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| Necessary Roughness Book 1 |
Lucas
To my dad, Hunter King is a football prodigy destined for greatness.
The son he always wanted.
To me, Hunter King is the guy I’ve loved most of my life.
The guy who happens to be my dead brother’s boyfriend.
We were kids when Hunter came into our lives—the boy with the skill my brother didn’t have and the drive I lacked. The one who was always kind to me, who cared about my photography when, to my dad, it was a hobby, not worth anyone’s time.
Looking at the world through the lens of my camera is the only thing I’ve ever wanted.
Other than Hunter King.
Hunter
I would be nothing without the Blakes. Coach Blake nurtured my football talent from high school through college and now professionally. For all intents and purposes, he was my father. And when I started dating his son Ellis, it felt like I truly became part of the family.
But since Ellis died, nothing feels right anymore—not even the game I’ve always loved.
Until Lucas walks back into my life.
With each lingering touch, I feel sensation returning. Every kiss breathes air into my lungs. And for the first time in three years, it feels like my heart starts beating again.
But with every embrace, I’m betraying Ellis’s memory. The media, my team, Coach Blake will all condemn me. I’ll no longer be their Comeback King. I’ll be the man who is sleeping with his dead boyfriend’s brother.
Yet none of it is enough to make me stop.
The Comeback King is the first book in a new series. You can expect big feels and a secret relationship with pining and learning to love after loss.
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Hunter feels he owes a lot of his success in the NFL to the Blake Family. Ellis became his best friend when he had moved to town, Ellis’s dad made him feel like one of his sons, especially when Hunter and Ellis became more than friends. But then three years ago, Ellis died in a tragic accident. And since then, Hunter hasn’t been the same. His game is suffering and it shows. And then Lucas walks back into his life. Ellis’s brother. Nothing like his brother and treated so poorly by his father, Lucas reminds Hunter there is life outside of football and to find his love in the game again. But Hunter can’t help but feel guilty and like he is betraying Ellis. Especially when things between him and Lucas heat up. However, Hunter also knows he can’t stay away. Not with how Lucas makes him feel. Lucas has always had feelings for Hunter. But he learned to shove them down. It didn’t matter. Hunter was his brother’s best friend then boyfriend. Hunter was the son his dad always wanted. But seeing Hunter again after so long? His heart can only take so much. Especially when Hunter has never expected Lucas to be another other than himself. He knows they may not have a future, but he’ll hold on to Hunter for as long as he can. Such a great story to kick off this new series! I really loved getting to know Hunter and Lucas and watch them fall for one another so hard. They balanced each other and you could see how these two should have always been something. They brought one another back to life a bit and find the joy neither believed they deserved. A really great story all around. And I can’t wait for book two!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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