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Just What the Truth Is (Home #5) by Cardeno C. (5 Stars)

Is spending the rest of your life with your true love worth changing everything you thought you knew about yourself?

Ben Forman has been told his entire life that being gay is wrong. Ben’s parents refused to accept that their other son, Noah, was gay and behaved horribly toward him. After meeting Micah Trains, Ben is starting to seriously consider admitting that he is gay in order to be with Micah. Ben must work through this life-altering event while developing a romantic partnership with Micah, rebuilding his relationship with his brother, and trying to prevent the destruction of his relationship with his parents.

The entire story is told from Ben’s point of view as a narrative of his life. This worked really well in this story since Ben is not only an extremely interesting person, but also has a lot of emotional issues. He actually knows he has these issues and makes a point of telling the reader, adding a touch of humor to the story. Micah was a brilliant lawyer, handsome, mature, and also very loving.

The romance between Ben and Micah was very sweet, extremely steamy, and believable. There were quite a few excellent conversations between not only Ben and Micah, but also with Ben and his brother and brother’s friends. It was hard on Micah watching Ben struggle to come out, but he was extremely understanding, especially when Ben groveled appropriately. I loved the extended epilogue that takes us almost 2 years out into their relationship.

The narrative of this story was wonderfully engaging, providing the reader with the sense that they are living the story. I loved this book and highly recommend it to those who enjoy character-driven romances.

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Originally reviewed for The Romance Reviews. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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Complicated Creation by Domashita Romero (5 Stars)

Touching romance with two people meeting under the most unusual of circumstances. The author brings emotion to the connection these two form and left me with a huge, warm smile at the end.

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Moving in Rhythm by Dev Bentham (5 Stars)

I found the story fascinating and the character development completely absorbing. I can’t imagine how hard it would be living with such debilitating shyness, although the author did an excellent job putting me in Mark’s head. Mark stepped up to the plate when needed by his family no matter how hard it was for him. It was nice to see him finally take a small step forward for himself when he reached out to Seth. Seth was so understanding and went out of his way to try to make Mark more comfortable. These two made a wonderful couple, and I would love to see more of them. Fortunately, the author just posted a lovely snippet about them for Valentine’s Day here.

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Worth a Shot (FIT Guys #2) by Kim Dare (5 Stars)

I adored this sweet and sexy romance with heavy character development. Tony and Donovan finally connect after admiring each other from afar. Donovan was struggling to move forward after leaving a somewhat mentally abusive and sexually pathetic boyfriend. Tony, who was protective without being controlling, was committed to helping Don replace those bad memories. There were plenty of extremely steamy scenes with lovely dialogue to help make the emotional connection. There was a bit of angst, since neither of these guys shared that they wanted to take the relationship further. This is the second book in the series, and I loved it as much as the first, Worth Waiting For.

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