Audio Review: Dare to Hope by T. M. Smith, performed by Joel Leslie

29 April of 2018 by ButtonsMom2003

Reviewer's Rating: 5

5.0Overall score

This entire series is just wonderful.

Dare to Hope By T. M. Smith, Narrated By Joel Leslie

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Released: March 23, 2017

Publisher: TTC Publishing

Series: All Cocks Stories, Book 4

Synopsis

Tristan is the second oldest of the Brennan brothers and the odd man out. Most of the Brennan men have careers in law enforcement, but as a psychiatrist, Tristan chooses to help people in a different way. Quiet and restrained, he is content to hover in the background of his more gregarious brothers. Then he meets two men, each broken and damaged from losses beyond their control.

Gabriel Simenson is mourning his lover’s death. The random act of violence that took Gio’s life has left everyone at All Cocks reeling. The only thing keeping Gabe from drowning in misery is the friendship he’s forged with Micah, the newest model at All Cocks. He continues to struggle, and at the urging of his All Cocks family Gabe agrees to counseling with Tristan under one condition: Micah must go with him.

Micah Solo can relate to unbearable loss, having lost his leg and so much more in Iraq. The past two years he has been alone, adrift and vulnerable – the memories of war haunting his dreams, spilling over into his daily life. At All Cocks, Micah has found the acceptance he craves and the family he lost, but still he yearns for happiness and peace within.

The friendship between the three is instant, the mutual attraction evident. They circle each other, wanting more, yet unsure if it is truly possible. Is life the mundane reality they’ve each come to accept for themselves or do they dare to hope?

The All Cocks Stories is a series set within the world of online gay porn. Micah’s PTSD is told in detail, including flashbacks to his time in Iraq.

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

This entire series is just wonderful.

Dare to Hope is book 4 in the All Cocks Stories series and the third one that I’ve listened to rather than read. I can’t say enough good things about Joel Leslie’s performance of this story. He absolutely brings T. M. Smith’s words to life.

I used to think that I would be devastated if ever I lost the ability to read a book. While I’m sure it would be a difficult thing to go through, I no longer worry that I won’t be able to enjoy books. With audio performances like Joel Leslie’s I know that I will still be able to experience the books I love, albeit in a different way.

Dare to Hope is a ménage story about the relationship between psychiatrist, Tristan Brennan, former All Cocks model, Gabriel Simenson and current All Cocks model, Micah who is also an Iraq war veteran and amputee.

Tristan, Gabe and Micah start out as friends and then Gabe and Micah begin to feel something more for each other but they both also have feelings for Tristan. It takes a while for all of them to accept that they can be happy together as a triad but once they do – it’s beautiful.

I love how supportive Tristan’s family is of his relationship with Gabe and Micah. Gabe is still recovering from his lover’s death so it is hard for him to let himself love anyone again, let alone two men. Micah still has nightmares about what happened in Iraq. Tristan wants nothing more than to help heal his pain.

Once again T. M. Smith and Joel Leslie got to my emotions and had tears streaming down my face in places (that means I loved it) and I can’t wait to listen to the next book in this series.

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About Author

A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.

Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!

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