Jared King had endured more than the normal amount of danger in his life. He’d jumped from planes into hot landing zones, been shot at, almost blown up—twice, damn near killed more times than he cared to remember. Yet, nothing in his past compared to the danger of admitting his feelings for Christian Koehler. When Jared pushed Christian away too hard, once too often, the young man finally left … and took Jared’s heart with him.
Once upon a time, Christian Koehler had idolized Jared King. But after two years of the arrogant man’s hot and cold mind games, Christian avoided the sexy Guardian like the plague. The jagged line between love and hate was paper thin and razor sharp, and Jared had pushed Christian across that line, with prejudice.
When Christian discovers what he believes is a common thread in several disappearances of the homeless and at-risk teens in his area, he immediately tells his superiors. But neither his employer nor the D.C. cops believe the missing children are connected. Desperate to find out the truth, Christian swallows his pride and returns to the Kings and Guardian for help.
Jared seizes the opportunity to investigate the missing children and the unexpected chance to once again be part of Christian’s life. What he finds leads to a tempest of deceit, danger and intrigue that pulls Christian back into Jared’s world. This time, Jared vows to fight to keep Christian with him forever—no matter the cost
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Kris Michaels deals with some deeply emotional, sensitive issues in this wonderful love story. Before you can “out” yourself to others you have to acknowledge who you are to yourself. Jared fought that battle alone for years but an unexpected act puts Christian firmly in Jared’s path and it’s time for him to put up or shut up. You could really empathize with Christian’s pain. You can only put up with rejection for so long then you have cut your losses and move on. It takes a lot to gain trust and Jared needs to scramble to do that. Together Jared and Christian are incredibly sensual together. Underlying all this, the investigation into missing chilfren starts to heat up. Fascinating book!
My favorite MM book
This series just keeps getting better! Jared King is the ultimate alpha with a heart so big there aren’t enough beautiful words to describe him. Kris Michaels has really delivered the ultimate read with this series about the King family and the security firm they run, so far all of these ex-military men are strong and fierce and protective, yet in some way broken and vulnerable.
Jared is no exception and the way he protects Christian…gah!! He’s so hot and together they are off the charts. The author is building the series to an epic event…I can just feel it…the common thread of an underlying threat to this family and the Guardian security firm is building to a fevered pitch. I’m so glad that each book is about a different couple and they get their HEA, but I will devour each and every installment until Ms Michaels gets tired of writing about them. This series will definitely be on my re-read list!
In Jared’s book, we finally learn why he has acted the way he has for the past three years. I’ll admit I wasn’t sure his reasons would be good enough for the pain he caused, but I understood once Jared revealed his true feelings and explained why he kept his distance.
Poor Christian had been hurt so many times by Jared. He was determined to keep his distance and never have any further interactions with him again. However when Christian discovered a problem at work, the Guardian Security company were his only hope.
I was so glad Christian listened to Jared and gave him the opportunity to explain. He actually understood Jared’s reasoning once he opened up about his fears. There was even a point where Christian witnessed first hand what Jared had been scared of happening, and Christian then had a deeper respect for Jared’s feelings.
There is a back story that has been carrying through the last several books and it continued with this one. The Guardians are still after the Russians. They have pushed the wheels into motion on a plan, that although it may take a while to work, will hopefully ultimately be successful. My fingers are crossed for frequent updates on Chief, so I am definitely planning on continuing this series.
Didn’t know if I would like the M/M romance factor because previous books with that kind of connection usually had a female lead within the triad relationship I was reading. But this book was hot. Like the sex scenes were very steamy and on par with the rest of the series. Loved the plot line and how they grew together. And how the underlying problem has now been discovered dark cross over several books. Can’t wait for the next one.
Loved this next chapter in this thrilling series of Kings of Guardian. Jared is the public face of Guardian Security and he has to keep things close to his vest. He’s been living a lie for the past three years and everything comes to a head. Christian is a man who grew up next to the Marshall’s in South Dakota and had a horrible first 20 years. It takes Christian to finally stand up to Jared and walk away as he can’t take what Jacob does all the time. The story line from the earlier chapters continues in this book (although you can read as a standalone, you get more out of it if you read the earlier books). The love you see between the two is wonderful to be a part of and the blossoming of their relationship is awe inspiring. I highly recommend this author and this series.
OMG I loved this story . Not just a love story but an education regarding the difficulty of coming out even when you have a family that loves you the way the Kings do. I got tearful a couple of times
The romance is off the charts and the humour great. I laughed out loud a lot.
A lesson in loving yourself first so you can love someone else with all you have
Review for the yummilicious Jared !!!
Christian Koehler is in a classic case of Rock meet Hard Place… As a social worker some of “his” street kids are missing and noone will believe there is something nasty going on.. so as a last resort he turns to the people, who in an effort to keep his heart from breaking, he walked away from & cut all contact with a year before.
Jared King knows he messed up big time over the last 3 years and now he’s grabbing this chance to claim Christian as his own and he is never letting him go, no matter what anyone thinks or says and to hell with the fallout.
Jared’s Story is well written,tasteful and a wonderful story of a second chance at love. The characters are a family who draws you into their lives, so much so that you are a fly on the wall while the loving insults are flying and the coffee machine is brewing. (or in Jared’s case refusing to brew & eating the coffee pods) Each member of the guardian family’s characters are well developed and intricate, they are a dynamic that really works so well together and could easily be my family or yours. They draw you in and keep you turning the pages to see more of their stories.
Kris Michaels creates all her characters with love and affection (which really shines through) and there is no end to where her imagination can take her for storylines and the settings her people find themselves in. With Jared’s story, The Kings Of Guardian Series continues to have readers fanning their faces and holding their breaths to see what happens next… I loved it .. Well done Ms Michaels.
I love Jared as I’ve loved all of Kris Michael’s books. Steamy hot romance, great characters and character development, and plenty of action make for a book I couldn’t put down!