The
Hardest Fall
Roadmap
to Your Heart, Book 3
M/M
Romance
COVER
DESIGN: Kanaxa
RELEASE
DATE: 06-23-16
AMAZON:
http://amzn.to/28Is6ZT
BLURB
Lee
trades country ballads for show tunes in the next standalone book of her M/M
series, Roadmap to Your Heart.
After licking his wounds from a
painful relationship, Tate Sullivan is ready to move back home. He picks up
where he left off as drag queen extraordinaire Frieda Love in a West Village
bar in New York City. He doesn’t expect to be drawn to the mysterious man with
the dark eyes who shows up to every single performance—flirtatiously eyeing
Tate one second and disappearing on him the next. Why mess around with a guy
who is clearly giving him mixed signals?
Sebastian Clark is on a mission the
first night he shows up at Ruby Redd’s. He doesn’t anticipate his plan being
flipped on its head by the charismatic drag queen and even more so by the
mesmerizing man beneath the makeup. But the more he learns about the vibrant
and brash Tate Sullivan the more intrigued he becomes. So he pushes aside his
guilt about why he sought out the bar in the first place in order to get to
know the guy behind the stilettos.
They’re opposites on many levels, but
as Tate spends time volunteering with Sebastian at the shelter, he begins to
feel good about himself in ways he hadn’t before. For Sebastian, Tate
represents a sense of fun and freedom that is completely fresh and
invigorating. Before they know it, their easy companionship catches fire, and
Sebastian is kissing a man for the first time, while Tate is opening his heart
to new possibilities. But Sebastian is still keeping a secret, and Tate will
have to decide if he can trust again, or if the betrayal he feels from
Sebastian’s confession is too much to overcome.
Review
I have yet to read a Christina Lee book that didn’t in some
way touch me and make me want to smish her characters and this one did not
disappoint! This is the case of opposites attract and man are those some of the
most hard won loves of all. We always say that we don’t want to fall in love
with someone who is exactly like we are but Sebastian and Tate take opposites…to
a new point.
We get to meet Tate first or rather I should say Frieda Love
in all her glory singing Lady Gaga wearing purple eye shadow and silver
stilettos! Tate is a fun, sassy, outgoing, and confident guy who has been
through some major heartbreak coming out the other side with a huge lack of
trust and a rule of keeping men at a distance. But something about Dark Eyes
draws his eye and encourages him to make nice. What happens is an eye opening
friendship that sparks more. More feelings than Tate wants maybe enough to make
him throw in the towel before it goes too far.
“We covered in scarlet read, our hearts mixing and tangling together to
form a richer shade.”
Sebastian, Sweet, beautiful on the outside as well of the
inside, Sebastian. I have claimed him as mine and I will not share :) Sebastian
is this guy who has learned the hard way in life that honesty and truth is the
best and only option. So when he seeks out Tate and finds Freida Love he can’t
walk away because he finds them both beyond intriguing and beautiful. Night
after night he goes back to Ruby Redd’s just to see Tate perform which leads to
a friendship and guilt of why he was there in the first place.
“You think that’s what this is about? I don't give a damn who knows, I
can’t do this...and it’s not for the reasons you think.”
I loved how different these two characters were not only in
personality but in their approach to life. This is the thing that actually
gravitates one to the other, that part of themselves they didn’t even know was
there is opened up and shown the light of day. Sebastian opening Tate up to
volunteering at Safe Harbor and realizing there are people in the world who can
use all the help and support you can give. Tate showing Sebastian that he needs
to open himself up to those close to him like his father’s long time employee
Annie. I really truly understood Sebastian’s hesitation and fear in revealing
his secret and although some might say it went on too long to me it was perfect
because it seemed true to form for who Sebastian was.
Tate came alive to me in this book to the point that his
innate sexiness came through in every movement and sassy line. As much as
Sebastian is the warmth and heart character in this story once he comes into
knowing who he is sexually, that sexy mouth gets to work and shows Tate some
things! Oh and the YouTube video with Sebastian and the lipstick...have a fan
ready, you are going to need it!
“I kissed him softer, harder, deeper, longer. Our tongues mingled and
the lipstick smeared against my bare lips and chin.”
Christina wrote a love that really was layers of complex
emotions and not just a basic does he get the boy storyline. What you also
hoped and dared to dream for in this book was that they would find themselves
and realize their own self-worth. It is a low on angst, high on love, and
scorching on sexy book. Go read it but remember Sebastian is mine :)
About the Author
Once upon a time, Christina Lee lived in New York City and was
a wardrobe stylist. She spent her days getting in cabs, shopping for photo
shoots, eating amazing food, and drinking coffee at her favorite hangouts.
Now she lives in the Midwest with her husband
and son—her two favorite guys. She’s been a clinical social worker and a
special education teacher. But it wasn't until she wrote a weekly column for
the local newspaper that she realized she could turn the fairytales inside her
head into the reality of writing fiction.
She’s addicted to lip balm and salted
caramel everything. She believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance
novels has become a dream job.
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