


As a parent of a child who has been through this, again, I appreciate it more than Dabney can know the route they took in writing about it. Still even at the end, Gage still has times where he slips and cuts though less frequent. But Dabney did not take the easy way out. I love a HEA as much as the next person but I sometimes get frustrated when sensitive subjects are just "poofed" away by being in love and it cures all ailments. He still has to see a therapist and work through it all. Just because Derrick and Gage get together, does not mean Gage is cured. One thing that struck me throughout the book and especially at the end that I appreciate the author doing more than they could know, was there was no "magical dick" cure. **Now, some spoilers here and I do think this deserves some trigger warnings**ĭabney tore me up from the prologue.

Gage and Derrick have to pretend for a job but is it really pretending if both want it? There's collars and spankings to boot 🔥 Let me get to the hot good part first.this had some hot possessive daddy kink going on. Being forced together on a job doesn't help either one of them put the other out of their head. But Gage wants Derrick and wants to do some nasty things to him including putting a collar around his neck.

Except Gage thinks he's too old and fucked up to be anything to Derrick, much less Derrick's partner. Derrick is all grown up now and back in Powers to prove to Gage he's a man and he wants Gage for his own. I was looking forward to Gage's story because he was paired with a younger Derrick who was rescued from an abusive home as a kid in one of the other series. That don't fit the traditional mold by today's standards and I absolutely love it. They always write characters who are perfectly imperfect. When I started this book, I had no idea it would touch me on a personal level.ĭabney is one of those auto buy authors for me and I love all their interconnecting series. I've sat on this review a few days and I'll tell you why.
