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Product details Series More Heat Than The Sun Paperback 294 pages Publisher MLR Press, LLC (February 22, 2016) Language English ISBN-10 1608209814

The BruisedBlack Sky More Heat Than The Sun Volume 5 John Wiltshire Books Reviews

• I've missed these guys. This series is one that keeps me entertained and is never boring.
  I love the relationship between Nik and Ben, the little mind games they play with each other, that hurt no one, like Nik using what he believes is Ben's memory loss for his own advantage to keep smoking while Ben lets him waiting for the perfect opportunity to cut him off.
  Ben is a great character that has grown over this series chipping away and gaining some control over his life. At the start Nikolas had all the power in the relationship but now they are more balanced. I like the way he stops and thinks, not acting out and ruining what they have to regret it later. He still makes some decisions in the heat of the moment but also admits, at least to himself that he may have made a mistake. The hurt and confusion about his relationship he felt from Nik's secret was well written, but Nik's total non understanding of the problem was also so in character. They love each other flaws and all. Ben is full of surprises. When you are thinking that he is not clueing into what is going on he surprises you with his knowledge of Nik and Nik's reactions.
  Nikolas is one of the most complex characters I have ever read, every time you think you have a peg on him, he turns differently than expected. There were times during this book I was nodding along with his thoughts thinking well done, but other times I wanted to slap him in disappointment. His character has probably had the most growth over the series. In this book he showed a bit a softening, showing a conscience and admitting to mistakes, but when the chips were down and when he felt Ben was in danger the tough and brutal Alexi came out to play. He is such a planner, thinking so far ahead of the game, doing anything, even if it hurts himself to keep Ben safe, this is why he is one of my favourite characters.
  I can't wait to see where the series heads to next
• But I am 5 starring this series. Had not heard of John Wiltshire before, nor do I think I have seen these come up on the 'recommended list' or 'see more' on . They always seem to have the same books and authors.. Anyway, this came up, and because it was someone different than the usual names, and book 5 in a series, they are not werewolves, not a paranormal, I read the blurb, and went, meh. But good reviews, so went back through the books, and each blurb, and review getting better.
  
  Bit the bullet for the first book. Was Blown away, l love the visceral feel of it, and each subsequent novel. Nikolas and Ben, the stories almost come in halves - what is happening in the real world, and their world, what is happening between them as each novel progresses. And the writing is good and solid. A few typos have slipped through, and a comma more here and there, BUT the idea has been played out very well in each story. I have one or two niggles in it, plot wise, but I am just going to have to reread to find out WHY.
  
  Thank you John for your storytelling, with such realism. You have taken the two Alpha male concept, brought into a realistic scenario (apart from N's money), but, it didn't hurt the story)given them both an individual voice and fantastic sex, and love, but not in the concept of a gay novel. Kudos. Highly recommend, and now wait for the next instalment.
• Chapter one I’ve already gotten some of the things I love about Nik and Ben, about this series, about John Wiltshire’s writing.
  
  ~ ~ Sometimes his decision to entirely corral and control Nikolas was subverted by the fathomless depths of the love he held for him. ~ ~
  
  As if I could forget! But it’s looooooovely to be reminded. These two have known and, yeah, loved each other for nearly a decade now, and yet, they and Wiltshire continue to surprise and gut me. Even better, experiencing their teasing and cleverness and inability to do anything less than love each other, it all made me sigh in deep contentment.
  
  This pretty much sets up the entire book.
  
  Sidebar a fellow reader friend and I discussing these two guys…
  
  Her “They’re a hot mess, no?”
  
  Me Always were, still are, forever they’ll be.
  
  A few chapters in and I had already laughed out loud a number of times.
  
  Ultimately, these two men can’t seem to get out of their own way. For as well as they do know each other, there is so much they do not. Or rather, that they choose not to yet see and acknowledge. This is the journey they’re on in this story. They’re the focus, their love is the focus, their fears and needs and questionable decisions and, not just willingness but, proof that they’ll each do anything for the other if it keeps them safe and alive. On the flipside, this bone deep love they feel is their very savior, protector, and righter of the proverbial ship at every turn.
  
  ~ ~ Ben sighed and levered himself up onto Nikolas, lying lower down so his ear was over Nikolas’s heart. They often slept like this, despite Ben being so heavy, so it wasn’t that unusual, but to Nikolas then it felt as if Ben lay like his protector, his shield against the world. For was that not, when you got right down to the fundamentals, what all this was about? Photographs, ex-wives, dead babies – they were the real world – his life before dream time. Before Ben. ~ ~
  
  My continued trust in John Wiltshire as a storyteller is bolstered once again. No matter through what he puts all of these characters, it feels honest, which means I can and do buy into it. All of it.
  
  If there was ever a doubt that Ben and Nik share a bottomless pit of passion, the idea is tossed over the cliff’s edge, forever banished. Physical and emotional passion. Sometimes the battle between the two is amusing, frustrating, and heart rending. Sometimes all three at once, in a single moment. Their love is needful, complete, and inescapable. Epic. Epic!
  
  ~ ~ He patted Nikolas’s hand. “Did I mention recently that I love you?”
  
  “No, you have been too busy being clever and disagreeable.”
  
  “Because I want you to live a long life? Because I love you enough to die if you die coughing your lungs up? That kind of disagreeable?”
  
  Nikolas quirked his lip. “Yes. Exactly that kind.” ~ ~
  
  There’s more to this passage but I’m not giving anything away. ;)
  
  There are what appear to be some grammatical and sentence structure mistakes. The grammar I can handle because it fits the characters, in both their internal and external dialogues. The missing or one-too many words were more obvious. They were minor blips and were no match for the emotion and excitement and tension rolling off this book.
  
  It’s not as pronounced in this story as it is in the earlier books in this series, but the mystery is intriguing. It was smartly used as a way to introduce some new characters and a means to affecting some originals. It’s also the thing I kept giving the side-eye, waiting for the other shoe to drop. This author likes to drop many a shoe, and unexpectedly, at that.
  
  Squeezy! I do heart him so. No one gives him the credit he deserves. Then again, he doesn’t really care and just does what’s needed, smiling and smirking all the way. He and the other supporting characters don’t play as large a role in this story, keeping in tune with the heavy focus on Ben and Nik and their relationship.
  
  This relationship. It’s such an epic love story but unusual in some of its components. They sometimes take the much more difficult road in the attempt to fix and protect, and express that love. It’s all so worth it. It shows how well Wiltshire knows Nikolas Mikkelsen and Ben Rider-Mikkelsen. I don’t want to give anything away, so I’ll describe it this way they make me feel vulnerable, open, in danger of being emotionally wrecked, wary of it, wanting it, knowing and demonstrably stating that I want more.
  
  Nik and Ben were made for each other. Destined to be paired. The universe has gotten its way, bringing these two together and giving them their opportunity to prove this truth in the life they share.
  
  I had to fight the chin tremble at the end. Speaking of, some aspects of it did feel a bit rushed. I only hope that the next book digs deeply into those same aspects, giving us even more to chew on.
  
  The title of the next book? I’ll even allow you to discover that for yourself, as well. ;)
  
  * This review originally appeared on Prism Book Alliance