun saucy read.” I was thinking it would be like Gone With the Wind but with hot gay guys. This was so much more! Oh, yea, the guys are hot and the sex (for mature only trust me) was hot hot hot. However, the story has… well a story line… sorry, I feel that is hard to find in most gay romance books. Usually the pages between sex scenes are just filler.
The authors have created a real world in a challenging time period. They deal with the gay issue in what felt a real way and shows how dangerous it was. The slavery issue they also dealt with in what I thought was an unusual way. The story is told from the points of views of the lead characters so you see slavery through the eyes of the different characters… get it? For example, the lead is opposed to slavery but is young and ingrained. The lead’s sister (think Scarlett but with horns and a tail… wickedly evil but oh so much fun) treats the slaves more like you would see in 12 Years a Slave. This book is anything but Gone With the Wind, which really makes you think what a big display of ignorance GWTW was. This feels more like a window in time, meaning there are basically good people (that are flawed), some very bad people and those that just pretend not to see what is in front of them for their own happiness, just as I would imagine it might have been during that time.
This is legit literature where the sex (which is delicious) feels very real and not just for the readers alone time if you get my drift. The characters are rich and the story will have you hooked all the way through without a dull moment. It says it is part of the Blue Ridge Saga and I am hoping there will be more books in the saga… very soon!
August 25, 2015
This was an excellent book. I enjoy the adventure and the mystery that is set. Each chapter is something unexpected that keeps you reading. All the characters are have a personality that makes you think and may even compare to people that we have dealt with in our lives or as we are, placing ourselves inside the story. I am excited for the next book. The cliff hanger is so high that its above the clouds.
September 18, 2019
I read this when it first cane out about 4 years ago I guess. I really enjoyed it and there’s still no second book out! The authors had been talking about the next book coming out but that was years ago and then they kind of fell off the face of the earth. I’m still hoping we get a follow up.
October 3, 2015
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If it were possible to give more than 5 stars this book would be one of the very few deserving of that!!!! There aren’t words to adequately describe how this story made me feel and how much I loved it. It is set in a time when the North and the South were divided on the issue of slavery and when a man caught loving another man would get you hanged.
Blue Paramour is not your typical historical romance and it took me completely by surprise. I was expecting a sweet, flowery easy to read gay romance and what I got was a gritty, angst filled drama about deception, jealousy and hatred. It’s so much more than any gay romance out there and I’m hard pressed to call it that. Yes, there is romance, actually more than one, but they are so far from the easy romance I’m used to reading, it will gut you….it did me. This is one of those few stories that had me crying buckets, one of those stories that made me want to throw my kindle in frustration for the hardships the main characters had to endure but I kept reading because through all the hardship and the angst is a really great story and some beautiful scenes. The guys are amazing and I have to say the sex is hot!
I thought the writing was incredible and the characters were perfect, even the ones I hated. The story grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. I was hooked from page one and read far into the night, I just couldn’t put it down. Even if you aren’t a fan of historical romance I think you’ll love this one. I have one pet peeve when it comes to books in a series and that’s when the story ends with a cliff-hanger like this one does. Normally those stories will lose stars from me but I was just so blown away by this particular story, it deserved every star and then some. The next book in the Saga can’t come soon enough for me!
*Note* A heads up to those readers that really dislike anything m/f in their gay romance. Blue Paramour has an m/f sex scene in it but it’s crucial to the story. I just wanted to mention it so there are no surprises.
I highly recommend this story!
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October 7, 2015*DNF*
(80%)
I was so looking forward to reading this Saga but it's just not for me.
First, I found this book to be melodramatic and too unrealistic and second, the sex bored me, there was too much of it for my taste. I liked the protagonists but the problem is that they are apart for most of the book. It's so frustrating!
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August 29, 2015When corrupted, the kid should be send to a big city. Boston and New York will certainly keep you on a straight path no matter the time period.
