Book Reviews

Mine (The Vault) by Mary Calmes

Genre Gay / Contemporary / Romance
Reviewed by Serena Yates on 10-January-2025

Book Blurb

Trevan Bean has a job that’s going from illegal to frightening, a boyfriend who may not be in his right mind, and a guardian angel who might actually be evil incarnate. Add to that the reappearance of his boyfriend’s estranged family, death threats, kidnapping, and the struggle of saving money to realize a dream, and Trevan has a lot on his plate. But Trevan is up to the challenge: he promised Landry a happily ever after, and Landry’s going to have it if it kills him.

It just might.

Landry Carter was a broken doll when they met two years ago but has grown into a partner who can stand at Trevan’s side… most of the time. Now that Trevan’s life just got scary—and Landry just got himself kidnapped—Trevan has to hope Landry’s love stays strong through this newest challenge, because the happily ever after won’t happen if Trevan has to go it alone.

 

 

First edition published at Dreamspinner Press, March 2012.

 

Book Review

This book is a great mix between psychological insight, criminal elements made to look almost nice, and tension via some family mystery and drama. The main characters are constantly attacked from various sources, and it certainly kept me on my toes!

Landry is a somewhat mysterious man. I gradually found out more as the story develops, and the picture isn’t pretty. Talk about family issues! It is a miracle that Landry is as sane as he is, even though he has to fight for that normality every single day. What he needs seems simple, but Trevan is the first guy to recognize what it is. Discovering and understanding what this really means was a huge part of my fascination with this story.

I admire Trevan for what he does for Landry, and how fiercely he loves him. He is one of those guys who will stand by their man no matter what, and his determination is sorely tested in this book. Interestingly, Trevan is not exactly a law-abiding citizen; even though he does come down just this side of the law so far, he is involved with some very dark elements and I constantly felt as though he was going to slip. Great way to keep the tension up!

If you like tough men who are almost-but-not-quite criminals, secondary characters who are far more dangerous than anything normally encountered by most of us, and if you’re looking for a great love story, this is your book. I loved it from beginning to end, especially since it kept me guessing!

 

 

 

 


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Additional Information

Format ebook and print
Length Novel, 258 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date 29-September-2024
Price $4.99 ebook, $12.99 paperback
Buy Link https://www.amazon.com/Mine-Vault-Mary-Calmes-ebook/dp/B0DJ9MJF67