Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Hard Time
SERIES: Responsible Adult #2
AUTHOR: C.F. White
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 264 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2017
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Love isn’t always responsible.
After Micky O’Neill is remanded in custody for breaching his court order, his already tempestuous relationship with Dan Peters is tested to the limits.
Having to battle their way through a court case that could end with Micky in jail, social workers breaking up the family home, and the return of Micky’s deadbeat father, it seems everything is set to destroy their relationship before it even had the chance to start.
With such high stakes involved, not just for Micky but for once-burned, twice-shy Dan, they both have to learn that falling in love isn’t always responsible.
REVIEW:
When I read the first book, Misdemeanor, I fell in love with little Flynn so quickly and so much. Flynn melts the hardest of hearts with just a sweet little smile. But this book, we really see a difference in Micky and I loved every minute of it. This is a good book and a good series. I was happy to see, also, that Dougie’s character wasn’t written so harshly.
Micky is stuck in jail for the moment, but his only worry is for his little brother, Flynn. It was for Flynn he was here again. He is so sick of nasty, bigoted and bullying people. Flynn is so innocent and it’s not fair that he gets picked on by snot nosed little kids. Or their parents. But Micky wasn’t thinking of the restraining order against him. He just wanted whoever hurt Flynn to hurt. Flynn is the most important thing to him and he will stop at nothing to protect him. But being in jail, he’s stuck. It seems like the world is out to get him. But through a favor of Dan’s dad, Frank, he’s released. And it’s time to make a change. He was hoping to run away and start over for little Flynn but Dan and his family showed him different. It’s time to grow up and be a man. At every turn, something seems to happen. His loss of a job, his deadbeat father coming back, but through unwavering and love support of Dan and his family and his best friend, Jason, he’s learned how to deal with life a better way. And he’s learned there are people who really do care and love him. Now if he can let go and be the man he knows he needs to be for everyone.
This book shows Micky in such a different light. It was amazing to see such a transformation. The past tried to come up and devour him, make him go back to the old ways, but Dan and Flynn showed him a different way. A different life. I know, I know. I cry at everything, but to see the strides in Micky’s transformation. Just beautiful. And of course, we can’t forget little Flynn. He has made these books for me. I can just picture his little body smiling hugely. His tussled hair and messed up glasses. The epitome of innocence and youth. And all I want to do is hug him so tight and bubble him away from harm. I’d be like Micky and beating the crap out of people. It was beautiful, too, to see the change in Dan. Taking a risk and loving someone that is a risk is hard as hell. Knowing they could just be using you. Or will never love you in return. But that’s the chance with love. And Dan jumped in with both feet. Everyone commented on the change in him. He’s not so careful and predictable anymore. He sees life in a different way. He and Micky both do now.
When life beats you constantly down, you have a choice to make. Let it beat you, be the bad guy. Or stand up and make a change. Making a change is never easy. Especially when others are involved. But nothing will ever change or possibly become better if we don’t try. I love these books. I hope you will too. I can’t wait to see little Flynn again.
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