Reviewed by Tammy
TITLE: All of the Voices 
SERIES: Southern Spirits, #3
AUTHOR: Bailey Bradford
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 118 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 7, 2015
BLURB:
The body might be reluctant, but there’s more than one spirit willing to step in and keep two stubborn men from walking away from each other forever…
Deputy Matt Nixon has had a rough time of it lately. He’s put up with the spirit of his boss’s dead lover, been stabbed, and had his fledgling interest in another man cruelly flung back in his face. His only close friend is an elderly woman who gets her kicks from calling in false prowler reports then greeting the responding deputies with a lewd proposition and little clothes.
When he finds her dead, Matt grieves for the old woman so many people snickered at—and he fumes at the idea of her snooty nephew from New York who never bothered to visit her. Matt is going to give Carlin Douglas a piece of his mind if he does show up.
Carlin Douglas hates the small town of McKinton, Texas. The only other time he’d been there was years ago when Zeke Matthers was almost killed in a gay bashing. Now Carlin has obligations that keep him tied to New York, but he doesn’t mind.
Until he clashes with Deputy Matt Nixon, a man who seems determined to hate him. But McKinton is a different place, and there’s always a spirit or two lingering, just waiting for an opportunity…to meddle.
REVIEW:
Deputy Matt Nixon has lived in McKinton all his life, he’s pretty sure he’s gay but as there’s nobody in or around town he wants to experiment with he’s not 100% certain.
Matt has had his eyes opened to certain things about the residents since he became a deputy. What started out as a “lesson” for the rookie turned out to be one of the best things to happen to him. Every other day dispatch would get a call out to old widow Hawkins’ place that there was a prowler there, there was never anything other than a lingerie clad, lonely old lady who was desperate for company. After Matt was stabbed four months ago while on the hunt for a murderer and nearly died well, that was when Mrs Hawkins became his best friend and confidant. He was also the only deputy who got cookies with his tea. The day Matt gets a call out to Mrs Hawkins place he’s not too worried about it until he’s almost there and he gets the strangest feeling that something isn’t right at all. Matt can’t believe it when he finds Mrs Hawkins dead, he’s devastated his best friend is gone. As the one who has lived in McKinton the longest Matt is tasked with finding Mrs Hawkins next of kin which just happens to be a nephew, a shit-hot lawyer in New York. Matt really doesn’t want to call him but he doesn’t have a choice.
Carlin Douglas hated McKinton. The one and only time he’d been there a gay man had been bashed almost to death. And for a teenage boy who had just accepted the fact that he was gay it was absolutely terrifying so he left and he’s never been back. To say he’s not happy about having to return would be an understatement. His instant attraction to Matt is totally unforgivable and when he gets a good look at the some of the other men of McKinton? WOW! He can’t believe how much the little town has changed. And oh my lord, when he learnt about his aunt’s false prowler calls, Carlin just about burst into tears.
When Carlin learns about what has happened to Matt over the last several months being stabbed then being cruelly rebuffed by Richard Montoya when he thought there may have been something growing between them, Carlin decides he wants to wipe out the memory of the men who hurt Matt by giving him his first kiss and his first blowjob. Within a very short amount of time Carlin and Matt end up in bed with Carlin teaching Matt everything he needs to know about having sex with a man. Although they both accept the fact that Carlin has no choice other than to leave the day after Mrs Hawkins funeral they can’t help but fall in love with each other, if only there was a way to be together! After Carlin has been back in New York for five months he has a very enlightening visit from Severo and then he’s wondering why the hell he didn’t think of this particular solution himself?
All of the Voices is yet another wonderful instalment in the Southern Spirits series. This series captures your imagination and your heart. I am definitely recommending this book and series to one and all.
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