Reviewed by Lesley
TITLE: Drama Queen
AUTHOR: Alexandra Caluen
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 237 Pages
RELEASE DATE: June 17, 2023
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When set medic Koa Sanders meets actor/stuntman Loren McCall, sparks fly. Loren himself just went flying — and got knocked out — in a dangerous collision stunt, setting off all Koa’s protective instincts. At the end of the day, when Loren suggests he wouldn’t mind having someone at home for post-head-injury monitoring, Koa tells himself it’s only to make sure the actor is okay. By the time he leaves the next morning, they’ve tested the question very thoroughly … and they want to see each other again.
Loren is already thinking about drawing the line under stunt work. When his agent sends word of a potentially career-changing audition, he decides this is the time to take the leap. He’s facing a huge loss in the coming months. Getting a big part will complicate matters in a big way. But Koa’s right there, telling Loren he’ll help.
Neither man was looking for a boyfriend; neither is willing to dismiss their instant connection. Loren isn’t used to needing help; Koa isn’t used to someone wanting it. And if they get through the year’s challenges together, their lives will change forever.
REVIEW:
This book is a love story between two men. One who has had an idealic childhood in Hawaii with his loving family and one who has had it alot tougher growing up . Neither man is in their twenties anymore and neither has been very lucky in love.
When they meet on the set of a movie that Loren is a stunt man in and Koa is on the on-set medic they immediately have chemistry that cannot be ignored . Koa cannot refuse to help Loren when he is injured following a stunt that goes a little wrong. But one night wasn’t going to be enough for either of them
Do I recommend this book? Definitly yes. It should probably come with some trigger warnings though as it has a main charcter who was abused by his step father & who was forced into conversion therapy .
The trigger warnings make the book sounds really sad and whilst there are definitley sad bits in the story the overall feeling of the book is one of love and found family . It’s a happy book that will leave you feeling warm inside.
It took me a couple of chapters to get with the time frames in the headers of some of the chapters , but I quickly got into the flow by chapter 5.
The main characters Loren, Koa & Annie really grabbed me. I found myself invested enough in the ups & downs within the story to want to find out what happened at each point before putting the book down . The book despite it’s name is not full of big dramatic events – just a few . There is also the long running elements of Annie’s illness and the revealing of Loren’s history with his mother.
This book does have a few steamy scenes ( not loads ) but it is so much more than just sex. There is real characcter development and a real story to it , but with enough sex scenes that is what you love in your M/M books you will be happy.
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