Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Whiskey Throttle

SERIES: Fever Falls #3

AUTHOR: Riley Hart

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 3077 kb

RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2019

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Lincoln

I’ve done a good job getting over my past. I’m not only proud of who I am, but revel in it. Still, I don’t let myself get too close to people. With closeness comes questions and those pesky feelings, and I’m having none of that. I’ve got a great job, friends, I’m cute and twinky, and my bed’s never empty. What more do I need? Except I can’t stop sleeping with Rush Alexander. I try, I really do, but I just can’t stay away, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is stressing me out. Rush has the power to hurt me—something I swore I’d never let happen again. Unfortunately, things become a little more complicated when I tell a white lie that lands me in a fake relationship with him. Yeah, not my best moment.

Rush

I’ve always been an easygoing guy and don’t let many things get to me. I’ve worked hard to make my dream of becoming a professional motocross racer come true, and everything else is icing on the cake. Like Lincoln Gray, for example. I need to tread carefully, even though I want more from him than our occasional hookups. If I give what we have too much throttle, we’ll crash and burn. But when Linc accidentally announces we’re boyfriends in front of my mom, the race is on. First, I have to show him there’s more between us than the way we burn up the sheets together. When Linc finally trusts me in ways he doesn’t anyone else, there’s no turning back. I’m a firm believer that nothing worth having comes easily, and Lincoln Gray is worth it all.

REVIEW:

Possible triggers for some: bullying, homophobia are really the only bad things, but it only takes a little. So be careful.

Well, this has been one heck of a series. I’ve enjoyed getting to see all the boys again. They have such eclectic personalities but seem to mesh so well together. When you first meet Lincoln, some  people I don’t think know quite how to handle him. He has this exuberant energy and life to him, you don’t expect him to actually be so very insecure. But I fell in love with the little stinker from the get go. He doesn’t apologize for who he is and he tries to live life to the fullest.

But Linc has a hard time letting people in. After all the bullying he endured in school, who could blame him? But it wasn’t just that. He’s just had some bad things happen to him, that does leave it’s scars. So, yeah, trust is an issue. The only real friend he thinks he has is Beau, but what he doesn’t seem to realize, is he has more than he thinks. Especially Rush. Even though it Linc has tried to keep it all about sex and tried to stop it after a few times, there’s something about Rush that calls to him. And it scares the hell out of him. Rush is patient, though. But as life so loves to do, it kicks us in the teeth at times, and sometimes it gets overwhelming. And Linc has to finally learn to let go and fully trust Rush and what they have, or maybe lose him.

When I started reading about Linc’s past, I hurt for him. And I got to thinking about it and about how people would react. Some may think it’s not that huge of a deal, but unless you’ve been in that situation, it’s actually a very big deal. Bullying is no laughing matter. So, I felt for Linc. Being bullied myself, I wanted to hug the crap out of him. But I was so proud of what he made of himself. That doesn’t mean insecurities don’t come and go. They’re always going to be there, no matter what. But he did everything he could to rise above. Well, almost. Not letting people get too close is the only drawback. But what’s great about Linc, is that if you can get past that wall he has up, he loves wholeheartedly and is loyal to death. His heart is big and full for those he holds dear.

I love how Rush was so patient with him. He has cared about Linc for a long time. It’s subtle but there at times at how he’s been hurt in the past. He knew he’d have to go slow with Linc. Even when it drove him absolutely insane. Linc is just a special person and Rush saw that. He saw all that Linc truly was and he didn’t want to let that go. But even strong and steady sometimes have moments where enough is enough and things are too much. But what made it worth it, is they realized what they needed and fought for it. Didn’t mean it was easy. But then again, life isn’t exactly easy.

With all that was going on with the guys in this book, I’m really curious to see who’s up next and to see where it’s going to go. There’s a few in there that I want to see get together. Two in particular. I think they would be perfect together. But I’m not telling lol.

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