Forgiven is the perfect title for this book. It’s the third in the Heaven and Hell Club series that’s best enjoyed in order because of the interconnected characters but you can read it as a standalone if you want to. I listened to the first two books as audios without having read them and I loved them. Sometimes that can be a better experience than reading, sometimes not. In this case I loved reading the book but I also hope it joins the first two and comes out in audio format.

I felt so bad for both Callum and Dylan. Both of them are hiding significant parts of themselves and they both had difficult times growing up. Callum’s family is homophobic and he is scared of losing his mom and sister’s love if he lets them know where he is working and who he is dating. There are other things in his past that he is ashamed of and doesn’t want people to find out.

Dylan is a great dancer at Heaven and Hell Club. He spots the new bartender, Callum, right away and wants to have fun with him. That’s all Dylan ever does, have a bit of sexy fun with a man and then move on to the next; he never lets anyone get close. He presents a bold face to the world but it doesn’t take long for that mask to crumble after he and Callum begin to get close.

Forgiven is full of emotions and it brought on tears more than once. I just wanted to hug Callum and tell him things will be alright. I loved one scene in the book in particular. Dylan comes up with a great way for him and Callum to get rid of their regrets.

There is a rich cast of characters in this series and I enjoyed getting to visit with the couples from previous books; I hope there are more books coming. I’d love to read a story for Callum’s uncle – even though he’s not exactly connected to the club.

Well done, Ms. Davison, Forgiven is a great addition to this series!

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Callum didn’t move until he heard the door shut, then he started the level again. It was easier now that he was alone. His inhibitions dropped away from him and he focused on slicing his beams of light through the coloured blocks. He’d selected easy mode, which was fun but not a challenge. He managed to hit every block the second time through the song, so upped the difficulty level.

He had to move his body a little more on standard mode. The blocks came faster, the patterns were slightly harder. As they were more in time to the music, it actually made the level easier. He had to stretch to hit blocks when they were right at the sides or up high.

He upped the difficulty again and found himself moving even more—only to reach the blocks, he wasn’t actually dancing or anything. The pace of the blocks was almost frantic, and he quickly bombed out of the level. He tried again and again, quickly losing track of time as he became determined to get to the end of the level. Once he’d finished it, he set himself a goal to hit all the blocks in the right direction.

He wasn’t sure how many times he played it through. Being within the virtual world meant he was completely absorbed in what he was doing. He’d worked up a sweat, his heart beat faster and adrenaline made him buzz. He’d learnt the words to the song and was singing along to it. He was moving more now, his body reacting to the music as well as the blocks that flew at him. It was fun.

It was only when his stomach rumbled that he wondered how long he’d been playing. When he got to the end of the level, he stopped and carefully took off the headset. Dylan was sitting on the sofa. Callum glanced around, but there were no pizza boxes in sight. He hadn’t smelt any food either, but he’d needed to be sure.

“You never left, did you?”

Dylan shrugged. “You look like you’ve been having fun.”

Callum scowled. “You tricked me.”

“Maybe, but it gave you the freedom to let loose, didn’t it?”

Callum stared at the headset in his hands.

“I told you the game would get you moving.”

“I still can’t dance.”

“You should have seen yourself, darling. You’ve got a good sense of rhythm and some moves.”

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