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Book Blurb

Longboat Key, Florida, is about as far from the streets of Detroit as a group of gay former mobsters can get, but threats from within their own organization forced them into witness protection—and a new life.

 

Richard Marsden is making the best of his second chance, tending bar and learning who he is outside of organized crime… and flirting with the cute single dad, Daniel, who comes in every Wednesday. But much like Richard, Daniel hides dark secrets that could get him killed. When Daniel’s past as a hacker catches up to him, Richard has the skills to help Daniel out, but not without raising some serious questions and risking his own new identity and the friends who went into hiding with him.

 

Solving problems like Daniel’s is what Richard does best—and what he’s trying to escape. But finding a way to keep Daniel and his son safe without sacrificing the person he’s becoming will take some imagination, and the stakes have never been higher. This time it’s not just lives on the line—it’s his heart….

 

Book Review

This was a really good book. I really enjoyed it and the whole danger aspect of it.

 

Richard, Terrance, and Gerome used to be part of a mob organization out of Detroit. At that time in their lives they thought that they had everything could ever want. They were respected, had money, and as many hookups as they wanted. But all of that changed. Now these three men are in Witness Protection after testifying against the mob organization they grew up in. With this comes lots of changes they are all struggling with – like holding down regular jobs, the loss of their money, the Florida heat, and constantly having to worry about their whereabouts being discovered. But the one thing they still have is each other. Best friends since they were twelve and always having each other’s backs.

 

When Richard starts to fall for a patron who comes into the bar he works for, Terrance and Gerome give him grief because it could put them in danger. When it becomes obvious that Daniel is much more than a hookup to Richard, the guys don’t really know how to act. 

 

Richard does not know what it is about Daniel that draws him in, but he cannot stop thinking about him. When he finds out that Daniel has a little boy, he truly thinks about not pursuing things between them but after meeting Coby, he knows he cannot walk away from either of them.

 

When Richard finds out that someone is trying to blackmail Daniel into doing something illegal and using Coby as the blackmail, he is determined to help keep both father and son safe. In order to do that he will need his best friends’ help. 

 

Can these three men keep Coby and Daniel safe and themselves in the process? Or will trying to protect them endanger more then just father and son? 

 

This was a great read. I enjoyed the slow buildup between Daniel and Richard and I really loved the relationship between the two men and Coby. Then when you throw in Gerome and Terrance as well, this book was an incredible read! Definitely recommended!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 191 pages/69790 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	10-November-2020
Price	$6.99 ebook, $14.99 paperback
Buy Link	https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/bad-to-be-good-by-andrew-grey-11767-b