Blur (The GearSahrk Series #4) By Cambria Hebert

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Nothing but a #blur…
There’s a new kid in town, and he’s hell on wheels.
From what we’ve heard, it may be because 
he knows exactly what hell’s like.
Lonely.
Scorching. 
Unforgiving.
You may know his brother, the NRR hotshot 
(and former GearShark cover model) 
Lorhaven. 
It’s only natural a driver with his background and family connections 
has sped his racecar into the newest, hottest division.
But that’s not all.
Arrow may be following in big bro’s tread marks, 
but he doesn’t plan to stay there.
He’s swerving onto the road less traveled… 
and a lot more controversial.
He’s opening up about his private struggles with sexuality 
to tell a story that’s gone unheard until now.
One thing’s for sure; Arrow may have a painful past, 
but his foot is heavy on the accelerator. 
With speed like this, he’s bound to leave everything behind in
nothing but a #blur.
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This story...

I've loved Arrow's character from the first gearshark book. He seemed like such a lost soul just looking for someone other than his brother to connect with. I just wanted to protect him and cuddle him.
Yes he becomes friends with Drew and Trent, forming relationships with them and their friends as well as Lorhaven's GF, but deep down, you can tell he wanted more. 

I knew he had a rough past from Lorhaven's book, but how bad it was is confirmed in Blur. He's gone through so much and all because he likes men. It's not fair. Anyone should be able to love anyone, no matter the gender or race. It breaks my heart when I see people not accepted for who they are. 

But then Hopper comes into his life, someone who is just as broken on the inside as he is and together, they mend each other's pieces. 

I honestly couldn't put the book down. It did drag in places and I felt there was more explaining then there was interaction between characters. I felt like I was reading a diary of some sorts. But even still, Cambria is an amazing writer and has done a superb job at writing such an emotional, heartwarming story. 

5*

Rev (Gearshark Book Two) By Cambria Hebert

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Trent Mask puts the REV in revolution. 
A line has been drawn. 
Indie vs Pro 
Here at GearShark, we’re straddling that line to bring you exclusive coverage of what some have dubbed the war of racing. 
Every war starts with a spark and ends in revolution. 
Drew Forrester was the spark, 
but his second-in-command is the REVolution. 
What does it take to stand brave in the face of opposition? 
Resolve of steel… 
Stubborn will… 
And a heart that refuses to give up. 
It isn’t just the drivers in this war. 
The revolution is about more than just racing. 
It’s about shattering labels and taking risks. 
So we asked Trent Mask: Truth or Dare? 
His answer? 
Both. 

So, as you know I'm a HUGE fan of the HASHTAG series, and GEARSHARK, but I have to say, I'm feeling a little let down by Rev. 

Trent and Drew have this strong bond, this tight connection, and want to know how strong? Read this book. It tells you the same thing over and over and over but in different words. It got so boring I found myself scanning through most the book. I'm pretty sure 80% of it was them explaining how they felt for the other. I don't think Cambria needed to go this far in explaining it. Her writing is exceptional so we SEE it in the characters and in their actions.  

What I loved about the book? Is that Drew doesn't give up on Trent. He doesn't let him push him away and I loved that about him, about their love for each other. 
The other thing Cambria concentrates on is society's view on two men being in a relationship. We already know their close friends reactions, but what about the other people out there. Not everyone is going to be as understanding. 
It goes through the progress of them finding the strength in telling people, telling their family. It proved who were truly their friends, truly their team, and who they could trust. It was so beautiful to see the people stand behind them and heartbreaking when some turned against them. 
I think Cambria hit this topic head on and wrote it beautifully. I honestly hope those bigits out there in the world understand the struggles that gay people go through everyday and not just coming out. I have to say, what Drew and Trent did and the way they did it was so brave. 

The only thing I wish we could have had more of is the frat scenes. I wanted more from them. We was left with such a massive cliffhanger in the last one, I just expected a little more. 
I also can say I love how they were handled. I actually laughed at a few scenes. 

3* and this is only because it took me so long to get into because of the constant repeating of how much they were into each other. It seemed to drag on a little too much for me. 

