Title: Nobody’s Son
Series: Sons 03
Author: Shae Connor
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novell (200pgs)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (16 Nov 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 4.5 Hearts
Blurb: Who wouldn’t want a nice cup of tall, dark, and gorgeous? Shaun Rogers does. He’s working at the front desk of a clothing-optional gay resort when Conrad “Con” Brooks walks in. The sweet, funny, and smart IT guy is there to install a new network and security system, and sparks fly between the two men from the start. Trouble is, Shaun’s hiding his sexuality from his grandmother, the only family he has left, and that makes him reluctant to take the leap with Con.
Then a man claiming to be Shaun’s absent father shows up out of nowhere, throwing Shaun completely off balance. His life spiraling toward chaos, Shaun soon discovers that his “father” is hiding secrets of his own. When things come to a head between them, it’s Con who comes to Shaun’s rescue—but the incident could force Shaun into a decision he’s not sure he’s ready to make.
ISBN: 978-1-62798-044-9
Product Link: Dreamspinner Press | Amazon US | Amazon UK
Reviewer: Prime
Review: Nobody’s Son is the third book in Shae O’Connor’s series, Sons. I recommend reading books 1 and 2 beforehand because there are a lot of interconnecting characters between the books. However, each book focuses on a different romantic couple and so can also be read as a standalone book.
In saying all that, I seriously had forgotten that I had read books 1 and 2 of the series (*turns beet red in embarrassment*). Then I was reading some of the books minor characters in the when they were first introduced and it all clicked to me. All in all, though, this is a great series to read and Nobody’s Son is a wonderful addition and add new depth to the series and the characters we had met in the first books.
The story is about Shaun and Conrad (aka Con). Shaun is such a sweet guy and in total contrast to his bosses and the people around him that work at the exclusively gay resort outside of Atlanta. He was raised by his mother and grandmother, before his mother was killed in the line of duty as a cop. Now all he has is his grandmother, as well as a sort of step father figure in Darnell, who had been dating his mother at the time of her death. Shaun is scared to lose what little he has by coming out, but then he meets Con at work. From there, everything changes. All of a sudden he has found a guy he likes more than a little, he has a man claiming to be his father but clearly has ulterior motives and then there is Darnell, who after ten years has started dating again.
As for Con, he’s really just an awesome guy. He’s all muscle and he’s tall. He’s come to the resort to install a new computer, server and security system. Honestly, the one downfall of this book for me is that there isn’t a lot more of Con’s story. He is there for Shaun the whole way and in general is a wonderful guy – the chemistry between them was hot – but I would have liked to know more of his POV. The book is, after all, exclusively Shaun’s POV.
Regardless I love the characters, their depth and the various interactions. I particularly liked learning of Shaun’s family life, with his grandmother and Darnell. Both characters were a wonderful addition and it is easy to see how it was written that these two shaped Shaun’s early and teenage years. The relationship, very much like father and son, between Shaun and Darnell is perfectly sweet.
I won’t continue raving on. I can’t stop recommending this book. The first couple books were definitely more niche tastes, but this book is more of a general love story that I think everyone could get behind.