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Scandals #3
Law
Law
In der international erfolgreichen Boy-Band Right Time zu sein war alles, was ich mir je gewünscht hatte, und noch mehr. Na ja, von einer Sache, oder besser gesagt, einer Person mal abgesehen. Ich hatte aber schon vor langer Zeit eingesehen, dass ich nicht dieses Leben und diese Person zugleich haben konnte, und ich froh sein sollte über das, was ich hatte. Das funktionierte auch gut, bis er wieder in meinem Leben auftauchte. Und dann machte alles keinen Sinn mehr.
Byron
Jahrelang hatte ich so getan, als wäre es mir egal. Meine Gefühle zu ignorieren, war mir zur zweiten Natur geworden. Jedenfalls bis meine Nichte mich anflehte, zu ihrem Geburtstag mit ihr zusammen ihre heißgeliebte Boyband Right Time zu sehen, und ich ihm wieder begegnete. Um fair zu sein, sie hatte keine Ahnung, was sie da anrichtete, und um ehrlich zu sein, wusste ich es auch nicht.
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In der international erfolgreichen Boy-Band Right Time zu sein war alles, was ich mir je gewünscht hatte, und noch mehr. Na ja, von einer Sache, oder besser gesagt, einer Person mal abgesehen. Ich hatte aber schon vor langer Zeit eingesehen, dass ich nicht dieses Leben und diese Person zugleich haben konnte, und ich froh sein sollte über das, was ich hatte. Das funktionierte auch gut, bis er wieder in meinem Leben auftauchte. Und dann machte alles keinen Sinn mehr.
Byron
Jahrelang hatte ich so getan, als wäre es mir egal. Meine Gefühle zu ignorieren, war mir zur zweiten Natur geworden. Jedenfalls bis meine Nichte mich anflehte, zu ihrem Geburtstag mit ihr zusammen ihre heißgeliebte Boyband Right Time zu sehen, und ich ihm wieder begegnete. Um fair zu sein, sie hatte keine Ahnung, was sie da anrichtete, und um ehrlich zu sein, wusste ich es auch nicht.
Ein homoerotischer Liebesroman für Erwachsene mit explizitem Inhalt.
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- GenresM M Romance
82 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 29, 2016
About the author
Jess Buffett
46 books207 followersJess Buffett was born and raised in New South Wales, Australia. Jess is a mum of two, married to her high school sweetheart. She is a hopeless romantic who is a huge fan of M/M and M/F romance with a happy ending—anything with hunky men in all their glory, whether they be Shifters, Vampires, Cowboys, or the boy next door. A caffeine addict who shamefully can’t make a decent cup of coffee to save her life, Jess believes in soul mates, happily ever afters, and in love at first sight, but that sometimes people need a second or a third for the brain to catch up.
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November 2, 2017
2.75 Stars
It really aggravated me to no end their constant, and I mean NON STOP, referring to one another as THE YOUNGER MAN and THE OLDER MAN, it completely ruined their story for me... Argh...
It really aggravated me to no end their constant, and I mean NON STOP, referring to one another as THE YOUNGER MAN and THE OLDER MAN, it completely ruined their story for me... Argh...
March 6, 2016
Przemyslaw "Law" Kolera is one-fourth of the wildly popular boy band "Right Time", and completely in the closet. The only person he's ever had feelings for was his music teacher, Byron Patterson: the man who gave direction to the quartet when they were in high school, and the one person with whom Law has always been in love. One of the worst moments of Law's life was when he declared himself to Byron and was rebuffed by a surprised Byron. Because, of course, the two couldn't be together as it wouldn't be right.
Years later Byron meets Law backstage at one of Right Time's concerts and it's clear their old attraction is still there. But now Law is hiding who he is from his label, his band mates and the world and Byron is out and proud and unwilling to go back into the closet for anyone, even Law.
Law convinces Byron to stay and the two come together for a night of explosively hot sex.
