Reese Knightley

POSSIBLE TRIGGERS: Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault
Domestic violence and sexual assault should never be tolerated by anyone and should be reported. I can understand what the author was doing with this story and enlightening people on the importance of stopping it.... still, I felt it went on a little too long. Triton from book #2, was abused by his parents fand then a boyfriend and his brother, because of his sexuality. Since he had never experienced real love, he didn't always understand how not to make wrong choices for his life. Then he met Diesel who was an army buddy of Triton's cousin and his boyfriend. Triton was kidnapped and held in a cave and Diesel rescued him. Triton ex-boyfriend and his brother had beat him so bad that his friend helped him to leave and go to Oregon to Diesel. When Triton got to Oregon, he was grabbed and was about to be assaulted when the lady at the bus station rescued him. Through being with Diesel, his friends and counseling, Triton began the healing process. The story was good and the point the author was trying to make was important, but this was a hard story to read.… (plus d'informations)

I debated a long time before deciding on the rating. This is Zane and Issac's story.... the story that it seems I have waited forever to read. I have had an on again off again going with this series since book 1, but I do really like Reece Knightly and several of the books in the series have really hit the mark with me...this one? Yes and no. There are way too many individual storylines going on that we don't have a real clear feeling of what is going on. Anyone that started the series with this book would probably give it up. I expected a big blow up and didn't have long to wait...both guys are dynamite fuses looking for a place to go off. One of the biggest problems I have with not only these two guys, but many of the characters in other M/M romances, as well as F/M romance books...they either don't talk to one another, or they spent 3/4 of the book being either angry or reiterating why they shouldn't be together. Come on...the book is only so long. Get it together guys. You're acting like a couple of love-sick teenagers. Overall...Reece Knightly is a fantastic author and the characters in this series will grab and hold your heart. I just wish they wouldn't take so long to grab each other's hearts.… (plus d'informations)

This is the story of Spencer and Liam, who we have met before in the first three books. Their story is filled with a love that is guaranteed to curl your toes and keep you turning the pages to see what is going to happen next. Taking It Slow is the 4th of eight books in the Code of Honor series. Readers will be shown the lives of the men and women who deal with the dangers of the world we live in so that we may sleep in peace at night. These stories will make you feel that you are an actual part of the military unit, doing what is often a dangerous and thankless job, but trusting your "brothers in arms" will be there for you. The jobs these people in the series do are always top secret and it's vital that they remain that way. Their unit has missions that are usually always "off-the-books". They see the world we live in as being a truly dangerous place that often seems to be getting more dangerous every day. These soldiers and agents deal with those danger and strive to keep us safe. As an observer of their lives and jobs you will find joy and sadness, often bringing tears while making you stop and think how lucky we are to have people like them. The books in this series can easily be read as standalones but I recommend you start with book one and go from there as these men work as a unit and most of the time their stories overlap...and the main characters are sprinkled through all eight books making the series seem like one huge novel. Reese Knightly is an excellent writer, creating these stories with just the right amount of angst. Your only complaint will probably be like mine...they just end way to soon.… (plus d'informations)

This is listed as a novella (228 pages), that begins almost like the other books in the series. It's Christmas time and Elijah is heading off to a small town, and this time he's not fighting a foreign enemy, or rescuing anyone...he's falling for the baker, Justin. Soon the explosions start, letting us know we may not be going to have such a Merry Christmas after all. I really almost liked this book. The characters. as in all these books, are smart, strong and more than a bit sassy. The slow burn between Elijah and Justin makes you want to help them along as they navigate the situations that form Justin’s past. The small-town loves Christmas and have planned a lighting ceremony. Here's where some things become a bit unrealistic. For example: At the lighting ceremony a shooting occurs, injuring Elijah and the shooter is never caught. The town reschedules it, and everyone shows up. I don't think the town, or the citizens, no matter how holiday crazy they all are...would take that chance so soon after an event like this happened.... some might but not the entire town. I also don't believe the military would send in "Special Forces" to protect them no matter who they might be related to. Elijah and Justin have their own personal secrets that no one is talking about. A shooting occurring in the town would have had the local police all over it, but there was so little interaction by anyone with them. They didn't even show up at the hospital where Justin had rushed Elijah. No one meets them...no one realizes they are even there. Aren't hospitals required by law to report gun-shot wounds? Though I read this one out of order, I have read the other books and have always liked the main characters, especially Elijah and was really glad that he was the "main star" of this one...but there are a lot of inconsistences in the way the shooting was handled. The story is still getting 3 stars because I really like the main characters and I certainly admire this authors ability to come up with these great adventure stories.… (plus d'informations)