October 1, 2015
Brayden Steed is the heir to Blue Ridge, a highly successful Southern plantation. That is until he is caught in the throes of passion with his neighbor, Jackson, on the night of the party to celebrate the engagement of Jackson to Brayden's sister, Annabelle. Angered and shamed, Brayden's father sends him to Boston to spend some time with a family member and to learn hard work and responsibility. Along the way, Brayden meets Vincent Gallaud, who unintentionally lures Brayden to New York City instead. And Brayden quickly finds himself in a word that is well beyond everything he expected--and one that just might help him find the courage to live his life being true to himself. But Jackson's been left behind to marry Annabelle--by all rights a cruel fate--and Annabelle is more than happy to see her brother gone, hoping he will never return. But things must come full circle eventually, and the choices we make have consequences that we may not have even imagined.
It took me a bit to get into this one. I can't really pinpoint what it was, but it was a couple of chapters before it really hooked me--and I'm glad I stuck with it. So if you find yourself starting to wander in the beginning, stick it out. Things really pick up and the number of twists and turns that are in store are really unexpected (in a good way!).
There is a very rich world that's been created here, and the multiple character perspectives allow for a more complete story than one might get if it was all written from the viewpoints of just one or two people. The transitions are clear, and the scenes all add to each other and build into the climactic cliffhanger of an ending. I found it easy to connect and empathize with Brayden and Jackson. I found it easy to despise Annabelle and her grandfather (I'm sure you will, too!). And I found myself at times wanting to reach through the pages and shake some sense into people--any book that can do that is a good one to me!
A definite choice for readers of m/m who are interested in historical fiction.
Content warnings: imprisonment, dubious consent
[Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the authors in exchange for an honest review.]
It took me a bit to get into this one. I can't really pinpoint what it was, but it was a couple of chapters before it really hooked me--and I'm glad I stuck with it. So if you find yourself starting to wander in the beginning, stick it out. Things really pick up and the number of twists and turns that are in store are really unexpected (in a good way!).
There is a very rich world that's been created here, and the multiple character perspectives allow for a more complete story than one might get if it was all written from the viewpoints of just one or two people. The transitions are clear, and the scenes all add to each other and build into the climactic cliffhanger of an ending. I found it easy to connect and empathize with Brayden and Jackson. I found it easy to despise Annabelle and her grandfather (I'm sure you will, too!). And I found myself at times wanting to reach through the pages and shake some sense into people--any book that can do that is a good one to me!
A definite choice for readers of m/m who are interested in historical fiction.
Content warnings: imprisonment, dubious consent
[Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the authors in exchange for an honest review.]
October 2, 2015
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Blue Paramour-The Blue Ridge Saga by Louise Ligon and Hunter Maine!!!
Brayden the beautiful and hot heir to a very prominent southern family is in hot water after being caught with his gorgeous lover, Jackson and now life as he knew it will never be the same. He is now been removed from the only home he is ever known and forced to live in Boston to become the man that his family needs him to be and separated from his Jackson but life doesn't always work out the way we expected to.
Brayden meets the intriguing and powerful Vincent and this new friendship takes Brayden on an adventure that he never before ever thought was possible. Meanwhile back home Brayden's twin sister Annabelle leaves Jackson with no choice but to marry the love of his life's sister who is seeking revenge on Brayden and wants to take Blue Ridge as her own and to be the sole heir. Yes Annabelle has some reason to be upset with her brother as Jackson was her fiancé before Brayden got involved.
I quite enjoyed this novel as the setting was so rich in old Southern charm and the characters were so well written in depths of pure true honesty. I'm a huge fan of historical genres and the setting prior to the Civil War was a beautiful setting of true gay romance and what the price of love actually costs. I found the pages flowed beautifully and the authors captured this setting in time so brilliantly that I found myself transported back to the old southern way of living. They were highly detailed in creating a story set in this time and the characters were developed beautifully. I'm looking forward to reviewing the entire series and I highly recommend Blue Paramour to anyone who loves reading a great true gay romance novel.
"Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review."
Reviewed by Paul at Gay Media Reviews
Blue Paramour-The Blue Ridge Saga by Louise Ligon and Hunter Maine!!!
Brayden the beautiful and hot heir to a very prominent southern family is in hot water after being caught with his gorgeous lover, Jackson and now life as he knew it will never be the same. He is now been removed from the only home he is ever known and forced to live in Boston to become the man that his family needs him to be and separated from his Jackson but life doesn't always work out the way we expected to.
