From the Ashes
by Daisy Harris
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BLURB:
When an accident burns down Jesse’s apartment, he’s left broke and
homeless, with a giant dog and a college schedule he can’t afford to maintain.
And no family who’s willing to take him in.
Lucky for him, a sexy fireman offers him a place to stay. The
drawback? The fireman’s big Latino family lives next door, and they don’t know
their son is gay.
Tomas’s parents made their way in America with hard work and by
accepting help when it was offered, so he won’t let Jesse drop out of school
just so he can afford a place to live. Besides, Jesse’s the perfect
roommate—funny, sweet and breathtakingly cute. He climbs into Tomas’s bed and
tugs at his heart. Until Jesse starts pushing for more.
Their passion enflames their bodies but threatens to crush Tomas’s
family. Tomas is willing to fight for Jesse, but after losing everything, Jesse
isn’t sure he can bear to risk his one remaining possession—his heart.
Warning: Contains an angry older brother, judgmental best friends,
a slobbering bull mastiff, and enough red-hot gay loving to make a porn star
blush.
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EXCERPT
Excerpt One:
“You
take the bed.” Tomas stroked the top of Jesse’s foot. The connection of skin
made him shiver. “I got it last night.” He wanted to kiss Jesse’s cheek. So he
did. Then he got up and did the dishes.
Jesse
gave him a small but cheeky wink. “You’re only giving me the bed because the
sheets are gross.”
Tomas
laughed. He’d forgotten about that. “I’ll put some new ones on for you, fancy
boy.”
“I
can do it.” Jesse went to the closet for fresh sheets, but folded out the
loveseat to make that bed first. The scene felt warm and homey, the way Tomas
felt with Jesse every night.
“Jess—”
Tomas started.
Jesse
cut him off. “Y’know...” He looked up, holding a pillow half-stuffed into a
pillowcase. His hazel eyes were honest and open. “You don’t have to be
perfect.”
Tomas’s
chest hurt, as if Jesse had shot him straight through. His heart was bleeding,
but that was okay, because it bled for the skinny, pretty boy standing in the
middle of his living room. “Jess—”
“You
don’t have to be perfect.” Jesse shook his head. He swallowed hard, but then
smiled. “I still like you.”
“Fuck,
Jess.” Tomas blinked back tears. He couldn’t tell if he was happy or sad, only
that Jesse had every part of him. “I like you so much.”
Jesse
nodded. He smiled down at what he was doing and finished stuffing the
pillowcase. “I know.”
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Birkenstock-wearing
glamour girl and mother of two by immaculate conception, Daisy Harris still
isn't sure if she writes erotica. Her romances start out innocently enough.
However, her characters behave like complete sluts. Much to Miss Harris's
dismay the sex tends to get completely out of hand.
She
writes about fantastical creatures and about young men getting their freak on,
and she's never missed an episode of The Walking Dead.
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tour.
Source: eARC for Honest Review from Author
Genre: M/M Contemporary
My Review...
From Ashes is about love when you least expect and finding out love is worth some consequences.
For Jesse he thinks he has just lost everything in a house fire but in reality he got so much more.
While Jesse is dealing with the aftermath of the fire, he finds himself in the arms of Tomas a Latino hottie/fire fighter who is still in the closet and being the new parent of a Bull Mastiff named Chardonnay.
When Jesse has no where to turn Tomas convinces him to stay with him which also just happens to be at his parents place.
For Tomas he is tortured with what is right and what is wrong and a fine line of need and not being truly gay. After meeting Jesse, Tomas is starting to question his decisions and finds Jesse is worth the wrath of judgement from his family and friends.
Sweet and loving story with passion and risk.
3.5 to 4 Fire Rescuing Thumbs Up!
Lauren
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteAnother glowing reccomendation for you Daisy! maybe I'll have to check out this college series as well!
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Oh my gawd, Lauren, the pics with that review are AWESOME!! In particular, the firefighter one!! Where did you find it?? And more importantly—why is it not on the cover of my book? :)
ReplyDeleteHey Daisy sorry for the delay I was off finishing a thesis. I got the pic off the internet when I looked up hot firefighters lol but I can't find the exact site anymore. :( I will keep looking and keep you posted in case you need another cover shot. ;)
DeleteLove the hot fireman pic, yum!
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