Review: Big emotional punch
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
This novella by Sean Michael tells Jeff and Paul's story. Jeff was hired by the owners Dev and Barney (their story is told in This Old House) to keep the Hammer Club servers in line. Let me tell you that those boys can be a hand full; definitely in need of a firm hand. The blurb gives you the basic idea of what's going on, however, there's so much more to this short story. Paul's ex-Dom and lover reappears but not in a way you would expect. The ex's reappearance answers the question about why Paul felt the way that he did about himself. It's really quite sad what happened to the ex, but Jeff is able to pull Paul through the feelings of guilt and sadness that threatened to engulf him. Once you saw that Paul was going to pull through with Jeff by his side, focus shifts to another boy in the house. All of the other boys in the house were introduced in the first book, so I was somewhat familiar with them. This boy was not because he lives in the attic. A past trauma prevents this boy from trusting anyone other than Paul and it's through him that the boy is able to trust Jeff. Both men work together to help pull this boy out of his depression and fear. You'll only get bits and pieces of this sub's story in this installment but I suspect that the next story will be his. As usual, the sex was steamy, but there wasn't quite as much of it in this story. That's okay because the storyline was just as strong without it. Sean Michaels has this quirky little writing style that I absolutely love. This book is short but packs a big emotional punch.This review originally appeared at Mrs Condit & Friends Read Books