Author A.E. Via
Title:
Nothing Special V
M/M GAY
CONTEMPORARY
Edited by: Tina
Adamski
Cover Artist – Jay
Aheer
PAGE COUNT – 365
Release
Date: December 12, 2016
Reviewed by Erin
Synopsis
The boys are back and
fiercer than ever!
"We were a unit
tonight, moving as one. Even apart, we are deadly, but when combined – we are
f**kin’ unstoppable." ~~ God ~~
Atlanta's notorious narcotics task
force is at it again. They are stronger, bigger, and better than
ever. Especially when a city councilman sends RECON Marine, Edwin Steele -
who’s been blacklisted from his Oakland department - to join the
team. God and Day weren't recruiting. They have a lot on their plates,
like the fact they're supposed to be getting married soon. They don't have
the time or the patience to integrate a decorated war hero with a slight
chip on his shoulder into their well-oiled machine.
A hothead that's
uncontrollable and terrible with authority… but wasn’t that their team
motto?
Steele was ready to hang
up his shield. He was done fighting with bigoted bastards that couldn't
respect the job. He was good at fighting; he just needed the right team to
fight with. When his uncle - City Councilman, Rasmus Steele - shows him a
video of God's team in action, he knows right away, it's where his nephew
belongs in order to restore his faith.
Steele pointed to the
driver, a behemoth of a man wielding those massive firearms like a true beast…
like a soldier. “And him. Who the hell is he?”
“That’s your new boss.
Lieutenant Cashel Godfrey… they call him… God.”
Steele was skeptical
about his new placement, but when he meets God's technology specialist/computer
genius, “Tech,” he's willing to give it his all, and he definitely shows
and proves.
Tech is stunning. His
sweater vest and khakis, a stark contrast to the blue-jeaned roughnecks
he works with. A beautiful sheep amongst the wolves. Steel thinks
there's no way the brilliant man would be interested in a hardhead like him, but
Tech has a few badass hidden talents of his own and manages to surprise
him... surprise all of them.
This story is a part of
a series but can stand alone. It does not end on a cliffhanger and has a
HEA. There are no multiple pairings in this novel.
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Review
Nothing
Special V was everything I wanted and more ... and so worth the wait!!
And after reading it, I can totally get behind A.E.'s excitement over
sharing it with everyone and not being able to wait any longer. I LOVED
the addition of Tech and Steele, they were FABULOUS together. And then
God and Day, *sigh* no one is like them and my love for them continues
to be ridiculously hard. As always, NS5 was high octane fun, full of
action and witty banter and super sexy scenes.
It's
always great when an established and well-loved series continues to
grow by adding new characters while keeping true to the previous books
while at the same time, letting us see plenty of the characters we've
come to love. In the case of V, the addition of Tech and Steele was
fantastic. Steele is great, all growly and with bad-ass attitude to
spare, but it was Tech who I loved so much. Talk about your computer
genius who's so much more! Gah, he was just such a surprise to me. Super
sexy, but hiding an inner strength and some pretty kickass moves, too.
And
in case you're worried, oh my God yes, there's plenty of God and Day,
too. Like A.E. could keep them quiet for too long. They get almost equal
time in the book, which, hell yeah, right? Things are a bit rocky
between our two favorite muscly, fierce guys, but they get things
figured out before it's too late. I won't spoil anything, because
watching these two bumble and stumble their way through was pure fun. As
an added bonus--and people this was such a treat--Prescott, Rick, and
Blair make an appearance and it's everything you want it to be.
Excerpt
“You’re
just screwing up every which way.”
Steele
turned around to watch his lieutenant approach. Day
hadn’t said much to him since he’d arrived. The guy always seemed to be lost in
thought; either that or he was fine with
letting God take the lead in everything. Maybe he was experiencing some post-traumatic
stress – he was just in a deadly shootout a few weeks ago. So Steele had given the guy a wide berth. But he’d heard good
things.
“Not
sure what you mean,” Steele said when Day stood in front of him. He watched
Steele with pretty hazel eyes like he
could read a person on the spot. Looking him up and down, Day reminded Steele
of an underdressed Simon Baker.
Day
sat on top of the table at the other end, propping one heavy Timberland boot up
on the seat. “I think you do know. We’re a family here, Steele. Tech is a
brother to all of us.”
Steele
looked over and frowned, flicking his ashes in the other direction. “And I’m
not?”
“No.”
Day balked, throwing his hands up in the air in exasperation. “You’re like a
third cousin, twice removed right now. You have to earn that respect, man. But
you keep hurting Tech and you’re gonna be downgraded to a redheaded stepchild.”
Steele
pulled on his cigar to hide his smile.
“None
of us are stupid. We can see there’s some weird
power-play-tease-me-love-me-hate-me shit going on between you two, and God and
I aren’t exactly against you trying to develop something, but we won’t have it
become a disruption. We need Tech focused on his job. We need you one hundred
percent out there on the streets. You feel me?”
“Yeah,
lieutenant. I feel you.” Steele couldn’t argue.
“Alright.
Go home. We’re done for today.”
Day
walked away, having put on his boss hat and issued his warning. Steele already
knew God wasn’t a man to be trifled with, but behind those sharp eyes of Day’s,
he had a feeling he wasn’t either. His lieutenant had a very valid point. Tech
was family to them, and blood was thicker than water. There was no way they
were gonna all sit around and let Steele call Tech names and hurt him like he’d
done. He’d gotten a pass that first day, now it was as if he hadn’t learned his
lesson the first time.
Fuck.
He had to fix this. All Tech said was he didn’t have time for a relationship… he never said he didn’t want one.
Author Bio
A.E. Via is an
author in the beautiful gay romance genre and also founder and owner of Via
Star Wings Books. Her writing embodies everything from hopelessly romantic to adventure,
to scandalous. Her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take
readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
When she’s not
clicking away at her laptop, she devotes herself to her family—a husband and
four children. Adrienne Via has tons of more stories to tell, but she really
would like to hear yours. Via Star Wings Books is currently accepting
submissions for established and aspiring LGBTQ authors.
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A.E. This is such a great set of books with some sexy, sarcastic men that are very easy to love! Thank you for writing this and I can't wait for the next book to be written. =)
ReplyDeletegreat review and this is one of the best series ever
ReplyDeleteFantastic book. Thanks for the review.
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