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S'està carregant… When You Were Minede Aria Grace
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Large Print Edition.Book 4 of the Mile High Romance series. Kyle has stayed in an abusive relationship because he doesn't believe he deserves anything better. He hands over his paycheck and his dignity for the sake of keeping the peace. Jonathan lives an orderly life of routine and processes. When Seb asks him to look into a case against his ex, he hesitates. Not because he doesn't want to help, but because he's afraid this gentle and broken man might sully the tidy world he needs to function. For mature readers. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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When You Were Mine is the fourth book in the ‘Mile High Romance’ series. It’s the story of Kyle and Jonathan, two characters mentioned in previous books. Kyle is the ex-boyfriend of Seb from Book Three and Jonathan is the lawyer, briefly mentioned in the previous books. This story is told in first person from both Kyle’s and Jonathan’s povs.
This story takes off soon after Book Three. Something happens with Kyle’s abusive boyfriend and Kyle is ordered by the police to not go back to Kyle’s home and they’ve frozen his bank accounts. Kyle is wandering the streets when Seb, also one of Kyle’s ex’s, sees him. Seb redeems himself in this story because I thought he wasn’t nice to Kyle in the last book. Seb takes Kyle to lunch and listens to his story of what happened with Kyle’s boyfriend. Seb also apologizes for his terrible behavior and breakup with Kyle. Then he offers Kyle a place to stay at his apartment. In the meantime, Jonathan, a friend of Seb’s asks him to check on Jonathan’s mother. She has a spare bedroom and Kyle stays at her home until things are straightened out with the police business.
Kyle is a nice guy, but he was still pining for Seb. He called Seb the one that got away and blamed himself for not being manly enough to hold him. That’s how he ended up with his abusive boyfriend, to prove he could handle anything he dished out. But after the police incident Kyle decides to start over. Kyle helps Jonathan’s mother around the house. That’s what Kyle likes to do, be helpful. He’s kind and thoughtful. In Book Three I got the impression that Kyle was a bit weak, but that’s not how he came across in this book, so I found his character inconsistent.
Jonathan has severe OCD that is conveyed well in the story. His home is attached to his business office. Jonathan doesn’t like to be involved with people because it upsets his routine. Seb calls him a hermit. With the arrival of Kyle, Jonathan’s routine is destroyed. Slowly he stretches his limits and Kyle is patient and understanding. Since Kyle likes to take care of people, he is good at making allowances for Jonathan’s behavior and finding ways to alleviate pressure.
I did have a bit of trouble with the characters. I thought that they sounded too much alike. The characters in the earlier books had more distinctive speech, but in this book, even in the monologue they sounded the same. It helped that the author marked each pov change with the character’s name.
As usual with this author’s books in this series, I liked the plot in this story. There was the romance between Jonathan and Kyle, but also the situation between Kyle and his ex. I have to warn that there is a rape, along with violence in this book in case anyone has trouble reading that sort of scene.
I found this story a fast, entertaining read. I think Jonathan was the stronger character in that his OCD mannerisms were well done. I give When You Were Mine, 4 Stars.
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