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Can love and acceptance help Callum forgive himself?
Callum’s past haunts him and he’s desperate for a fresh start. When his uncle takes him in and the manager of the Heaven and Hell Club gives him a chance, things might be looking up.
Then he meets Dylan—a cocky, make-up wearing twink who challenges all his assumptions about himself.
Getting to know each other changes everything, as they give each other the love and acceptance they’ve both craved throughout their lives. But will it be enough to ease their doubts, heal their wounds, and allow them to have their own happy ever after?
Forgiven is the third book in the Heaven and Hell Club series. It’s a hurt/comfort romance, with a slow burn relationship, a bi-sexual awakening, tattoos, and piercings in interesting places. It can be read as a standalone, but works better as part of the series.
Content warning: homophobic parents
Callum and Dylan make for an interesting and intriguing couple. Both are broken men with pasts who have shaped them into the men they are today. If you love when two broken men can be complete together, you'll enjoy this book.
Callum's getting his life back on track, after being released from jail. He is another great example of how tough it is to get a job when you have a record. Damn, I just want to hug him. He has so damn much pain, guilt, and baggage on his shoulders. and he desperately needs to forgive himself before he can move on.
Meanwhile, Dylan oozes sexuality and confidence and is a breathe of fresh air. He's unapologetic about who he is and I love him. He's got sexy dance moves, including stripping and private dances, and is a makeup wearing twink. But when Callum starts peeling back his layers, Callum and the readers discover all that Dylan has been hiding. Damn, his secrets are heartbreaking.
Both men are lovable, making me want to support and protect them, as the mother figure they never had. Oh, the baggage that Callum carries, feeling responsible for his father's horrific behavior. His life would have been completely different if he had never taken on the guilt of his father's actions. And then there's Dylan, who's reversal from a man who pushed people away and never let anyone get close to him, to the man he is at the end is stunning. He finds himself falling head over heels in love and accepting it is, with is just beautiful.
These are two men who help one another deal with their guilt in life. They face family issues galore, with some foster care issues, abandonment issues, and some extreme homophobia. There are plenty of secondary characters to keep things interesting in other areas. I love Callum's uncle and the breakthrough they have in their relationship.
Callum didn’t move until he heard the door shut, then he started the level again. It was easier now that he was alone. His inhibitions dropped away from him and he focused on slicing his beams of light through the coloured blocks. He’d selected easy mode, which was fun but not a challenge. He managed to hit every block the second time through the song, so upped the difficulty level.
He had to move his body a little more on standard mode. The blocks came faster, the patterns were slightly harder. As they were more in time to the music, it actually made the level easier. He had to stretch to hit blocks when they were right at the sides or up high.
He upped the difficulty again and found himself moving even more—only to reach the blocks, he wasn’t actually dancing or anything. The pace of the blocks was almost frantic, and he quickly bombed out of the level. He tried again and again, quickly losing track of time as he became determined to get to the end of the level. Once he’d finished it, he set himself a goal to hit all the blocks in the right direction.
He wasn’t sure how many times he played it through. Being within the virtual world meant he was completely absorbed in what he was doing. He’d worked up a sweat, his heart beat faster and adrenaline made him buzz. He’d learnt the words to the song and was singing along to it. He was moving more now, his body reacting to the music as well as the blocks that flew at him. It was fun.
It was only when his stomach rumbled that he wondered how long he’d been playing. When he got to the end of the level, he stopped and carefully took off the headset. Dylan was sitting on the sofa. Callum glanced around, but there were no pizza boxes in sight. He hadn’t smelt any food either, but he’d needed to be sure.
“You never left, did you?”
Dylan shrugged. “You look like you’ve been having fun.”
Callum scowled. “You tricked me.”
“Maybe, but it gave you the freedom to let loose, didn’t it?”
Callum stared at the headset in his hands.
“I told you the game would get you moving.”
“I still can’t dance.”
“You should have seen yourself, darling. You’ve got a good sense of rhythm and some moves.”
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