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Book Title: Finding His Boy (An MM Age Gap Daddy Romance)
Author: K. D. Ryan
Publisher: Self-Published
Cover Artist: K. D. Ryan
Release Date: March 25, 2021
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Tropes: Age Gap, Slow Burn, Daddy Kink
Themes: Self-confidence, Trust, Exploring Sexuality
Heat Rating: 5 flames
Length: 96 000 words
It is the first book in the series - Safe Harbor #1
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A lonely Daddy. An innocent boy. A twenty-year age gap. Whatever happens next is in Daddy’s hands.
Finding his way in life all on his own hadn’t been easy for eighteen-year-old Elliot Hedrick, but he’d managed to hold it all together so far.
Even though it was just by the skin of his teeth.
Between his warehouse job and pursuing a career as a professional ballet dancer, he’d been working sixteen-hour days and was still barely making ends meet.
He was fraying at the seams. And he was so damn lonely.
There was nobody for him to lean on, nobody to come to his rescue when things fell apart—it was all up to him to achieve his dreams.
Then suddenly Grant Weston charged into Elliot’s life, his knight in shining armor—literally and figuratively—and despite their twenty-year age gap, Grant couldn’t seem to leave the boy alone. Even though Grant knew he should.
There were too many obstacles between them—and not just their ages. Grant had secrets of his own, ghosts from his past that made him hold back from taking what he really wanted from Elliot.
And what Grant wanted was to make Elliot his boy.
To have a true partner.
But Grant was afraid to trust himself—afraid that history would repeat itself and leave him with a broken heart yet again.
Is age really just a number, or will the years between them end their relationship before it can even start?
Finding His Boy is the first book in a duet taking place in the Safe Harbor universe but can be read as a stand-alone and has an HFN ending. This book is a 90+K word slow burn, steamy romance that features a Daddy/boy relationship between two consenting adult men. No age play. Dual POV. There are explicit descriptions of sexual acts, so this book is intened for a mature audience (18+).
Trigger Warning: On-page physical assault (not between MCs), mention of sexual assault.
My Rating - 3.5 Stars!
Finding His Boy is a good May to December romance by KD Ryan. The first book of the Safe Harbor series, it's a nice combination of age gap, daddy kink, and slow burn.
Grant and Elliot's romance is one with a twenty year age gap. Grant's a teacher at the college who knows Elliot, as he used to teach at his high school. But there's nothing keeping them apart now, other than Grant's fear of how it would look. But damn, the man is terrified to come out as being involved with a former student of his and this greatly drives him.
Elliot's a dancer who's alone in the world. His father died and his background is heartbreaking. The poor man. He's such a survivor after enduring all he has. He's a truly lovable character.
There's an attempted rape scene that is definitely a tough read. Avoid this book if that is a trigger for you.
This attempted rape scene is what brings them men together. Grant's in the locker room and is able to save Elliot from being attacked. The interesting thing is how much they take note of each other's nudity despite the circumstances.
Everything that follows is mostly total sweetness. The two can't deny their attraction and the way their connection grows is great. I enjoy the way they both help the other heal. Their relationship is definitely a slow burn one though.
Their story includes an ass of an acquaintance. They have to deal with some bad decisions and someone wanting to cause them trouble. It's always fun to have someone to hate.
One thing I found to be highly disappointing however is that we all know something fishy happened with the estate when Elliot's father died. It's mentioned and alluded to, but it's never brought up again. That's a big missing element to me. As Elliot's debt is a driving factor for his character, I want justice for him and am greatly upset that he never gets it.
Overall, Finding His Boy is a nice read. KD Ryan packs plenty of great moments into this read. I am hoping the next book in the series is even better.
Grant knew he should pull back, he should close the door—that would be the smart thing to do. He should be respectful of Elliot’s privacy.
Because if he crossed this line, there would be no going back—all of his noble rationalizing about not taking advantage of Elliot’s vulnerability would be out the window.
But fuck, the boy was incredibly gorgeous—the planes of his slim muscular body highlighted in a soft blue glow from the moon, his face a study in shadow and light. He looked so young, so vulnerable, and so ripe for the taking. Exposed, ready for Grant to sink his teeth into the pale expanse of flesh on display, to mark Elliot as his.
If Grant stepped further into the room now—and he wanted to, oh he’d never wanted anything so badly in his life, he could taste the wanting like metal on his tongue—where would that choice bring them?
Because the boy had no clue what Grant wanted to do to him.
He couldn’t know how Grant wanted to use him. To flay him wide open with word and action and touch, and pick apart the soft tender insides of him, to leave him wanting and vulnerable and his. To deliver the safety and comfort and pleasure that his boy craved and that only he—Grant—could give.
Grant’s own possession.
His boy.
Those words—his boy—they acted like a bucket of cold water—a wave of uncertainty and apprehension to temporarily subdue his lust. Was this just history repeating itself? Would Elliot realize a year down the line that Grant couldn’t give him what he wanted, and Grant would be left high and dry once again?
Could Grant risk his heart like that again? The thought of sharing that experience with someone, only for his heart to be trampled, handled carelessly, and discarded…
He should leave now, back out and pretend he’d never been here. Just leave and act like nothing had changed the next day. Leave this beautiful boy whole and innocent and let someone else break him in gently, softly, like he deserved. Someone he could grow with, change with, learn with.
Fuck, he was a coward.
But then.
But then Elliot opened his eyes. And he parted his lips. And he kept on pumping his hand up and down as he locked his eyes with Grant’s, his heated gaze burning with open desire.
Desire for Grant.
And Grant knew he couldn’t walk away.
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