Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Dual Threat Love

AUTHOR: Lola Noire

PUBLISHER: Jessica Watkins Presents

LENGTH: 204 pages

RELEASE DATE: September 15, 2021

BLURB:

Ace, the Billionaire Heir, and Patrick, the Help’s son, met when they were sixteen and thirteen years old, respectively. What started as childhood friendship forever altered their lives for better and for worse. Faced with misunderstanding and miscommunication, they went their separate ways hurt and heartbroken.

Years later, they met again. This time, the Billionaire CEO is determined to win his best friend and the love of his life, Patrick, back.

While Ace is determined to rekindle this love, will Patrick, now a Superstar NFL Quarterback, be willing to give Ace a second chance? Or will old pain and Patrick’s high-profile personality stand in the way?

Whether together or apart, both men will fight to the bitter end for their version of happily ever after.

REVIEW:

Exciting new author‘s first novel and it’s a touchdown!

When Ace accompanies his Mom to their villa in Boca Raton he has no idea that his life will change forever. In an effort to keep Ace busy, their hired help Ms. June brings her son Patrick over so Mrs. DéRochard can get some rest after fleeing her husband and his newest plaything’s public indiscretion. The boys hit it off immediately despite their vast socioeconomic discrepancies. And the fact that Ace has never had a black friend didn’t seem to matter. When a stole kiss between the two young teenage boys festers for two long years the next time they meet was bound to be explosive! When a series of misunderstandings/miscommunications/tragedy drives the two lovers apart for seven long years there is so much pent up mistrust and anger. But when that pent up energy becomes too much will they survive the fallout?

Can I just state for the record…I HATE CLIFFHANGERS!!! And not knowing when the next book is due out is torture for me. That being said…I really, really loved this book! I am having a super hard time believing that this is the author’s first book. She put it all out there and it worked! I just hope that she doesn’t make me wait too awfully long between this book and the next one.

What killed me was the miscommunication between the two boys. I get that there was a lag between their first meeting and Ace’s second trip down. That part made sense. They were teenage boys and it was only a kiss. What hurt was Ace’s lack of trust, which I’m sure was somehow natural given his dad’s dalliances at his beloved Mom’s expense. The way he went for the jugular when he thought the worse of Pat was particularly vicious but he was just 18 and maturity wasn’t there yet. And poor Pat, tragically loosing his brother that way was heart wrenching. It was obvious that he adored and idolized his older brother Lamar. But mistakes can come with high consequences.

I did love how passionate that both men were for each other. They simply couldn’t let the other man, no matter how hurt they had been by the other, out of their minds or heart any longer.

I really am looking forward to this new author’s next book and how it will all play out. Great first time book by a truly gifted author.

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