Model Bodyguard: Gay Private Investigator Mystery Romance

I am starting to see a theme in this series. Societal perceptions, family, and long term consequences are all 'not good'. Ollie's ex-boyfriend, Jacob, shows up to prove just how awful those things are. The story kept me engaged. I was listening way past my bedtime. I even folded extra laundry just to have an excuse to keep listening. I also like the Brian Hutchinson as narrator for this book. His voice was a bit more appealing to me than the previous narrator. This book focuses more on Kade so the narrator change made sense. I am not sure that I liked how BDSM was portrayed in this book. Since the portrayal was more about the person participating than BDSM itself, I might just be angry with the character. Manipulating people is not the same as gaining consent. Just no. See I am angry. The author did a great job of inciting emotions. A really great job. Like the first book, the plot has a few layers. The resolution wasn't entirely surprising, but the conclusion was. If I hadn't already downloaded the third audiobook in this series, I would not have been happy with the end. Jacob's story was resolved, but that wasn't the end of the story because this series still has an overreaching plot arc that I suspect won't be wrapped up until the end of the series. Sneaky authors. So sneaky and evil.

I knew that guy was the bad guy. But I did not see that ending coming. Darn!