Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Trust with a Chaser

SERIES: Rainbow Cove (book 1)

AUTHOR: Annabeth Albert

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 280 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 1, 2017

BLURB:

One hot cop. One bar owner out for redemption. One smoking-hot summer fling destined to leave scorch marks…

Mason Hanks has returned to Rainbow Cove, Oregon with one goal in mind: turn the struggling coastal community into a thriving LGBTQ tourism destination. Step one is transforming an old bar and grill into a gay-friendly eatery. Step two? Don’t piss off Nash Flint, the very hot, very stern chief of police who’s not so sure he’s on board with Mason’s big plans.

Nash Flint just wants to keep his community safe and enjoy the occasional burger in peace. He’s not big on change nor is he a fan of Mason’s troublemaking family, especially his rowdy older brothers. But Mason slowly wins him over with fantastic cooking and the sort of friendship Nash has been starving for.

When their unlikely friendship takes a turn for the sexy, both men try to steer clear of trouble. Nash believes he’s too set in his ways for Mason, and Mason worries that his family’s reputation will ruin any future with Nash. Burning up the sheets in secret is a surefire way to crash and burn, and discovery forces a heart-wrenching decision—is love worth the risk of losing everything?

Trust with a Chaser is a 75,000 word stand-alone gay romance with a May/December theme, a hot law-enforcement hero, opposites attract, plenty of sexy times, and one hard-fought, guaranteed happy ending with no cliffhangers. 

REVIEW:

I worry every time I take a book about my beloved Pacific Northwest. Especially if it’s based on the Oregon Coast where I spent my youth growing up and exploring. I needn’t have worried with this book. It was I was looking back at a peek at my old stomping grounds.

Mason Hanks, yes one of those Hanks, has returned to Rainbow Cove to revitalize the old tavern in town with two of his closest friends, Logan and Adam. And doing it in Rainbow Cove seems to be the best place to put Rainbow Tavern, a gay-friendly bar and grill. But not all the residents in town seemed to be on-board with making Rainbow Cove a gay Mecca. When Sheriff Sexy, aka Chief of Police Nash Flint, stops in for lunch the men are apprehensive. The sheriff and the Hanks don’t have the best relationship. But Mason is out to prove that he’s different than his family and having the endorsement of the town’s chief would go a long ways to help boost business. But can Flint look past the Hanks name to see the true Mason?

I loved both these troubled men. Poor Mason has to constantly bail out his troubled family while trying to prove to his childhood town that he is responsible and trustworthy unlike said family. That was a heck of a lot of work. And poor Nash feels trapped. He’s trapped in his position, trapped by his parent’s expectations (and one of those parents has been dead for years!) Trapped by his true sexuality. And trapped by small-town mentality. But most of all he’s trapped by his own mind.

This book was complex and riveting. I loved the dynamic and chemistry that built between Flint and Mason. And I loved when Flint could let loose enough to let Mason see the Nash side of him. It was gut-twisting to watch him hold himself back…especially when he knew deep down inside that he was falling for Mason but thought he had to hold on to his straight-laced Chief of Police façade.  And I loved that Mason didn’t give up and let Nash slip away. He was perfect for him and Nash needed his challenging personality.

I can’t wait to get to the next books in the series. I want to see what’s in store for both Adam and Logan. I’m sure there will be some twists and turns for them too as they reach out to get their HEA’s in town too!

I highly recommend this slow-burn book and hope you enjoy visiting this quaint small town Oregon Coast town as much as I did.

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