Thrash

3.5

Somehow I got caught in an Audible Romance Package vortex, and here I am. It's fine. I've gotten tons of work done and my ears have been entertained. #notsorry

Every installment in the series serves a bit of catch-up with couples from the previous books. This one, effectively starts at Shayne & Lincoln's wedding, where Grady & Ryker are among the guests, and so is Henley Theriot. He's a childhood friend of Shayne and Grady, and fellow hockey player, like Shayne. Except he's not currently playing anything, as his life hit rock bottom after the events in Blow. Luckily for Henley, at the wedding, he is introduced to Kieran Steele, agent extraordinaire and dominant lover. It's a toss up which Henley needs most.

Much like in Blow there's some talk of BDSM or the punishment aspect of it, but it's all left to the reader's imagination as it happens off page. Frankly I believed very little of it. There's some size difference, which I did like, with the ‘slighter' partner being the dominant one, while utterly craving his larger lover, which goes a long way to equaling the power equation. Overall it's just the story of one guy replacing a destructive addiction with one that will keep him sane, alive, and loved and, another guy, having his fantasy crush become his RL man. Sweet.

This whole series is like a visit to a candy shop: colorful, sweet, and utterly forgettable. Not a criticism. This exactly what I wanted at the moment and Charity Parkerson delivers.