REVIEWED by Jen B.
TITLE: A Brush of Blue
SERIES: Colors of Love
AUTHOR: V.L. Locey
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 326 Pages
RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2020
BLURB:
The most difficult of life’s choices might be the one we make when we open our hearts to another.
Landon Reece is the ultimate Manhattan athlete. The elite goalie for the New York Metros is rich, handsome, generous, and purposely single. His life has been a whirlwind of fancy cars, beautiful people, museum galas, and championship rings. Landon now has one year left on his multi-million dollar contract, and the talk around town isn’t good. Despite carrying his team to the pinnacle of success, the aging goalie is hearing rumors that his contract might not be renewed next season. Hoping to curtail the rumors and show the Metros he still has what it takes, Landon and his agent set up a press tour to hopefully remind the fans—and Metros’ management—just how important Landon is to New York City.
During one of a hundred appearances on the tour, Landon finds himself a guest on the newest and hottest late night talk show in the Big Apple. There he meets Montrell Pittman, leader of the show’s band, A Brush of Blue, and his senses come alive. He resolves to do his best to woo the upbeat, sexy musician who ignites his blood like no other person ever has. As the two men grow closer, Landon’s ice time shows how happy his new romance is making him. Then a tragedy rocks his world, and Landon finds himself wallowing in despair and in danger of losing the man who might be the only one who can clear his blues away.
REVIEW:
This series has been pretty solid, though nothing mind blowing, and Brush of Blue fits in well in that regard. This one started out really slow for me, as Landon is really hard to warm up to. He is exactly what the blurb describes only that comes more to life when the story is being told.
Landon is nearing the end of his career and with new blood coming up the ranks behind him, his agent arranges a promotional tour to help keep him relevant. This is where he meets Montrell, the band member on one of the tour appearances. Montrell was a sweet, colorful character who, refreshingly, doesn’t take any of Landon’s crap. Landon is really not a very likable guy, and plenty of people in his life call him out on it, thankfully, though it doesn’t have much of an affect initially, until Montrell.
Montrell is the one who ends up pushing Landon’s transformation to being a better person, and I really enjoyed watching that take place. Looking back, the earlier parts that were a struggle made these parts that much more enjoyable. These guys hit some roadblocks and having some similar things in common really helps get them through. They both pushed forward while their relationship slowly grew, only to come out stronger on the other side. If you enjoy a good slow burn, this might be just the book you’re looking for.
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