Review: "...I'd also recommend it to anyone who enjoys flawed heroes, action, and good character development..."
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2012
Kicked out by yet another sugar daddy, Jay Colby is in need of a new place to stay. Finding a job opening in a crummy little diner seems to be a stroke of good luck, especially when he catches sight of the sexy owner. He figures he'll spend a little while at the diner, save up some money, and then leave without looking back.Sam Mayne likes his boring, simple life. Jay's arrival adds some spice, especially when he finds out that Jay's submissive streak compliments his own dominant one, but he's not expecting anything real. Then his past comes back to bite him, and all he can do is take Jay and flee. When it was just him to worry about, Sam didn't care much, but now there are all these messy feelings between himself and Jay to deal with. Can Sam protect Jay from the deadly consequences of his past?Last Stop is everything a romantic suspense ought to be. Flawed but redeemable heroes? Check. Action and suspense seasoned with a dash of scary violence? Check. Hot sex? Oh heck yeah. With all that going for the book, it should come as no surprise when I say I really enjoyed Last Stop. One huge reason was the characters. Jay is an unrepentant opportunist. He sees nothing wrong with hooking up with a guy in order to be taken care of, or blowing truckers to get rides when his latest boyfriend dumps him. When he meets Sam at Sam's Diner and is offered a job and a place to stay, he figures it'll be no hardship to stick around for a little while. He doesn't expect to actually like Sam, or to enjoy discovering his submissive side.Jay might be a bit on the dodgy side, but Sam is a straight-up antihero. In the past he did a lot of bad things, which led to his having to hide out in the middle of nowhere. He's gruff and sometimes harsh with Jay, trying to keep the younger man at arms' length. His past doesn't stay buried for long, and when it comes back to haunt him he is willing to do whatever he needs to, within the law or outside of it, to protect Jay and himself. Despite his past, I sympathized with Sam. His rough exterior hides a heart that can love deeply, whether he wants to admit it or not, and I'm a sucker for a reformed (or not) bad boy. The conflicts in the story, both internal and external, come mostly from Sam's struggles to decide what the right thing is, and how--or if--he should do it.Romantic suspense fans will be sure to like Last Stop, but I'd also recommend it to anyone who enjoys flawed heroes, action, and good character development.Reviewed by CassieFor Joyfully Reviewed