Title: Sticky Fingers
Author: Davidson King
Genre: M/M Romance, Suspense
Release Date: January 27, 2020
When the desperate needs of his family must come before his dream of finishing his degree, Kyle, feeling both guilt ridden and heartbroken, knows what he needs to do. But when his help isn’t enough, a shady idea offered by his even shadier friend proves the only saving grace.
Mergers, acquisitions, and philanthropy consume Maddox’s days and nights prompting an overdue visit to his best friend’s luxury resort. Finally enjoying some R&R, he meets an adorable botanist working there for the summer. But a surprise visit from his ex and a shocking theft from his suite turn Maddox’s trip into chaos.
Trusting his gut, Maddox strikes a deal to help Kyle make up for his sticky fingers. But when his heart gets involved and his ex refuses to let go, Maddox’s plan starts to unravel. A summer of romance, deceit, and greed have both men navigating emotional waters, leaving them to wonder if true love and their happy ever after will come to pass.
Sticky Fingers, what a title! What a story!!! Now you know me, there won't be any spoilers in this review but let me just say I was completely sucked in halfway through page 3. I firmly believe love knows no age but not all age-gap, May/December romances are meant to be. Well, Kyle and Maddox are not only believably meant to be they are not meant to be with anyone else. Now I used the term "believably", I think it's pretty certain early on that you'll never meet either man in your day-to-day routine and yet neither are they out of reach, over-the-top, soap-opera-ish. To me they are an even blending of realistic and fictional that makes the story and the predicaments they face even more tension-filled, heartwarmingly, snark and cuddle entertainment.
Okay, that's it on the storyfront you are going to get out of me😉. Some stories you can get a feel of the tale from talk and then there are stories that you just have to completely experience for yourself to understand and appreciate the pull, well Davidson King's Sticky Fingers is one of those you have to experience for yourself, at least in my opinion.
I've seen how people are saying Sticky Fingers is very different than Davidson King's Haven Hart Universe and it definitely is, yet the adrenaline rush I got while reading was exactly the same. The heart-pounding passion to not put it down was there on every page just as it has been with all her stories. Don't get me wrong, the story is vastly different, but the characters still possess the well developed edginess we've come to know King for but you'll never mistake them for any of the author's previous ones.
In one of the author's facebook posts she talks about writing outside her comfort zone a bit with Sticky Fingers, Maddox, and Kyle well I can't speak for the author but personally you'd never know she "went outside her box", not because it's similar to her other work but because the flow is so beautiful and almost effortless. This is only one of many reasons that makes Davidson King a storyteller, not just a writer, but a true storyteller.
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“Summer storms, gotta love them.” Maddox had a look of childlike wonder. “I loved storms as a kid. One summer my family and I were staying at this cabin on the lake, and a storm like this hit and all the power went out. My dad had flashlights because he wouldn’t let us use candles for fear we’d burn the place down.” The whole time Maddox was telling me the story he didn’t take his eyes away from the flashes of light, nor did he jump like I did at the booming thunder.
“My brother Evan screamed ‘Flashlight hide-and-seek,’ and we ran.” He laughed. “He would close his eyes and count and we all had to hide. When we were in our spot, we shut the light off. It was scary and exciting. We had to hope a flash of lightning wouldn’t give away our locations. Luna always won, but it was the best time.”
Rain pelted the windows and Maddox shook off his memory as he looked down at me. “Sorry, I don’t know why I overshared like that.” His eyes flitted around the room, everywhere but meeting my gaze. “How about that tour of the house now that you can’t go into the garden?”
He wasn’t looking at me, and I didn’t know if it was because he was embarrassed he’d told me such a sweet story about his family.
“Tour sounds great.”
Rain pelted the windows and Maddox shook off his memory as he looked down at me. “Sorry, I don’t know why I overshared like that.” His eyes flitted around the room, everywhere but meeting my gaze. “How about that tour of the house now that you can’t go into the garden?”
He wasn’t looking at me, and I didn’t know if it was because he was embarrassed he’d told me such a sweet story about his family.
“Tour sounds great.”
Davidson King, always had a hope that someday her daydreams would become real-life stories. As a child, you would often find her in her own world, thinking up the most insane situations. It may have taken her awhile, but she made her dream come true with her first published work, Snow Falling.
When she's not writing you can find her blogging away on Diverse Reader, her review and promotional site. She managed to wrangle herself a husband who matched her crazy and they hatched three wonderful children.
If you were to ask her what gave her the courage to finally publish, she'd tell you it was her amazing family and friends. Support is vital in all things and when you're afraid of your dreams, it will be your cheering section that will lift you up.
EMAIL: davidsonkingauthor@yahoo.com
