LIVINGSTON
TRENTON SECURITY BOOK 1
J.M. DABNEY
M/M ROMANCE
RELEASE DATE: 03.06.18
Cover Design: RESSE DANTE
BLURB
He was the Beast without the escape clause.
Francis “Liv” Livingston was a beast. No matter if he wore a perfectly tailored suit or if he was in his tactical gear, people avoided looking at him. He was always first to volunteer for the jobs only a person with a death wish wanted. Tomorrows weren’t guaranteed. His boss had come to him and told him he needed him for a job. Linus knew the jobs he liked, but when he opened the file, it all went to hell.
Beauty was only skin deep.
Fielding Haskell made his way in the world on his looks. He’d earned his first film role before he could read a script. He didn’t want the fame. He wanted to go to college. He wanted a man who didn’t look at him and see how pretty he was. Unfortunately, a so-called fan only cared how attractive he was, and it earned him a personal bodyguard and a vacation. He looked forward to the break until he met the man in charge of his safety and wondered if the danger he left was worth dealing with a sudden attraction to a man who was colder than ice.
4 stars!
Livingston (Trenton Security #1) is the first book in a new series by author J.M. Dabney. While I believe that you can read this one on its own, a few minor parts of the book will probably make more sense to those who have previously read the Brawlers or Executioners books. That being said, this book focuses on Livingston and Fielding with a stalker causing mayhem at times. If you enjoy this book, I would wholeheartedly suggest picking up other books by the author.
Livingston, or Liv as most call him, is scarred inside and out. He doesn't believe that anyone will ever see past his outer scars and care for him, let alone love him. He works for Linus Trenton, who previously found love in Hunter (Brawlers #4). He takes the missions with high risk, thinking he has nothing to lose if he dies. This time, Linus gives him a new job, one that Liv absolutely does not want. His mission is to protect Fielding, an up and coming actor, who may have a stalker.
I felt for Liv, the pain and recovery that he had to go through as a child must have been terrible. I could see why he chose dangerous missions when he had been treated so poorly by people he should have been able to trust. No one wanted to touch or kiss him due to the scars he carries. Fielding hasn't had it easy either. He is far from the spoiled diva that Liv expected. Fielding has dreams that he doesn't dare share with anyone. He doesn't want to be an actor, but doesn't know how to break free of the situation he's in, where everything he does is monitored and criticized. His time with Liv gives him more freedom than he's had before.
These two characters were really good for each other. Liv initially tries to keep his distance from Fielding, since he's innocent in a lot of ways, while still giving Fielding the care and confidence that he's been lacking. Fielding's natural submissiveness calls to Liv strongly, and Fielding loves the strength that he finds in Liv. I liked that Fielding is very tactile and liked the feel of Liv's scars. The events involving the stalker help push Liv into dealing more with his feelings toward Fielding, but I still wanted to smack him for almost letting Fielding go.
Overall, another wonderful start to a new series. I'm really looking forward to Pure and Raul's book as well as those for Little and Gage.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
EXCERPT
He disconnected the call and slipped his phone
back into his pocket. “That for me?”
“Yes, sir, I didn't mean—” Fielding swallowed
hard. “I wasn't listening.”
The boy closed the distance between them quickly
and thrust the mug at him. He caught it before it made a trip to the ground.
“Black. I noticed you didn't, um, put anything
in your coffee. Is it strong enough?”
He hesitated with the mug at his lips. He swore
the boy was holding his breath waiting for his approval. Taking a sip, it was
perfect, but he took his time to see how
long Fielding would keep himself from breathing. Nothing much amused him
anymore, but that was doing it for him.
During the time the boy was in his home he'd
picked up on little things about him. Fielding's need for approval. The boy's
natural submissiveness. Fielding was also downright domestic.
“Not bad.”
“I'll do better. Are you going somewhere?”
“No, not for a few more days. We’ll head to the office for a check-in, and see what
Linus’ boy, Hunter, found out about your stalker.” Interesting, the stalker
comment hadn’t earned a flinch, but the moment he said boy, the kid’s perfectly
arched brows rose. “Make a list of anything you need. We’ll hit the store
before we come back.”
“Can I get candy and chips?”
The question took him by surprise. Fielding didn’t look like anything fattening
ever passed his pretty lips.
“Do you want candy and chips?”
“So much.”
He hid his smile behind his mug at the boy’s
longing sigh. He’d noticed the boy didn’t eat very much, not enough in his
opinion, but Fielding wasn’t big. Tiny compared to him, probably not for normal
sized men.
“We’ll see then.”
“Yes, sir.”
One more submissive little yes, sir with averted eyes and the boy was going to find himself on
his knees worshiping his cock. He was too old for the boy, but his dick didn’t
seem to have a problem with it. What made it harder to resist Fielding was a
natural submissive born to be someone's boy. He
was inclined to dominate and to have the perfect boy in front of him was
more temptation than he'd ever experienced.
He needed to get Fielding as far away from him
as possible and soon.
J.M. Dabney is a multi-genre author who writes mainly LGBT romance and fiction. She lives with a constant diverse cast of characters in her head. No matter their size, shape, race, etc. she lives for one purpose alone, and that’s to make sure she does them justice and give them the happily ever after they deserve. J.M. is dysfunction at its finest and she makes sure her characters are a beautiful kaleidoscope of crazy. There is nothing more she wants from telling her stories than to show that no matter the package the characters come in or the damage their pasts have done, that love is love. That normal is never normal and sometimes the so-called broken can still be amazing.
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