Gaining Trust (Kiss of Leather series book 5) by @MorticiaKnight | Tams Release day Review & #giveaway @PridePublishing

FROM BESTSELLING GAY ROMANCE AUTHOR MORTICIA KNIGHT

Book five in the Kiss of Leather series

Chuck isn’t sure what he needs and Master Jordan can’t wait to show him.

Stone’s shy junior investigator, Chuck, can no longer deny his interest in the BDSM lifestyle. The beautiful connections and raw emotions he’s witnessed between so many of the Doms and subs at Kiss of Leather leave him yearning for something he’d never dared hope he could have—unconditional love and care from a man. He isn’t sure if he can take the chance of having a real relationship when he’s not out to his meddling parents yet, but the sexy Master Jordan, Gavin’s friend and the owner of Club Consequence, makes him want to take that chance.

Master Jordan has been biding his time until he can get next to the super-fine Chuck. Gavin warned him that Chuck isn’t in the lifestyle, but there’s something special about him that speaks to Jordan’s heart. When they’re finally alone, the chemistry is off the charts and Jordan can tell it won’t take much to bring Chuck willingly into the world of BDSM.

An unexpected development in the case of Corey’s kidnappers shocks them all, but not as much as what happens with Chuck’s family. Jordan teaches Chuck that secrets hold power over the person keeping them, and that gaining trust can only be achieved through complete honesty.

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Tams gives this one 5 stars...

The men of Kiss of Leather have been through so much while trying to get the club up and running. They've come together to help Corey heal mentally, physically and emotionally after being under the hand of man that didn't deserve to consider himself a Master. Marshall wound up in the middle of a confrontation when Corey's former abuser kidnapped them both. Derek protects and loves Corey, Stone protects and loves Marshall, even if Marshall drives him insane on a good day. Consumed and preoccupied with the building, then the opening and everything else going on around him, Josh almost lost David. The reason I'm recapping the first four books in this series is because it's a must to have read them before you can begin Chuck and Jordan's story. Everything is entwined along the way, groundwork laid, lives tangled together. So you have to start at the beginning to appreciate the stories.

Chuck is Stone's lead investigator at the PI firm he owns, he and Jordan met while Chuck and Stone were investigating the worthless piece of shit that used to call himself Corey's master. These two have been dancing around each other for a while now. Chuck is curious about the lifestyle to say the least and very much attracted to Jordan. He's hesitant though. Jordan is a man that generally gets what he wants, and what he wants now is Chuck. He is infinitely patient and bides his time knowing that Chuck is worth wooing, worth getting to know, worth making him feel safe, comfortable and certain that what he wants is to be with Jordan, lifestyle kinks and all. Life and circumstance seem bound and determined to keep them at arms length though. Chuck has never been able to be open with his family about his sexuality. On top of that they are in the middle of some strange developments in the case against Corey's abuser that only put additional strain on everyone involved. Can Jordan convince Chuck that they are good together, that he can protect him, can he gain Chuck's trust?

I'll be the first to say, I don't dig BDSM, probably because I don't understand the concept. This series is the exception to that statement. Knight does an amazing job of explaining the ins and outs and whys to the reader. She also brings these beautifully flawed, three dimensional characters to life in such a way, you feel like you know them and can really understand them. I've been watching Chuck and Jordan's waltz through the last few books and I was waiting on their story with bated breath. I love how infinitely patient Jordan is, how he basically worships Chuck and seems to know what he's thinking and what he needs sometimes before Chuck realizes. Jordan has a base need to be in control, but he's not a control freak. Chuck has a base need to be wanted, loved for who he is regardless and... well, needed. When they finally come together it's almost like lightening strikes and fuses them together. There's no going back now, not that either of them would want to. Oh, I also really like the way Knight wrote Chuck's struggle with his families opinion of him, which sucks by the way, and how Jordan's love gives him the strength to deal with them, finally.

Definitely a must read series, but start at the beginning if you've not read any of the books yet. It's diverse, challenging, passionate and intense and well worth the read.

Click here to read an excerpt from Gaining Trust. 

M/M Erotic Romance author Morticia Knight enjoys hot stories of men loving men forever after. They can be men in uniform, Doms and subs, rock stars or bikers - but they're all searching for the one (or two!) who was meant only for them.

When not indulging in her passion for books, she loves the outdoors, film and music. Once upon a time she was the singer in an indie rock band that toured the West Coast and charted on U.S. college radio. She is currently working on more installments of Sin City Uniforms and The Hampton Road Club, as well as the follow-up to Bryan and Aubrey's story from Rockin' the Alternative.

Website: http://morticiaknight.blogspot.com/

Twitter: @MorticiaKnight

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