In my attempt to cover some of the attending authors for this year's GRL,
I am reviewing
I am reviewing
Eden Winter's Angel of 13th Street!
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Noah Everett shed his rent boy existence for a bar and helping young men get a second chance at life. Haunted by those he couldn’t save, he keeps others at bay until his self-imposed loneliness is shattered by ambitious but homeless Jeremy Kincaid.
Aged out of the foster system, Jeremy’s the perfect target for a ruthless pimp like Willie Carnell. He wants no part of any future that includes working for Willie, but without a strong ally, he may not have a choice.
Noah knows exactly what Willie’s capable of, and if he’ll fight for strangers, he’ll fight harder for Jeremy.
Even if it takes confronting his own past.
Aged out of the foster system, Jeremy’s the perfect target for a ruthless pimp like Willie Carnell. He wants no part of any future that includes working for Willie, but without a strong ally, he may not have a choice.
Noah knows exactly what Willie’s capable of, and if he’ll fight for strangers, he’ll fight harder for Jeremy.
Even if it takes confronting his own past.
REVIEW
My Rating - 4 Stars!
Angel of 13th Street is a unique, sweet romance by Eden Winters.
When Noah meets Jeremy, the young man reminds him of someone from his past. Jeremy's a street kid, who is trying his best to rise above his circumstances, and Noah wants to help him.
This story packs a whole lot into it's pages. Jeremy's on the streets after aging out of foster care. This alone could be the basis for a whole book. But, he's dealing with running from Trent, as Trent wants him prostituting again. Jeremy's feelings for Trent are complicated, as he once trusted him and gave him his virginity.
As Noah continues to help Jeremy, Jeremy is unsure of Noah's motives, as he's not used to someone doing something out of kindness. He's used to people expecting something in return.
Noah and Jeremy find themselves in a multitude of complicated situations, due to the street pimps and their fight for power.
Angel of 13th Street is captivating, as it's well written and well developed. It contains angst, backstabbing, murder, fighting for dominance, street kids, heroes and lost boys.
Ultimately, Noah had never thought himself worthy of love, and then he meets Jeremy. Jeremy forever changes his life, as Noah falls for the young man, and is willing to sacrifice his own happiness for Jeremy's safety. I don't want to give away the story, but OMG, the twist, the unexpected twist, is phenomenal!
Angel of 13th Street is definitely worth a read, as Eden Winters has combined some wonderful, sympathetic characters and some complex villains, with romance, love and some steamy scenes.
Eden Winters
You will know Eden Winters by her distinctive white plumage and exuberant cry of “Hey, y’all!” in a Southern US drawl so thick it renders even the simplest of words unrecognizable. Watch out, she hugs!
Driven by insatiable curiosity, she possibly holds the world’s record for curriculum changes to the point that she’s never quite earned a degree but is a force to be reckoned with at Trivial Pursuit.
She’s trudged down hallways with police detectives, learned to disarm knife-wielding bad guys, and witnessed the correct way to blow doors off buildings. Her e-mail contains various snippets of forensic wisdom, such as “What would a dead body left in a Mexican drug tunnel look like after six months?” In the process of her adventures she has written fourteen m/m romance novels, has won several Rainbow Awards, was a Lambda Awards Finalist, and lives in terror of authorities showing up at her door to question her Internet searches.
When not putting characters in dangerous situations she’s a mild-mannered business executive, mother, grandmother, vegetarian, and PFLAG activist.
Her natural habitats are airports, coffee shops, and on the backs of motorcycles.
Driven by insatiable curiosity, she possibly holds the world’s record for curriculum changes to the point that she’s never quite earned a degree but is a force to be reckoned with at Trivial Pursuit.
She’s trudged down hallways with police detectives, learned to disarm knife-wielding bad guys, and witnessed the correct way to blow doors off buildings. Her e-mail contains various snippets of forensic wisdom, such as “What would a dead body left in a Mexican drug tunnel look like after six months?” In the process of her adventures she has written fourteen m/m romance novels, has won several Rainbow Awards, was a Lambda Awards Finalist, and lives in terror of authorities showing up at her door to question her Internet searches.
When not putting characters in dangerous situations she’s a mild-mannered business executive, mother, grandmother, vegetarian, and PFLAG activist.
Her natural habitats are airports, coffee shops, and on the backs of motorcycles.
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