UST might be my new favorite acronym.
True Colors By Anyta Sunday
Genre: GLBTQ, MM, Contemporary Romance
Released: March 14, 2017
Publisher: Self-Published
Series: True Love, Book 2
Oskar used to be Marco’s best friend. His everything. His sunshine yellow.
But that was before. Before Marco stopped being a hot jock. Before he learned to live with scars and pain. And before Oskar tore their friendship apart.
Now the boy next door has returned home, determined to rekindle his friendship with Marco, and Marco’s more afraid than ever. Afraid of getting hurt. Afraid of being humiliated.
Afraid of falling in love.
Can Oskar find a way through Marco’s fear, back into his heart?
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
UST might be my new favorite acronym.
True Colors is the second book I’ve read by Anyta Sunday and I loved it just as much as the first one (Leo Loves Aries). She describes the book as “an enemies/friends to lovers, boy next door, first time, slow burn M/M gay romance with a generous helping of UST. This no-cliffhanger, HEA book can be read as a standalone” and her description is spot on.
I have to tell a funny on myself. I didn’t know what UST was (I thought it was a typo with the L missing from lust) so I emailed Ms. Sunday and asked her. She very kindly explained that it means Unreleased Sexual Tension and boy is this book full of that. It’s rare that I can give an MM book a “Spicy” rating instead of “Scorcher” but I truly appreciate reading a story with a little less explicit heat from time to time. Don’t take that to mean that this book won’t turn your crank – it will! – the UST is very nice and when things finally happen between Oskar and Marco – wow! Another thing I really liked about this story is that it’s set in Berlin, Germany which was new for me.
Marco is so emotionally damaged by something that happened between him and Oskar that it not only affected their friendship it also has kept him from forming close relationships with other gay men. He is still in the closet and afraid of what will happen when his family finally finds out that he is gay.
Anyta Sunday’s books are a bit different, and may not be for everyone, but I love them and I’m definitely adding her backlist to my TBR list.
True Colors is the second book in the True Love series but you don’t need to have read the first one to enjoy it (I haven’t read True Luck yet but will be correcting that soon).
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Anyta Sunday – New Zealand writer in Berlin, Germany.
A born and raised New Zealander from Wellington, I’ve been exploring the literary world since I started reading Roald Dahl as a kid. Stories have been piling up in my head ever since. Fast forward to my mid-twenties and jump a few countries (Germany, America, and back again), I started to put them to paper.
My genre of choice is romance, both adult and YA, gay and straight. You can take a closer look at my books, available as e-books for download in many formats!
When I’m not pushing my characters deeper into adventure, I chase my sons around the house and fight my two comical cats for the desk chair.
Since 2014, I’m also part of CritShop Literary Services, specializing in writing workshops and editorial services for LGBT fiction.
I’m a member of Romance Writers of America.
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