Born Again Sinner

De: Daryl Banner

Narrado por: Chris Chambers, Sean Crisden

"Cody Davis is gonna make a sinner out of me."

Yes, I know exactly who he is. The wounded soldier at the end of Willow Street. Intimidating. Devastatingly handsome. Muscular body chiseled from stone. Deep dark eyes that dare you to come near. Attitude for days. And I just became his caregiver.

Everyone warned me to stay away from him - including my father, the respected minister of our small town of Spruce. But clearly, I'm too stubborn to heed good advice, especially when Cody Davis is as frustratingly attractive - and persistent - as they come.

As the preacher's son, I have strict morals I must live by. But each day spent with that aggravating hunk makes me question them. My safe and fragile world is turning upside down, and I'm not sure I have the strength to stop it.

And even worse: I'm not sure I want to. Temptation this bad never looked so good. This soldier is gonna make a sinner out of me.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Daryl Banner (P)2018 Tantor

Love the series!

So sweet. Cody is such a decent, nice man & severely misunderstood. Deserved to meet his match in patient Trey

Wow

This had me in tears WHAT AN IN DEPTH JOIRNEY!!!! 10/10 from start to finish it just felt like I was there with them

Good story. Good narration.

This is one of those books that you just know that the people who need the message from this story the most are the people least likely to read the story. The messages are beautiful, and the romance is sweet. Trey and Cody are an excellent opposites attract story, and the narrators do a wonderful job of telling their story.

First M/M romance for this straight girl

I used my audible credit and got “Born Again Sinner”, my first M/M romance novel. First off the book was amazing! It had me laughing, tearing up, and waiting on the edge of my seat. Made me think of some of my brothers by choice... the innocent one and the foul mouthed military man. I think that’s why I feel in love with the story, I could relate to both of the main characters! Secondly, the guys who recorded the audiobook are awesome! They aren’t just reading the book they bring the characters to life!

Amazing!

I have gone through this book twice, and I am amazed! Hit me in the heart on so many levels!

surly to sweet

I tried this book because so many reviews oohed & aahed over the sweet first love & they’re not wrong. I liked that two loners, one public, one private, were able to comfortably couple up and also draw more people into their lives. I was in a book funk & other new authors weren’t keeping me drawn in but this did. On that basis I recommend it.

I have some quibbles though:
Cody comes from an abusive father and starts out being physically aggressive toward Trey, including punching walls, and breaking things “near” someone is a bad sign. The aggression kind of magically went away. Maybe the one thought Cody had about not emulating his dad was enough to straighten him out? But for this reader, it leaves me worried about how he handles frustration. (The guns don’t help, but the way Trey handled that make me think he’s got that outlet covered.)

For every thing Trey fretted over, he never once thought about the power imbalance of a nurse/patient relationship. That was what I expected would be their stumbling block, but it wasn’t & wasn’t addressed at all. It made some sense because they hooked up pretty fast, so never really settled into that n/p dynamic, but I thought it was weird that it never came up.

This part is spoilerish, about Cody’s health:
It’s rather ableist. Much is made of how pretty Cody is. His war wounds, while severe did not affect his face & he kept his muscle bulk. Aside from motion limits, which he didn’t ever really accept, he didn’t have to fundamentally rethink his sense of self, except for not being in the Army. Then, spoiler, he gets surgery that means he can functionally recover from all his physical limitations. Sure, Trey falls for Cody when Cody is still injured, but in every scene where Cody should not push through the pain of his injuries, he does. And even when it does do actual damage, it gets fixed. He has a slow recovery, off page before the epilogue, where he apparently finally complies with therapy, but his HEA also includes “full” recovery. So if you’re looking for a “wounded vet learns to love his new, altered self while finding love” story, this is not that. It’s the primary reason I docked a star rating. Wanting to set the scene with a wounded vet, but making him picturesque, having him push through pain instead of finding accommodations, & winning full recovery is a fantasy some will enjoy but as someone looking for stories of loving a disabled person didn’t find it as satisfying as I would have had they had to adjust to a fundamental change that sticks around.
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Steam: Med-low. Mostly tender & exploratory new love. There’s M/M detail on page, but the reviewer who thought this was erotica was way off the mark. For most of the (few) scenes, I was more concerned about Cody aggravating his wounds instead of figuring out how to get busy without reinjuring himself. It was sweet how much they enjoyed each other.

Narration: I thought the dual narrators worked well. Trey’s Texas twang worked for me, but I am not an expert on regional accents.
Note: Trey is not voiced as effeminate. In the Audible sample, the high pitched voice talking to Cody is a female nurse, not Trey.

I am loving this series!

Very enjoyable book. It made me laugh and cry. Really got into the characters.

Touching with a HEA ending

The title got my attention immediately. I wish there were more churches and cities like the one described in the book where the lgbt community is loved and accepted. A great story that addresses some contemporary issues in a subtle way.

Born again. Love is not a sin. Love is Life again.

When the world put you together to meet. if God puts together to make friends. If your friend becomes your partner. if God melds your hearts with love. if your shared life is great and you express your love with sex and understanding with happiness. Why not get married and make it forever? That is not a sin. my

Pure JOY!

Cody and Trey's story, what can I say, other than I loved it. Cody was so perfertly bull headed in a sexy way. And Trey was his no none sense sexy care provider. Talking about opposite attracts. This couple was on point with that statement. Their story was entertaining. And the narration was all so good. It was such a joy to follow them to their HEA. I so highly recommend their story. ENJOY!