Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Wait For Night
AUTHOR: A. J. Llewellyn
PUBLISHER: The Pele Press
LENGTH: 110 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 25, 2024
BLURB:
Former soap opera star Sean Castro has hated every second of the sensational trial at which he is the reluctant center. Being stalked and hunted, terrorized, kidnapped, tortured, and raped by Justin Montgomery has left him in a despair that only a guilty verdict can lift.
When the jury reaches an impasse and a mistrial is declared, Sean feels victimized all over again. Unable to sleep, afraid of the night, the mistrial takes its toll on Sean and his supportive father and brother. Though, the Assistant DA is adamant he will file new charges, Sean worries about the effect a new trial and increased media scrutiny will have on both his own health and his father’s. Then he starts receiving the mysterious “Wait for Night” text messages Montgomery always sent him. Petrified, he needs to escape the confines of the small Northern California town of Gilroy famous for garlic, and now, thanks to him, gay rape.
Sean finds salvation in the form of his long-lost cousin Theoni. She lives in the ancient Peloponnese region of Greece and invites Sean and his family to visit. They jump at the chance, with Sean and his brother learning about their mother, who died when they were toddlers. Reconnecting with their mother’s sister and family, they find so much to love and celebrate in the tiny village of Akrata, including, for Sean, the possibility of a new romance.
But terror isn’t far behind. The mysterious messages keep coming, and once again, Sean is a man living in mortal terror…
REVIEW:
I am so thankful I took a chance on this book! WOW, what a complete story in such a compact book. I never felt like anything that was important to the story was missing like I sometimes do in novellas. What happened to Sean at the hands of his monstrous kidnapper was horrendous. But what happened at the hands of the judicial system that was suppose to protect its innocent victims was even more disgusting. And how does an ankle monitor keep malfunctioning. Once was one time too many and he should have been put immediately in custody to protect Sean and his family from this monster. Add on the press glamorizing him was beyond disgusting and revolting.
I loved that Sean’s Mother’s family took them in immediately following the disastrous trial and provided a safe refuge in Greece. And that his Dad finally allowed that contact to happen. It was a great new start over for all three of them (him, his dad and his brother). At least it would be after Justin Montgomery was finally out of their lives for good. And Sean couldn’t have fallen for a better person than Spyros. Not only was he gorgeous but his military training, rising in the Greek Army to the rank of General, made him a force to be reckoned with when coming after the man he had fallen quickly in love with. No one was going to harm his man under his watch!
I truly enjoyed this quick read and look forward to many new books to come from this very talented storyteller!
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