Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Full Disclosure
SERIES: Real Estate Relations #1
AUTHOR: DJ Jamison
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 80k, 278 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 13, 2017
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A new real estate agent gets more than he bargained with his first client ….
Camden
I’m desperate to make a fresh start as a real estate agent after leaving my alcoholic boyfriend of way too long. Getting a call to list a house while parading as a hot dog for a few bucks seems like my lucky break. Then things go sideways. My apartment is broken into and burglarized. Getting caught half-naked while squatting in my own listing is a low point. Seeing the sexy-voiced stranger who is now my client — and his gorgeous, cold boyfriend? — major bummer. But hey! I might sell a house … if we can ever get it in decent shape for the market and all the odd questions surfacing about my client don’t get in the way.
Reid
I’m a washed up US marshal turned bodyguard, and even that’s lost its appeal. A leave of absence to deal with a house I inherited from my great-uncle seems like a good opportunity to get my head straight. But then my boss pulls me aside and asks me to take on a witness in danger. We’d be off the grid, so to speak. The guy is a criminal, but he’s young and gay, so we set up a cover as a couple. Might seem risky in Kansas, but all the gossip about those gay guys will make a great smokescreen to our true secret: Lee is a target of the Dragon Boyz gang, and I have to keep him safe until trial. Of course, I wasn’t counting on the gorgeous blond, blue-eyed real estate agent who makes me want something more in my life. When he starts asking questions, do I set him straight or risk losing him for good? And then there’s still those gang members to think about.
Story includes inappropriate attire, gunfights, flirting while in a fake relationship and male/male naughtiness.
REVIEW:
Both Camden and Reid are at crossroads in their lives. While on leave to figure out what he wants in his future, Reid is asked to do a last-minute, not quite official, protection detail. Camden, substituting his income by dressing as a hot dog is desperate for a break selling real-estate. Just one sale would give him hope, instead of another failure. This is where their paths cross. Reid needs to sell a house that he’s been left by his uncle. He also needs a place to keep, Huy (renamed Lee), a pouty sex-driven young man with a lethal side, who has a target on his back. He needs Camden to sell his house, but not until he’s ready. DIY and a refurb are in the future.
The story starts with Camden and Reid in low places in their lives. Which makes reading a tad sad and depressing. On the other hand, it makes one appreciate the better things, more when they happen. Reid is a jaded character with a cynical outlook. In this respect, he is on a parallel with Camden, because, the story is told in the first person, and both expel snarky observations on people and life. Gotta love a bit of snark. It was also refreshing to read a story where many of the characters were flawed, instead of one a sinner another a saint.
For their cover, Reid and Lee are boyfriends. However, while Camden helps to renovate Reid’s house, he gets suspicious when the lover’s affection isn’t as he expected. Add to the mix two robberies to solve, someone not wanting Lee to give evidence, Reid looking over his shoulder and sporting a gun under it – events and the story start to get juicy.
Full Disclosure was one of those books that I appreciated more a few days after I read it. I enjoyed what was packed into it, and I understood the journey all the characters went on – especially Camden. The more I read of him, the more I liked him. The personal issues are well written. I am a fan of this author, and stories where matters of the heart are involved, there are few who write better. But, when it comes to action sequences, I couldn’t help feeling that more could have been made of them. For me, they were over far too quickly and didn’t reach their potential – which would have put the action icing on the cake for an emotionally delightful read.
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