Description
“I trusted once. I won’t make that mistake again…”
An ugly childhood and devastating betrayal have left 25-year-old Cain Jensen scarred inside and out. Protecting himself means keeping everyone at arm’s length and protecting others means never getting emotionally involved. In the three years since he’s joined an underground vigilante group, every life he saves helps ease the guilt of the ones that were lost to him so long ago. So when he’s sent to a remote cabin in the Cascade Mountains just north of Seattle to follow up on the disappearance of his boss’s co-worker, his only thought is to see that justice is served, no matter what the circumstances.
But nothing he’s ever experienced has prepared the cold-hearted and very straight Cain for who he finds on that mountain…or the intense need to suddenly offer more than just protection.
“I’ve finally managed to break free, but I’ve never felt more trapped in my entire life…”
Ethan Rhodes has been running for six months, but it’s never fast enough, it’s never far enough. At 30 years old, the talented ER Doctor should be spending his days saving other people’s lives, not worrying about his own. But he knows that the four years of physical and emotional abuse he’s suffered at the hands of his volatile ex are nothing compared to what will happen when Ethan runs out of places to hide, especially after taking something from the man he once was sure would be the love of his life.
A violent episode that has Ethan narrowly escaping death leads to a quiet cabin in the mountains where his battered body will have time to heal before he and the young girl relying on him need to run again. But everything changes with the arrival of a mysterious stranger who threatens to give Ethan something he’d finally accepted was gone forever…hope.
“I didn’t see this coming. I don’t think he did either…”
To get to the truth, Cain must first get through Ethan’s defenses, but watching the other man’s walls start to come down forces Cain to face his own past. And as the tremulous connection between the two men grows and gives way to something more, both will need to decide if they’re willing to risk giving each other the one thing that has cost them so much in the past…trust.
Will two men who’ve vowed never to let someone close again let down their guard long enough to find each other, or will they let their pasts determine their future?
Trigger Warning: This book includes references to physical, emotional and sexual abuse so please proceed with caution
Note: This book contains M/M/M sexual content and is intended for mature audiences.
***This is Book 7 in the series, but can be read as a stand-alone story - no cliffhangers.***
The Protectors series crosses over with some of my other series, so for the most enjoyment, they should be read in this order, but it is not required:
Buy Links
Book 1 - Absolution (M/M/M)
Book 2 - Salvation (M/M)
Book 3 - Retribution (M/M)
Logan's Need (Escort Series #3) (M/M)
Redeeming Rafe (Barretti Security Series #2) (M/M)
Saving Ren (Barretti Security Series #3) (M/M/M)
Freeing Zane (Barretti Security Series #4) (M/M)
Book 4 - Forsaken (M/M)
Book 5 - Vengeance (M/M/M)
Book 5.5 - A Protectors Family Christmas
Book 6 - Atonement (M/M)
Book 7 - Revelation (M/M)
My Review
*** I received an ARC of this book from the author for the purposes of an honest review. All opinions are my own. ***
I have read this book three times now. The first I inhaled because the wait had been killing me, the second was after reading the book bundles Sloane Kennedy had on amazon in reading order, and now I've read it again because I can't seem to get enough of these guys.
From the beginning of this book you know something is horribly wrong and whoever is hurt is REALLY hurt. I felt so much for poor Ethan who is so abused. I loved Lucy and how protective she is of Ethan. I enjoyed watching Ethan come out of his shell.
Cain was a character I wondered about and reading his story made so much clear. The things he went through at such a young age just tears you up inside. I especially enjoyed watching him come to accept his unexpected feelings for Ethan and what they mean.
These guys are beautiful together and I never wanted it to end. Another amazing book from this author.
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