Regret.I’m a man living with regret. It eats at me night and day.Eights years ago, I ran from Reagan instead of facing the music. I was sure he would shut me out if he knew the truth, so I beat him to the punch. I left and never looked back.Or at least I tried not to.To this day, Reagan is always in the back of my mind, trying to make me remember the fun we had. I always wonder what he would have … I always wonder what he would have thought if I’d told him everything.
The regret echoes in my head.
Now he’s standing in front of me, looking for answers I doubt he’s ready for.
Can Reagan accept me for who I really am?
Warning: Contains sexual situations between two men.
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I loved the first book, and knew I would like this book, but wasn’t sure it could top Rock Me. It did. I love Sawyer and Reagan’s story. It was such a good read.
Instead of telling his best friend he was in love with him, or even that he was gay, Sawyer left and started fresh, finding himself in the process. He was so sure what Reagan’s response would be, he cut him off.
Reagan spent years wondering what he did wrong for Sawyer to leave like he did. When he finally tracks him down, noticing things about Sawyer he would never have imagined.
Yeah, Sawyer makes a few mistakes, but I love how much Reagan proves he’s all in and wants to be there.
4.25 stars–RIDE ME is the second instalment in Rebecca Brooke’s contemporary, adult JADED IVORY erotic, rock romance series focusing on the members of the rock band Jaded Ivory. This is twenty six year olds, Jaded Ivory’s drummer Sawyer Alason, and attorney Reagan Setton’s story line. RIDE ME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.
NOTE: RIDE ME contains graphic scenes of M/M sexual situations that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual firstperson perspectives (Sawyer and Reagan) RIDE ME follows the rekindling friendship and building romance between twenty six year olds, former best friends, Jaded Ivory’s drummer Sawyer Alason, and attorney Reagan Setton. From the age of seven Reagan and Sawyer were best friends but the day before each was to head off to college, Sawyer disappeared without explanation. Fast forward to present day wherein Reagan is desperate to reconnect with his best friend, the friend he hasn’t heard from in close to eight years. Enter Jaded Ivory’s drummer Sawyer Alason, and the man with whom Reagan will fall in love. What ensues is the rebuilding friendship, and romance between Reagan and Sawyer, and the potential fall-out as neither one has come out of the proverbial closet, threatening their hard fought anonymity with the media and friends.
Sawyer Alason has always known he was gay but having fallen in love with Reagan at the age of sixteen, Sawyer struggled with the potential loss of his best friend, a friend from whom he walked away without explanation. Now the drummer for the up and coming rock band Jaded Ivory, Sawyer is hoping Reagan’s reappearance won’t be destroyed when the truth is revealed. Reagan Setton never considered himself gay or bi-sexual but reconnecting with Sawyer Alason found our hero wondering about the what ifs, including his strong and visceral reaction to a man he once considered his best friend.
The relationship between Reagan and Sawyer is a rekindling friendship; a best friends to lovers M/M romance that struggles in the face of potential rejection, discrimination and loss of family and friends. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
We are re-introduced to the members of the band: lead singer Mari Cosmann, and her boyfriend Cole Wallace (Rock Me #1); Keyboardist Heath Marshall, lead guitarist Jackson Hadden and bass player Monty Vance, as well as band manager Tom; Sawyer’s parents Charlene and Derek: and Reagan’s parents Kathleen and Tommy.
RIDE ME is a story of family, friendship, loyalty, and heart break. The premise is engaging and endearing; the characters are colorful, and charismatic; the romance is seductive and passionate. RIDE ME is a wonderful , sensitive and spirited story line of friendship, second chances, and falling in love.
When Reagan found out that Sawyer was doing a meet and greet with his band Jaded Ivory, he was bound and determined he’d be there. He wanted answers. Answers from Sawyer as to why he walked away without a word eight years ago. The last person Sawyer figured he’d every see while doing a meet and greet with his band Jaded Ivory was Reagan. The same Reagan he’s been in love with since he was 16. This book pushed two buttons for me. First, Reagan and Sawyer have a history together and secondly is the musician/rock star setting. This is book two in this series, but you can definitely read it as a stand alone. I haven’t read book one and didn’t have any problem following along. This was an amazing read and I totally loved it.
Jaded Ivory is a rock group currently on their way up ..
The drummer is Sawyer who has a secret that he has kept hidden ….
Why he left his best friend without any explanation .
Sawyer had spent every single day with Reagan since he was seven years old up until he left..
Reagan is now a man they haven’t seen each other for so long until…..
I absolutely loved this book its one of those books that you don’t want to stop reading it certainly grabs all your feelings.
The journey of two guys who after so long away from each other meet again.
The truth has to be told but can it easily be told?
Can love override everything?
What opens up is who they are ,can love be a word thought or spoken?
Family friends and their fans they all take an important part in this book .
This is my first read of Rebecca Brooke and certainly not my last .
I will not give spoilers but what I can say is this book is worth much more than five stars and you will certainly remember this book..
A bit to predictable and fictional
wonderful must read
Oh my! I can’t remember the last time I read a M/M romance. This author creates these two beautiful characters so perfectly that you don’t see a same sex couple, you see two people completely in love. I was easily lost in the lives of Sawyer and Reagan. I wanted more with every turn of the page. The angst and turmoil they go through had me in tears.
I easily read Ride Me as a standalone but now I will be going back to read book one. This band is a true family and I can’t wait to learn more of their story.
I love to read contemporary romance. I love a good Rebecca Brooke story too. When this author said it was going to be different with an M/M book, I jumped on it. Some are hit, some are miss. This is a hit. A 5 star story that was full of emotions. Of course there are plenty of steamy scenes to burn down the roof but there was heart above all.
Sawyer is the drummer in a band and he’s gay but he doesn’t want no one to know for fear to be rejected and that it would affect the band negatively. He’s always been able to keep it under wraps, that is until he’s childhood best friend shows up, Reagan.
This is a story about love, affection and connection between 2 PEOPLE simple as that. It was a beautifully written story with plenty of emotions. I felt their despair and pain. Because the author was able to put that in the amazingly created characters. Some are still afraid to come out and that they will be rejected. These are people with feelings. This story demonstrates that perfectly. Bottomline is this is a must read.
Although this is the second book in the Jaded Ivory series, I can safely say that it can be read as a standalone. I didn’t read the first one and I want it now. I wonder how I missed it. Told in a dual POV with an HEA. I strongly recommend this story.
This is the first book I have read by Rebecca Brooke and it certainly won’t be the last this may be book 2 in the Jaded Ivory Series but it can be read as a stand-alone because I haven’t read book 1 and it took nothing away from Sawyers story, I loved it.
Sawyer the hot drummer with Jaded Ivory has a secret and he is living a lie…he left his home town and his best friend Reagan right after high school because he couldn’t bear his friend to hate him because of his feelings now many years later he comes face to face with the man who has held a piece of heart for all those years. Reagan didn’t understand why Sawyer left without even a goodbye and now it’s time to find out the reason for his rapid departure……..
I loved the characters in this book I loved the loyalty the band members have and I loved how Reagan was open to explore his feelings that he never realised he had til he caught up with his best friend. I’m looking forward to the other band members stories and I certainly will be reading book 1 which I understand is Cole and Mari’s story. This book has a real feel good factor about it, it’s about believing in your feelings and fighting for who you love. Can’t wait for more from Jaded Ivory.