Micah is a small-town mechanic with a big-time dream. He’s found his soulmate in high school social studies teacher Coleman Pierce, but while Micah’s out and proud of it, Coleman’s closet door is closed, locked, and welded shut. Stolen nights are all they’ll ever have, unless Micah can find some way to convince Cole that coming out won’t be the end of his dreams.Cole moved to Blueridge Junction … Junction to escape his past. He planned to make himself a new life, far from home and the betrayal he’d suffered there. He wasn’t going to make the same mistakes again, but he didn’t count on meeting Micah, or the intensity of the feelings the man arouses in him.
But Micah is out and Cole… isn’t. And while Micah definitely revs his engines, Cole isn’t going to risk his job or his newly minted future on a relationship that might not work out. When outside forces bear upon the couple, Cole is faced with a decision. Will he keep his secret and risk losing everything, including the man he loves? Or will he stand with Micah and fight for their future?
Fight For It is a male/male romance meant for ages 18+ due to language, themes, and adult scenes.
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Small town, big hearts
How had I not read this book before? I loved everything about this book, from the small-town boys, the love and support for Cole and the fight against bigotry.
Such a well-written book that kept me focused all the way through. I would recommend this to anyone who wants/needs a comfort read.
The narration by Christopher Solon was very good, and I didn’t need to speed him up like most other narrators.
Fight for It
The Blueridge Junction Boys, Book 1
By: A.D. Ellis
Narrated by: Christopher Solon
Series: The Blueridge Junction Boys, Book 1
Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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Read at 1.05 speed on Audible
Good start to a series
Some great characters, good story, plenty of plot, definitely steamy. Some homophobia and almost deadly violence, plus a lot of love. The vote bothered me, hard to believe American education can be run like that with no regards to legislation, so some of the ending felt a bit ‘phoned in’.
**Audible Review**
This started off hot and intense from the start and I became quickly involved in this small town romance. I love the BJ boys and their friends. Micah the local mechanic falling hard for his hookup Cole who happens to be the teacher at the local high school. They fall for each other but they have many issues to overcome to be together. This story is sad because we still have to deal with a lot of ignorant people out there and this give you so many feels on how these wonderful characters rally around each other to support their friends. The narration was good…he really kept me engaged. I really want to continue on with the series because I want all the BJ boys to find their HEA
I received a free copy of this audible and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Fight For It is a great first book in a series. There is a lot of building of the world (town), lots of describing and backstory of other characters, so in my opinion the main Characters lost a little page time. However, saying that, I did love all the characters especially Jay (he stole the story).
I cannot wait to listen to the other books in this series… especially Jay!
The narration is good though a bit choppy more like reading than acting. I did love the voices especially Jay, his personality just hopped off the page.
I love this book… it was great to see a town come together to support there own. Cole was accepted as part of their group and it was great to see someone become part of a group. The best part was to see just how far people would go to be together and protect the people that they love. A added plus was getting to know the support characters and a little bit of their stories and what was to come. I can’t wait to find out more about the BJ boys.
I am absolutely obsessed with A.D Ellis’s books and this book is one to add to reasons why.
I loved this book so much. It was such a great story. It was not an easy road to happily ever after, but ultimately, they were able to find their happy ending together.
Micah was out and proud and part of one of the original families of Blueridge Junction. Cole moved to Blueridge Junction after his old school found out his sexual orientation. He tried to hide it the best he could while trying to maintain a relationship with Micah.
In the end, who he loves comes out. There is a little family drama – but ultimately it ends well.
Audio book review:
A hook up turns into much, much more!
I read Fight for It when it was originally released back in 2017 and loved it. I recently finished listening to the audiobook performed by Christopher Solon and was reminded again of how much I loved this story. I don’t find any other audiobooks on Audible by Christopher Solon. His performance was way too good for a newbie narrator so perhaps he also uses another name.
In any case, he did a great job with this book. I loved the different voices he used for the characters. His pacing and vocal inflections were right on point. I’m really looking forward to listening to the next book in this series and hope that he will be narrating it as well.
Below is a copy of my original review of Fight for It from 2017:
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Fight For It is the first book in the new series from A.D. Ellis: The Blueridge Junction Boys. It has an HEA and also introduces several characters that will get their own books.
Blueridge Junction (BJ) is a small town and three families are considered a kind of “royalty” for their role in founding the town and keeping it alive.
Micah Edwards’ family owns the local garage and Micah is the best mechanic for miles around. He wants to take over running the garage someday but his jerk father won’t allow any “pansy ass” to manage the business. To say that Ed Edwards is homophobic would be putting it mildly.
Micah meets Coleman (Cole) Pierce through a hook-up app. Their chemistry is off the charts but Cole insists on no exchange of names and no contact outside of the time when they hook-up.
Imagine Micah’s surprise, and Cole’s dismay, when Micah finds out that Cole is the new Social Studies teacher at the high school. Cole was kind of run out of town, and lost his last teaching job due to homophobia. He’s been working in a bank for the last two years until he finally got the courage to try teaching again. He won’t live as an out-gay man in BJ for fear of once again losing the job he loves.
Wow, this story made me feel many things. Anger – certainly – at Micah’s father and other idiots like him who want to run Cole out of town. Tears of sadness for what Micah and Cole are put through and must come to terms with if they are to find happiness with each other. Tears of joy when things finally work out. And laughter – the young-ish gay man named Jay is a hoot and manages to often inject some much-needed levity when things get too somber.
I loved the characters of Micah’s best friends, Levi and Cody, and local law enforcement officer Kennedy Marks. Fight For It doesn’t have a cliffhanger but Ms. Ellis certainly manages to leave this reader wanting to read individual stories; I can hardly wait for her to write them.
An advanced copy of this book was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.
***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions***
First off let me say this. Yay!!! New series by A.D. Ellis. Ok now to the serious stuff. This is a fun, exciting, sweet, thrilling, and sexy read. Yep all of that. I enjoyed all the BJ Boys, and yes Jay is one too in my eyes. Micah and Cole were a great pair to start with. I have no doubt that the other boys will be bringing out the angst and craziness full on but these two were able to have their story told in a way that showcased the town and several of their awesome citizens. Big shout out to Sadie. That girl is a gem. I am so looking forward to more from Blueridge Junction. I’m also hoping we will hear more about Mitch. He seems like a lost soul who could use a warm home.