Down in Flames (Down Home #4) de Parker St John

Salut mes p’tits chats!!

Comment allez vous? Pour ma part , c’est pas la grande forme. J’ai chopé un coup de froid/gasto sur Paris ce week end et je m’en remet doucement. Je vous retrouve aujourd’hui avec la chronique d’un roman d’une auteure que j’aime beaucoup. Il s’agit du 4eme tome de la série Down Home de Parker St John en autoédition. Je remercie d’ailleurs l’auteure pour cet ARC. Voici tout de suite le résumé de Down in Flames :

He’s been in love with a rugged, hunky cowboy for years.
The problem?
Michael is fifteen years older…and straight.

West Owens grew up suffocated by his overprotective family. To prove he’s not the frail child he once was, he’s shredding through local rodeos on the wildest broncs around. But the man he most wishes would stop seeing him as a sickly child is Michael.

Since the moment they met, West had hoped that one day Michael would look at him with desire, seeing him as a true equal and not just a responsibility.

Michael Whittaker has devoted his life to protecting others, but he’s failed at every turn. He’s always been just a little too late to save anyone. When he discovers the boy who’s wriggled under his skin is risking his neck riding broncs—and realizes he’s no longer a boy at all—the tough-as-nails cowboy is forced to make a decision.

He’s old enough to know better.

Straight enough to know better.

Seducing West may ruin their friendship, but maybe it will save his life.

Each moment together is delicious torture. Passion hotter than either of them expected. Michael may be old enough to be West’s daddy, but there’s nothing fatherly in his sinful gaze and rough hands.

As they grow closer, Michael realizes that trying to keep West safe might just break the young cowboy’s heart. Because West is looking for more than just a roll in the hay; he’s looking for love—and the one thing Michael can’t give away is his heart.

Even though it feels like West has already stolen it.

FR- Alors alors… alors j’avais beaucoup aimé les autres tomes de cette série mais j’avoue que le troisième tome datant de novembre 2021 j’ai eu un peu de mal à me remettre dedans. Mais c’est plutôt vite revenu et je suis vraiment contente de ce tome.

J’aime beaucoup l’univers que l’auteure a créer autour de cette bande de cowboys et j’avais hâte de découvrir l’histoire de West. J’ai vraiment adoré cette histoire. L’attente valait vraiment le coup parce que depuis le temps qu’on croise West et Michael j’étais plus que pressée d’avoir leur histoire.

Ces deux personnages sont tellement attachants. Deux opposés que tout attire et qui ont fait fondre mon coeur de midinette.

Le personnage de West est vraiment attachant. On sent sa lutte pour s’affirmer tout en étant retenu par le poids des sacrifices fait par sa famille tout au long de sa vie. On sent l’amour mais aussi le ressentiment qui lie tous les membres de la famille Owens. Avec les hommes du ranch de Michael il s’est crée une famille de coeur qui le soutient envers et contre tout. J’ai adoré retrouver cette atmosphère, ces personnages qu’on sent tous très liés et retrouver les personnages des tomes précédents.

L’amour que West porte à Michael est omniprésent tout le roman et on ne peut que partager cet amour et ces sentiments.

Face à lui, Michael incarne la force tranquille. C’est le père de famille, le chef d’entreprise, le dirigeant du ranch et on sent qu’il assume pleinement tous ses rôles. Son accident et le départ de West lui permet de prendre conscience de ses sentiments pour ce dernier et j’ai aimé qu’il n’hésite pas, qu’il ne se pose pas de question et qu’il aille tout simplement chercher ce dont il a besoin.

Leur relation est super touchante, elle est douce et forte et prenante… bref j’ai passé un excellent moment de lecture avec ce tome qui est largement à la hauteur des autres tomes de la série.

En résumé, un incontournable à ne pas manquer.

ENG- So well well well…. well I really liked the other volumes of this series but I admit that the third volume dating from November 2021 I had a little trouble getting back into it. But it came back rather quickly and I’m really happy with this volume.

I really like the universe that the author has created around this band of cowboys and I was eager to discover West’s story. I really loved this story. The wait was really worth it because since the time we met West and Michael I was more than in a hurry to have their story.

These two characters are so endearing. Two opposites that everything attracts and that melted my schoolgirl heart.

West’s character is really endearing. We feel his struggle to assert himself while being held back by the weight of the sacrifices made by his family throughout his life. We feel the love but also the resentment that binds all the members of the Owens family. With the men of Michael’s ranch, he has created a loving family that supports him against all odds. I loved rediscovering this atmosphere, these characters that we all feel are very connected and rediscovering the characters from the previous volumes.

The love that West has for Michael is omnipresent throughout the novel and we can only share this love and these feelings.

Facing him, Michael embodies quiet strength. He is the father of the family, the business manager, the manager of the ranch and we feel that he fully assumes all his roles. His accident and the departure of West allows him to become aware of his feelings for the latter and I liked that he didn’t hesitate, that he didn’t ask himself questions and that he simply went to find what he needs.

Their relationship is super touching, it’s sweet and strong and gripping… in short, I had a great time reading this volume, which is largely up to the other volumes in the series.

In short, a must not miss.

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