His Protector

by Gabriel Grey

At 25, Brian Fuller owns a coffee shop on a small island off the coast of North Carolina. He's successful, independent, and has never had a deep, meaningful relationship. Part of him wants to take that first step after a family tragedy, but he's never met another man he feels he can trust.

When Simon Drexell, 47, successful entrepreneur, meets Brian, he can't stop thinking about him. Simon’s past is colored with one night stands and bad decisions as he discovered himself in life, and for the first time Simon feels he's met someone he’s willing to give his heart to.

But Brian's got more than a dysfunctional family and a friend whose willing to risk everything to possess Brian body and soul. 


+ No Cliffhanger
+ HEA

Genres: M M Romance

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 14, 2015

Reviews

[Rachel Emily]

I don't even know what to rate this one because I was SO thrown off by the intensity and seriousness that the second half of this book had! And there were NO warnings either so I definitely was not expecting it. I loved the first half, and I loved Brian and Simon, but I wish it had been just them falling in love with a much more minor conflict. And I wish there had been a bit more of them at the end of it all, when they got time to be intimate together. There were graphic scenes, but not the type I like reading about haha

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started okay. Huge age difference and someone needing protection are two of my favorites but this didn't really hit it for me. The age difference wasn't really addressed in anything but an info drop (...he's in his twenties...he's in his late forties... kind of mention, nothing too much more). The protection thing kinda fell flat, too. This is because the book took a serious turn in the second half of the book, a turn I was not expecting, and I mean not expecting in the "crap, didn't want to read that" kind of way, not in the not expecting, "holy crap, this is an awesome book" kind of way.

So in light of the fact that there are no trigger warnings on the blurb I'm going to do you a solid and warn you. There are triggers galore. There is verbal gay bashing, rape, kidnapping, references to past child molestation, references to past child pornography, and I'm not sure but I think the child molestation might have also included the father molesting his son. Phew, think that's all.

The "protecting" Simon did in the second half of the book seemed a bit far-fetched. Also, considering how tearful Brian got in the beginning every time he thought of dealing with his family I expected him to be a tad bit more broken after the big climax at the end. He bounced back remarkably well. I thought at first that this was so the writer could finally get Simon and Brian in bed together without Simon feeling like he was taking advantage of a fragile Brian, but nope. Not the case. For a book filled with so much drama the romance side was a decided let down, considering readers never got more than a few kisses.

This was a Kindle freebie but all in all I probably will not read more by this author unless I am really desperate and it is free.

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suspense with Cruelty Novel!

This isn't really a romance novel the two men never got a chance to know each other because so much was going on with all the drama with ex boyfriends and parents and siblings. There wasn't any trust or more than a kiss between them. If I was Simon.