Title: Infuriating(Elite Protection Services 4) Word Count: 374 pgs
Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance
Blurb:What he fears is love.
JACKSON AVERY has everything in life, except somebody to share it with. But as the owner of one of the largest private security forces in the country, he’s got plenty to keep him busy until he finds ‘the one.’ After spending the last year dealing with the fallout of his best security agents falling for their clients, the last thing Jackson expects is to take one look at feisty camboy, Dayton Daniels, and almost instantly know that he’s it for him.
DAYTON DANIELS has been on his own since he was just fourteen years old. He’s spent his entire life scraping by, doing whatever’s necessary to survive. A severe learning disability has left Day unable to read and forced him to find creative ways to make a living. Camming allows him to earn money while keeping his clients at a distance, and Day has grown used to keeping everybody at a distance…until he witnesses a murder and Jackson Avery walks into his life.
Guarding Day is supposed to be a favor, a simple off the books job until they find out who killed a prominent attorney, but Jackson quickly realizes there is nothing simple about Day. He’s beautiful, smart, surprising, and Jackson is all in merely ten minutes after they meet. But Day, he can’t imagine a man like Jackson wanting to spend his life with somebody like him, and he is determined to do anything to send Jackson running in the opposite direction, no matter how much it hurts.
When Day starts receiving threatening emails, Jackson enlists his team to hunt down the killer. Day doesn’t want to spend the rest of his life living in fear, but every day he’s with Jackson, he falls a little harder, forming cracks in the walls he’s worked so hard to build up around himself. Can Jackson solve a murder and find a way past Day’s defenses to convince him there is such a thing as love at first sight and that everybody deserves a happily ever after, even him?
INFURIATING is the fourth book in the Elite Protection Services Series and contains age-gap, Daddy-kink, voyeurism and lingerie with a HEA and no cliffhangers.
Warning: This book contains brief portrayals of childhood emotional abuse as well as discussions of past child sexual trauma and one scene of on-page physical violence to a main character at the hands of somebody other than the main character.
My Review: Dayton doesn’t believe in fairytales or happily ever afters. He knows nothing good ever happens in his life, he looks out for numero uno, because nobody else will. He knows his self worth, he’s been taught this from an early age. He is not good for much else, besides laying on his back. These are things that have been cemented in his mind by people who were supposed to love and cherish him, but never did. Day’s severe learning disability and his stutter has crippled him.All he knows how to do is be a camboy, and he’s damn good at it.His most prized possession is his virginity. Day’s come up with the brilliant plan to auction it off to the highest bidder.With his lithe, feminine body, long hair and his penchant for sexy lingerie, he’s made it into a very lucrative career.That is until recently, when he witnessed one of his upscale clients get murdered on camera. There is only one problem, he never saw the murderer’s face , but they most definitely saw his. Now he has to go underground and he needs protection from the best. The detective on the case calls in a favor to the boss of Elite Protection Services Jackson Avery.
Jackson is not too keen to take on this case, but he can’t spare any of his other guys. From the moment he lays eyes on the defensive,mouthy, sassy Dayton , he knows he wants him. Jackson always gets what he wants. It doesn’t take them long to figure out that they are both attracted to each other. They both need to blow off some steam and what better way to do that, but to have some no strings attached fun. Day knows he wants to play with Jackson on camera,but he is surprised when Jackson agrees. When Jackson touches him for the first time, the camera and everything else disappears. He yearns for something, he’s not sure what exactly, but he knows Jackson is the only man who can fulfill that need. Jackson sees a vulnerability in Day that makes him want to protect him, but he knows he wouldn’t be allowed. When Day calls him ‘daddy’ , Jackson wants it to be real, because he knows that he has finally found the one.
As soon as their passion cools, Jackson can see Day withdrawing back into his armour. Jackson hates this, but he knows he needs to give him time. He sees the broken boy that is Day, but as soon as he breaks down the walls a little, it goes right back up. Jackson knows his boy uses sex as a shield, but he also sees beyond to the lonely, sad, beautiful soul inside. Jackson’s need for the sweet little minx is insatiable, he just can’t get enough of him. Even though Day is still in possession of his virginity, they find lots of other things to do in their sexy times. Even with Day’s sometimes prickly nature, things are easy between the two men.There is a sense of comfort that blankets Dayton whenever he’s with his ‘daddy’.