The other Man (The other Man series #1) By D.Breeze

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Sex is not ‘routine’ any more. There are sex shops decorating the high-street, free porn all over the internet and let's not even get started on the new BDSM phenomenon. So when things get a little ‘stale’ in the bedroom, what would you do? 
Carlie made a suggestion; a suggestion I wanted nothing to do with at first, but she was my wife and I’d have done anything to make her happy. I went along with her plan, even though I really didn’t want to. 
It actually worked, for a while. 
Until something changed. 
Then I wasn’t doing it for her anymore. 
Instead, it was all about secret liaisons, stolen moments and the thrill of getting caught. 
My life changed overnight and there was nothing I could do to prevent it. Lust is an unstoppable emotion when it takes hold. 
Rules are broken. 
Mistakes are made. 
Lives are destroyed. 
Be careful what you wish for, because sometimes, that wish can come true. 

Zachary Black was her wish. 
...Until he became mine.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

Another M/M romance novel and I have to say, this one didn't disappoint either. The scenes were off the charts hot. 

Blake, the hot firemen is happy with his life. He is married to the love of his life, stepping up in his job and loving life. Why? I have no idea because straight from the word go his wife grated on my nerves. I disliked her from the beginning. 

It turns out though that their marriage isn't as happy as he seems to believe. Insert, Zach. Carlie's personal trainer and local gym owner. 
After sexual bribery, Carlie gets her wish, a threesome with the hot firemen husband and the local fit gym owner.  Blake isn't exactly happy and let's Carlie know from the beginning he's not comfortable with it. The fact he even said to himself he couldn't touch another woman made me really like him, cause he meant it sincerely. His B.I.T.C.H of a wife on the other didn't care about having another man touch her or touch another man. In fact, the second Zach steps through the door she's all over him. Okay, maybe not sexually but it's there. I honestly believe it was her ploy to just cheat all along, but it was Zach's crush on the sexy firemen that got him to get her to have a threesome. 


Anyway, I don't want to get into it much because it's a good book. Really good. Something about a straight man with a gay man and being turned on is really hot. Things become intense between the two men from the beginning and has hard as Blake tries to fight it, he can't. He's starting to fall in love with a man. 

There is cheating, mild, but it's there. I don't usually like romance novels with lovers that cheat. To me, you don't love someone if you cheat. But in this case it didn't bother me. It didn't really feel like cheating because the wife caused it. She asked for it. Not to be cheated on, but you'll understand when you read it. He does break it off before anything serious happens, it wasn't him cheating then falling back into bed with his wife. 

The ending is the only part that confused me. I don't know what happened but everything happened too quickly. It needed to be slowed down just a tad. 
I am excited however to read the next one. The cliffhanger was an OMG moment. 

4* 

#Junkie (GearShark #1) By Cambria Hebert

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Drew Forrester is a total adrenaline junkie.
His high of choice?
Cars.
The faster, the better.
He's been making waves in Maryland's underground racing circuit since he crossed the state line, and after speaking with him, we know he's not hitting the brakes anytime soon.
So what exactly does it take to burn rubber and make a name for yourself in a world where the only rule is there are no rules?
You gotta be hungry...
You gotta have balls...
And you can never back down.
What've we learned here at GearShark?
Drew is all of the above.
We also know he's got some secrets buried under his hood.
Secrets we think are loaded with octane and just might set the world of cars on fire.

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Holy crap!!!!!!

I love this book. 
I've only ever read one other M/M romance that I've got in to, and thought, WOW, this isn't cheesy. I hate it when people label things. In this book Cambria doesn't. The two don't even lose who they are. Even during romantic scenes, they're still fooling around like two best friends. 
Loved it. 

But it was more than that. The connection they have is strong. We see it in the HASHTAG series. The way Drew would look at Trent, or vice versa. 
I have high hopes for the two. They've got a lot to go through, the main one coming out. What will their friends say? Romeo? Sister? Family? They don't know, but we all know they have nothing to worry about. 

But it's the outside world they need to worry about. They're not accepting. Especially to Trent who is president of the frat house he's in. 
They don't come clean about their relationship to anyone, I mean, they've only just started one, but a few of Trent's brothers presume and they aren't nice about it. 
Poor Trent deals with it on his own, just like he has done with his feelings for Drew for as long as he has known him. What happens literally made my stomach roll. I really wanted to punch someone for hurting him the way they did. 
With Drew becoming a star in the underground street circuit, Trent believes ending their relationship and keeping it to themselves will benefit Drew. That it will protect him from the ugly that Trent has had to deal with. It was heartbreaking. 

