Defined by Deceit, A.E. Via
Defined by Deceit, A.E. Via
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Defined by Deceit

Author: A.E. Via

Narrator: Aiden Snow

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/15/2021

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Lgbtq+


Synopsis

Life isn't always fair, and that's something that Llewellyn Gardner knows about firsthand. His life was on the fast track until one night of extreme passion changed everything. Now eight years later, he's still living with the aftershocks of that night. Everywhere he turns or runs, there's another reminder. What the hell do you do when you try to drown your demons only to find out they can swim?

Shane Smith, Jr., owner of Smith Construction, could see the emotional turmoil within his new employee—it's why he hired him. There was something about the gorgeous, misunderstood man with the overly expressive eyes that came to their small town with a past no one was willing to overlook. Shane could see the good in Llewellyn, and those eyes of his were a clear window to his soul. Shane wasn't going to let the man live a future of solitude because his past had been plagued with deceit.

Llewellyn wasn't sure what to think about Shane. After years of protecting himself from being tricked twice, he was now faced with worry again. What would happen to him if Shane didn't believe his truth, and walked away? Llewellyn wasn't sure he'd be able to survive being left alone. Again.

Contains mature themes.

About A.E. Via

A. E. Via is an author in the beautiful gay romance genre and also founder and owner of Via Star Wings Books. Her writing embodies everything from hopelessly romantic to spicy to scandalous. Her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers and listeners to new, thought-provoking depths.

When she's not clicking away at her laptop, she devotes herself to her family-a husband and four children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan

Re-read August 2019 ------------------------- 4.5 stars I loved this. So much hurt/comfort, it was awesome. The first 20% of this book was really tough. I don't handle injustice well, and there was a lot of that here. When Llewellyn is 18 he is betrayed in the most awful way imaginable. His 17 year old b......more

Goodreads review by Martin

I am in awe! This story had all the perfect ingredients of a dramatic romance. A beautiful and inherently good guy like Llewellyn Gardner, who - by some evil twists of fate - gets sentenced to 10 years in prison as a sexual offender.  A small town community that doesn't want a 'rapist' in their midst,......more