I always enjoy a compelling hurt/comfort romance and this hopeful love story runs the emotional gamut, from playful and steamy to very sweet and heartachingly sad.
There’s more to cocky pole dancer Kyrone and quiet tattoo artist Jared than meets the eye, as they both quickly learn after a nightclub hookup leads to more. They have terrific chemistry and, as showcased throughout their HEA story, admirable inner strength.
Jared is rebuilding his life after a traumatic brain injury wiped his memory and left him with debilitating headaches. He values his independence and is reluctant to pursue a relationship given his health challenges. For all his outward cockiness, Kyrone is also a deeply caring and thoughtful man, and his emotional maturity and understanding is exactly what Jared needs.
Piers Ryman is a skilled narrator and he brings a great deal of emotion to this performance, as well as varied voices and British accents. My only quibble is that he’s got a very mature-sounding voice that to my ears didn’t entirely fit with an MC in his early 20s.
It’s been ages since I listened to Book 1 (Jag’s story) in this series but didn’t have any trouble following along here. Jag’s backstory does factor in, though, so reading his story first will make the crossover here all the more impactful. I received this free review copy audio book by request and have left this honest review voluntarily.