Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Sex, Gunpowder, and Saving The Day
SERIES: The Gentlemen Brothers #1
AUTHOR: James Cox
PUBLISHER: Evernight Publishing
LENGTH: 102 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 14th, 2016
BLURB:
‘You’re brothers, when the sun goes down, stay hidden, stay quiet and never, ever let go of each other.’
The Great Wave sent the lower class into dirigibles high above the wealthy landowners. The Gentlemen brothers lived in such an airship with the father until one night when men came in the dark to steal them.
Joshua is the oldest and is now a respectable detective. He never stopped searching for his brothers. When a call comes in that the Lord that saved him is murdered, Joshua must face his past and the Lord’s son. Valence Peasley Junior was his best friend but one night of unexpected passion tore their friendship apart.
Now, Joshua must deal with the beloved Lord’s death, Val’s decadent body and find out how it all ties into that dreadful night.
REVIEW:
What an incredibly bizarre yet intriguing start to a series. A lot of this story I was definitely scratching my head. This is an historical, alternate universe, m/m/m, steampunk, and possibly paranormal? So, needless to say there’s a lot going on. Which isn’t bad there’s just a lot to take in. I liked how this author told the story. I liked that he kept it short I really think if it was longer and more drawn out this would have been way too hard to keep up with. I liked how it was a “satisfying” cliffhanger. There’s obviously unanswered questions but he left it at a point where you aren’t going to bang your head against the wall until book 2 comes out. I appreciate that.
Joshua Gentlemen escaped capture at a young age but lost his father and had to watch his younger brothers get abducted. Vowing to find his brothers no matter what it takes he accepts the offer of care given by the man who found him and his son, Val.
Things develop between Val and Josh that they can’t control, but Josh’s ultimate goal has always been to find his brothers.
Years pass and they are pushed together once again. The passion is not dead between them but they have another mystery that needs to be uncovered.
These two are incredibly passionate. A third party enters the scene and that was unexpected but hot as hell. There’s lots of mystery, intrigue and fantasy/adventure in this story. There were some cheesy parts but I just sort of went with it because I figured the outcome was worth it. There were also some confusing parts but this story was interesting enough to keep me coming back.
Pretty good…looking forward to book 2…
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