One Two Three, Salvation by Joey James Hook

Title: One Two Three, Salvation

Series: Xander Book, 02

Author: Joey James Hook

Genre: Contemporary

Length: Novel (269 pages)

Publisher: Silver Publishing (September 7^th, 2013)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb:Kay Doyle feels plain and unworthy until he meets Van Nuys transfer, Johnny Collins who introduces Kay to his wild side. When fun turns dangerous, Kay wants Johnny to find salvation from the dark little world he’s made for himself.

Kay Doyle spends a lot of time feeling plain and unworthy. Due to his father’s debilitating illness, Kay lives with his mom’s best friend, Kaleb Xander, who raises Kay as his own. Unfortunately, Kaleb can’t keep Kay from feeling unwanted by his family. In senior year, Kay meets Johnny Collins, an enigmatic rebel. Johnny yanks Kay out of his shell and he discovers his wild side. When Johnny pulls Kay into a dark, little world of sex and hardcore drugs, Kay has to find a way out. More importantly, he wants to help Johnny find salvation from the harsh reality he lives in.

CONTENT ADVISORY: As part of a series, this title contains a HFN ending.

Purchase Link: https://spsilverpublishing.com/one-two-three-salvation-ebook-p-59063.html

Review: This is the second book of this Series. This one stands alone as it is about a different character. I do love that we got to see more of Kaleb and Trent’s relationship and how Kaleb is faring now. This book is about Kay, one of Sid and Sam’s twins.  Kaleb raised Kay as his own son after Sam fell ill and they could not afford to raise both twins.

When the book begins, Kay is 13ish and dealing with his feelings about living with Kaleb and his relationship with his real mother and father and twin sister. As the book progresses it deals more with his personal relationships.

This book isn’t near as dark as the first one. I still really liked it. The author deals with emotions beautifully. The book deals with growing up, finding your sexuality, dealing with challenging relationships, and love.

It is absolutely beautifully written. It spans fewer years than the first but the flow is amazingly smooth as we go from day-to-day or year to year.

I highly recommend this if you like deeply involved relationships, strong ties with family, extended family, dealing with drug addiction, artists, coming of age and beautiful sensual man-sex.