Release Day Review: Out of the Shadows by Ali Ryecart

29 December of 2021 by ButtonsMom2003

Out of the Shadows By Ali Ryecart

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Tropes: Age-Gap (over 20 years), Coming Out, Enemies-to-Lovers

Released: December 29, 2021

Publisher: Self-Published

Series: Silver Foxes, Book 3

Length: 95,000 words approx.

Synopsis

Two men. One explosive attraction. And the doubts and fears that could rip them apart forever.

Daniel
Firing Cosmo Stern was the best business decision I ever made. Cocky and over-confident, he was a walking disaster. Five years on, he’s the last man I want on my team when I’m hired to save a failing investment firm from collapse. Brash, infuriating and cocksure, he’s also the most captivating man I’ve ever met. But that means nothing. I have no interest in men. And none, absolutely none, in Cosmo Stern.

Cosmo
I’ve never forgiven Daniel Russo for almost wrecking my career, so when the man I loathe more than anybody walks into the office as my new boss, we both know there’s a storm coming. He’s still uptight, still so poker straight he’ll snap if he bends an inch, and still the hot and sexy silver fox I remember. When a blazing row leads to a burning kiss I’m left stunned, confused and wanting a whole lot more. But I’ve been a straight guy’s walk on the wild side before. It’s a road I’ve vowed never to walk again — for anybody.

Out of The Shadows is a steamy age gap workplace romance. Expect enemies to lovers, two men who can’t admit who or what they want, along with a pinch of angst and friends who love and despair of them in equal measure.

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Great age-gap story!

I’ve been a huge fan of Ali Ryecart’s writing since I read my first book back in 2016 and I haven’t missed a new release since then. I’m not generally a fan of age-gap books where the gap is over 20 years but this one worked for me. Out of the Shadows is also a great enemies-to-lovers story. I loved getting to see characters from the first two books again but don’t worry if you haven’t read them yet; Out of the Shadows totally stands alone and you won’t feel lost if you start the series with this book.

There’s no way I can say what the book is about any better than the excellent blurb does. Once I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down. I loved Cosmo; he really knows who he is and he won’t hide – not even for Daniel. Daniel has been in denial about his sexuality for years and he’s still in denial when he and Cosmo meet again after several years. I loved everything about this story – even the parts that made me tear up.

I knew that it was inevitable that Cosmo’s and Daniel’s relationship crises would be caused by the fact that Daniel isn’t out but when the time came in the story, I couldn’t have predicted the way that Ali wrote it. Daniel’s best friend, and former fiancé, was a great supporting character. She didn’t hesitate to tell Daniel what he did wrong and what he needed to do to fix it.

Out of the Shadows isn’t all angsty. There are some great scenes where Daniel, Cosmos, and the rest of their work team are at a retreat. Daniel proved that he had a lighter side and he was great at paint-ball. He also played the hero for Cosmos but you’ll have to read the book to find out how. 😊 I don’t know if there are more books planned for this series or not. What I do know is that whatever Ali Ryecart writes next, I’ll be reading it.

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O Factor: Spicy

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About Author

Ali Ryecart

I used to tell my stories to myself, now I tell them to the world…

The stories I only ever told to myself took place in a world where it was boy meets boy, where best friends became more, where the hero didn’t save the damsel but the hot guy he’d been secretly crushing on.

I wanted to read those stories. I craved to read those stories. But those stories weren’t out there. Or that’s what I thought… Until one Christmas, when I unwrapped a shiny new e-reader. All it took was a few clicks, and my world changed forever.

I found my tribe.

But there is life outside of MM & gay romantic fiction in all its configurations. Allegedly.

When I’m forced to switch off the trusty, faithful word machine, there’s a husband to feed and talk to, pubs to drink in, and cake to eat. I love to do all those things and more, before I rush back to write all the words.

I’m a Londoner, born and bred and even though I now live just outside of the big bad city, I’m close enough to hop on a train so I can get my regular metropolitan fix.

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