{{RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW}} FINDING NORTH BY CARMEN JENNER
Title: Finding North
Author: Carmen Jenner
Genre: Erotic Romance M/M
Genre: Erotic Romance M/M
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Red Maine’s blue-collared bad boy, North Underwood, has a dirty little secret—Will Tanner.
Friends since kindergarten, North had been the one to jump first, and his fall into Will’s bed ten years ago had been no exception. Will and North had been inseparable, but things change, people grow apart, and even a blazing flame can dwindle to a dying ember over time.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
After a run in with a bottle of Bundy rum, Will and North find themselves in a compromising and all too familiar position.
Blurred lines, bad decisions, and one wrong foot after another lead these two down a spiral of sarcasm, secrets, and sex, but when North’s hetero status is called into question he can’t figure up from down. And despite Will telling himself he wouldn’t fall again, he’s head over heels and wandering without a compass.
Love is love.
Love is truth.
Love … shouldn’t be this damn hard to figure out.
I've only read very few M/M romances before. Having a sexual orientation is part of the person, it doesn't change who that person is underneath. Carmen wrote a wonderful passionate tale of traumatic events, angst, best friends to lover, second chances, self discovery and healing. This story deserves a 5 star review.
Copy of Finding North by Carmen Jenner provided in exchange for an honest and spoiler free review.
This is about Will and North who have been bests friends forever but Will is in love with North. Will as always known his sexual orientation which he as accepted and comfortable with. While in their late teens, one night led to many nights for these 2 best friends. North is not so accepting of his sexual orientation. 12 years ago Northbetrayed Will to the the point that he broke Will's heart and confidence. They never spoke again, but now North is very conflicted in which he is not very happy with how his life is going. A series of events will draw them closer and get North to accept that he loves Will also.
I truly enjoyed these two characters, both hot headed dominant alpha males. North's number one problem is that he can't open up and love someone when he doesn't know or like who he is. I really felt empathy for these characters because they struggle with inner demons and trying to be comfortable in their own skin.
I can't give enough praise to Carmen for writing about a subject that is still taboo, she has done it with honesty, with a beautiful story telling and symbolism. FindingNorth is more than a story, it has an amazing message behind every word, sentences and pages. It was an highly entertaining story with a hint of suspense to it.
Story told in dual POV that goes back in forth 12 years in the past. I love that it was told from both points of view in order to better understand each sides. It's a standalone with an HEA. I highly recommend this wonderful book to anyone with an open mind about the fact that in our hearts we only want to be loved and be accepted for who we are, without judgement. Carmen's previous reads are worth it also.
Copy of Finding North by Carmen Jenner provided in exchange for an honest and spoiler free review.
This is about Will and North who have been bests friends forever but Will is in love with North. Will as always known his sexual orientation which he as accepted and comfortable with. While in their late teens, one night led to many nights for these 2 best friends. North is not so accepting of his sexual orientation. 12 years ago Northbetrayed Will to the the point that he broke Will's heart and confidence. They never spoke again, but now North is very conflicted in which he is not very happy with how his life is going. A series of events will draw them closer and get North to accept that he loves Will also.
I truly enjoyed these two characters, both hot headed dominant alpha males. North's number one problem is that he can't open up and love someone when he doesn't know or like who he is. I really felt empathy for these characters because they struggle with inner demons and trying to be comfortable in their own skin.
I can't give enough praise to Carmen for writing about a subject that is still taboo, she has done it with honesty, with a beautiful story telling and symbolism. FindingNorth is more than a story, it has an amazing message behind every word, sentences and pages. It was an highly entertaining story with a hint of suspense to it.
Story told in dual POV that goes back in forth 12 years in the past. I love that it was told from both points of view in order to better understand each sides. It's a standalone with an HEA. I highly recommend this wonderful book to anyone with an open mind about the fact that in our hearts we only want to be loved and be accepted for who we are, without judgement. Carmen's previous reads are worth it also.
Trailer
I push my glass towards him for another refill, downing the shot of liquid courage. “You ever think about what might have been?”
Will scoffs and sets his glass down. “You’re seriously asking me this?”
“What?” I say, getting pissy now, because he acts as though he’s the only one who lost something. “I can’t ask a question?”
He takes another sip, avoiding my gaze. The humour has left his face; his mouth forms a tight line as he stares down into his drink. “You can’t ask that question.”
“Okay then,” I say, agitated that he’s calling the shots. I ask a question I’ve been wanting the answer to for a very long time. “Why didn’t you leave?”
“Jesus, not you too.” Will shakes his head. “You sound like Josh.”
“Who the hell is Josh?”
He slams back the rest of his drink and beats his fist against his chest. “Fuck buddy.”
“You have a fuck buddy?” I clench my jaw. I’m starting to see why Bundy has a bad name. Right now, I’d like to find Josh and beat his fucking head in.
Will laughs. “Look at you getting all jealous.”
Is he fucking kidding me?
“How long?” I say through my teeth.
“How long have I been fucking him? Or how long is his cock? It’s about five for both.”
“Five what?” I snap. “Days? Weeks?”
“Months.” He rests his elbow on the bar, dangling his glass from his long fingers. “And inches.”
“You been fucking this Josh for five months, and you didn’t think to mention it?”
“I’ve fucked a lot of men in the last twelve years, North. Why would I mention any of them to you?”
“I kissed you.”
“Yeah, and I didn’t ask for it,” he says, swirling the liquor in his glass. “How many women have you slept with in the past twelve years?”
I don’t have an answer for him. I don’t even remember half of their names, only that I was fumbling around in a drunken stupor, trying to grab onto just a little bit of happiness. On the outside I have all my shit together, but inwardly I’m hollow. I’m the worthless piece of shit my father always told me I was, and I’d bury my dick in anyone in an attempt to find something that made me feel even half of what Will had that summer.
Carmen Jenner is a thirty-something, USA TODAY and international bestselling author of the Sugartown, Savage Saints, and Taint series.
Her dark romance, KICK (Savage Saints MC #1), won Best Dark Romance Read in the Reader’s Choice Awards at RWDU 2015.
A tattoo enthusiast, hardcore MAC addict and zombie fangirl, Carmen lives on the sunny north coast of New South Wales, Australia, where she spends her time indoors wrangling her two wildling children, a dog named Pikelet, and her very own man-child.
A romantic at heart, Carmen strives to give her characters the HEA they deserve, but not before ruining their lives completely first … because what’s a happily ever after without a little torture?
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