Reviewed by Cindy

TITLE: ‘Nother Sip of Gin: A Sinners Gin Collection

SERIES: Sinner Series #7

AUTHOR: Rhys Ford

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 207 Pages

RELEASE DATE: August 18, 2020

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For Crossroads Gin rock stars Miki, Damien, Rafe, and Forest, life is a Möbius strip of music, mayhem, and murder. Through it all, the sweet, hot moments between tours with lovers, friends, and family keep them sane, healthy, and happy. This Sinners collection features short stories spanning the entire series, from before the first note to after the lights go out.

REVIEW:

I’ll be honest, I’m not even sure where to begin. This series has come to mean so much to me. I have hoodies and t-shirts and the cutest little rainbow bracelet I won with Dude hanging off of it. So, yeah, I’m a really big fan.

But there’s a reason for that though. These characters are so easy to love and relate to. I feel like I know these young men and the whole Morgan family they come with and I love each and every one of them. Rhys Ford has brought San Francisco to life for me. I’ve never been there but I could almost swear I could find my way from Miki and Kane’s hideout to the Amp and then off to Finnegan’s for a pint. Then it would be off to the Morgan’s for dinner and it makes me a little sad when I realize that they all only exist on the pages of these wonderful novels. Someday I’d like to go to California and take a Sinner’s tour of San Francisco. What a holiday that would be!

These little stories are little glimpses into their lives throughout the course of the series. Some are old friends…and some are new little heart tugging treats.

There’s a story about Donal and Brigid that just made me smile as much as it made me cry. You get to spend some time in Dude’s head as he navigates the new world he finds himself in. There’s a little something there from all the boys and more than that from Miki and Kane. Little stories that give us a little more insight into every character. Who they are maybe or where they are going. I don’t want to tell you too much about what goes on in these little stories because I don’t want to ruin the lovely surprises.

And while I really do think that these characters really do deserve to live their happily-ever-afters, it breaks my heart to think that this might be the last we ever get to hear from them…except when they pop up in a small way in another series (415 Ink perhaps) or even in a story by another author (Mary Calmes).

There’s just something about the voices this author gives to their characters that just caught my imagination. I can practically hear the Irish in my head when Brigid or Sionn are on the page. I’m not much on audio books but maybe I need to invest in this series just to hear it read out loud.

So go ahead, give this one a read. Find out where the boys have been, and get to know them a little better. And treat yourself to a peek at their future. If you loved one of these books…or all of them, you will adore the tales that Rhys had left to tell.

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