REVIEWED by Jen B.
TITLE: Promises Part 4
SERIES: The Bounty Hunters #4
AUTHOR: A.E. Via
PUBLISHER: Via Star Wings
LENGTH: 313 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 9, 2018
BLURB:
Men found him attractive, interesting even. He was like a fascinating experiment gone wrong that men liked to investigate. He’d get a date – or two, if he was lucky – but it wasn’t long before Brian’s darkness showed, and the men were running from him.
Brian King was honorably discharged from the United States Navy five years ago. He’d left with the highest honors a man can receive in his country, but he’d paid the ultimate price to earn them. He was considered one of the best; an Intelligence Officer in a Joint Special Operations Delta team that’d been a twelve-man wrecking crew. They’d thought they were invincible… until they weren’t. Brian was the only member that survived the ambush. He survived ten months of pain, of torture, only to emerge on the other side a warrior. A POW survivor. He’d returned home with all his limbs, his right mind, and with his only brother Ford, at his side. But, one thing had been lost, maybe for good… his voice.
Now, being a bounty hunter is Brian’s only means to satisfy his need to calculate, track, and capture. His only outlet to the stress caused by his silence. He was good at what he did. But, all work and no play for a forty-four year old man was taking its toll. Brian wasn’t a faulty experiment. He missed companionship, he missed communicating. So, when he met Sway Hamilton – in the most unconventional means – he’d been surprised at his special way of understanding Brian’s every look… and touch.
Sway grew up in the rough part of ATL, trailing behind his twin brother Stanton and his best friend, Dana. He and his brother had a bond only twins could understand. So when Stanton’s life was taken during their sophomore year in college, Sway didn’t think he’d ever recover. He finally finished school, got his masters in nursing, worked hard, and focused on taking care of his mother. However, Sway knew there was more to life than heartache, and caring for others. There had to be. But he didn’t know what any of those things were until he met a dark hunter that blew his mind… and the intense man had never uttered a single word.
Brian and Sway can feel the powerful connection between them. It was there from the start—but both of them have battled with loss and anguish for so long, neither understand that love can ease all of it. Do they have the courage to battle through it together? Sway has to learn to trust in love, and Brian has to believe that Sway will always understand him even if he never speaks again.
Sway held him tight around his neck, “I don’t need you to talk, Brian. I can hear you just fine,” Sway whispered softly, kissing his throat.
Brian’s story is much anticipated, and I don’t think very many people will be disappointed by it. This story sort of overlaps the previous one, though that scene is somewhat retold in the prologue, so you could probably read this on its own, though I definitely recommend you read the previous books to get to know all the players.
Brian is the brother and fellow bounty hunter who is the strong silent type, in every way. He suffers from PTSD and selective mutism due to his time in the military. He is working on regaining his voice, but he has found ways to use it to his advantage. He signs and has stronger senses that enable him to see details others miss, and adding his size, makes him a very helpful part of the team. As for his personal life, that hasn’t been quite as successful. Men seem to have difficulty with his mutism and often give up on him before really giving it a chance to get to know one another.
Sway is a super sweet guy who is a total caretaker. After the death of his twin, he has taken care of his mother. He is a successful hospital RN care taking of others often to the detriment of himself. An anonymous hookup leaves Brian reeling a bit when he realizes the man who had no trouble communicating with him is no other than his brother’s partner’s bff.
Despite that connection, or because of it, Sway is hesitant to pursue anything, so it takes a bit for him to give them a shot. But it is clear that Sway understands and can read Brian like nobody else, and they couldn’t be more perfect for each other. Watching their trust build and their ability to communicate grow stronger was truly beautiful. This was exactly the kid of story Brian (and Sway) needed, and I was glad to get to see them get it together. Highly recommend this series and can’t wait to see what’s up next!
Love A.E. Via’s books!! They have love, misunderstandings and hi kick drama!!!
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This is an AMAZING book. No surprise, A E Via is the queen of hot, sexy men!!!!!
Fantastic read Brian and Sway were so hot! Absolutely love this author.
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