Bare Threads (Saving Liam Book 4) by D.P. Denman ~ Virtual Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt, Giveaway
Blurb:
Liam is not a family man. He’s learned to avoid the entanglement and its mire of expectations; expectations he’s destined to crush. Unfortunately, his usually placid boyfriend is pushing him into the arms of his new family and he’s fighting every step. When a person he never expected to see again reappears, Liam finds a reason to make a few concessions for the sake of real love and the only man he is willing to call family.Book four of the Saving Liam Series
Categories: M/M Romance
Pages or Words: 63,000 words
Cover Artist: LC Chase
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Excerpt:
Optimism and anxiety sparred in his head, pulling his eyebrows into a knot while he transferred clothes from his suitcase to one of the drawers in the dresser.
“What?” Justin sat on the edge of the bed while Liam grabbed a pile of socks for the second trip.
“Nothing.”
“Baby.”
He looked at Justin. “This isn’t going to work.” He stuffed the socks in a drawer.
“What isn’t?”
“Avoiding the truth all weekend.”
“What truth?” Confusion wrinkled Justin’s brow.
“That I’ll be wearing more clothes in the next two days than I do in a week and a half at home.”
Justin took his hand when he was in reach, using it to pull Liam into his lap. “Nobody’s avoiding anything.” Justin wrapped arms around him. “It’s not that big a deal. So, you dance for people. I’ll admit, it’s an unusual career choice but, they’d treat you the same way if you were still waiting tables.”
He nodded at a speech he’d heard before and scowled at the carpet unconvinced. Fingers touched the side of his chin and turned Liam’s head leaving him no choice but to meet Justin’s eyes.
“If you plan to spend all weekend anticipating judgmental bullshit you’ll be disappointed.” Justin caressed his chin with a thumb. “They don’t blame you for something that wasn’t your fault.”
He stared into warm brown eyes and read the rest of the speech. This wasn’t his house or even his town. The hateful people he expected to confront lived one province over and they weren’t coming to dinner. Justin pulled him closer by the fingers on his chin and kissed him.
“Once they get to know you they’re going to love you just like I do. Okay, maybe not just like I do but you know what I mean.”
He smiled at the attempted humor and draped an arm around Justin’s shoulders.
“That’s probably for the best,” he said.
“Probably. Let’s finish unpacking before they wonder what we’re doing in here.”
“I could bounce on the bed a little to answer the question.”
“Always the tease.” Justin pushed him from his lap. “None of that this weekend, okay?”
“It’s not like we can’t be quiet about it.”
Their first apartment had taught them about muting the volume during sex.
“I doubt anything you do could inspire an erection with my parents in the next room.”
Liam cocked an eyebrow at the challenge.
“No.” Justin shook his head and opened his own suitcase. “If you want to get your rocks off you can do it when I’m not in the room.”
“Not even a little of this?” He raised his arms over his head and rolled his hips to an imaginary beat.
“Not even a lot of that.” Justin carried shirts to the closet and swatted his ass on the way by. “Behave yourself.”
Tracy's Review:
4 Stars
Let me start by saying, I didn’t read the first 3 books, so I think some things got lost in translation for me. Maybe if I had read the other books, I would have understood the characters better, and my rating may have been higher. You could tell this was a continuation of a story, and sometimes I just felt a little lost. This book deals with some deep issues, but it really isn’t very angsty. I love broken characters and Liam, even though he is healing, seems to have been a very broken character at one time.
This books starts with Liam and Justin spending Thanksgiving with Justin’s parents. Justin has obviously proposed in the past and been turned down by Liam. Liam loves Justin, but refuses to marry him. That was mainly what this story dealt with. Some of Liam’s thoughts about spending time with Justin’s parents, just made me think he was a total ass. Justin’s parents were nothing but polite, nice and welcoming, so I wasn’t sure what the deal was. They even seem to accept that he is a go-go boy. Towards the end when I am told, and I guess other readers are refreshed about what Liam went through with his parents, well I am sorry, but I still don’t see why he has such a strong aversion to spending time with Justin’s family or accepting his marriage proposal.
Liam comes to a sort of cross roads in his career, during this leg of the journey, and really by the end of this book, I still didn’t get closure, but the way the books ends, I get the feeling there will be more.
Justin and Liam have good chemistry, and a strong and loving relationship. They make decisions about their lives and career moves together, and talk to one another before things explode. They seem like a very strong couple. The book was well written and flowed at a good pace. Even though I was missing things it was still a really good read. The sex was kind of alluded to, but not graphic.
This is my first book by this author, but I liked her writing style and am looking forward to going back and reading books one - three, this actually sounds like a really good series. I will also be checking out the other books by this author!
Author Bio:
Award winning author DP Denman writes character-driven contemporary romance about gay men. Her stories are real and intense, but resolve in endings that make people want to read the book all over again. She is from the Pacific Northwest and bases all of her stories in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In her spare time, she is a dedicated LGBTQIA rights activist, fighting for those who have been marginalized and abused. To that end, 25% of the royalties from every book go to support LGBT charities.
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Publisher: North Shore Press
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Congratulations on the new release! I love the excerpt and the beautiful cover!
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