When Jackson has to go out of town on business, he doesn’t hesitate to take Day with him. They fall into a seemless pattern of doing things together. It feels natural for Jackson to hold Day’s hand, hug him and kiss him. Day feels totally out of his element and all his insecurities come to the fore. He really does believe he is not good enough for a man like Jackson, given his career choice and his learning disability. Jackson tries to make him feel as comfortable as he can. Although he’s nervous, he still feels a sense of belonging when he is wrapped up in Jackson’s arms. Jackson knows the only way to get close to Day is opening up about his own life. Jackson allows Day to see the real man behind all the money and power he exudes. When Jackson takes Day with him to his business meeting, he learns yet another tidbit. He soon realizes there is more to Day than just a pretty face. Jackson is pleasantly surprised when Day smoothes out his business negotiations by reasoning with the client in Spanish. This avoids a huge fallout and saves Jackson a million dollar contract.
That night, their relationship enters into another stratosphere when Day decides to offer Jackson his virginity. They have a passion filled night and Jackson unleashes everything he feels for Dayton. Day is freaking out when Jackson takes him to meet his family. His defense mechanism pushes him to act outrageous, trying to make them think the worst of him. Jackson’s family sees right through him , and even though he’s told them things that he’s not proud of, the mother still welcomes him with open arms. They have a one on one chat and Day sees for himself what a loving mom looks like, Day feels horrible for embarrassing Jackson.
Jackson is quiet on their way home and when Day starts to apologize , Jackson stops him. Jackson tells him to strip and wait for him, Day is confused yet aroused. Jackson is in full on daddy mode and let’s Day know he’s not mad. The spanking that Day receives is not excessive, but it pushes him over the edge really quickly. It almost leaves him in a cathartic state. It is shortly after this cleansing release, that Day purges his soul to his ‘Daddy’. The tale he tells Jackson is one filled with sorrow where he loses his best friend who cherished him above all else, the only person who ever loved him.Dayton is filled with so much guilt because he feels responsible for her death, when in fact there was nothing he could have done since he was a child himself. Jackson gains insight as to why his boy tries to shut everyone out. Day finally realizes that he won’t be able to push his ‘daddy’ away so easily. Jackson is all in and he let’s Dayton know that his heart is safe and he believes he is the perfect boy for him.
Day’s stalker gets a little too close for comfort when he gains access to Jackson’s apartment and trips the alarm. Jackson is upset with himself for allowing this crazy person to get so close to them. However, they think that they might have narrowed down a lead. This lead ends up being a costly mistake for them. It ends up being a distraction and the real stalker swoops in and kidnaps Day. Level headed Jackson is pushed to the brink after hours of Day being missing. To top it off, they find Day’s phone with a text message to Jackson that doesn’t really give them much insight. The stalker slips up by trying to broadcast through Day’s Only fans account. Elite’s tech genius Webster is able to access the account remotely and finally they’re able to get a clue where Day is being held.
Day’s stalker ends up being someone from his past. A dirty gross landlord that Day was forced to perform sexual favors in exchange for paying his rent when he was only a child. In his warped mind he believes that he is entitled to Day’s virginity. When Day realizes that his Only fans account has been activated, he starts taunting his stalker as a way to distract him. The stalker gets suspicious and he becomes enraged and starts violently beating Day. By the time Jackson’s team finds his boy the damage is already done. Day is barely conscious, but he’s able to tell Jackson how much he loves him. Jackson is shattered to see his boy so hurt. Jackson knows he has to give his boy peace of mind so he doesn’t hesitate to take out the trash. Nobody thinks too hard about it when the stalker ends up dead in the abandoned hotel.
It’s a long road of recovery for Day, but Jackson and all their friends and family are there for him. Day finds that he is afraid of being alone and he is plagued by body dismorphism, since his face is not quite what it used to be. He starts feeling stronger when he reawakens his sexuality. It helps him to feel like himself again. Jackson is supportive and proud when his husband gets over this hurdle bit by bit.Day’s confidence is further invigorated when he gets a position of interpreter at Elite. I loved watching Day coming into his own, learning how to accept love and family from the people around him. I give this my ratings of 5- bring out the vibrators.
Gay Romance-opposites attract 