Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Leo
SERIES: Bar 28 #3
AUTHOR: JJ Harper
PUBLISHER: self published
LENGTH: 184 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2021
BLURB:
After a destructive relationship ended five years ago, Leo Ritchie hasn’t trusted himself or anyone else enough to try again. He has great friends and loves his job at BAR 28, and for now, it’s enough. That and the late-night online chats with @Brunobear.
Bruno Alderton, one of the most successful male models in the world, has had enough of the constant travelling, jet lag, long hours, and no one to come home to. He spends the lonely hours talking and swapping trivia with his online friend, @Leolion.
Being summoned home to attend his sister’s twenty-first birthday party may not as bad as he thought. Bruno finds the most gorgeous man he’d ever seen. The man he wants to have in his bed every night.
Leo knows he’ll only cause the beautiful man heartache. But the temptation for one night is too strong to resist.
What happens when they both realise they can have what they want with this stranger? Who will be the one to fight for them, and who will want to run away?
This is a sweet and sexy gay romance, filled with tender moments and emotions that will make your heart happy. Leo is the third book in the BAR 28 series and can be read as a standalone. This book is based in the UK and is written in British English.
Please look inside for TW.
REVIEW:
When it says look for the trigger warnings, please do so. What may not affect one could affect another. The author does not hold back in this book about things that happen. And while I personally loved seeing that, because it was SO real, it can be hard for some to see.
Having said that, I have to say I think this is my favorite so far….Now don’t get me wrong. I love all the guys in this series. They are sassy, fun, sarcastic but when it comes to having each other’s backs, there’s no question. They’re there no matter what. And for Leo, it’s still a huge thing. What I think made me love the guys even more, is some didn’t know Leo’s story, or much of it anyway. They pieced some things together in their heads but never said a word. Never pressured Leo to talk. Just accepted him into the fold as one of them. They knew when he was ready, he let it out. But it had to be in his time. And they still loved and supported him.
And when Bruno came along, I really got Leo’s fear. But Bruno was just like the rest of them. It didn’t matter to him. Correction. It mattered, but it didn’t change how he saw Leo or how he felt. In fact, it made him love him more. Because he saw how strong Leo truly had to be to get through what he did and keep going. Relapses or not. And to be able to open up to someone else who reminds you of everything bad, and still want to try. That’s courageous as heck.
I love Leo. I love his courage, his strength, his gentleness, his passion and that he keeps going. I love Bruno for loving him no matter what and the same for the guy at the Bar. Who are Leo’s family. And the ending chapters made it even more worthwhile. This has just been an amazing story. Doesn’t mean it’s an easy one, but it’s worth every page.
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