I'm excited for the second book in the series. It doesn't leave us with a HEA, and I can see Drew having to fight for Trent and they're relationship in the future. 

5* And number 2 on my fav M/M romance. 

Coming out (Hawks MC Novella) By Lila Rose

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Living a lie, Matthew ‘Mattie’ Alexander is exhausted. It’s not easy to keep up the pretence, the deceit, but it’s safer. Coming out to a world that so easily hates takes a courage he’s yet to find, so he pretends – pretends to be into women – pretends to love being a part of the university’s football team. It keeps him safe, hidden. 

Until he meets Julian. 

From the moment they first meet, Mattie knows life is about to change. He’s yet to determine if it is for the better or worse. Living life through laughter, Julian is lonely. Without the jokes, the humour, he would be living on the edge of depression. Succumbing to his controlling father’s demands, Julian finds no joy in the path laid out before him. 

Until he meets Mattie. 

As soon as they cross paths, Mattie has the power to drive Julian’s man parts crazy with lust. But can lust be enough to help Mattie out of the closet, and guide Julian into a happier place? 

Limits will be pushed. Rules will be broken. But it’s only together, that they will have the strength to overpower fear, fear of themselves and fear of others. Just how far are they willing to go in the aim of coming out?

I've not read any M/M romance novels. I've read M/F/M, but never M/M and believe me when I tell you this book is the fucking shit. 
It's so freaking hot it's unbelievable. 
Julian is one of my favourite characters from the Hawks MC series, and in Black out we see a side to Julian that is tortured, pained and so freaking traumatized that it breaks your heart. But no one knows exactly what he went through.
I honestly thought back when he first came into the series it was just his parents not accepting him being gay but it's more than that. My God is it more than that. 
I don't want to give too much away, but his father and mother are completely sick in the head. Not only did they not accept Julian, a caring, loyal, wonderful, beautiful, caring man, but they tortured him throughout his whole life. Even at the age of thirty something does his father still control his life, beating him, telling him how to act, where to work. 
It's how he meets Mattie. His father makes him a masseur for a local football team where Mattie plays. I think he did it more so the players could make Julian feel like shit, maybe even hit him. It backfired somewhat, even though there were a few players who were complete jackasses about him being gay, there were a few who didn't care. Mattie being one of them because as soon as he looked at Julian he knew, he knew he was the one. 
You see, Mattie has been struggling with being gay. He's hidden it well and the only person to ever know how he truly feels is his ex girlfriend who he confided in. 
Anyway, Julian has had a pretty shit life and this book really tore me apart. His own flesh and blood sent him to his grandfathers knowing he would be beaten and raped. It's how his father managed to control him for so long, he threatened to send Julian's cousin who is barely a teenager to him. He didn't want that, so he listened to his father. 

The sex scenes in the book, the seduction, OH MY GOD, it was off the charts HOT!!!!! No book has ever been this hot and I swear, Mattie and Julian could turn the straightest of men gay with this book. They make everything so erotic, it's sexy as hell. 

Overall, because I don't want to give anything away, the book is seriously brilliant and so worth the read. Lila Rose always does this for me, but this book is something else all together. It's different from the other books and to see both Mattie and Julian in different lights was amazing. It really made me think about other couples in their situation and if they've gone through the same thing. I know there are still people out there against gay relationships, but for me, you love who you love and one day I pray that people will get over it and see past two men or two women together and see the love they share for each other. This book is a great example. Mattie's parents, straight off the bat, and the word I'm gay, were so supportive of him. They didn't make a big deal, or get mad, they said okay you like cock, bla bla, and that was it, they just made sure he knew they loved him no matter what. It was so emotional I had to try and stop myself from balling like a baby. 

The ending to the story is what really through me the loop. I'm not sure whether I got what was happening right or not, so I will ask Lila when I next speak to her, but let me tell you, either way, it's one hell of an ending for their book. I seriously couldn't stop the tears from falling I was that happy for them. 

5* and if I could, I'd give her more than 5 because this book deserves so much praise. It was really good start to finish.