Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Tru Smoke
SERIES: Ember Peak #1
AUTHOR: Edie Danford
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 258 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 3rd, 2016
BLURB:
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire… Whenever Jones touches him, flames flicker in Truitt Larkin’s smoky-gray eyes.
Growing up in Ember Peak, Colorado, Jones Hudson nurtured dreams as big as the Rockies. Why else would a flat-broke college student believe he has a shot with Truitt Larkin, the billionaire CEO of Larkin Corp? And, sure, Tru might own the fab, five-thousand-acre Ember Peak Ranch, where Jones is just the son of a ranch employee, but that doesn’t mean a future with Tru is doomed, does it? When he finally, finally convinces Tru to break his chiseled-in-rock no-sex-ever policy, Jones is sure smoke will never shroud Tru’s silver-flame eyes again.
But fire burns and dreams crash. And Jones leaves Ember Peak—and a big chunk of his heart—behind.
Tru knows he’s responsible for fracturing his valued friendship with Jones. Indulging his attraction to the younger man was selfish and destructive—something he’ll always regret. When Jones returns to Ember Peak for a family wedding, Tru wants a chance to heal their friendship and give back to Jones the comfort of coming home. But sparks fly the moment they reunite, and they scramble to douse the passion that’s burned them both before. Yet a flicker of hope glows brightly, and soon they need all their courage to see their way to a future together.
REVIEW:
This cover, tho. OMG, this cover is what dreams are made of. I could look at it all day and never get bored. Cover perfection!!!
I really needed this down to earth, super sweet and slightly angsty love story. There’s something so incredibly enthralling about men who fight their feelings so hard but ultimately succumb to love. I love this kind of story. And then to include the age gap/opposites attract storyline as well…I was all in from pretty much the beginning.
Jones Hudson has had strong feelings for Tru Larkin for as long as he can remember. The hero worship affection eventually turned into lust filled longing that Jones was unable to stop. Tru, however was always able to detour their friendship from becoming more until Jones visited him while on Spring Break.
Some things don’t change and Tru has to let Jones go because he has a business to run and Jones has dreams of his own to pursue.
Circumstances arise that bring Jones and Tru back together. They are still as hot together as ever but they also still have obstacles they need to overcome to get to the relationship they both deserve.
This story starts off smoking hot but it was a little choppy at first because I really didn’t get a grasp on their relationship, right off. It totally smoothes out and captured my full attention early on.
If you couldn’t guess by now I fully recommend this story and I’m extremely excited to see where this author goes with the series.
Oh…and did I mention the cover….!?!?!? LOVE!
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