Years of loving in secret. Now the secret’s out.---
Mage. Reasonable. Mature. In love with his best friend’s little brother.
Dawn. Painfully shy. Crazy talented. An anxious cinnamon roll in need of protection.
Mage has always been Dawn’s hero. He’s been there for him when Dawn was bullied, when Dawn came out, and when he joined The Underdogs. He’s also been Dawn’s first and only love—painfully unrequited, since Mage is straight. But that’s only for the better, because they’re bandmates, and Dawn’s brother is Mage’s best friend.
It would all be too intense, too complicated, too real.
But then one drunken kiss proves Mage might not be as straight as he seemed, and their whole world turns upside down. Even though Dawn craves Mage’s love so much his heart could burst, his shyness stands in the way of any future they could share.
While they have to keep their budding relationship under wraps and they prepare to sign a major record deal, Dawn’s anxiety gets out of control. Mage will have to choose between the success he’s always craved and the love of his life.
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Themes: rock band, bandmates romance, older brother’s best friend, coming out, bisexuality, first love, anxiety, compromise, music, secret love
Genre: Contemporary M/M Rocker Romance
Heat level: sweet, explicit scenes
Cat gives this one 4 Meows with a 2 Purr heat index...
You. Forever. Always. Is a great feel-good read. There isn't a lot of angst and it deals with anxiety which is a very important thing that most of us can relate to.
I adored both Dawn and Mage. This is a book three but the first I read in the series and I followed quite well. I think I would have understood the relationships of the other characters and why they were doing something near the beginning if I had read the others, but still, it is easy to read and follow.
I loved how the story focuses on Mage and Dawn more than the band life itself and is just enough of that to tie into the series.
I will admit I wasn't so sure about the name choices. Dawn really threw me for a loop and between that and the cover I wasn't sure if I was picking up an MF book or if Dawn was transgender, which for me wouldn't matter for many it might. It, however, is neither, just Dusk (his brother's name and Dawn are cute together for hippy parents. So don't let the name hold you back.
If you like Rock bands, friends to lovers, stories dealing with shyness and anxiety and an allover sweet romance you will like this. it really hits you in the feel-good zone.
K. A. Merikan are a team of writers who try not to suck at adulting, with some success. Always eager to explore the murky waters of the weird and wonderful, K.A. Merikan don’t follow fixed formulas and want each of their books to be a surprise for those who choose to hop on for the ride.
K.A. Merikan have a few sweeter M/M romances as well, but they specialize in the dark, dirty, and dangerous side of M/M, full of bikers, bad boys, mafiosi, and scorching hot romance.
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congrats ladies and sounds great
ReplyDeleteThank you for the review. It sounds like a fun listen =)
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