Release Tour incl Exclusive Excerpt: Jaime Reese - Honestly Yours

Title: Honestly Yours

Author: Jaime Reese

Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance Standalone

Release Date: May 12, 2022

Cover Design: Reese Dante

The truth hurts. But in the end, honesty wins. Or does it?

Warren Prescott loves a challenge. He knows how to play the game and adapts when necessary to succeed in his cutthroat world. Tired of pining for a man he’s wanted for months, Warren intends to seal the deal. Until that man throws him an endearing curveball…

Be honest.

Gian Benedetti doesn’t play games. Success has cost him the personal connections he craves, and he doubts he’ll take another chance on a relationship. Until the attractive, younger man with the brazen personality and confidence stirs his interest.

Except…someone else is playing games.

And threatening everything Gian has worked hard to achieve.

Warren won’t rest until he uncovers the new player and gets his forever with Gian.

But they’ll soon face a hard truth—

Honesty may be what brings them together…

Or it could be the one thing that tears them apart.

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Honestly Yours is an age-gap standalone romance. It features a snarky younger man with a giant crush on a good-hearted, affectionate, bisexual older man. Expect some banter, a little mystery, a few twists, a dash of angst, curious parents, animal trivia, and a whole lot of love…and hugs (so many hugs).

Warren closed his eyes, a shaky exhale escaping through his parted lips. “I don’t know what I’m doing here.” He swallowed heavily.

“We’re going over contracts.”

Gian waited for Warren to say more. Instead, he remained quiet, almost pensive as an array of different emotions raced across his features. Fear, worry, and anger made appearances, but there was also something deeper, almost painful. Gian couldn’t stand the tortured expression and reached out. He ran the back of his fingers down Warren’s cheek, derailing whatever train wreck of thoughts cycled through Warren’s mind before he spoke again.

“I meant, with you,” Warren said, his voice hushed and unsteady.

“I know what you meant. And I’ve already told you to be honest with me. That always wins.”

Warren lowered his head. His voice raspy when he spoke again. “My life…it’s not filled with happy endings.”

“You don’t need a life filled with happy endings. You only need one. That’s why it’s called ‘an ending.’ And it usually takes time to get there.”

“I know I’m a bit jaded.” Warren sighed. “I’m a hot mess.”

Gian flattened his palm against the side of Warren’s face, his pulse kicking up a notch when Warren leaned into the caress. “I like messy.”

“Don’t forget the ‘hot’ part.”

Gian stroked Warren’s cheek as he half smiled. Warren was a man with a wiseass answer for everything. And Gian was starting to crave those little bits of snark like the touchy-feely dork he was. “How can I forget?”

The affection in those hazel eyes nearly undid him. “Do you like messy because it gives you something to renovate?” Warren asked, his voice sounding less confident than his norm.

“I like it because it’s real. It’s lived in. Honest. And not a facade. Nothing and no one is perfect.”

Jaime Reese is the alter ego of an artist who loves the creative process of writing, just not about herself. Fiction is far more interesting. She has a weakness for broken, misunderstood heroes and feels everyone deserves a chance at love and life. An avid fan of a happy ending, she believes those endings acquired with a little difficulty are more cherished.