REVIEW with EXCERPT: 'The Runaway Father' by Parker Avrile
Title: The Runaway Father
Series: The Runaway Model Book #3
Author: Parker Avrile
Published: October 11, 2016
Publisher: Self-Published/Paris April Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance; Erotic Romance
Length: 270 pages
Tags: Gay; M/M; Rock Star/Musician
About The Runaway Father
A rock star's darkest secret-- his teenage son.
Out of the closet, free to be himself for the first time in his life, rock star Stoney has fallen hard for a younger musician.
Carlin wants no part of the spotlight. He's an artist. Being with a famous man like Stoney is a challenge, especially for a guy with anxiety. But there's a sweet side to Stoney that not everybody gets to see. Carlin can't stay away.
Together, Carlin and Stoney can overcome any obstacle. The gutter press is a nuisance, but they won't let trashy gossip pull them apart.
And then they face the toughest challenge yet, when Stoney learns he's the father to the son he never knew he had.
The Runaway Father is a full-length 270 page male/male contemporary rock star romance novel complete with no cliffhangers, a ton of angst about missing fathers and how boys sometimes have to become men on their own, absolutely no cheating, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After.
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The next evening, Carlin worked in Stoney's studio. Carlin's studio really. He was the only one who'd been writing music lately. The only one practicing. He was using an oversized agate pick to pluck tentatively at the strings, a black and white banded agate from India that was supposed to create a unique sound. Carlin was trying to decide if it was noisy enough for him.
Stoney stood in the open door, looking down at where Carlin sat, his blond hair fallen forward to expose the nape of his neck. There was an animal instinct to bite, lick, and kiss any exposed nape. He wondered why more people, not just the French with their scarves, didn't cover their necks in public. Sometimes he'd see a bare neck and feel a hot flame of sexual need.
And yet it was more than lust with Carlin. It was a sense of... tenderness? Sweetness? Vulnerability? Stoney didn't know what this feeling was called or if anyone else had ever felt it. He loved Carlin beyond anything he'd ever thought possible.
Carlin felt his eyes on the back of his neck and looked up, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Feeling better?"
"I wish I did. Love, dollface... you should go." It twisted his heart to say it, but how could he drag this beautiful boy into his personal mess? "There'll be scandal. A tabloid frenzy."
"Don't be ridiculous." Carlin put down the instrument and stood up. "I'm not going anywhere."
"You're a sensitive artist. All that push and scrum, it bothers you."
Carlin took another step, closing the gap between the two of them. "A lot of things bother me, Stoney. If I let it get to me, I'd never leave the house."
Like his mother never left the house. Stoney knew by now that she'd had a medication-resistant agoraphobia. "We should get away. I'm thinking about Los Angeles." He pushed the neck of Carlin's oversized T-shirt down further to expose his collarbone. Another point of vulnerability. Stoney licked the little hollow. They needed a safe place, a hidden place for just the two of them...
4 HEART READ
REVIEW:
As I have grown accustom to with Parker Avrile and The Runway Model series, this latest release - book three, The Runaway Father - is a great read. I’m not surprised as I have enjoyed everything I have read of Parker's.
Although this installment is intended to be a standalone, focusing on a new couple, I highly recommend reading the series from the beginning as there are subplots and references I think you would most enjoy watching unfold. However, having said this, the couple in this tale do have a little introduction in a short story of their own, Blackmail Boy, which I did not find necessary to read. And if I'm honest, I actually missed it.
Stoney, an aging rock star at thirty, has fallen in love with Carlin, a younger musician. Their relationship is still in the honeymoon phase when they find out that Stoney may have a teenage son. How will this impact their easy partnership? Is Carlin even prepared to be a step-dad? For that matter is Stoney even prepared to be a father?
Just becoming accustomed to being a couple out in the open the arrival of Stoney’s son puts a strain on their relationship and they must learn to overcome their struggles in order for their union to survive.
I felt all of Stoney and Carlin’s ups and downs and the complexity of adding a child to a coupling that is just getting started.
Being able to relate to their emotions made for a story I could not put down until I absolutely knew what happened, even when there was much needed housework to do.
Once again, with The Runaway Father, Parker Avrile has made me feel for and with the characters. Avrile has a writing style that immerses readers in the tale and makes you believe you know the individuals intimately.
Parker has easily become one of my go to authors!
I'm delighted to be walking away from this to fill my eReader with the new winter themed read, Unfreezing.
A copy of The Runaway Father was provided to Kimmers Erotic Book Banter, by Parker Avrile, at no cost and with no expectations in return. We offer our fair and honest opinion on behalf of our readers.
About the Author
I ran away to Vegas. Now I'm running from it. Currently, I'm in an undisclosed location writing slightly spicy, slightly angsty male/male romances that explore the glittering world of beautiful male models, talented yet troubled musicians, and alleged billionaires who may not be what they appear to be.
For more works by Parker visit http://www.therunawaymodel.com/