The story is told from both Byron and Law's POV, and though there are some good bones to this, ultimately I felt like a connection to the characters was lacking. Sure, it's a novella, but I didn't feel like I got a really good glimpse into who the characters really are. There were bits and pieces left out like bread crumbs for me to follow, but in the end, the story didn't feel like it held anything really new or exciting.
I wanted to see more of Law and Byron together, to see them getting to know each other as adults, and see them falling in love. I just didn't feel like the story delivered on that for me. Couple that disappointment with one of my personal pet peeves in writing (the constant use of "the older man" and "the younger man" as a descriptive) and I was annoyed more than once while reading.
On the positive side, even though this is the third book in the series I didn't feel left out and I liked the parts of the characters I did get to read. I just wish there'd been more.
Bottom Line: Age gap, low angst romance with an HEA that can totally be read as a standalone.
Galley copy of Law (Scandals #3) provided by Evernight Publishing in exchange of an honest review.
This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.
Years later Byron meets Law backstage at one of Right Time's concerts and it's clear their old attraction is still there. But now Law is hiding who he is from his label, his band mates and the world and Byron is out and proud and unwilling to go back into the closet for anyone, even Law.
With all the grief and heartache I had faced over the years I had made a point of staying away from closeted men and straight guys looking to experiment. I had learned the hard way that nothing good ever came from getting involved with someone who couldn’t be honest about themselves, at least to the people they cared about most. Mainly because at the end of the day if they couldn’t be open for their own sake, they sure as fuck weren’t going to do it for mine.
It sucked. It was fact. It was life.
Which was why as much as I liked Law, and as much as a small part of me had always desired him even when it wasn’t appropriate, I was ready to walk away.
Law convinces Byron to stay and the two come together for a night of explosively hot sex.
It had been so long since I had let down my guard, allowed myself to feel something like this. Everything even remotely recent had been rushed and impersonal with a hint of fear overlying all of it. Afraid of being recognized, of being caught and outed. But this, I could have this right now, and I trusted Byron implicitly.
Tonight was for us.
The story is told from both Byron and Law's POV, and though there are some good bones to this, ultimately I felt like a connection to the characters was lacking. Sure, it's a novella, but I didn't feel like I got a really good glimpse into who the characters really are. There were bits and pieces left out like bread crumbs for me to follow, but in the end, the story didn't feel like it held anything really new or exciting.
I wanted to see more of Law and Byron together, to see them getting to know each other as adults, and see them falling in love. I just didn't feel like the story delivered on that for me. Couple that disappointment with one of my personal pet peeves in writing (the constant use of "the older man" and "the younger man" as a descriptive) and I was annoyed more than once while reading.
On the positive side, even though this is the third book in the series I didn't feel left out and I liked the parts of the characters I did get to read. I just wish there'd been more.
Bottom Line: Age gap, low angst romance with an HEA that can totally be read as a standalone.
Galley copy of Law (Scandals #3) provided by Evernight Publishing in exchange of an honest review.
This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.
March 5, 2016
3.5 stars
Okay, I might have to check this author out from here on out. I really enjoyed this. This is part of a series with other authors, but you can read it as a stand alone. I love the age-gap trope. This was nicely done. I’m not really a fan of boy bands in my books, or the teacher-student trope. I think Jess Buffett did a really good job with both tropes. The teacher/student was done appropriately when they were both consenting adults. I loved Law’s vulnerability. He was such a sweet character. The author definitely made the reunion between him and Bryon seem genuine as far as Law’s reaction to seeing him. Ha!! I think Bryon was just the person for Law. His maturity worked well for Law, and I think he kinda needed someone older to ground him with everything that was happening in his life. I liked Law’s band mates a ton. They were good guys as well.
I wanted this to be so much longer. I’m a sucker for kids in stories, and them throwing that little tidbit in had me yearning for more. I think the relationship between the two definitely worked, but I wish I could have seen more to it. We had them coming together, and then a year later being married. I wanted to know how their relationship was working. How did the family get along? What did they think about Law dating a man almost 10 years older? Even still with all that missing, I really enjoyed the story.
