An Inner Darkness by Ally Blue
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Genre: Paranormal Romance GLBT (M/M)
Summary: All hell’s about to break loose. Literally.
Bay City Paranormal Investigations, Book 5
After more than a year as a couple—and plenty of bumps along the road—Sam Raintree and Dr. Bo Broussard are finally settling into life together. Bo has come to terms with his sexuality, their business is thriving, and Sam has begun to accept his role as a step-parent of sorts to Bo’s sons, Sean and Adrian. The only real dark spot is Bo’s ex-wife, Janine.
When eleven-year-old Adrian begins exhibiting signs of psychokinesis—the same ability which allows Sam to manipulate interdimensional portals—the friction between Sam, Bo and Janine escalates. Sam and Bo have reason to believe Adrian’s raw, uncontrolled talent poses a danger to him and those around him. Janine, however, believes Sam and Bo are encouraging dangerous delusions on Adrian’s part. Common ground is nonexistent, anger and hard words ever-present.
Caught in the middle of the conflict and burdened with an ability he can’t yet control, Adrian is soon pushed beyond his limits. With Adrian’s mind—and the lives of everyone around him—hanging in the balance, Sam and Bo race against time to save both boys and keep an otherworldly horror from breaking free.
My Review: The mystery really heats up in this last book with Sam and Bo. The stakes raised in the last book hit painful heights now, when the cost of failure has nothing to do with compete strangers, but with Bo's own family. Now Sam has to confront his jealousy over Bo's sons, his severe dislike of Bo's ex, and the terror of finding another portal. Ms. Blue has done a great job of racheting up the tension in Sam's life, and making sure we don't get too complacent in the relationship we've come to love and want so
much to succeed. Maybe because I have kids myself, I really felt for the dilemma the boys and their father find themselves in. The blurb warns of family drama, and yeah. No kidding. Families can be full of drama even with a stable and loving environment. Throw in adult complications and unpleasantness, and things that go bump and scratch in the night, and it becomes impossible to stop reading.
As happens with every series, eventually, Sam and Bo's relationship had to stabilize, and the series had to find a balanced place to end, as far as the lovers are concerned. The mystery, however, isn't over by a long shot, and I look forward to reading Adrian's story. It promises to be as interesting and entertaining as Sam and Bo's. I have to wonder how the truce between lovers and exes will hold up, as it seems to be the one slightly too pat ending Ms. Blue has yet indulged in, but I guess we'll find out in the next book.
My Recommendation: This one has a lot of heavy emotional angst, which can happen where kids are involved, but it's still a very worthy read. If you've read this far, you're sure to enjoy this book as much as I did.
Rated four Delightful Divas by Jaime!
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Genre: Paranormal Romance GLBT (M/M)
Summary: All hell’s about to break loose. Literally.
Bay City Paranormal Investigations, Book 5
After more than a year as a couple—and plenty of bumps along the road—Sam Raintree and Dr. Bo Broussard are finally settling into life together. Bo has come to terms with his sexuality, their business is thriving, and Sam has begun to accept his role as a step-parent of sorts to Bo’s sons, Sean and Adrian. The only real dark spot is Bo’s ex-wife, Janine.
When eleven-year-old Adrian begins exhibiting signs of psychokinesis—the same ability which allows Sam to manipulate interdimensional portals—the friction between Sam, Bo and Janine escalates. Sam and Bo have reason to believe Adrian’s raw, uncontrolled talent poses a danger to him and those around him. Janine, however, believes Sam and Bo are encouraging dangerous delusions on Adrian’s part. Common ground is nonexistent, anger and hard words ever-present.
Caught in the middle of the conflict and burdened with an ability he can’t yet control, Adrian is soon pushed beyond his limits. With Adrian’s mind—and the lives of everyone around him—hanging in the balance, Sam and Bo race against time to save both boys and keep an otherworldly horror from breaking free.
My Review: The mystery really heats up in this last book with Sam and Bo. The stakes raised in the last book hit painful heights now, when the cost of failure has nothing to do with compete strangers, but with Bo's own family. Now Sam has to confront his jealousy over Bo's sons, his severe dislike of Bo's ex, and the terror of finding another portal. Ms. Blue has done a great job of racheting up the tension in Sam's life, and making sure we don't get too complacent in the relationship we've come to love and want so
much to succeed. Maybe because I have kids myself, I really felt for the dilemma the boys and their father find themselves in. The blurb warns of family drama, and yeah. No kidding. Families can be full of drama even with a stable and loving environment. Throw in adult complications and unpleasantness, and things that go bump and scratch in the night, and it becomes impossible to stop reading.As happens with every series, eventually, Sam and Bo's relationship had to stabilize, and the series had to find a balanced place to end, as far as the lovers are concerned. The mystery, however, isn't over by a long shot, and I look forward to reading Adrian's story. It promises to be as interesting and entertaining as Sam and Bo's. I have to wonder how the truce between lovers and exes will hold up, as it seems to be the one slightly too pat ending Ms. Blue has yet indulged in, but I guess we'll find out in the next book.
My Recommendation: This one has a lot of heavy emotional angst, which can happen where kids are involved, but it's still a very worthy read. If you've read this far, you're sure to enjoy this book as much as I did.
Rated four Delightful Divas by Jaime!
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