Monday Mentions: February 27, 2017
It’s that wonderful time of the week where the Banter gives you our selection for Monday Mentions. Two releases coming out this week which we think you might want to take a quick peek at and put on your radar.
Today we’ve chosen two stories of self-discovery, hope and redemption.
First up is S.M. Sawyers Justin’s Season set to release over at NineStar Press. This novel, taking place in the late 80’s, finds former up and coming football star, Justin, re-discovering himself through his acceptance of his sexual orientation. But in so doing his destiny may not be what he thought it was.
Our final selection is Skylar M. Cates’ Secrets of You releasing at Dreamspinner Press on March 3rd. Although this is story four in Skylar’s Sunshine and Happiness series all novels are intended to be read as standalones, so you won’t be missing a thing. In Secrets of You, River - a loner, avoids intimate contact due to past regrets. Enter Morgan - a new housemate who may just change that. But both men must be able to let go of pain in order to make each other whole again.
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Make it a great week!
About Justin’s Season
The year is 1988, and Justin Davis, a former nationally recruited football prep star, awakens from twelve years of masking his shame with drugs and alcohol to find he has been returned to his former self through what can only be described as a miracle.
Triggered by the confirmation of his closely guarded sexual orientation, his fall from grace of over a decade before sets the stage for his redemption. The fulfillment of his destiny is prompted by Providence and the serendipitous deeds of those who are a part of his new life, as their intertwined lives are likewise impacted. Though his rapid evolvement and acceptance of his homosexuality is countered by setbacks, Justin perseveres and eventually triumphs as fate, he believes, has led him back to the sports arena to recapture past glories.
In a stunning finale, however, he learns his destiny is not what he had envisioned. His calling has been thrust upon him by circumstances beyond his control. Can Justin embrace it and become the man he was always meant to be?
About Secrets of You: Sunshine and Happiness Book 4
It’s never easy to find redemption.
Carrying scars and regrets, River Darcourt avoids too much intimate contact. Among his friends, he is known as a quiet loner. Forget about love. It’s not something he will consider… until sweet, young, and tempting Morgan Hayes becomes his housemate. River closed his heart long ago, but the attraction is impossible to deny.
Morgan Hayes needs a change. He is moving out of his critical father’s home and in with his friends, including his secret/not-so-secret crush, River. Having feelings for River is a terrible idea. But what is a guy to do when the annoyingly sexy mechanic is just across the hall?
While Morgan has overcome ugliness and is ready for love, he’s just not sure River ever will be. They have both experienced pain in their lives. So Morgan dares River to take a chance, and love will either break their fractured hearts in more pieces or, just possibly, make them whole again.
