Title: Aloha Man
Series: Men of Sanctuary, #5
Author: Danica St Como
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novel (251 pages)
Publisher: Loose Id (16 Feb 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3.5Hearts
Blurb: Hawaiian demolitions expert Kamaka decides to take charge of his life, and spends a long winter at Sanctuary paramilitary training camp revamping himself from soft and mellow to hard bodied and focused. When Kamaka is introduced to exquisite Navajo silversmith Zachariah Black Crow, his heart damn near stops and his libido kicks into overdrive. Kamaka is convinced the Island gods have bestowed upon him the greatest gift the earth has to offer–all Kamaka needs to do is convince the younger, over-the-top handsome man to come to his bed. Freely. Willingly.
Zach, shy and withdrawn, avoids entanglements with people he doesn’t know. A victim of a brutal attack in his college days, he focuses on his art to help deal with the nightmares. He’s never had a relationship, male or female, so his newly awakened sexual interest in Kamaka confuses him.
Should a man want to submit to another man, the way he wants to submit to Kamaka?
Can he be the responsive, giving lover Kamaka needs, the man Kamaka desires?
Note: Although this is the 5th book in the Men of the Sanctuary series, it is the first to be released with Loose Id and may be read without having read the previous books. We will be re-releasing the previous books in the series.
ISBN: 9781623007591
Product Link: http://www.loose-id.com/men-of-sanctuary-5-aloha-man.html
Reviewer: Prime
Review: What’s there not to like? There is a sexy native Hawaiian and equally sexy part-Nordic part Navajo – need I add more?
This is part of the Men of Sanctuary series, its book 5 and if you’re not really interested in reading the previous 4 because they are not MM, do not despair.
There are a number of secondary characters who have already had their own story. The good part for me was that I had no problem understanding any of this particular story. In fact, it works really well as a standalone book. The only thing I did at one point was look up the blurb so that I could get the minor characters sorted out in my mind.
Kamaka (the Hawaiian character, talks like a surfer dude) and Zach Black Crow (part Navajo and very proud of this fact) are a wonderfully sexy couple and the sparks between them threaten to explode almost immediately. This is where I now explain why I have rated the book as I have despite the fact I enjoyed this one.
The setting for this book is great. There’s a bit of tribal mysticism that borders on magic (I really loved that touch). There is an adorable orphan to capture the reader’s heart and fall in love with (Jeremiah is one precocious kid but damn, he’s quick).
The final one-third of the book – awesome! The beginning was a bit slow to start-up but it eventually got going. It was the second third that got me. To me it just did not move fast enough. Then bam, I hit the action and I was happy, as I just said earlier.
It’s a fun and sexy read, stick around for the drama and the intriguing tour of two unique tribal cultures.
* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *