HEAT STROKE by Tessa Bailey
Series: Beach Kingdom, #2
Genre: M/M Romance
Release Date: 18th March 2019
Marcus “Diesel” O’Shaughnessy is a brash, oversized CrossFit enthusiast with a naked lady tattooed on his rippling forearm. Jamie Prince is a private school teacher with an extremely low tolerance for bullshit. The two men have zero in common. Well, except for three things.
They’re both moonlighting as lifeguards for the summer.
No matter how hard they try, they cannot stay away from each other.
And both of them have secrets they’re determined to keep.
But what happens in the shadows of the Long Beach boardwalk can only remain hidden for so long, before the July sunshine reveals the hot, unrelenting connection they never expected, forcing Marcus and Jamie to decide if they’re simply caught up in a temporary heat stroke or if they’ve found something worth rescuing…
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★4 STARS★
Heat Wave is the terrific second novel in Beach Kingdom Series. The series centres on the Prince brothers and the personal conflict they each have to overcome. Jaime has done well for himself in regards to his career and is now a teacher in a prestigious private school. The discord in his life stems from a traumatic event that has affected his relationships and how he views them.
His bond with his brothers is strong and they support each other in all areas. Whether it be running the family bar or their summer gig as lifeguards. It’s here that Jaime first gets to know Marcus “Diesel” O’Shaughnessy. Marcus is a fellow life guard and adorable in every sense of the word. He’s an overgrown playful puppy who is full of affection for Jaime. They aren’t friends per se but that’s more so Jaime’s doing as he’s determined to keep Marcus at arms length. He has no interest in being a fleeting fancy for a curious straight man, but can’t deny the sparks Marcus ignites in him.
Marcus has a reputation as having more muscles than brains and maybe this is where his admiration of Jaime stems from. He has dreams and for reasons he doesn’t quite understand yet, it’s Jaime he chooses to confide his business plans with. He’s blown away with Jaime’s belief in him as the two spend more time together things move from spreadsheets to between the sheets.
As Marcus begins to come to some life changing realisations, his relationship with his family becomes a bone of contention between them. Jaime finds himself making concessions he never thought he would make again and it’s not long before the stressors come crashing down on them both.
There were some real emotional moments in this story, and I could’t help but root for them to pull through. But with the sour came the sweet and the adorable, steamy times that brought the heat.
Other Books in the Series:
MOUTH TO MOUTH (Beach Kingdom #1)
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About Tessa Bailey:
Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.
Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.
She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of eleven years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.
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