Being a Black cop on the Denver police force is no easy job - Marlon Barton can’t imagine adding being gay to the equation. While Marlon loves his work, his life has taken a turn for the hellish because of his new partner, the nephew of a senator.
Fleeing his partner’s company one night, Marlon stumbles into Mary’s for the first time...and wakes up with a hangover in the bartender’s bed. The one-night stand heats up into a budding romance, but not without stress as Marlon’s partner’s actions threaten Vahin’s livelihood and Marlon’s future on the force. Can Vahin and Marlon face the challenges and hold on to the love and chosen family they’ve found?
©2020 Brandon Witt &
Wings of Ink Publications (P)2020 Brandon Witt & Wings of Ink Publications
Cat gives this one 4 Meows overall with a 2 Purr heat index...
Vodka and Handcuffs is a fast-paced story about a police officer with a bad partner and the Bartender at Mary's Burgers. Both are men of color and have had their battles in life, and both have their own stories.
Marlon, a police officer, is out but not. His chief knows, his ex-partner and family know, but none of the other officers or his new, arrogant, mean partner know. One night he wanted to escape his partner, so instead of hanging out at the usual place with the other cops he ended up at Mary's, and after two many beers he wakes up in the bed of the bartender. Marlon isn't one for relationships, so part of him wants to slip out the other says yes to a date.
Vahin is the head bartender at Mary's and loves his job and family there. He is pretty much a man whore but is tired of hookups. He finds something appealing about the sexy cop. But won't go back in the closet for no one.
As in all of Brandon Witts's books you can expect great characters, an interesting story, and some hot romance.
I loved this as a book to read. It was short and fun but I decided to try the Audio and loved it. Gerrod Larkyn's narrations were good. I even saw improvement from the first book. I do like the slightly different voices for the characters but I like his actions by words the most. I am looking forward to more Hamburger mary's in the near future!
Brandon Witt's outlook on
life is greatly impacted by his first eighteen years of growing up gay in a
small town in the Ozarks, as well as fifteen years as a counselor and special
education teacher for students with severe emotional disabilities. Add to that
his obsession with corgis and mermaids, then factor in an unhealthy love affair
with cheeseburgers, and you realize that with all those issues, he's got plenty
to write about....
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