Review: So a cheater walks into his ex's tattoo parlor one night...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
A Hearts On Fire ReviewTHREE & A HALF STARS--"A.J.'s Angel" is an angsty, little emotional nugget of ex-lovers reconciling through actions and words.Sebastian is a tattoo artist, currently single and has never really got over the love of his life, Luke. Luke cheated on him numerous times during their relationship and Sebastian always was sweet talked into taking Luke back. Until the last time, where Luke walked out into the arms of another man.Fours years have passed and who miraculously walks through Sebastian's tattoo shop, none other than Luke. Luke, with no explanations of the past, he just wants to get a memorial tattoo for a mysterious 'A.J.' and wants Sebastian to do it.Can you smell the drama?Surprisingly, there were no punches thrown. But instead the author gives us Sebastian's flashbacks and POV (story's in 1st POV) to let us know what Sebastian felt and understand where he was in his head at that point. These two had a lot of sex but they managed to fit some talking in there, so it is not just a smut story. (though may I say the sex scenes were HOT)I did not hate Luke nor did I think Sebastian was TSTL. The author thoroughly explained their reasoning. And more importantly who the hell 'A.J.' was. Trust me, it's not who you might think it is. My favorite part was when Luke explained to Sebastian why he cheated in the past, it was so straightforward and had a sense of realism to it. I've read a few other M/M Romances with this same theme (cheaters rekindling romance with their one true love), can I say this story is definitely one of the better ones.After reading "A.J.'s Angel", the question is: can a leopard change its spots? No. But Luke...did.I did appreciate the sense of reality the author gave these two on rebuilding their broken relationship. The author gave them time and not smooth sailing into Happily Ever After-ville. So I believed the couple of Luke and Sebastian and enjoyed their ride.