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Against the Grain
by Jay Hogan
[I received a digital arc for an honest review]
Against the Grain is the newest standalone in Jay Hogan's Auckland Med series. This is a series I have enjoyed and have fallen in love with all its wonderful and unique characters. This one is by far my favorite of the series and I just loved it so much.
Sandy Williams loves his job at Auckland Med and the close group of friends he's made there. Miller Harrison, player for the NZ Wheel Backs and new employee at Auckland Med, gets off on the wrong foot when he first meets Sandy being rude. Sandy is used to people judging him for his choice in clothing, so he writes Miller off. After another random encounter Miller finds himself entranced by Sandy and wants to get to know him better but also is fearful as he is not out of the closet in his sport or at work. Sandy hid or dulled his shine long enough and although he truly comes to care for Miller he refuses to be forced into a societal norm and stops being true to himself. Will Miller be able to get over his long engrained fears or risk losing Sandy and his new-found true to himself life?
""He lifted his hand to brush across Miller's bright red cheek. 'You're a bit of a puzzle, Miller Harrison. I think I'm going to enjoy getting to know you."
Oh goodness, I loved these men so much. Sandy is amazing a force to be reckoned with. He is strong, kind and proud of who is. He refuses to bow down to the society's expectations of males, in clothing choices and in life. Sandy has to make tough decisions when it comes to Miller and put their feelings to the test, he is in the right and really is the driving force to making their relationship long-lasting.
"Kissing my palm, Mr Harrison? Who knew there dwelled a romantic under all the f*ckery?"
Miller has struggled most of his life with his physical disability and coming out publicly gay has always felt like more drama than its worth until he meets Sandy and that all changes. He is a bit prickly at first but the second he lets those walls down with Sandy he becomes a whole different person. He is charming, and does little things to show he cares that are just absolutely precious. He really has no clue how to have a relationship, but he genuinely tries. It was hard to watch him dig himself into a hole at times and hurt Sandy in the process, but he fights to correct his mistakes and there's no denying how much he loves Sandy.
"I have no words," he whispered in his ear." You're the sexiest man I've ever laid my eyes on, and I'm not sure what you see in me, but I'm so f*cking grateful you decided to give me a chance."
I could read about these two and never get bored. They were just perfect together and honest, pushed buttons, and didn't shy from tough subjects. They joked about the boyfriend handbook because relationships are complicated and only get harder as the feelings grow stronger but these little moments of light-hearted joking helped. Also, I can't not mention how hot as hell their sex life is
Against the Grain is the newest standalone in Jay Hogan's Auckland Med series. This is a series I have enjoyed and have fallen in love with all its wonderful and unique characters. This one is by far my favorite of the series and I just loved it so much.
Sandy Williams loves his job at Auckland Med and the close group of friends he's made there. Miller Harrison, player for the NZ Wheel Backs and new employee at Auckland Med, gets off on the wrong foot when he first meets Sandy being rude. Sandy is used to people judging him for his choice in clothing, so he writes Miller off. After another random encounter Miller finds himself entranced by Sandy and wants to get to know him better but also is fearful as he is not out of the closet in his sport or at work. Sandy hid or dulled his shine long enough and although he truly comes to care for Miller he refuses to be forced into a societal norm and stops being true to himself. Will Miller be able to get over his long engrained fears or risk losing Sandy and his new-found true to himself life?
""He lifted his hand to brush across Miller's bright red cheek. 'You're a bit of a puzzle, Miller Harrison. I think I'm going to enjoy getting to know you."
Oh goodness, I loved these men so much. Sandy is amazing a force to be reckoned with. He is strong, kind and proud of who is. He refuses to bow down to the society's expectations of males, in clothing choices and in life. Sandy has to make tough decisions when it comes to Miller and put their feelings to the test, he is in the right and really is the driving force to making their relationship long-lasting.
"Kissing my palm, Mr Harrison? Who knew there dwelled a romantic under all the f*ckery?"
Miller has struggled most of his life with his physical disability and coming out publicly gay has always felt like more drama than its worth until he meets Sandy and that all changes. He is a bit prickly at first but the second he lets those walls down with Sandy he becomes a whole different person. He is charming, and does little things to show he cares that are just absolutely precious. He really has no clue how to have a relationship, but he genuinely tries. It was hard to watch him dig himself into a hole at times and hurt Sandy in the process, but he fights to correct his mistakes and there's no denying how much he loves Sandy.
"I have no words," he whispered in his ear." You're the sexiest man I've ever laid my eyes on, and I'm not sure what you see in me, but I'm so f*cking grateful you decided to give me a chance."
I could read about these two and never get bored. They were just perfect together and honest, pushed buttons, and didn't shy from tough subjects. They joked about the boyfriend handbook because relationships are complicated and only get harder as the feelings grow stronger but these little moments of light-hearted joking helped. Also, I can't not mention how hot as hell their sex life is