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Book Blurb

Doc has quietly loved Rocky through their years together as Marines. But their arrival at the Seelie court and a lust-fueled encounter shatter all his expectations. One stolen passionate encounter unravels years of friendship. Devastated, Doc volunteers to lead the search for Monte, a Seelie elf missing in the human realm. 

 

Locating Monte doesn’t turn out to be nearly as difficult as Doc expected, a small mercy now that Doc is sharing a cell with the elf.Despite the dire circumstances, Monte appeals to Doc on every level. He’s sweet, passionate, and utterly open to Doc. 

 

Shattered by Doc’s departure, Rocky sets out to rescue the man he loves. Discovering Doc with another hurts, but as their escape turns dangerous, Rocky finds that to love Doc, he’ll have to make room in his heart for Monte, too.

 

 

First Edition published under the title 'Monte's Marines' by Noble Romance Publishing, April 2010.

Second edition published by Ellora's Cave Publishing, April 2014.

 

Book Review

Squee! Marines, elves, a gate between worlds, mpreg, bad guys, friends-to-lovers, and ménage? Yep, you guessed it. Stormy Glenn is to blame in this second installment of her 'Dark Court' series. I was fascinated by the first novella and now to read about Rocky, Doc, and Monte had me all discombobulated. There are plenty of things I can't reveal, however, as they'd be spoilers, but I'll do my best to intrigue you.

Rocky and Doc have been best friends and were in the same unit for years. Zack was their CO and Gunny was their gunnery sergeant, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that when Gunny calls them for help with Zack and his elf pregnant male lover, these guys are going to come running. And end up across the veil in the Seelie court. Typical men, Rocky and Doc manage a huge miscommunication (so not surprising) and Doc takes an assignment to go back across the veil to search for Monte, a half elf, half human, who disappeared at the same time Eljin did. Monte also happens to be Gunny's son he didn't know about with his soul mate he thought lost many years before.

Doc finds Monte all right… when he ends up captured and put in the same facility and then forced to breed. Monte and Doc recognize each other in a way, they each recognize the soul deep loneliness and need to be wanted, and loved, that they each carry. They bond in the Seelie way and then try to figure out how to escape. Doc shouldn't have been so upset with what he perceived happened with Rocky, to not realize that of course his best friend was going to come and rescue him, regardless. I'm not going to reveal what happened after Doc, Monte, Rocky, and the two other prisoners Doc saved, got out of the lab and on their way. What I can say is that for a guy who views himself as a bit of a meathead, Rocky bowled me over with his sensitivity and sweetness.

The mystery and intrigue continued right up until the end, so I know the next installment is going to be super exciting. The love story, first between Doc and Monte, and then all three of them was very sweet and insanely hot. Just what I expected from Stormy.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novel, 60725 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	16-February-2017
Price	$5.50 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.bookstrand.com/book/beyond-regret