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Length: 66,000 words approx.
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Rainbow Place Series
Blurb
After a recent redundancy, Joe takes a few months off to try and make it as a writer. His partner, Harry, is less than supportive but Joe is used to that after ten years together, just like he’s used to Harry’s controlling nature and his drinking habit.
Dylan, a server at Rainbow Place, is fascinated by Joe as he sits in the café and works on his laptop. His attempts to flirt are met with awkwardness at first, but gradually Joe opens up. Dylan is disappointed when he learns Joe isn’t single. As their friendship develops he begins to worry about the nature of Joe’s relationship, especially when he witnesses Harry’s behaviour in person. Abuse isn’t always physical, and Dylan knows that from experience. His concern helps Joe see his relationship for what it is, and gives him the courage to end things with Harry.
Free to act on their mutual attraction, Joe and Dylan dive headlong into something that becomes serious fast. Joe revels in the passion and intimacy he’s been missing out on for so long, but Dylan is worried that Joe is on the rebound. He puts on the brakes, knowing that they need to slow down to make this last. For this new relationship to work, Joe needs to show Dylan that he’s ready to move on from the past.
Although this book is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone and has a satisfying happy ending.
Carra's Review
The third book in the series, Better Place does stay true to Rainbow Place being a center point for the characters (Dylan works there, and Joe starts coming in as a customer). When the story begins, Joe is already in a relationship with someone else—with whom he lives—so there’s an immediate obstacle which Dylan does try to respect even though he is drawn to Joe.
Joe does have issues with his current relationship, and Dylan recognizes certain “signs” that echo issues he had with his own prior relationship. This is where things become a tad messy since Dylan does become kind of protective of Joe, but still needs to respect the boundaries in place. Once Joe is free to start something with Dylan, things happen rapidly between them—still complicated though by Joe’s living situation. I once again found myself frustrated (a common thing for me with this series), because not only did it feel like things moved very fast with Dylan and Joe at that point, but with Joe’s ex still in his life—albeit in a sidelined way—it kind of felt weird. I actually felt sorry for the ex since he seemed a bit clueless and self-centered.
We do get to see characters from the previous stories in the series, and there’s also some setup for another story to come. You don’t need to have read those stories to enjoy Better Place, though you may want their backstory once you meet Seb and Alex, whose respective stories were told in the other books.
I did have a harder time feeling a full connection between Dylan and Joe due to the complications of the situation, and that along with my frustrations mentioned earlier has me putting this book at 3.5 stars. Better Place is meant for readers 18+ for adult language and sexual content.
About the Author
Jay lives just outside Bristol in the West of England. He comes from a family of writers, but always used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed him by. He spent years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content.One day, Jay decided to try and write a short story—just to see if he could—and found it rather addictive. He hasn’t stopped writing since.
Jay writes contemporary romance about men who fall in love with other men. He has five books published by Dreamspinner Press, and also self-publishes under the imprint Jaybird Press. Many of his books are now available as audiobooks.
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