Buy Links: Dreamspinner | Amazon US | Amazon UK
Length: 62,991 words
Cover Design: Bree Archer
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Blurb
Can he step out of the shadows and into love's light?
Eight years ago, Christian Hernandez moved to Jamaica Plain in southern Boston, took refuge in his apartment, and cut himself off from the outside world. And that's how he'd like it to stay.
Josh Wendell has heard his coworkers gossip about the occupant of apartment #1. No one sees the mystery man, and Josh loves a mystery. So when he is hired to refurbish the apartment's kitchen and bathrooms, Josh is eager to discover the truth behind the rumors.
When he comes face-to-face with Christian, Josh understands why Christian hides from prying eyes. As the two men bond, Josh sees past his exterior to the man within, and he likes what he sees. But can Christian find the courage to emerge from the darkness of his lonely existence for the man who has claimed his heart?
This is my first K.C. Wells book and I really enjoyed this story! A slight twist on the Beauty and the Beast story that kept me interested in finding out how things would play out for Christian and Josh. I enjoyed how both men were portrayed in the story, and we didn't have to wait for long to discover what happened to Christian that's forced him to retreat from society for so long. It wasn't hard to have empathy for Christian and what his life has been like for the last eight years. Luckily for him, his saving grace is Josh, who has such a affable and likable personality that you can't help but to be drawn to him. Their first face-to-face meeting could have gone horrendously wrong, but I loved how Josh treated the situation, and the reason he gave for his non-reaction to seeing Christian for the first time made sense.
There's not a lot of secondary characters in the story, just three of Josh's closest friends, and once again I appreciated that they too accepted Christian into their group, that they weren't put off by Christian's appearance. Their only concern was making sure Josh finds someone worthy to be with (although I'm hoping we get a story about Dylan and Nate sometime in the near future). Each of the guys did provide some sound advice to Josh when it came to being there for Christian in the ways that would help him the best, and I gotta say the advice was pretty spot-on.
Josh is perfect for Christian: patient and loving, and while he acknowledges the exterior, he does reassure Christian more than once that it's what's on the inside that has him interested in Christian. The fact that he would think about how the outside world could perceive Christian and what steps he takes to help Christian get used to leaving his apartment to interact with society shows how much Josh has come to care about Christian.
While there is some sexy times in the book, they don't happen until late in the story, and that's okay because I loved getting to see Christian come out of hiding and reintegrate back into society. The sexy times are hot, I will say that, and the epilogue at the end? Those were the perfect costumes for both Josh and Christian!
While there is some sexy times in the book, they don't happen until late in the story, and that's okay because I loved getting to see Christian come out of hiding and reintegrate back into society. The sexy times are hot, I will say that, and the epilogue at the end? Those were the perfect costumes for both Josh and Christian!
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Author Bio
Born and raised in the north-west of England, K.C. WELLS always loved writing. Words were important. Full stop. However, when childhood gave way to adulthood, the writing ceased, as life got in the way. K.C. discovered erotic fiction in 2009, when the purchase of a menage storyline led to the startling discovery that reading about men in love was damn hot. In 2012, arriving at a really low point in life led to the desperate need to do something creative. An even bigger discovery waited in the wings writing about men in love was even hotter.
K.C. now writes full-time and is loving every minute of her new career. The laptop still has no idea of what hit it it only knows that it wants a rest, please. And it now has to get used to the idea that where K.C goes, it goes.
And as for those men in love that she writes about? The list of stories just waiting to be written is getting longer and longer.
K.C. loves to hear from readers.
E-mail: k.c.wells@btinternet.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KCWellsWorld
Twitter: @K_C_Wells
Website: http://www.kcwellsworld.com
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