Country music superstar, Trent Thorne is on the run. What he’s kept hidden from the world is no longer a secret. He trusted the wrong person, a man he’d stupidly thought he was in love with, and instead of a happily ever after all he’d gotten was outed. Unwilling to sit around and watch his private life get plastered all over the news, Trent hits the road and somehow ends up in his best friend … Lemon’s small hometown of Fate, Texas.
Lance Nichols knows a thing or two about hiding. He’s so deep in the closet he can’t even see daylight. The former womanizer finally admitted the truth to himself a few years ago but he never thought he’d be able to say the words aloud, not to his family, not to his friends, and certainly not to his secret celebrity crush when the guy stumbles awkwardly into his life.
Fate brought these two together, but will it also tear them apart? One newly outed man refuses to go back in the closet. The other can’t imagine coming out of his.
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What an incredible story about courage and being able to show the world who you really are and that it’s okay to be with the one you love. When Trent Thorne, country superstar, is outed, he decides to go somewhere he feels safe. His best friend Lemon tells him to visit her small town. What he doesn’t expect is to meet someone like Lance.
Lance is a Deputy, all man, who refuses to be who he really is, until he meets Trent. While their meeting isn’t exactly a usual way of introducing ones self, it is actually perfect for this story. While Trent knows who he is and what he wants, can he show Lance that he can be trusted? I really enjoyed the interactions between these two. How Lance tries to come to terms with himself and how Trent is there to help him.
I admire this author for her compassion with her words for Lance and Trent to show that when love comes around, it doesn’t matter who it’s with, just that love is possible for everyone. These two characters will ingrain themselves into your very heart and soul. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
Trent is a huge country music star and he makes the mistake of trusting the wrong person with his secret . That person betrays him and he is outed to the world .
He goes to a town called Fate Texas where he meets his other half . Lance is a cop and known around town as a womanizer who goes through women like sand in an hour glass . Little does everyone know that Lance has a secret as well .
This is the first book that I’ve read by this author but it won’t be the last. Her words are beautiful and the story flows at the perfect pace . I have only read a couple of mm stories but this author did a great job of showing Lance and Trent’s bond and showing how beautiful love can be between anyone who is willing to try !
Stay a Little Longer is the first book in the Fate, Texas series by Jess Bryant. This is my very first book by this author! This is a M/M insta/lust/love romance. Oh my heart. I have fallen in love with this author and this book. This was the perfect mix of steamy, swoony and sweet. I didn’t want to put it down.
Trent Thorne is a huge country music superstar living in Nashville. He has kept a secret for years until he finally shared with someone he trusted. Only to have that person out him. All he wanted was to disappear for awhile to figure out what he was going to do. His best friend invited him to her very small home town of Fate, Texas. No one would bother him there.
Lance Nichols is a deputy in Fate. He has a reputation as a love‘em and leave‘em womanizer in town. But no one knows that in reality, Lance has been hiding his own secret. When he finally accepted what he was, he gave up on trying to convince himself otherwise with women and just stays holed up at home when he’s not at work. There is no way this little town would ever accept his truth.
Fate had another plan, though, for Trent and Lance. Directions got confused and chance put them together in a very surprising way. Once the shock wore off and these two got a good look at each other, chemistry took over.
“Trent got him. Understood him on a level nobody else ever had. And when he left, Lance was going to be heartbroken.”
Trent is out. Even though it wasn’t his choice, he’s not going to hide who he is any longer. Lance has no plans whatsoever to let his secret out. But the bond between them grows fast and strong. Their feelings for each other are undeniable.
“This was something special. They’d stumbled into it by accident. The sparks had ignited out of nowhere. But it meant something. It had to. He just wasn’t sure how he was ever going to make it work.”
Trent can’t hide in Fate forever. And what sort of relationship could they have when Lance wasn’t willing to go public? How could they ever make this work? But, the feelings they felt, the feelings that kept growing stronger, were real. Could either of them really walk away?
“The perfect fit. The missing piece of him that he’d been looking for as long as he could remember.”
I loved everything about this book. I loved both men and the beautiful bond they shared. It was hot as heck. I loved watching them both fall. I would call it a low angst level which is just what I wanted. If this is a genre you enjoy, I highly recommend this one. I can’t wait to read the other book in the series, Safe.
This is my first book by this author and it sure won’t be the last. I loved the story line and felt a strong compassion for both Trent and Lance. I know Lance was having a hard time, but think about it. He’s from a small town where everybody knows everybody and he wants to believe he is just not cut out for relationships. Some small towns in Texas have that “good ole boy” mentality that is hard to live with. I know I’m from Texas and lived in one of those towns. I thought he went through all those women trying to prove to himself that he wasn’t really gay and after so many years just couldn’t lie to himself anymore. But admitting it to yourself and having the whole world know is two different things. If he thought he could keep going like he was, he had another think coming. Trent had no choice in coming out, but decided it was not the end of the world. It was rather fast, but he was a country music star. Scandal causes media frenzy. I really liked this story and hope to read more. I requested an advanced reader copy from Booksprout and am under no obligation to leave this review.
