Author A.E. Via
Title: DEFINED
BY DECEIT
M/M GAY
ROMANCE CONTEMPORARY
Edited by: Tina
Adamski
Cover Art by: Jay
Aheer
Release Date: March
27, 2015
BLURB:
Life isn't always fair, and that’s
something that Llewellyn Gardner knows about first hand. His life was on the
fast track until one night of extreme passion changed everything.
Now eight years later, he’s still
living with the aftershocks of that night. Everywhere he turns or runs, there’s
another reminder. What the hell do you do when you try to drown your demons
only to find out they can swim?
Shane Smith, Jr. owner of Smith
Construction, could see the emotional turmoil within his new employee — it’s why
he hired him. There was something about the gorgeous, misunderstood man with
the overly expressive eyes that came to their small town with a past no one was
willing to overlook. Shane could see the good in Llewellyn, and those eyes of
his were a clear window to his soul. Shane wasn't going to let the man live a
future of solitude because his past had been plagued with deceit.
Llewellyn wasn’t sure what to think
about Shane. After years of protecting himself from being tricked twice, he was
now faced with worry again. What would happen to him if Shane didn’t believe
his truth, and walked away? Llewellyn wasn’t sure he’d be able to survive being
left alone. Again.
MY REVIEW
A book hangover. That's what I'm going through right now. This book sucked me in from the first page and I couldn't put it down.
Wait, that's not exactly true.
There were times when I had to walk away because the story was so intense I was having physical reactions to it. I was angry, I was crying, I was swooning (and I don't swoon often).
This book has an amazing story line that is so possible to be real that it makes me scared for anyone who has or is going through it. Llew is a man who loves with everything he has, but he keeps it in the closet because of the narrow-minded small town he lives in. When he moves and meets Shane things change in all sorts of ways. I can't say much more without giving anything away. This is the ultimate love story and I'm so glad I had a chance to read and experience it. 5 out of 5!
EXCERPT:
Llew sighed and stood back up. He brought both
hands up and hooked them on the top of the doorframe, looking down at
Shane. Something in Shane’s eyes made him want to do anything for him,
anything that would keep him looking at him like that. He watched as he
came closer and closer until Shane’s head was tilted up to look at him.
“Don’t go okay?” he whispered, standing close
enough that his breath ghosted over Llew’s chin when he spoke. “Stay,
please.”
“Why?” Llew asked, his voice dark and full of
hurt.
Shane shook his head and ran his hand through
his hair. “I don’t know yet. But… just don’t go, alright. I need to get
over to my parents’ place for dinner, I’m already late. But, um. I’ll see
you at work tomorrow, seven sharp.” Shane give a him a cute wink.
“Don’t be late either, your boss is a real ballbuster.”
Llew ducked his head and smiled.
Shane backed up and snorted a startled breath.
“Wow. You look so different when you smile.” He pinched the bridge of his
nose and shook his head like he was searching for the right words. “Not
better… just different.”
Llew watched him go, his spirits a little
lighter since he hadn’t lost his chance at the job he needed so much. He
pushed his bag back in the closet, but didn’t unpack. He went to the
kitchen and got a bottle of water for his dry mouth. Looking around the room,
he thought it looked so much better with Shane in it. He dropped down to
the floor, glancing at his watch. He had an hour and half before he was
supposed to be at the general store for his training. He doubted he was
still employed, but he’d show up, nonetheless. When he contemplated his
life now, he thought about Shane.
AUTHOR
BIO:
A.E. Via is still a fairly new author in the
beautiful gay erotic genre. Her writing embodies everything from hopelessly
romantic to spicy to scandalous. Her stories often include intriguing edges and
twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
When she’s not clicking away at her laptop, she
devotes herself to her family—a husband and four children, her two pets, a
Maltese dog and her white Siamese cat, ELynn, named after the late, great gay
romance author E. Lynn Harris.
While this is only her seventh novel, she has plenty
more to come. So stalk her – she loves that - because the male on male action
is just heating up!
Go to A.E. Via’s official website
http://authoraevia.com for more detailed information on how to contact her,
follow her, or a sneak peak on upcoming work, free reads, and where she’ll
appear next.
LINKS:
Barnes
& Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121612268?ean=2940151519731
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