REVIEWED BY CINDY
TITLE: Jordan and Rhys
SERIES: Frankie’s Series
AUTHOR: Sue Brown
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 128 Pages
Blurb:
Eight months after the assault in which his sub and lover was killed, Jordan Nicholls isn’t making much progress in his recovery. Marchant and Ed, Jordan’s friends from the BDSM club, stage an intervention.
They employ a carer to look after Jordan. Rhys may be a sub, but he’s forceful, making Jordan eat and exercise rather than live on coffee and cigarettes. Despite Jordan’s protests, Rhys slowly forces him back to life.
But Rhys wants to be Jordan’s sub, and despite being protective of Rhys, Jordan’s not sure he can ever return to the BDSM lifestyle. In order for their relationship to continue, they’ll need to find a compromise that meets both their needs.
Review:
I am a Sue Brown fan and the “Frankie” series is a personal favorite of mine so I was happy to pick this book up and review it. And man am I glad I did.
This story swept me away. Rhys snarked his way into my heart in minutes and Jordan, well, the empathy that I started with for this man soon gave way to a lot of admiration.
Jordan has had a terrible time since his lover was killed. He’s finding it almost impossible to emerge from the pain and apathy that has settled over him and that’s when his friends step in to help him.
It was good to see all these amazing men again. It feels like visiting old friends and I love the little look we get at the happily-ever-afters that Frankie and Al, Anthony and Leo and Ed and Marchant got in their own stories. They all make an appearance but the most important thing about them in this book is that they brought Rhys to Jordan.
Rhys is a care-giver who seems to know just what Jordan needs to bring him out of his depression. A little snark, a little TLC and a lot of love. There is nothing about Rhys that doesn’t warm my heart. Jordan is a lucky man to have friends who care about him so much, and he’s even luckier that Rhys is stubborn and determined to help him get better.
I loved watching the relationship develop between them, the give and take that goes into building the best kind of love and it was a happy ending I had no doubt was coming, but as usual, the journey to get there is as good as the ending itself.
The author doesn’t back down when showing us how the gay-bashing that almost crippled Jordan and killed his sub keeps affecting his life and it’s been a long time since I’ve wanted to wrap a character up in a hug so very badly. It’s a good thing he has his friends and Rhys to do it for me.
There’s a little angst and Jordan needs a little time to get his head straightened around but it all comes together perfectly in the end.
I have to admit that this is probably my favorite of the series and definitely one that I will go back to more than once.
The characters are well defined, interesting and compelling to read. Once I started I couldn’t put it down and it left me a little breathless in some parts and for more than one reason! (Insert leering wink here)
I have absolutely no problem recommending this beautiful story to everyone.
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