Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Over and Back
SERIES: Bronco’s Boys #5
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2019
BLURB:
Opposites attract on an overseas holiday, but trouble has hitched a ride.
While Bronco’s nightclub is closed for renovations, the owners invite the staff on a trip to Italy. Bartender Hank needs a roommate, and he’s had his eye on waiter Grant for a while, even if he’s had to keep his distance. But sharing such close proximity means sparks are sure to fly….
Grant has a problem saying no, and it’s led him into some less-than-healthy relationships. While he’s determined not to repeat his mistakes, it’s clear Hank is different.
They’re both willing to take it slow and explore the feelings building between them, but even in a foreign country, their pasts are catching up, and that could hurt more than just their budding romance.
REVIEW:
I am so in love with this series. So in love with these guys. And as much as I love them, I do have to warn you, there could be possible triggers. There’s drugs, abuse, kidnappings, stalkings and pasts coming to the front from some of their lives as mercenaries. I also strongly recommend you read these in order. Because these books are all connected and some coincide with each other. If you read them out of order, you will be lost. Trust me.
Part of why I love this series so much, is because even the big bad ex-mercenaries have a weakness of some sort that shows they really are not as cold as they are made out to be. Not as heartless. The weakness is their boyfriends, husbands, mates, whatever you want to call them. But what I love about these guys, is that as scared as these guys are for their loved ones, they often underestimate them and it bites them in the butt. Sometimes literally. Lol 😉 But what impresses me even the most, is other than Bull and Spook, everyone else are normal civilians. And most of them with bad pasts that deal with abuse of some sort and more. But these guys have shown in so many ways, how strong they really are. And in the face of danger, when they feel so weak.
For Hank and Grant, both have exes that were very bad for them. Hank had a issues that he got help for and in spite of being told it would,never be brought up again, his ex is hanging it over his head to try to control him. For Grant, it started out with some kink with his ex, that turned to the darker part of BDSM and into control again. And with both, things are escalating. A vacation seems like a perfect thing for all of them, as the group is heading to Italy to vacation during the bar remodel. But Bull’s past is catching up with him again, and this time it involves Grant as well. They are being stalked by someone else who is in the game Bull and Spook were and he thinks Bull has something he wants. And even if Bull did, he’d never give it up. But because of who this guy is, he’s also after Grant. He’s the cousin of Grant’s ex. And the ex told their private life in detail to this cousin and the sadistic butt wants his claim on Grant. And he’s determined to do anything he can to get his way. Including kidnapping, drugging them and more. But Grant, Bull and Spook have had enough, as well as Hank. And it’s time to turn the tables on this guy. But they need to do it before the guy gets to them first.
It makes me so angry when people in the BDSM scene use the lifestyle to be a punk. They think it gives them the right to abuse people and it’s so far from the truth. The fact is actually the opposite. And because of all that has happened to Grant and to Hank as well, it’s left its mark on both of them. They have a hard time trusting and are scared to death to try something new with each other, although they’ve been circling each other for a while. And now this new psycho isn’t helping. But it’s at the moment that we feel our weakest, that sometimes we are the strongest. There are times when we have to be silent and do what needs to be done and there are times to take action. And Grant and Hank both had to learn that even though they felt weak and not helpful, they are actually quite stronger than they know. Especially Grant. He buoyed back and did what he never thought he could do. He stood up to a ruthless bully and killer and stood his ground. He showed that even though he was afraid, he would do what needed to be done to help protect himself and those he loves. Yeah, after it’s over, he may break down, but in the heat of it, he’s learning how strong he really can be.
That’s what I think I love the most about this series. Even in the face of all the danger they are facing, the fears, the doubts, and everything else that they’ve endured, they still keep getting up and showing how strong they really are. They learn not to back down. They’ve learned and are learning, strength isn’t always in how physically strong you have to be, but in how you handle yourself and keep going. How in the face of adversity, you never give up and you don’t break. Even when you desperately want to and the others do all they can to dampen every fire in you. They’ve learned so much and they’ve all grown so much. And I’m so happy I’ve gotten to see these boys grow.
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