Brayden meets the intriguing and powerful Vincent and this new friendship takes Brayden on an adventure that he never before ever thought was possible. Meanwhile back home Brayden's twin sister Annabelle leaves Jackson with no choice but to marry the love of his life's sister who is seeking revenge on Brayden and wants to take Blue Ridge as her own and to be the sole heir. Yes Annabelle has some reason to be upset with her brother as Jackson was her fiancé before Brayden got involved.
I quite enjoyed this novel as the setting was so rich in old Southern charm and the characters were so well written in depths of pure true honesty. I'm a huge fan of historical genres and the setting prior to the Civil War was a beautiful setting of true gay romance and what the price of love actually costs. I found the pages flowed beautifully and the authors captured this setting in time so brilliantly that I found myself transported back to the old southern way of living. They were highly detailed in creating a story set in this time and the characters were developed beautifully. I'm looking forward to reviewing the entire series and I highly recommend Blue Paramour to anyone who loves reading a great true gay romance novel.
"Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review."
Reviewed by Paul at Gay Media Reviews
October 25, 2015
BLUE PARAMOUR is a well-written and deftly-paced coming-of-age story. The characters, dialogue, and description are all of a high order and will hold your attention. The gay lovemaking scenes are explicit, and can be glided over if they hold no interest for a reader. After all, gays have had to sit through straight scenes of same in books and movies ad nauseam, so it’s only fair.
Many aspects of the Blue Ridge plantation in South Carolina are admittedly somewhat clichéd. It’s ironic that historically the Republican Party initiated and carried out the struggle to abolish slavery, ending in the Civil War, yet a brief appearance by a ‘Republican’ is decidedly negative.
The coming-of-age motif is central and primary. At first the protagonist, Brayden, comes across as gentle and generous, but also weak, indecisive, and not his own man. There’s no change until well into Act 2. Vincent, his lover in New York City, is decisive, strong, and indeed knows his own mind, but is emotionally constrained. Thus their relationship is initially unsatisfying to observe, being basically a portrait of a libertine and his protégé. However, the virtue of this story is how the three principal characters all change profoundly. The novel rewards a reader who stays with it, on many levels. Both Brayden and Vincent do come-of-age, in quite different ways. Even Brayden’s friend back in South Carolina, Jackson, also undergoes a metamorphosis. Convincingly showing such internal growth in characters’ external behavior is the hallmark of great fiction. Act 3 is especially moving.
Overall BLUE PARAMOUR offers a very satisfying, enjoyable story. It's the first book in what promises to be an excellent series, 'The Blue Ridge Saga'.
Many aspects of the Blue Ridge plantation in South Carolina are admittedly somewhat clichéd. It’s ironic that historically the Republican Party initiated and carried out the struggle to abolish slavery, ending in the Civil War, yet a brief appearance by a ‘Republican’ is decidedly negative.
The coming-of-age motif is central and primary. At first the protagonist, Brayden, comes across as gentle and generous, but also weak, indecisive, and not his own man. There’s no change until well into Act 2. Vincent, his lover in New York City, is decisive, strong, and indeed knows his own mind, but is emotionally constrained. Thus their relationship is initially unsatisfying to observe, being basically a portrait of a libertine and his protégé. However, the virtue of this story is how the three principal characters all change profoundly. The novel rewards a reader who stays with it, on many levels. Both Brayden and Vincent do come-of-age, in quite different ways. Even Brayden’s friend back in South Carolina, Jackson, also undergoes a metamorphosis. Convincingly showing such internal growth in characters’ external behavior is the hallmark of great fiction. Act 3 is especially moving.
Overall BLUE PARAMOUR offers a very satisfying, enjoyable story. It's the first book in what promises to be an excellent series, 'The Blue Ridge Saga'.
November 13, 2016
I received this book through goodreads giveaways for an honest review.
I did not care for any of the characters in Blue Paramour. It was really hard for me to get in to.
I did not care for any of the characters in Blue Paramour. It was really hard for me to get in to.
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