Okay, I might have to check this author out from here on out. I really enjoyed this. This is part of a series with other authors, but you can read it as a stand alone. I love the age-gap trope. This was nicely done. I’m not really a fan of boy bands in my books, or the teacher-student trope. I think Jess Buffett did a really good job with both tropes. The teacher/student was done appropriately when they were both consenting adults. I loved Law’s vulnerability. He was such a sweet character. The author definitely made the reunion between him and Bryon seem genuine as far as Law’s reaction to seeing him. Ha!! I think Bryon was just the person for Law. His maturity worked well for Law, and I think he kinda needed someone older to ground him with everything that was happening in his life. I liked Law’s band mates a ton. They were good guys as well.
I wanted this to be so much longer. I’m a sucker for kids in stories, and them throwing that little tidbit in had me yearning for more. I think the relationship between the two definitely worked, but I wish I could have seen more to it. We had them coming together, and then a year later being married. I wanted to know how their relationship was working. How did the family get along? What did they think about Law dating a man almost 10 years older? Even still with all that missing, I really enjoyed the story.
March 26, 2016
Law is a musician on the cusp of a great career in a boy band in London. Before he’s “discovered” he kisses his mentor and high school crush, his music teacher, Byron.
Byron, determined that Law should live his life free of encumbrances like an older man and lover, rejects Law, much to his displeasure.
Now, years later, Byron and Law meet again only to find that spark still flaring hot between them. This time, however, Byron admits his feelings but Law is forced to decide what’s more important: his image or his love.
**
This was a short story so things move very rapidly. For the most part I liked how the couple interacted with each other and thought their love story was sweet. I didn’t think the fact that Law was gay would be a secret he could keep from his band mates for all those years nor do I think Law could hide *spoiler from the fans for 2 years. But… if you suspend your disbelief enough, it was a fun story about second chance loves and being true to yourself.
3.5 of 5 stars
Byron, determined that Law should live his life free of encumbrances like an older man and lover, rejects Law, much to his displeasure.
Now, years later, Byron and Law meet again only to find that spark still flaring hot between them. This time, however, Byron admits his feelings but Law is forced to decide what’s more important: his image or his love.
**
This was a short story so things move very rapidly. For the most part I liked how the couple interacted with each other and thought their love story was sweet. I didn’t think the fact that Law was gay would be a secret he could keep from his band mates for all those years nor do I think Law could hide *spoiler from the fans for 2 years. But… if you suspend your disbelief enough, it was a fun story about second chance loves and being true to yourself.
3.5 of 5 stars
March 7, 2016
2.5 stars
October 15, 2017
2.5 STARS
April 10, 2016
This book started out immediately shaky for me because I'm not fond of the student/teacher trope when one is still in high school. It creeps me out. Nothing besides a kiss happens and Law was 18 years old but still it's a "Nope" situation for me. I could have put this behind me if the book would have gotten better but it didn't. First off, the author couldn't let the age difference go. Multiple times in the book (20x--I counted) the author refers to the guys as the "younger man" and the "older man". There is also a lot of Byron thinking about the band members as "kids". And there is one scene where they sit around reminiscing about the good old days. Too bad those days were when one MC was in high school and one was an adult 13 years older who was in charge of him.
Even if I didn't have an issue with the way the age difference was portrayed I still would have had issues with this book. There were a bunch of scenarios that didn't make sense (they haven't kept in touch and even though Law's group is enormously famous somehow Byron is able to just waltz backstage to see him). Even though they knew each other in the past it was essentially an insta-love story, the sex scenes were awkward (Literally.....they kiss, he sticks his finger in the other guy's butt, they kiss a few more times and he sticks 4 fingers in. All while discussing how it's been a long time and he needs to be adequately prepped. Gah....I would hate to see inadequately prepped. Ouch) and not much happens in the story but a giant drama and angst fest and then we're to the epilogue where everything is wrapped up nice and neatly. I felt no connection between the two and there was no relationship or story development.
