The Face of My Killer: An Angsty Second Chance MM Romance

Wow! I really enjoyed this one. This is a suspense/mystery wrapped in a second chance romance. Theo is just trying to get through life with his job and meddling friends and family in his romantic life. When his cousin reminds him that he agreed to let her finances family stay at Theo’s farm before her wedding, he comes face to face with someone he’s tried to forget for over 10 years. When Bailey arrives as his friend’s fiancés family farm to help prep their barn for the wedding, he has no idea that the man who left him years ago is the owner of the cottage he’s staying in. As he’s fixing things around the barn Theo approaches him with such violent hostility and punches him square in the face. This anger comes as a shock to Bailey because the last time they saw each other it was nothing that should have spiked these feelings in Theo. Now he’s worried about what he might have done. Did he make a mistake during a blackout? What did he do to deserve to have the man who he once loved hate him so much. As the days go on and details don’t add up, Theo questions everything he thought he true. He is in search of the truth in hopes of making everything right again but not before the past comes to try and wreck everything both men have worked so hard for. This story was paced so well and I think the transitions from past to present to explain the story and what happened were nicely spaced out. I was rooting for these guys the moment I realized what actually happened! The spice…

I am honored to have received an ARC for this book because I could not put it down!! And it was perfect, not a single negative thought. The story pacing and character development was consistent throughout. And the plot itself gripping the entire time. Little by little the details of the night they lost each other are revealed throughout the whole story. But in-between there are subplots that are equally as gripping. If you had a high school romance, then Bailey and Teddy getting together is adorably nostalgic. If you're into hurt/comfort, then learning more and more about Bailey's childhood is for you. At the same time in the present, Bailey and Teddy are learning to trust each other again and rekindle what they had. I pretty much figured what was going on from the beginning, but even still I was on edge with anticipation for Bailey and Teddy to really talk to each other and put the pieces together. This wasn't a smut heavy book per se, but man can Jordan write a scene 💦 And I am in love with the sex rep, from two teens figuring things out at a realistic pace to two trauma riddled adults that more than once start and do not finish and it's OKAY. The exploration of trauma and recovery is full of angst. And the perceived larger and tougher guy has more/stronger trauma reactions, which I really appreciate the subversion of tropes. Healing is non linear and not something you can do alone and is wonderfully portrayed with both Bailey and Teddy. The only downside is I read…