Book Reviews

Mine to Keep (Boys of Sinn Island 5) by Leah Blake at Siren Publishing

Genre Gay / Contemporary / Erotic Romance
Reviewed by Serena Yates on 08-January-2015

Book Blurb

Jeremy Cortez and Dylan Hughes have been best friends for six years.  Add in one week of intense intimacy when Jeremy finally gave into his desires for men, and there is nothing they haven’t done together.

All of that’s about to change when Jeremy hooks his hopes on creating a future with his current lover, who is also a regular guest on Sinn.  As much as Jeremy wants something permanent, he can’t get over the guilt of leaving Dylan, or wash away the attraction he feels toward his best friend.

Dylan fell in love with Jeremy years ago, but has always kept his fierce emotions under wraps.  When he catches Jeremy’s lover in the hands of two women at Breakers, his first and only instinct is to protect Jeremy’s heart, whatever cost to his own.

The cost is crushing, as Dylan and Jeremy find themselves fighting to save their friendship, and the unspoken love they hold for each other.

 

Book Review

The naughty boys from Sinn Island are back with another story about an employee finding his happily ever after. The three Stark brothers secretly own Sinn Island and run the fantasy resort built there so the rich and famous can hide away to have some erotic fun, but they appear as "managers" to all but a very few, their lovers included. Dylan is a security guard. He has to face some tough times with Jeremy, who is his best friend and the man Dylan secretly loves, about to get more deeply involved with his sleazy boyfriend. Manipulations, secrets, and boldfaced lying abound in this volume, so get ready for an emotional ride.

Jeremy has a special bond with Dylan. He is not only his best friend, but the man who introduced him to gay loving. Jeremy has never thought of Dylan as more than a best friend, so he is about ready to take the next step with Carl, his current boyfriend. Jeremy is ready to settle down, and believes Carl is just the man to do it with. Except, something is wrong. Unfortunately, Jeremy doesn’t want to see some of the things going on right under his nose, and he is in for a rude awakening.

Dylan is in love with Jeremy, and he knows it. But he believes Jeremy isn’t ready for a permanent relationship and keeps hoping his friend will "see the light" and realize how good they would be together. When he sees Carl getting it on with two women, then confronts the cheating bastard, Carl hits back and events quickly go out of control. Misunderstandings abound, both Dylan and Jeremy get hurt and hurt each other, in short, chaos ensues. It takes a while to cut through the deceit, and if it weren’t for the three Stark brothers, I'm not sure things would have ended well.

If you like emotional drama and deceitful boyfriends who almost manage to destroy two best friends' chance for happiness, if the setting of a fantasy resort sounds like fun, and if you're looking for a hot read with cheaters, chaos, and drama, then you will probably like this novella.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format ebook
Length Novella, 111 pages/30088 words
Heat Level
Publication Date 11-October-2014
Price $4.50 ebook
Buy Link http://www.bookstrand.com/mine-to-keep