Title: Tribute Act (Porthkennack #8)
Author: Joanna Chambers
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Publication Date: January 15, 2018
Genre: Contemporary, MM Romance
Format: eBook, Print
Length: 54,400 words / 215 pages
Rating: 3.5 Stars
synopsis
Nathan Bridges hadn’t intended to settle down in his hometown of Porthkennack—he just ended up staying after saving the family business from ruin. The truth is, Nathan can’t stop himself from stepping in when problems arise. He’s a fixer, the man everyone turns to. But even fixers can’t solve everything.
When Nathan’s sister needs an organ transplant, it’s his stepbrother, Mack, who the family turns to as Rosie’s only potential living donor. Nathan’s curiosity about the stepbrother he’s never met turns to shock when he realises that Mack is his latest—and hottest ever—one-night stand.
Nathan and Mack agree to forget their single night together, but that’s easier said than done. When Mack moves in to Nathan’s place to recuperate after surgery, it’s not just the sexual tension between them that keeps growing. Against all the odds, and despite Mack’s wariness of intimacy, the two men grow close enough that Nathan begins to wonder what it would take to mend the rift that’s kept Mack and his father estranged for over a decade . . . and whether Mack might consider staying with Nathan in Porthkennack for good.
♦ Personal Thought ♦
I love Joanna Chambers’ historical novels – Lord Murdo from “Enlightenment” trilogy was – IS – my favorite of her characters – so of course I grabbed at the chance of reading this! Part of “Porthkennack” universe, this contemporary revolved around family unit with three step siblings; two of those are young men of the same age who happened to be attracted to one another. After years of only known each other only by name, Mack and Nathan’s first encounter was way off from what Nathan expected. They might be related through their parents’ marriage, but the draw they felt was far from brotherly.
Tribute Act is more than love story between Mack and Nathan. To me it’s the story about love of family; the candid familiarity, suppressed emotion and everything in between. Told from Nathan’s POV, it gave his voice life through his thought and feeling. I feel for Nathan and his confusion cum desperation over Mack, his frustration over his stepdad, his love and despair over his mum and sister. At the same time, his hesitance exasperated me; for an adult with such capability I wish he had more confidence (in himself!).
This eighth “Porthkennack” story is beautifully weaved, I wouldn’t expect less from this author. That saying, everything seen and told from Nathan’s perspective, gave me only little clue of who Mack was. He was an enigma; I couldn’t guess what please or tick him off. I wish there’s more account to the long estrangement between him and his father; just like I wonder the story of how he’s drawn more deeply to Nathan. Those issues aside, Tribute Act delivers a sweet and heartwarming family reunion and healing hearts that more than once had me needing tissue to dry my eyes!
Advanced copy of this book is kindly given by the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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