“I can’t express how much I adored Joe and Ethan!” — Beckie BookwormHe is everything I’ve ever wanted in a man. And I will do anything to get him. Even if I have to lie to him — EthanHe is a sinful temptation. A guy who loves pushing all my buttons. But I can’t touch him. And I most definitely cannot have him — JoeEthan Skye has had only one goal in mind since the first night he walked into Saron… Joe
Ethan Skye has had only one goal in mind since the first night he walked into Saron, the most exclusive gay club in Tokyo: to win the heart of Joe Cavendish, its brooding owner and the man he’d fallen in love with at first sight. When Ethan takes a job as a bartender at Saron to get closer to Joe, little does he know that his actions will set him in the sights of an obsessive admirer.
Jaded by his troubled past and with his heart very much guarded, Joe Cavendish has one strict rule in life: never mix business with pleasure. Unfortunately for Joe, one cocky bartender seems intent on testing that resolve to its very limits, and Joe finds his patience and his libido increasingly challenged as he fights his growing attraction for his new employee. But after Joe discovers the danger Ethan is in, his possessive instincts compel him to take on the role of Ethan’s personal bodyguard and pretend lover.
Can Joe protect Ethan from his increasingly violent stalker and maintain his own sanity while he gets up close and personal to the alluring young man storming his way inside his numb heart? Will Ethan overcome Joe’s stubbornness and convince the club owner to take a chance on love? Or will the secrets they’ve been keeping from each other threaten their fragile, burgeoning relationship?
Discover Ethan and Joe’s story in this second novella in the hot, contemporary romance series Nights by A.M. Salinger.
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The Escort (Nights Series, #2) by A.M. Salinger, God I loved this, I loved the first instalment and adored this second and though this is of bite-size novella size what is packed between its pages in terms of emotion was nothing short of miraculous.
This is the story of Joe Cavendish owner of Saron, the most exclusive gay club in Tokyo and Ethan Skye the whiz kid hotshot head barman who is massively in love with his boss Joe.
Not that Joe will give him the time of day even though he is lusting after Ethan in return.
Joe doesn’t believe in mixing business with pleasure and is deliberately keeping Ethan at arm’s length, lieing to himself that Ethan doesn’t mean anything to him.
Just another employee.
Until that is that Joe realises Ethan is keeping a massive secret from him he has a stalker.
One that is so obsessed he’s targeting Ethan at work and home.
So Joe steps up to keep Ethan safe by playing boyfriend but it’s not long before lines are blurred and libidos are raised like a hundred degrees.
Fanning myself here folks seriously.
So this was all sorts of hot hot hot.
I can’t express how much I adored Joe and Ethan.
They practically set the page alight with there chemistry.
Talk about human combustion these two are the real deal.
I loved how protective and Alpha Joe was over Ethan and Ethan himself loved it, lapping up Joe’s dominance and care.
In return, Ethan was a bundle of sweet boyish charm and snarky humour.
They were so perfect together, in terms of there love vibe, I was practically humming along with them both.
And as an added bonus we get a glimpse of Gabe and Cam again, so can’t wait to reconnect with these boys again in “Tokyo Heat”.
So this had a bit of everything Love, intensity, suspense and a dash of humour too.
A Fabulous series that I can’t recommend enough.
I received an ARC of “The Escort” (Nights Series, #2) from the Author’s of which I have reviewed voluntary.
All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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Ethan is employed at Saron, an exclusive gay club in Tokyo. Very wealthy because of his business and investing skills. He works as a bartender because he desperately wants his boss Joe and it’s a way to stay close to him. Teasing and taunting him every chance he gets because Joe just won’t give in. Ethan knows Joe used to be an escort and still is occasionally, which tears him apart. He wants Joe. Possibly being a bit of a stalker himself when it comes to his boss.
Joe has a line he won’t cross with employees. He doesn’t get involved with the help. No matter how tempting or luscious their ass looks bent over the bar. Never has happened and never will.
Until Joe finds out Ethan has a stalker. When Joe stakes a claim on Ethan at the club to make a point, all bets are off. The kiss they share is eye opening for both of them. As Ethan’s stalker gets closer, so do the two men.
This book is very hot. It should have come with flame resistant gloves. Second book in the series. Can be read alone but there are appearances from the guys in the first book, so better to read it first.
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.
This is book two in the Night Series, but you don’t need to have read book one, One Night first. I recommend you DO though, cos that book is HOT!!!
This one is more a slow burner, heat wise, but both Ethan and Joe have lusted after the other for over a year. When Ethan reveals he has a stalker, Joe goes all ALPHA male on him, and finally admits to himself at least, how he really feels about Ethan.
From the moment Ethan saw Joe, he knew he would be his, he’d wait til Joe finally rid himself of his silly “no mixing work and pleasure” rule. Joe wants Ethan, more than anyone he ever met, he just needs to see past the fact that Ethan is staff.
Like I said, more of a slow burner, it takes time for the guys to FINALLY admit to themselves who they really want, but once they do, its on, baby!
I’m not one for early profession of love and forever, but, while the guys use those words to THEMSELVES, its not till the very end of the book, they admit their feeling to each other. It’s right and proper for this book and these guys.
Cam and Gabe pop up here too, so that’s Brownie points from me!
I liked that Ethan manages to keep his secret net worth from, not only Joe, but US too, til right at the end. WE don’t get told that news though, at all! Loved that Ethan didn’t keep his money, too.
Excellent follow up, keep them coming! Loving these!
5 stars
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