The One That Got Away by Nicky James
Disclaimer: I'm not the author.
Author: Nicky James (Love Me Whole, which I talked about here)
Links: Amazon, Goodreads
Summary: Someone is following me. I’m not imagining it. I’m not crazy.
Charlie Falkingham is convinced someone is after him. There are signs. There are clues, but no one believes him. After living through a childhood horror, Charlie suffers from a severe paranoia disorder, among many things, and the Hamilton Police have labeled him The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
When the only person on the force who ever listened to Charlie’s concerns retires, who can Charlie reach out to for help?
Arrogant and young, Officer Takoda Dyani has a chip on his shoulder a mile wide. He’s rude and brash and doesn’t play well with others. He has more enemies than friends, and he doesn’t care. When his senior officer assigns him to be Charlie’s consultant, Takoda knows it will end badly. He doesn’t have time to coddle a prissy rich boy.
However, if he can’t calm Charlie’s paranoid delusions and act civil for once, he’ll lose his job.
But are they delusions?
The longer he knows Charlie, the more Takoda realizes, something isn’t right.
Is someone stalking Charlie, or is Takoda getting too wrapped up in Charlie’s fragile world?
Available in: paperback, Kindle
Genres: thriller, romance, m/m
Notes about book/series: This is my second book by Nicky James and she's really great at writing at the intersection of m/m and mental health. Note that Takoda is an asshole at the beginning of the book, but Charlie digs that he's not being coddled for once, so that works for them. If you prefer a gentle approach, you can go for Love Me Whole instead. Also, A+ to Charlie's dad for being supportive instead of giving Takoda the shovel talk! lol
The thriller aspect was good too. I guessed something, but the tension was strong anyway. It made me want to read more gay thrillers, but I'm wary of queer deaths. Don't worry, there's nothing of the sort here.
Content warning: [Spoilerish]undetailed mentions of childhood trauma
Author: Nicky James (Love Me Whole, which I talked about here)
Links: Amazon, Goodreads
Summary: Someone is following me. I’m not imagining it. I’m not crazy.
Charlie Falkingham is convinced someone is after him. There are signs. There are clues, but no one believes him. After living through a childhood horror, Charlie suffers from a severe paranoia disorder, among many things, and the Hamilton Police have labeled him The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
When the only person on the force who ever listened to Charlie’s concerns retires, who can Charlie reach out to for help?
Arrogant and young, Officer Takoda Dyani has a chip on his shoulder a mile wide. He’s rude and brash and doesn’t play well with others. He has more enemies than friends, and he doesn’t care. When his senior officer assigns him to be Charlie’s consultant, Takoda knows it will end badly. He doesn’t have time to coddle a prissy rich boy.
However, if he can’t calm Charlie’s paranoid delusions and act civil for once, he’ll lose his job.
But are they delusions?
The longer he knows Charlie, the more Takoda realizes, something isn’t right.
Is someone stalking Charlie, or is Takoda getting too wrapped up in Charlie’s fragile world?
Available in: paperback, Kindle
Genres: thriller, romance, m/m
Notes about book/series: This is my second book by Nicky James and she's really great at writing at the intersection of m/m and mental health. Note that Takoda is an asshole at the beginning of the book, but Charlie digs that he's not being coddled for once, so that works for them. If you prefer a gentle approach, you can go for Love Me Whole instead. Also, A+ to Charlie's dad for being supportive instead of giving Takoda the shovel talk! lol
The thriller aspect was good too. I guessed something, but the tension was strong anyway. It made me want to read more gay thrillers, but I'm wary of queer deaths. Don't worry, there's nothing of the sort here.
Content warning: [Spoilerish]undetailed mentions of childhood trauma