Review by Taylor

TITLE: Daylight Again

SERIES: Hell or High Water #3

AUTHOR: S.E. Jakes

PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing

LENGTH: 265 pages

BLURB:

Before Prophet Drews can have a future, he must first put his past to rest.

Prophet Drews is a man on the edge, and he’s pulling Tom Boudreaux, his partner on the job and in real life, right over with him. When his old CO calls in a favor, Prophet asks Tom to join the off-the-grid rescue. But the mission raises all of Prophet’s old ghosts: CIA assassins, the terrorist Sadiq, and most importantly, John—traitor, former teammate, and Prophet’s first love.

To help bury those ghosts for good, Prophet and Tom gather the members of Prophet’s former SEAL team . . . and a spook named Cillian who’s been tailing Prophet for years. In the process, Prophet is forced to face his team’s shifting loyalties, ghosts who refuse to stay dead, and scariest of all, his own limitations.

With everyone’s lives in danger, Prophet and Tom must unravel a tangled knot of secrets, including their own. Prophet must decide how much to reveal to Tom, while Tom must decide how far he’s willing to go to help Prophet lay his ghosts to rest.

REVIEW:

I think what I take away most from this series is how utterly lovable Prophet and Tommy are and how I want the best for them, and for them to always be safe. How with each book, after the last page, I sit back with a sigh.

OK, so in this third novel, Tommy and Prophet are established and living together, although the three word phrase hasn’t left either of their mouths. There is still the hunt for John, Prophet’s ex-lover and former team member, but there is also this idea of what comes next? And not just minute by minute or day to day, but what does the future hold for them as individuals and as partners.
What we see in Daylight Again is that each of them wants the other to be happy and to feel protected. They want the other to know that no matter what path they choose or hiccup they face, that they stand beside them. And those moments where they reveal their weaknesses in order to bring their strengths to the forefront were beautiful and made me grin all stupid.

Prophet has left working for John and can only thinking about losing his sight in the very near future, and Tommy has the faintest idea of opening up a tattoo shop once he can get settled and away from dangerous missions. I LOVED when Prophet really got that Tommy was there for him, when he realized that even when his sight was gone he’d always have his other senses map out the man he loved before him. Also, Prophet drunk is so cute, I die. I know I called him cute, but the man and his umbrella drinks really are adorable.

In addition to Tommy and Prophet, though, the reader gets insight into the other team members and of Cillian. I’m just going to say it: I want douse myself in oil and have Mal and Cillian use me as a Slip N’ Slide. I lurve them, and when they surrender it’s going to be so delicious. The reader learns about Mal’s need for pain, and just how much Prophet views him and Tommy, and how secrets between friends can affect numerous relationships.

There are a lot of locations in Daylight Again in multiple countries, with several characters, missions, goals, and revelations. However, for the most part, I read this series for the Tommy and Prophet moments and all the sex and swoon moments I can get. I adore these two, and I can’t wait for their conclusion, although it makes me sad at the same time. Also, I want to know FINALLY about all of this John business.

Oh and Tommy saying “Bébé” and “Lije” are the best things ever. Ever.

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