On a positive note this was the third book in a series and it worked fine as a stand alone. I had no trouble following along or understanding who the other characters were.
Also I would like a cookie for being a good reviewer and not going on a rant about all the things wrong with this book because seriously, it was rant worthy. *going to look for cookies so my fingers will stop typing while I'm ahead*
March 14, 2016
This is the first book I've read by this author, and I'm glad I decided to give this one a go. Since I haven't read any of her work before, it should go without saying that I haven't read the other books in the Scandals series. That said, this book does stand alone, and I had no problem following along from that point.
I really liked both Law and Byron-they were both great characters and easily likable, and I loved getting the story from both of their points of view. The supporting characters were the same, and everybody fit well together. The story itself moves very quickly, and since it is short novella, things progress very rapidly. Even so, I did not feel like I was missing out on any major points of the story.
That said, I really would have liked this to be longer. I wanted more of Law and Byron's backstory from when Law was still in school, and I would have preferred having more development of their relationship once they reconnected. I think that would have given the story much more depth.
It is solely because of the short length of the story not allowing for a more in-depth exploration of Law and Byron's relationship that I took off a full star and rated this 4 stars instead of 5. Everything else about the book-rockstar, second chance romance, the characters-it ticked off many of my favorite boxes for an M/M romance. Recommended for 18+ M/M fans. Oh, and for the author...please, please, please consider expanding this to a full length novel, I for one would love to hear more!
I really liked both Law and Byron-they were both great characters and easily likable, and I loved getting the story from both of their points of view. The supporting characters were the same, and everybody fit well together. The story itself moves very quickly, and since it is short novella, things progress very rapidly. Even so, I did not feel like I was missing out on any major points of the story.
That said, I really would have liked this to be longer. I wanted more of Law and Byron's backstory from when Law was still in school, and I would have preferred having more development of their relationship once they reconnected. I think that would have given the story much more depth.
It is solely because of the short length of the story not allowing for a more in-depth exploration of Law and Byron's relationship that I took off a full star and rated this 4 stars instead of 5. Everything else about the book-rockstar, second chance romance, the characters-it ticked off many of my favorite boxes for an M/M romance. Recommended for 18+ M/M fans. Oh, and for the author...please, please, please consider expanding this to a full length novel, I for one would love to hear more!
March 6, 2016
4.5 Stars Law will melt your heart and you will fall in love with the strength and emotions of these characters and their stories.
Law Kolera is the blond haired, blue eyed member of the extremely famous boy band Right Time.
Byron Patterson was the music teacher for the boys of Right Time’s but to Law he was so much more. On the last day of school an encounter between Law and Byron would change their relationship forever.
As always after a concert the boys go to greet the select few fan that were lucky enough to get passes, but tonight would be different. When Law reaches the group and comes face to face with Byron, the past comes flooding back. Then just as Law and Byron are finally ready to take a chance on their future their relationship will face a cross road and Law will need to admit how he feels about Byron or lose the one person who will always have his heart.
Law is book three in the Scandals series, written by four amazing authors. These books can be read as standalone as each has its own ending.
The books in this series are:
Book 1 – Dillon by Hazel Gower
Book 2 – Zeck by Khloe Wren
Book 3 – Law by Jess Buffett
Book 4 – Alec by Tamsin Baker
Law Kolera is the blond haired, blue eyed member of the extremely famous boy band Right Time.
Byron Patterson was the music teacher for the boys of Right Time’s but to Law he was so much more. On the last day of school an encounter between Law and Byron would change their relationship forever.
As always after a concert the boys go to greet the select few fan that were lucky enough to get passes, but tonight would be different. When Law reaches the group and comes face to face with Byron, the past comes flooding back. Then just as Law and Byron are finally ready to take a chance on their future their relationship will face a cross road and Law will need to admit how he feels about Byron or lose the one person who will always have his heart.
Law is book three in the Scandals series, written by four amazing authors. These books can be read as standalone as each has its own ending.
