Title: Double Stuffed Éclairs
Series: Sweet Things
Author: Faith Gibson
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Length: Novel (144 pages)
Publisher: Dark Hollow Press (September 11th, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts
Blurb: Annie Mae Dalton’s professional life is pretty sweet. Her bakery, Sweet Things, is doing really well. Her personal life has been almost non-existent. Until now. What happens when not one but three men from her past come storming in at the same time?
FBI Agent Marcus Anders and Atlanta PD Detective Scott O’Malley are on the hunt for a kidnapper that takes them both back to their hometown of Clarksville, Georgia and to the girl of their high school dreams: Annie Dalton.
Biker Mitch Rodriquez has been Annie’s on again off again lover for the past 15 years. He is also the half-brother of Marcus Anders. In trying to protect Annie, he inadvertently brings danger into her life.
Passions are ignited, secrets unravel, trusts are broken, and lives are changed forever.
Note: Work contains scenes of erotic romance, including male/male situations.
Product Link: http://www.darkhollowspress.com/#!dse/c10pf
Reviewer: Prime
Review: Okay, so this is going to sound odd. So I explain my rating first. Basically, if there is going to be another book featuring the same characters, then this is a five hearts for me. However, if there isn’t a sequel/follow-up, I’m more inclined to give it a three. In my quest for knowledge, I have not found if there are to be more books. As I said, sounds odd, but I do this for good reason.
If you read the blurb, you see that there are three guys in this love square going on here with Annie. I’m not going to name any names here, so I don’t spoil things! Two of these guys have their stories concluded in very definite ways. The third guy, I feel, just dropped out in the midst of lots of angst, anger and regret. His end was not satisfying, particularly when he was referred to more than once afterwards.
Next thing to get out the way. I normally don’t comment on cover but… come on, that is one hot looking guy on the cover! If only he was more to my mental image of Annie’s brother in law rather than her potential lovers.
There! That’s said and to be quite honest, that was my only real complaint about the book. The previous novella for this series, centres around Annie’s brother, Jesse, and his now partner, the sexy vet Dean. It was great that they were so prominent in this book, but mostly because they were so sweet and supportive when it came to Annie.
The plot of these contains so much melodrama in only 131 pages. The pace of this book just goes along smoothly and doesn’t stop for anyone – even some of the characters. And then it had me in tears, for varying reasons, throughout the book. So well written, I am definitely a convert to Faith Gibson if I hadn’t been after reading Jesse and Dean’s story!
As I said, Annie is the main character and much of this story happens from her perspective. She runs the family bakery with her brother and packs a hell of a lot of secrets! Some are shocking some will be the reason you cry, if do indeed you cry. Then there is Mitch, one of her men that did suffer from the fast pace because he wasn’t featured enough to me.
Although, to be fair he came across as how he was meant to, mysterious and dangerous, I just wanted more of this wonderful teddy bear! This leads us to Marcus and Scott – there’s a lot I could say but I would give away the plot.
These two guys are best friends and both fell in love with Annie in high school. Scott seems to be the hothead of the bunch, but he has some demons in his past, one in particular, is directly related to Marcus and Annie. He’s a sweetie and I really did feel bad for him when he brings up some of the past, and Marcus is really just about in the same book as Scott.
But I won’t say anymore because if I bring up something, it will require explanation which will then give away a very complex read! The complexity used here was great because other than my gripe about one man, metaphorically, being left behind, everything comes together beautifully. I just wish there is going to be a follow-up to properly conclude things! See my frustration? I can’t stop pushing that point. 😉
Anyway, it’s all mystery, romance, sweetness and some hot sex. Hard not to enjoy in my opinion.
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