Recent Release Audiobook Review: Up Close and Personal by Jay Hogan, Performed by Gary Furlong

02 June of 2021 by ButtonsMom2003

Up Close and Personal By Jay Hogan

Genre: Romantic Suspense, GLBTQ, MM

Tropes: Medical setting, Opposites attract

Released: May 29, 2021 (audiobook); March 22, 2020 (ebook)

Publisher: Southern Lights Publishing

Series: Auckland Med, Book 3

Length: 10 hrs, 29 min / 370 pages

Synopsis

Detective Mark Knight has a serious problem – one that comes in the form of Auckland Med’s brand-new forensic pathologist. Six feet of delicious blond-haired, scary smart, stern, and disapproving hotness – Dr. Edward R. Newton.

The man is miles out of Mark’s league – completely opposite in almost every way and shockingly immune to Mark’s flirtations. Mark should just let him go. But the alluring doctor has taken residence in Mark’s brain and is messing with his life’s plan – in particular Mark’s determination to skirt attachments and all the self-absorbed drama that goes with them.

Mark has spent two years watching his friends drop like flies to the white picket virus, only to suddenly find himself hankering for a hammer and some white paint. Edward, however, doesn’t want a bar of Mark’s roguish charm.

But it’s not like Mark can avoid the sexy pathologist – death brings them together on a regular basis. So, when a string of murders threatens both their lives and sends them into hiding, something has to give.

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Romantic and Suspenseful!

I’ve been binge listening to this series. The writing is fantastic, the story lines are great and Gary Furlong is doing a wonderful job with his audiobook performances.

Up Close and Personal is a great opposites attract story. It’s filled with suspense and romance. Mark and Edward really strike sparks off of each other but Edward does his best to resist Mark’s advances.

The mystery in this story was great and I was holding my breath at times wondering how Mark and Edward were going to get out of their predicament. I can’t forget to mention dog, Tinkerbell, who helps to save the day.

I’m so glad that after reading book 4 back in January, I finally made time to read the first three books. Reading them out of order really wasn’t a problem because they do standalone very well, but I’m happy that I was able to listen to 1, 2 and 3 without leaving much of a gap between them.

A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.

Story: ♥♥♥♥♥

Performance: ♥♥♥♥♥

O Factor: Scorcher

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About Author
I am a New Zealand author writing in m/m romance, and romantic suspense. I have traveled extensively and lived in the US, Canada, France, Australia and South Korea. In a past life I have been an Intensive Care Nurse, Counselor, and a Nursing Lecturer.

I’m a cat aficionado especially of Maine Coons, and an avid dog lover (but don’t tell the cat). I love to cook, pretty damn good, love to sing, pretty damn average, and as for loving full-time writing, absolutely… depending of course on the day, the word count, the deadline, how obliging my characters are, the ambient temperature in the Western Sahara, whether Jupiter is rising, the size of the ozone hole over New Zealand and how much coffee I’ve had.

Welcome to my world.

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