Book Review, Excerpt & Giveaway:
Lost In Someone
By JJ Harper
Calston Cove, Book 2
It only takes one night to turn their lives upside down.
Brodie always thought he was straight, but he experiences the greatest night of his life with a man. A total stranger. They never even exchanged names.
It’s the shake-up he needed. He leaves his job and heads down to his best friend, Merrick. Even if that night haunts not only his dreams but also his waking thoughts, he’s determined to make a new life in Devon. He can’t have time for regrets.
Ivan had to leave. His best friend, Drew, let him down, his sort of ex shocked him with disturbing news, and he’s sick and tired of easy hook-ups. The only bright light is a chance encounter with the hottest man he’s ever seen, but he wakes up alone and has no way of finding him.
Resigned to never seeing him again, Ivan returns home to Calston Cove. An apology to Drew leads to a dinner invitation with a few friends.
And a face he never expected to see again.
Are Brodie and Ivan able to recapture the best night of their lives, or is one night all they’re going to have?
When Ivan’s past comes back, threatening to ruin his relationship with Brodie, are they strong enough together to make things work?
Lost in Someone is a bi-awakening story and book two in the Calston Cove series. It can be read as a stand-alone but is enjoyed more by knowing Drew and Merrick’s story in Life After Love.
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Excerpt:
“Ivan, what the fuck is going on? Is this how you visit people, by beating down the door, then storming in?”
“Do you normally brush off people you’re fucking with ‘thanks for a good time’?”
Brodie recoils like I’ve slapped him.
“I was letting you go to spend your day with your friends. You said that’s what you do.” He walks into the kitchen.
I follow him, not letting him get away from me again. “I said usually, not that I had plans to do that today. I planned to spend it with you, or I hoped to.”
He’s shoving bed sheets into the washing machine, but he sinks back onto his knees and looks up at me with a guilty look. I could fall for this stupid, stubborn, adorable man. “Washing the evidence away?” I lean against the door frame.
“Something like that. I didn’t want to be able to smell you if you weren’t going to be around.” Okay, I can add brutally honest to the list of his attributes. “Look, I’m not good at this. I’ve not had any real relationships. I’ve had girlfriends but have never wanted more from them, never fantasised about them. I never wished I’d stayed after leaving them. I don’t know how to behave around you because I want all that with you.”
I step closer to him, holding out my hand. When he takes it, I pull him upright and against me. I want all that with him too. Maybe we’ve gone the wrong way about it. Sex before even knowing each other’s names, unprotected sex on the promise of a clean bill of health. I get lost when I’m with him. I’ve never felt as deeply about anyone as I do about him. “Look, I’m new at this too. I’m not one to date. I like to have a good time and spend the summer messing around with the tourists. That’s because they’re not here for long and won’t ask for any commitment. But you’re different. I want to get to know you, spend my time with you. I want you, Brodie. More than anything else.”
“Merrick knows what happened,” Brodie blurts out. “I mean, he knows I hooked up with a man, not that it was you.”
I lead him back into the living room and push him gently down on the small sofa. “What did he say? I bet he was surprised.” Was it a good surprise or a ‘what the hell have you done’ surprise? I don’t know Merrick, so I can’t tell if he’s a supportive friend or not.
~ * ~ Mari‘s Review ~ * ~
3.5 Stars
Lost in Someone is book 2 in the series, but it can be read as a standalone, but Life After Love, the first book in the Calston Cove series was really good and you won’t want to miss out on Merrick and Drew’s story.
That said, I had a bit of trouble getting into this book. At one point I almost DNF’d it. I wanted to grab Brodie and Ivan and knock some sense into them for them. While Brodie’s reaction after their first encounter was understandable, there were other reactions that weren’t. Same with Ivan, who I didn’t like all that much in book 1, and his immaturity during the first, let’s say 40% of the book, didn’t endear him to me. Thankfully, the addition to their little family changed my opinion of both of them, for the most part, which in turn, allowed me to enjoy the rest of the book.
Another thing was Merrick and Drew, while I loved them in book 1, they didn’t behave as best friends for Ivan and Brodie in several instances in this book, and I wanted to deck them, too.
Despite all this, the book was interesting and engaging, with a lot of spice, not my favorite in the series, but it was still a good read that I have no trouble recommending.
*Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure. A review wasn’t a requirement.*
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Catch up on Book 1: Life After Love
Calston Cove, Book 1
All he wanted was a new life, not a new love.
Merrick
Merrick has the perfect life: a husband, a baby, and a great future ahead of him. Until all that is ripped away, and he’s left alone with his daughter. After two years, he knows it’s time to move on. To find a new life for him and Willow. It comes in the shape of a derelict mill house nestled in the hills above a Devon seaside town.
Drew
When Drew loses the chance to buy and restore the house he’s loved all his life, the last thing he wants to do is renovate it for the mysterious new resident. But something about Merrick Green intrigues him, and he feels compelled to lift the heaviness surrounding him. The fact that Merrick’s daughter seems to have taken an instant infatuation with Drew makes it easier.
As the two men become friends, Merrick battles with his attraction to Drew. How can he be interested in the ruggedly handsome when he’s still in love with Josh?
Letting go of the past is hard, but with Drew by his side, he finds a way forward.
Life After Love is a sweet small-town, opposites-attract, hurt/comfort romance with low angst and a sweet little girl that everyone falls in love with.
The book deals with the loss of a loved one.
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About the Author:
You will normally find JJ in the living room—typing away—with her dog, Siddiqi. As a hopeless romantic, she dives into her stories, always falling in love with her men, making sure they get the happy ever after they deserve, even if they do have to work hard for it.
As a bona fide bookaholic, a wine-drinking and swear-like-a-sailor type of girl, she has yet to work out how to act her age!! LOL. And she has no intentions of growing up or growing old gracefully.
JJ lives in a small, very quiet, village in Lincolnshire, UK, with her husband and dog, and spends all day dreaming up stories full of really hot men.
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