[Review] The Escort - A.M. Salinger

 

Titel: The Escort

Series: Nights Series #2

Author: A.M. Salinger

Publisher: -

Format: Kindle, english

Synopsis: GoodReads

Review: 4*, GoodReads, Amazon

 

He is everything I’ve ever wanted in a man. And I will do anything to get him. Even if I have to lie to him — Ethan

He is a sinful temptation. A guy who loves pushing all my buttons. But I can’t touch him. And I most definitely cannot have him — Joe

Ethan Skye has had only one goal in mind since the first night he walked into Saron, the most exclusive gay club in Tokyo: to win the heart of Joe Cavendish, its brooding owner and the man he’d fallen in love with at first sight. When Ethan takes a job as a bartender at Saron to get closer to Joe, little does he know that his actions will set him in the sights of an obsessive admirer.

Jaded by his troubled past and with his heart very much guarded, Joe Cavendish has one strict rule in life: never mix business with pleasure. Unfortunately for Joe, one cocky, sexy bartender seems intent on testing that resolve to its very limits, and Joe finds his patience and his libido increasingly challenged as he fights his growing attraction for his new employee. But after Joe discovers the danger Ethan is in, his possessive instincts compel him to take on the role of Ethan’s personal bodyguard and pretend lover.

Can Joe protect Ethan from his increasingly violent stalker and maintain his own sanity while he gets up close and personal to the alluring young man storming his way inside his numb heart? Will Ethan overcome Joe’s stubbornness and convince the club owner to take a chance on love? Or will the secrets they’ve been keeping from each other threaten their fragile, burgeoning relationship?

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Compared to the previous book in the series, “One Night”, this one had a much more evolved plot. It took place over a longer period of time and there was quite a bit more plot.

I was happy to get to know Joe and Ethan a little bit more and still get glimpses of Gabe and Cam. I’m not too sure about  the plot though. It seemed incredibly far-fetched for Ethan to become a bartender for months just to be close to Joe, not to mention stalker-ish. Which makes it quite ironic that he acquires a stalker for himself.  The fact that said stalker finally pushed Joe over the edge so to speak and moves their relationship a long was quite predictable.

I did enjoy seeing Joe fight against his feelings and then finally give in. I felt like there weren’t as many steamy scenes as in the first book but that was alright as there was more plot to make up for it.

As with the first book I rated this one 4 stars, simply because it was a quick, easy and incredibly fun read.