Reviewed by Tammy
TITLE: Aftermath 
SERIES: Southern Spirits, #5
AUTHOR: Bailey Bradford
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 137 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 14, 2015
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Darren Brown spent two years running from his past, but he could only run so far before he was found.
Darren Brown lost the only two people he loved just days apart. His mother first, then his best friend. Guilt over his friend’s death drives Darren to wander for over a year before he winds up in the town of McKinton, Texas.
Lee Bausch served his tour in the Army then started his quest to find answers only one person could give him—except that one person had moved away. It takes him almost two years to find Darren Brown, and it turns out Darren doesn’t have the answers Lee needs—he is what Lee needs. Darren is shy and so sexy Lee can’t get enough of him, but he still needs answers because he can’t shake the feeling someone he loved was murdered.
After a terrifying experience at the motel, Darren knows he has to tell Lee about the spirits in McKinton. And there’s one spirit, scared and alone, who has the answers Lee seeks, if only the spirit knew how to tell Lee his suspicions are right.
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Two years ago Darren Brown lost both his mother and his best friend within days of each other, his mother from cancer and his best friend Stefan was murdered. Now, Darren lives in McKinton trying to hide from his best friend’s killer. He doesn’t know for sure if Stefan’s murderer is after him but he’s not taking any chances!
Lee Bausch left the marines after his brother Stefan died and his best friend Darren disappeared. Lee has spent the last two years travelling all over America looking for Darren to see if he can shed some light on Stefan’s death. When Lee finds Darren in the little town of McKinton he can’t believe his luck. Darren on the other hand just wants to hide from Lee because he can’t help but feel guilty about Stefan’s death and honestly doesn’t know what to say to Lee about it.
When Lee and Darren meet face to face after not seeing each other for many years the attraction is instant. Unbeknownst to Lee, McKinton is known for the spirits that “live” in town, almost everyone knows and doesn’t really care about them. They’re just glad their relatives are still with them, Darren has of course heard about the spirits and he knows all about Sheriff Stenley’s partner Severo and the fact that Severo can talk to spirits but what he doesn’t know is that all the times he felt like he was being watched was actually Stefan trying to get his attention. Both Lee and Darren freak when they discover that ghosts are real but they are so relieved that Stefan is still here that they ask Severo to ask him for help concerning his death.
It’s while they are working towards finding Stefan’s murderer that Lee and Darren find not only comfort with each other but love. Both Darren and Lee have a lot of accumulated guilt over Stefan’s death but as they live and love together they work through it and discover that most of it is very misplaced as no-one blames them but them!
Aftermath is yet another wonderful instalment in the Southern Spirits series Bailey Bradford. If you haven’t started the series you should!
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