This is a well written book with strong characters in Trent and Lance who have an instant connection and hot chemistry. The author does a great job bringing an interesting story filled with tons of heat,steam and sizzling passion.She gives them a few obstacles along the way and moves the story quickly and smoothly.I enjoyed reading their story.
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This book was amazing! Full of passion and heart melting moments. Literally one of the best M/M Romances I ever read.
5 Stars to Stay A Little Longer by Jess Bryant.
I am a big fan of the M/M romance genre. I will tell you that Stay A Little Longer was an amazing book. Not only is this book the best M/M I have read this year, it’s the best M/M romance I read ever!
Although I’ve known of Jess Bryant through the Indie book world for a while now, Stay A Little Longer was my first book by her. I absolutely love this author’s writing so I can say with honesty I will be reading more of her books. Sooner rather than later!
Stay A Little Longer is about two gay men who have been beyond afraid to be who they are, choosing to hide their true sexualities thanks to bigotry and society’s way of thinking for many.
Trent has been recently ‘outed’ and not by choice thanks to trusting the wrong person. While he goes into hiding due to his popularity has a high-profile country music star, he comes across Lance Nichols. While Lance is also gay, he lives with his true sexuality closeted.
One of my favorite elements of Trent and Lance’s story was the complete honesty between them. There were many moments I wanted to cry for these two men. This book has all the feels you look for in the perfect read. While it was intense and emotional, I did not find it angsty.
Another positive aspect of this author’s talent is the fact I believed everything I was reading. I had no “roll my eyes” moments. Considering this is an instalove story that takes place over the course of mere days, it felt very realistic. So passionate. So emotional. I felt Trent and Lance’s intense connection to each other. I felt their fears and pain. And when Trent and Lance found their happily ever after, I felt so damn emotional with relief and joy!
While some of you may not be a fan of this genre, I still recommend this book as a must read. My review is honest and unbiased and I thank you for taking the time to read it.
This was a really good MM novella. I enjoyed their love story and their hot scenes. I’m not a huge fan of Insta love for the most part, however I really enjoyed how they met. Only in a small community could this happen.
I really enjoyed this one. I’m not normally a fan of the whole in the closet stories and this book had two characters that were in the closet until one was forced to come out which led him into hiding in a small town near his bestfriend where he meets a hot deputy he cant take his mind off of. Trent is a famous country singer who made a mistake in putting his trust in someone and got burnt for it and doesn’t want to trust the wrong person again. Lance Is still living in fear of people finding out who he really is and losing everything and he knows being around trent puts him at risk especially because he can’t seem to take his hands off of him. This was a fun and cute steamy small town romance between two guys who met in odd circumstances. It all starts with lance finding a stranger in his bed who walked into the wrong trailer. The story held my interest from the beginning until the end and I finished it up pretty quickly once I started it. I really enjoyed the story and both characters. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
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Notting Hill! This is one fantastic story! Trent, country western singer outed by his best friend over a misunderstanging. Sheriff Deputy Lance, so deep in the closet he doesn’t see daylignt when he looks out secretly crushing on Trent. Hiding out licking his wounds, Trent goes to the wrong trailer and falls asleep in the wrong bed. Deputy Lance coming home bone tired after a long boring day, anticipating sleeping in his bed, seeking comfort, exhausted strips off his clothes and falls into his bed. Oops! He falls onto Trent! Sweet beginning, author does a good job describing this scene. We meet Lemon, Trent’s best friedn, fellow cw singer engaged to Sheriff Shane. Can’t wait to hear their story. Lulu, Lane’s younger sister, in love with her best friend who just got engated to his college sweetheart, not realizing he’s in love with Lu. Jess has written a fantastic story. I am so in love with Trent and Lance, I want them for BFs. Well done! I received an ARC from Booksprout for a review.
This is so entertaining and hot. Usually together. Trent is a gay country singer who just got outted, so he fled Nashville to hide out in a small town in Texas. Lance is a sheriff’s deputy who is still in the closet, with no intention of ever coming out. One night he arrived home after work so tired he just stripped on his way to his bed and collapsed. On top of a warm, hard body, and from that minute on they are funny, sexy, sweet, bossy and cheeky together. I could have read another 500 pages of them I loved them so much.
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I liked the story . It made me sad to read the men’s inner struggles with who they really are. It was sweet at times and the chemistry between the men kept me reading.
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Wow!!! I totally loved Trent and Lance’s story. Tons of emotions that you could actually feel through the book, instant attraction, scorching chemistry, steamy scenes and drama all rolled into a fabulous book! Now I really want to read Trent’s best friend Lemon’s story. A definite must read book here everyone. You will not regret it, I promise.
