Title: Heart of Gold
Series: Brac Village 23
Author: Lynn Hagen
Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy
Length: Novella (108 Pages)
Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc. (December 26, 2017)
Heat level: Low
Heart Rating: 💖💖💖💖 4 Hearts
Blurb: Manny likes his solitude, until his brother talks him into having a roommate. After a forty-eight hour shift at the fire station, Manny came home to a destroyed kitchen and a mouthy stranger. He’s ready to ship Nick back to Mordechai’s until he discovers Nick is his mate. But Manny doesn’t tell Nick. His mate has too much angst to work through. Too bad Nick’s brother figures it out and tells Nick what Manny and Nick are to each other.
Nick is hot for his new roommate. The guy is sexy as sin, but Nick doesn’t want to complicate things. He’s already been kicked out of one house and doesn’t want to chance it happening again. Until he discovers who Manny really is to him. But someone breaks into their home, and Nick is nearly killed. Can Manny keep Nick safe, or will he lose his one chance at happiness?
ISBN: 978-1-64010-8486
Product Link: Siren-BookStrand | Amazon US | Amazon UK
Reviewer: Lisa
Review: Each Book in the Brac Village collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters I would recommend reading them in sequential order. This particular story is connected to the Brac Pack, Zeus Pack, Christian’s Coven, Brac Pack Next Generation, and Demon Warriors. To enjoy this to get the full impact I would suggest starting with the Brac Pack series first.
Mordechai talks Manny into taking in a roommate but he has a few issues with that. He likes his solitude and peace. He also likes his home clean and that was not what he got in the morning. It seems his roommate was just trying to fix something to eat and fell a sleep. It was a good thing his new roommate turned out to be his mate otherwise he would have sent his ass packing.
Nick’s parents were killed, his little brother was hooked up with a sexy man and his uncle was a drunk. He remembered when the man was a blessing but something happened and now all he did was drink. The aunt seemed to be of no help to them either. Now he was basically pawned off on another. No clue that they are mates until his little brother mentions it leaves him a bit off. However when someone breaks in and almost kills him, he is going to be glad for that mate.
I tried to figure out why the killer’s focus changed and what Mattias was up to however never really figured it out. The story felt really rushed and a few problems arise, however it is still a good story. I love how this author’s work always has humor mixed in with her stories. Makes for more of an interesting read. It did however still leave me with a few questions. I did like the idea of Nick using frying pan’s as weapons.
I do wish the author would tell us a bit more about the mothers problems and espionage. That sounds like it would be a great add in. Other than that it was a good read and I did enjoy it.