BLOG TOUR & REVIEW - Unforgotten (Forgiven #2) by Garrett Leigh

Title: Unforgotten

Author: Garrett Leigh 

Series: Forgiven, #2

Imprint: Carina Press 

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Romantic Leads: Male/Male

On-Sale: February 16, 2021

Format: eBook

Price: $4.99 US

ISBN: 9780369700117

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Billy Daley hasn’t been home in years, and he likes it that way. He’s just fine on his own—he has a cash-in-hand job at a scrapyard, a half-feral cat to keep him company, and many miles between him, his hometown and all the baggage that comes with it.

Until the job goes sideways. Suddenly he’s back in Rushmere, working for none other than his brother’s best friend—a man whose kiss Billy can’t seem to forget.

Gus Amour’s memories of Billy Daley are all spiky edges, lips crushed against lips and a reckless streak that always ended in trouble. But when Billy needs a place to stay, Gus steps in. He’d do anything for the Daley family, including living, and working, side by side with a man who makes his heart beat too fast and his blood run too hot—two things he’s been running from for years.

It doesn’t take long before their easy banter, lingering touches and heated glances become a temptation too hard to resist. But falling into bed and falling in love are two different things, and love has never come easy to either Billy or Gus. Only when fate threatens to steal away their opportunity for a second chance will they realize they don’t need easy.

They just need each other.

My Rating - 4 .5 Stars!

Unforgotten is a wonderful second chance romance by Garrett Leigh. Although the second book in the Forgiven series, it's easily read as a standalone, despite it's multiple issues addressed from book one.

Billy and Gus. We met them back in Forgiven, book one, but now we get their story, which is entertaining and emotional. 

Both Billy and Gus are dealing with long held pain from their pasts. They have to deal with sibling issues, grief, and more. The issues with their siblings are originally developed in book one. Both men have resentment and pain over their relationships with their siblings. It's definitely a tough road ahead to get to some understanding and forgiveness.

Billy's the bad boy, who went down the wrong path and hung out with the wrong people. Now he's back in town; jobless, homeless, and looking to rebuild his life.

As for Gus, he's committed to hook ups only, holding himself back from getting hurt again. He's seriously still scarred from a drunken kiss with Billy years ago. But he agrees to help out Billy and offers him a room in his house. Cue the fun.

My favorite part of this story is Billy's struggle to get both a second chance at love and at life. It's never easy to overcome a bad past, especially in a small town. The author excels in illustrating this struggle. Billy's past still haunts him, as everyone assumes the worst of him. It's a tough thing to deal with. For all involved. I love the way this is carried out. 

As for the romance, together these men just work. Complete opposites with a lot of baggage, they work well to help each other drop their walls and learn to trust. Their connection is intense and full of heat. Together, both men learn to deal with the expectations of others and to live for themselves. 

I enjoy the storylines from this author in general. And this book is no different. Everything works for me. The depth of the characters, the complexity of their journey, and the characters' voices. It's all well done, making for an enjoyable read. 

Unforgotten is a great story of second chances. Garrett Leigh takes these men through a whole lot of forgiveness and healing in this romance. 

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Garrett Leigh is an award-winning British writer and book designer.

Garrett's debut novel, Slide, won Best Bisexual Debut at the 2014 Rainbow Book Awards, and her polyamorous novel, Misfits was a finalist in the 2016 LAMBDA awards.

When not writing, Garrett can generally be found procrastinating on Twitter, cooking up a storm, or sitting on her behind doing as little as possible, all the while shouting at her menagerie of children and animals and attempting to tame her unruly and wonderful FOX.

Garrett is also an award winning cover artist, taking the silver medal at the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards in 2016. She designs for various publishing houses and independent authors at blackjazzdesign.com, and co-owns the specialist stock site moonstockphotography.com with photographer Dan Burgess. 

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