Review: Heartbreaking but brilliant book!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
Oh my, have tissues to hand when reading Abel. My heart just broke over and over reading this brilliant story, I just want to hug Abel and never let go.Abel is so broke and damaged after years of abuse within the care system at the hands of a sadistic abuser, we learn in his flashbacks and nightmares of the horror he suffered after stopping the man from almost raping Savannah his younger Sister, so the man abused him instead. After a rough life of living on the streets with Savannah after running away, Abel is now working as a stripper in a gay club, that does surprisingly seem to offer him some security and safety, till a punter gets out of line and life seems to start spiralling out of control again for them both. You get the gist that they are running from something, they are hiding their identities and whereabouts, keeping secrets between them and it can only be bad for the truth to come out.Abel meets a handsome doctor Devlin Grant at the hospital on a couple of occasions and there does seem to be some mutual attraction but Abel being so broken doesn't let anyone close and hasn't had an adult relationship. The doctor puts this down to the fact that he just seems to be giving Abel bad news but soon realises that Abel has deeper issues.Abel has two wonderful friends from the club Cole and Gabe, they all seem to have a mutual love for each other that is born from being co workers but is much more,  the two friends seem to have a casual relationship, but there is a family loyalty between them all and they are there for Abel through a really rough time. Cole and Gabe learn of Abel's past and help him to explore what loving consensual sex can be like when they learn he hasn't had an adult relationship and Abel asks for their help.Abel is in a really difficult situation, his Sister is gravely ill and needs life long care and medication which they cannot afford. As all this is playing out Abel's boss approaches him about a punter that has offered a deal for Abel to enter into an agreement to be a companion to the man and Abel feels he has no choice but to agree when a ridiculous amount of money is offered that will pay for the treatment and care. Poor Abel my heart was breaking for him to get a break.Cole and Savannah have both noticed the attraction between Abel and Devlin and do their own things in pushing the two to acknowledge and act on the attraction. The more Abel resists the more Devlin becomes attracted until he takes a huge step in visiting Abel's workplace even though Abel had previously lied about where he worked. Cole sets the ball rolling and the two come together passionately but once again Abel is pulling back as soon as things are over but Devlin pushes for a date and on this date shocking truths come to a head and Abel once again runs.The cliffhanger was such a OMG moment that I had to go straight to Amazon to get the next book in the series to start stright away. Brilliant book, that I have already recommended to my book friends that enjoy M/M romance and weepies.