Blog Tour & Review::: Broken Silence by Felice Stevens
Title: Broken Silence (Rock Bottom #1)
Author: Felice Stevens
Genre: MM Romance
Release Date: May 15, 2019
Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.
Justin Molina has secrets. He’s served his time but remains a prisoner of his past, unable to forgive himself for failing his family when they needed him most. Justin’s grief is overwhelming, but he keeps silent and focuses on his goals. About to graduate college, he tries to keep his head above water—no matter how many times life keeps knocking him down. When he’s forced to register for a poetry-writing class, Justin discovers putting words to his feelings might be exactly what his fractured heart needs to heal. Or is it the older professor with the bow ties and gentle smile who gives him a chance when no one else will?
Professor Foster Faraday Harding is a broken man. His divorce is final, and he’s reverted back to the safety of his books. Even his poetry no longer brings him joy; he’s sleepwalking through life. The raw emotion of Justin’s poetry awakens Foster to desires he thought long buried in the ashes of his marriage. When he discovers Justin is struggling financially, Foster offers him a solution that benefits both of them. Soon it’s Foster who’s struggling with emotions he can’t understand: Justin is his student. And a man. One crazy night years earlier doesn’t mean anything. Foster is straight.
After months of denying the growing attraction between them, an unexpected kiss changes everything. Justin and Foster are no longer only professor and student—they’ve become lovers, but the strain of hiding their relationship increases with each passing day. Words have the power not only to hurt but to heal the greatest pain. If Foster and Justin listen to what their hearts are saying, they might break through their silence and live their own love poems—together.
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4 1/2 out of 5 stars
This book was excellent. Both Justin and Foster had their insecurities and personal issues that should have kept them apart, but a love of words and the desire to help each other brought them together in such a beautiful way.
I could feel Justin’s sadness and anger at himself. I got a great sense of the pain and heartache that Foster had after his wife left him. Though I am not a big poetry person, the poems they shared with each other were so heartfelt and full of feelings I couldn’t help but love them, too.
I felt like the pacing of this story was good and the doubts of the characters and the timing of their relationship was very realistic. At times, I couldn’t help but feel like I was back in college and participating in a poetry class as well. Since I married my own college professor, the age gap and the details about how they finally came to terms with their relationship felt all the more touching to me. Though some feel this trope is taboo, I think it’s all the more sweet and heartwarming when they come together.
Felice Stevens has always been a romantic at heart. She believes that while life is tough, there is always a happy ending around the corner, Her characters have to work for it, however. Like life in NYC, nothing comes easy and that includes love.
Felice has written over twenty books in the gay romance genre. Her books been translated into German, French and Italian. Her novel. One Call Away, part of her Soulmates series, was mentioned in Buzzfeed as one of the best “Out for You” gay romances of 2017.
Felice lives in New York City with her husband and two children. Her day begins with a lot of caffeine and ends with a glass or two of red wine. She recently retired from the practice law and now daydreams of a time when she can sit by a beach somewhere and write beautiful stories of men falling in love. Although there are bound to be a few bumps along the way, a Happily Ever After is always guaranteed.
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