He is a rock star and he had a secret but he trusted the wrong person and they have told the world. He is gay so he runs away from the limelight and see up back home where he finds his best friend. They have been in the closet for so long. Can they make a go of it? See if they can
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Stay A Little Longer had me wanting to pack up my belongings and head to Fate, Texas and stay there forever. This would have to be one of the hottest M/M books I have read to date. This book wasn’t only hot and steamy but the chemistry and love between Trent and Lance was absolutely heart gripping. This story was a beautiful example of love is love no matter what. Stay a Little Longer might be a novella but it had depth and it captured my heart from the very beginning. At times this story moved me to tears but in the end these characters found a place deep under my skin where they will definitely remain for just a little longer.
I loved reading this M/M book. I loved the vulnerability between the two men and how powerful their feelings were. I found it was endearing the way they understood each other, could console and even enjoy some D/s relationship with each other. I enjoyed it immensely.
Trent Thorne, the country music superstar is on the run, because what he’s kept hidden from the world is no longer a secret. He trusted the wrong person, a man he’d stupidly thought he was in love with, and instead of a happily ever after, all he’d gotten was outed. Unwilling to sit around and watch his private life get plastered all over the news, Trent hits the road and somehow ends up in his best friend Lemon’s small hometown of Fate, Texas.
Lance Nichols knows a thing or two about hiding. He’s so deep in the closet he can’t even see daylight. The former womanizer finally admitted the truth to himself a few years ago but he never thought he’d be able to say the words aloud, not to his family, not to his friends, and certainly not to his secret celebrity crush when the guy stumbles awkwardly into his life.
Fate brought these two together, but will it also tear them apart? One newly outed man refuses to go back in the closet. The other can’t imagine coming out of his.
Trent is escaping Nashville because some one he considered a friend outed him before he was ready. In his escape his best friend convinces him that he should go to her home town where no one will find him. She has a trailer that he can stay in and no one will bother him. Well oops, after a long day of driving Trent ends up in the wrong trailer. The trailer of local deputy, Lance Nichols, who after a long hard day at work just wants to go home and crash but he finds Trent, the singer that he has been crushing on for a long as he has admitted that he is gay . . . well for as long as he has been admitting it to himself.
This was a super super over the top insta love story but I found myself smiling throughout the entire book. I enjoyed these two so much. It was a short, fun, and sweet story. There wasn’t a lot of angst and drama. A tad bit of drama but not enough and I shockingly think that is my only criticism of this one. We didn’t see all of the drama that unfolds after Lance comes out. I would have loved to seem them navigate that and watch their love develop and flourish through the drama. But still enjoyed this book and will definitely pick up another Jess Bryant book.
This is a great story to read. This story is about Trent who was in the closet and the one person who should have been on his side and kept his secret outed him to the public. Trent goes to his best friends home town and meets Lance. Lance and Trent have something in common. Can Trent find the love he needs with Lance? Can these two find a way to be happy?
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Wow what a hot steamy read that will blow you away. This is a amazing read that is hot and country singer and a hot cop.
Trent was a country singer who was just outed as gay. He runs to Fate, Texas the hometown of his best friend Lemon. Lance is a deputy who works in Fate. He is known as a womanizer but really is in the closet . Trent and Lance meet and the sparks fly. Will Lance be able to come out and be who he really is? I really enjoyed this book
Fast and Furious
3.5 Stars
Stay a Little Longer is a story was about 2 men, Trent and Lance. Trent was a closeted gay, Country Music Star , who was just outed by his best friend and traveling to Fate , Texas to get away from the public eye and the profesional fallout of he being gay. Lance was a closeted gay Policy Deputy , living in Fate, Texas and so far in the closet that it doesn’t even have a door.
Trent and Lance met awkwardly when Trent , fell asleep in Lance’s bed when he mistook the trailer home he was going to stay while in town, for Lance’s trailer home . The intense attraction and lust they instantly felt for each other was all consuming , fierce and vigorous . The book had lots of hand jobs, frotting , one bareback sex , and few oral sex scenes, there was sex off page too. Also , most of their getting to know conversations happened off page.
Even though, it is an insta-lust and insta-love tale, talk about fast and furious , I mean the whole book happens in 4 days, I loved all the sexual chemistry , intimacy and the loving relationship between the men. It is an entertaining and hopeful short story.
I took 1 1/2 stars because , the reasons for Lance being in the closet don’t make sense to me . According to Lance, he didn’t have friends, many people disliked him in town and his relationship with his parents wasn’t the best ; yet he said , he didn’t come out because he didn’t want to lose his friends and his family.
Also, both Lance and Trent made life altering decision after knowing each other for 4 days , I had to stretch my willing suspension of disbelief quite a bit.
In summary: If you love hot , steamy , low angst and sweet novellas with HEA , Stay a Little Longer is the book for you.
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