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    SERIES REVIEW: Damned Connections Books 1 & 2: Patience & Justice by Lark Taylor

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    Damned Connection: Patience by Lark Taylor

    I paid the ultimate price when I took the gamble to save my mate’s soul.

    Ferry

    Ferryman. The Grim Reaper. La Muerte. La Pelona. Shinigami. Charon.

    I’ve been called many names over the millennia, all thanks to my role in Hell.

    Ferrying dead souls over the river Styx.

    But few know the demon behind the legend, how I came to be here, or the freedom I sacrificed to save the man I love.

    Now I’m free to find him again. The problem? He doesn’t remember me.

    And he’s straight.

    Leo fell madly in love with me once before. Will he fall again before it’s too late?

    Leo

    All my life, I’ve felt like something is missing. Neither my job as a firefighter, my brother Matty, nor my ex-girlfriends have been able to fill that hole.

    When a mysterious stranger approaches me in a bar, I find myself captivated.

    I’ve never been attracted to men before, but I can’t seem to resist him.

    Why is it that spending time with Ferry feels so…right? So familiar?

    Patience is a fated-mates, second-chance PNR romance. The first in the Damned Connections series, each book will follow a different couple as they find their HEA. Although better read in order, these books can stand alone.


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    Damned Connections: Justice by Lark Taylor

    Sebastian

    Blood. Torture. Murder. They’ve been my only companions for centuries. I haven’t needed or wanted anything else.

    Until I see Matty smile. Then something in me, something that’s been dormant for centuries, begins to reawaken.

    Matty doesn’t belong in my world. He’s loving, innocent, and full of joy. The darkness of my life would corrupt him in a heartbeat, but when he’s dragged into it against his will, nothing can stop me delivering my personal brand of justice.

    Matty keeps fighting for things I can’t give him, for things I’m no longer capable of. I can’t come between him and his family. I can’t give him what he needs.

    But I also can’t stay away from him.

    Matty

    I’m surrounded by couples in love.

    Once, I thought that’d be me. That I’d be swept off my feet and experience the kind of epic love you only see in movies.

    Now, I know better.

    A horrific night taught me to look for other things in a partner. Someone who’s predictable. Safe. Stable.

    Sebastian is anything but.

    Everyone tells me to stay away from him, but I don’t understand their concerns. How can he be a villain when all he’s shown me is kindness?

    He makes me want things I thought I’d given up on. Things I’m too scared to admit I still want.

    The trouble is, I can’t figure out what Sebastian wants. He tells me he can’t say no to me, but he won’t open up. He says to stay away from him, but he keeps coming around.

    One thing is for sure, Sebastian is who I want in my future.

    But how can I keep fighting for us if I’m the only one doing it?

    Justice is a MM PNR romance about a grumpy vampire assassin and the sunshine human he can’t stay away from. The second in the Damned Connections series, each book will follow a different couple as they find their HEA. Although better read in order, these books can stand alone.


    Rating:
    4.5 Stars – perfection is only half a step away

    Soundtrack: Sunshine
    Artist: Red Clay Strays
    Album: Moment of Truth


    Damned Connections is part of Lark Taylor‘s universe of interconnected paranormal and contemporary series featuring supernatural creatures finding their fated mates. This is my first read from the author.

    Patience grabbed my attention with its angsty premise of tragic love. Imagine an immortal—not just any ordinary immortal but Ferry, the Grim Reaper himself—doomed to spend an hour with his fated mate only to see him die.

    This vicious cycle went on and on for millennia, and every time his fated mate, Leo, is reborn, he has no memory of his previous lives and his immortal lover until he dies and spends a precious hour with Ferry.

    The angst and pining made my chest ache. My heart goes to Ferry who remembers everything from the beginning when he and Leo shared a home, the war with the angels, Leo’s death, and all his succeeding lives. And he was always there watching and protecting his mate. Patience is too weak a word.

    While the feels were intense, the story as a whole didn’t fully capture my attention all the way through. The plot weaves together key events from the past and present in Ferry and Leo’s lives. At the same time, Leo struggles to come to terms with his supernatural connections and his fated mate. The book is written from a dual first-person point of view, and it was usually Leo’s parts that I found less engaging.

    Also, there were a bunch of already established couples from the author’s other books who were friends with Ferry and Leo. It took me a while to figure out who’s who and which characters were paired together. There were a lot of appearances that sparked my interest in the other series.

    Justice features Sebastian Lecler, a grumpy vampire, hacker, and feared assassin, along with Matty, Leo’s sweet, sunshine-y brother. Sebastian and Matty’s brief interaction in the final part of Book 1 made me sit up and think, ooh, there’s something there.

    So I was ecstatic to learn they were paired in Book 2.

    If you are like me, a sucker for a broody, morally grey anti-hero types, you’ll go gaga over Sebastian. He’s from a French aristocratic family of vampires. Sebastian was an affectionate, family-oriented man until a tragedy killed his heart, and he went to the dark side.

    And so, when Sebastian latched on to Matty, stalking him, calling him “sunshine,” rescuing him from evil werewolves, buying him knitting yarn in his favorite colors, gifting him several pairs of Converse that he put trackers on to keep Matty safe, cuddling Matty when he has nightmares, and snarling at anyone showing a hint of interest at Matty, Sebastian has no feelings for his sunshine, none whatsoever.

    Or so he claims…

    Initially, Matty’s POV bored me, probably because he was suppressing parts of himself. I loved how his character blossomed when he went through a gamut of emotions that hit hard. The one that shattered the kokoro like an asteroid smashing into the earth was the text messages.

    I will never forget Matty’s increasingly desperate text messages to Sebastian after he disappeared. The vampire thought he was unworthy and would only hurt Matty. All the messages were unanswered. That was the single, most poignant chapter of heartbreak. It completely made the book for me.

    Matty deserved some hardcore groveling and major TLCs, so watch our boy Sebastian redeem himself. And answer the text messages! Serious squee moment! Just like Matty, I loved how Sebastian grew as a character.

    Damned Connections is about unbreakable bonds and renewed connections. It’s a series that doesn’t pull punches on the angst, the pining, and the feels. Overall, swoony, impactful tales of fated mates and hurt-comfort goodness.

    P.S.

    For your sanity a.k.a. keeping up with a boatload of characters, it’s best to read Damned Connections in order, as well as Lark Taylor‘s other series.

    Also, audiobook this because Will M. Watt’s Sebastian voice is the voice of your deepest darkest desire. Hearing him call Matty “sunshine” gets me everytime!


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