The books in this series are:
Book 1 – Dillon by Hazel Gower
Book 2 – Zeck by Khloe Wren
Book 3 – Law by Jess Buffett
Book 4 – Alec by Tamsin Baker
March 13, 2016
*copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie by the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review*
On the last day of high school, Law kisses Byron, his music teacher and the man he has a huge crush on. It doesn't go as planned, though, as Byron pushes Law away. Law, now a successful member of a boy band meets up with Byron again when Byron brings his niece and her friends to see Law's band in concert. Will they have a second chance?
This book had a good premise, and I loved the main characters. My problem was things moved too fast. Because of the kiss they share we do know they were attracted to one another, or at least that Law definitely had a thing for his music teacher. I think the story would have played out better had the author either shown us some of high school period and these feelings they had for one another, taken things a little slower or at least had the characters discuss it. The bridge between high school and their next meeting to make connection between the characters feel believable was missing.
This was not a bad story it just needed to slow down and it needed more. It was still an enjoyable read. Interesting and a little steamy.
On the last day of high school, Law kisses Byron, his music teacher and the man he has a huge crush on. It doesn't go as planned, though, as Byron pushes Law away. Law, now a successful member of a boy band meets up with Byron again when Byron brings his niece and her friends to see Law's band in concert. Will they have a second chance?
This book had a good premise, and I loved the main characters. My problem was things moved too fast. Because of the kiss they share we do know they were attracted to one another, or at least that Law definitely had a thing for his music teacher. I think the story would have played out better had the author either shown us some of high school period and these feelings they had for one another, taken things a little slower or at least had the characters discuss it. The bridge between high school and their next meeting to make connection between the characters feel believable was missing.
This was not a bad story it just needed to slow down and it needed more. It was still an enjoyable read. Interesting and a little steamy.
June 2, 2016
This is a great afternoon read as a Novella. I don’t usually read a lot of the Rock Star stories but this was an enjoyable love story. This is the third book with these characters and while the story was good and is written as a stand alone and does have a HEA, I would suggest reading the other stories first as those stories are mentioned in this book.
I really liked Law and Byron’s story and you get a look back at where this story really starts before you are brought up to current events. It does move quickly and is rather playful. They do have some obstacles to overcome. Things don’t always go the way you want to and I got a little frustrated at both characters for not manning up and talking like should but it served the story well. Once they can admit to each other how they really feel you can do a little happy dance. The author did a good job of writing this story realistically which can sometimes be not the case with Rock Star stories but I enjoyed this one. The story wraps up nicely and overall when the story was over I was happy to see where they ended up.
I received a free copy of this book to read for Inked Rainbow Reads in exchange for an honest review.
I really liked Law and Byron’s story and you get a look back at where this story really starts before you are brought up to current events. It does move quickly and is rather playful. They do have some obstacles to overcome. Things don’t always go the way you want to and I got a little frustrated at both characters for not manning up and talking like should but it served the story well. Once they can admit to each other how they really feel you can do a little happy dance. The author did a good job of writing this story realistically which can sometimes be not the case with Rock Star stories but I enjoyed this one. The story wraps up nicely and overall when the story was over I was happy to see where they ended up.
I received a free copy of this book to read for Inked Rainbow Reads in exchange for an honest review.
February 3, 2017
Another great book. I don't read very many gay stories but this one was done very tastefully. Law has always known he was different, but is he ready to admit what he is? He decides to see if the attraction he feels for his music teacher is reciprocated. When Law and Byron kiss, it is very explosive. But when Byron pulls back, Law is left feeling confused and hurt. Did he misjudge Byron? Years later, the two are reunited, but can Law admit who he is and what he wants? This is a must read.
February 25, 2016
Oh such an amazing story! I love Jess Buffett and her books and this was such a treat. It is quite fast paced but I loved watching Law struggle with who he is and what he wants in life. I love the ending. Glad everything worked out as it should.
February 23, 2016
A great read!
It can be read alone but makes you need to know what is happening with the other band members.
It can be read alone but makes you need to know what is happening with the other band members.
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