The Guy Next Door by Devon McCormack

 

ZANE

Is it wrong that I watch him?

Leif Anderson seems like a friendly, kind, normal, boy-next-door type.

Unlike me.

His stalker, a creep who moved into the place next to his parents' house to keep an eye on him.

I'm not the bad guy, though.

I'm the one who will protect him.

The cops don't believe he's in danger.

Maybe they're right, and this is all in my messed-up head.

I've been wrong before.

And no matter how I justify this to myself, my motives aren't entirely pure.

It's impossible to watch a guy this hot walking around in those adorable beanies without getting a little turned on.

When he discovers my secret surveillance, I'm sure it's over.

No way he believes my reasons for watching him, but he doesn't report me for my crime.

He's curious about me in a way I don't expect from a straight guy.

Or as I quickly learn, maybe not so straight.

Before I know it, we're on a journey, exploring this wild, exciting part of Leif while I try to keep him safe from harm.

But the closer we get to one another, the more I wonder: what if it was all in my head?

What if no one's coming for him?

What if the real threat to Leif is me, the guy next door?

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Zane’s brother has been missing for a while and he is convinced he knows the culprit. But when he tries to solve this case himself, all he does is make the police think the opposite. They can no longer believe him. And when Zane gets a clue that the culprit could have a new target, he is going to do his protect him and hope that maybe he can finally find his brother. Leif isn’t sure what to make of his new neighbor. But when there is a break in at his house and his neighbor is there to rescue him (though maybe doesn’t do it in a normal way), he can’t deny that something is going on. But he doesn’t dismiss Zane. He listens and in doing so, he comes to realize that as outlandish as some of this could be, he doesn’t think Zane is crazy. He’ll let Zane protect him. But the more time they spend together, the more the attraction between them sparks. Leif has never looked at a guy before, but there is something about Zane that has his attention. As the two of them figure out what happened to Zane’s brother, they’ll also have to watch their backs. I really liked this story! The suspense was great as you tried to figure out if Zane was right or if in his desperation he was looking into something that was no longer real. I also really liked the relationship between Zane and Leif and how it naturally developed between. How they met was anything but normal, but it worked for them. Really great story all around! Kept me on my toes the whole time!