147 pages
Publisher:
RedDeer
Blurb
Trapped
in his foothills hideaway by major blizzard, Camden Snow struggles with the
storm raging inside his lover.
In the pre-dawn darkness, Hunter Dane moaned and thrashed under the comforter. Finally, the nightmare receded. He settled, breathed deeply several times, and opened his eyes.
"You okay?" Cam asked.
“Sure," Hunter smiled, half-awake, not remembering. "I'm here with you. Safe inside the storm. Away from ... all the crap of the last few weeks.”
Cam moved his hands over Hunt’s body, soothing and gentling. He needed to think.
“Safe inside the storm.”
Not safe from the storm, but safe inside of it. Isolated. Buried.
But Cam knew Hunter wasn’t safe; he'd brought his demons with him: a dark and twisted possession. And being snowed-in for days would allow that darkness to eat away at Hunt until his very skin would seem too small and he'd beg Cam for the flogger. And hate Cam for denying him.
There was a solution, but the so-called "ultimate Dom" was afraid. So very afraid the fragile bonds between them would not survive.
To help Hunter, he had to do the one thing he swore he would never do.
A 30k novella exploring the power of trust. Book 4 in the Hunt&Cam4Ever series.
The
first three: On His Knees,
Matchstick Men and Dancing
Men are available on Amazon.
Review
As anybody who has read my reviews for the
previous books featuring Cam and Hunt (they’re all linked below if you haven’t)
will know, I adore these two men. And which each subsequent book my love and
admiration for them grows deeper. Snowed in brought my love for them
to a whole new level, which seems appropriate because the whole story centers
around the two of them growing closer and intensifying their love for each
other.
First things first. Unlike Matchstick Men and
Dancing Men, this is not a mystery. If I had to compare this story to any one
of the prequels, I’d pick On His Knees. While that book portrayed the start of
Hunt and Cam, this story is all about them becoming closer; concentrating on
each other without the outside world distracting them.
Of course, this wouldn’t be a Cam & Hunt
Forever story if it wasn’t sexy, and kinky, and at times borderline non-con.
Hunter lay back, panting, open, completely at
the mercy of the sadist who knew none.
His way. Or his way.
But in these stories, the sex scenes tell the
reader as much about who these men are and how their relationship is evolving,
as the ‘platonic’ scenes do. Every word, every action, and every intimacy
brings these two men closer together, and I was right there with them. Hunt and
Cam have worked their way into my heart and I find myself fully invested in
their on-going relationship. The fact that these are hot stories is really only
a small part of my fascination.
Hunt dropped his forehead to Cam’s. “You’re mocking
my tragic PTSD, you know?”
“Sadist,” Cam reminded him.
Snowed
In, like its prequels, is what I like to think of
as ‘total immersion reading’. These stories give me everything; I smile, laugh
out loud, frown, and cry while Cam and Hunt find their way. Their journey is
mesmerising and their love for each other breathtaking. And in each subsequent book we get to know these two men better. In this instalment we learn a little about Hunt's background and family, and it explains so much about the man he is and his attachment 'issues'. More than that, Hunt opening up about his history shows the growing and every strengthening bond between these two men, as does the fact that Cam trusts Hunt to be there for him, even if his future looks grim.
I would love to litter this review with quotes and long exposés explaining why they affect me in such a powerful way, but I’ll restrain myself. For me the joy I get from reading these books stems from the fact that I get to fully experience every single step of their journey without prior knowledge, and it’s a pleasure I wouldn’t want to take away from other readers by revealing too much.
I would love to litter this review with quotes and long exposés explaining why they affect me in such a powerful way, but I’ll restrain myself. For me the joy I get from reading these books stems from the fact that I get to fully experience every single step of their journey without prior knowledge, and it’s a pleasure I wouldn’t want to take away from other readers by revealing too much.
While you could, if you desperately wanted to,
read this book as a standalone story, I strongly advice against it. These two
men truly are on a life changing journey together. To deprive yourself of even
one single step along their voyage would, to my mind, be a crying shame. Cam
and Hunt captured my attention in On His
Knees, and with every subsequent instalment they worked their way deeper
into my heart and mind. I’ve only just finished Snowed In and already find myself eagerly awaiting the next story.
As book-boyfriends go, these two men have joined an exclusive and very short
list of characters I can’t imagine ever getting enough of.
You can find Adira August and her delectable characters
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Oh, Helena. I'm just crying here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful thing you wrote about my boys. It's such a pleasure to write and have someone get everything you want to convey as a writer. And I know you understand because you are such a lovely writer, yourself! No wonder you're Hunter's favorite.
Thank you. addi<---srsly can hardly see to type thru tears ...
Oh my. Trust me, no thanks are needed. You and your men bring me joy with every subsequent story. You found yourself a fan for life. <3
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