Swamped by Fear

MM Paranormal Romance (Critter Catchers, Book 3)

De: Hank Edwards

Narrado por: Zachary Zaba

A family emergency far from home. A list of people gone missing. A long, simmering attraction that finally reaches a boil.

When Demetrius flies to Florida to support his parents during his mother’s health scare, Cody is left to manage their Critter Catcher business alone. And feel guilty he didn’t go along to provide support.

Finally unable to stay away, Cody heads to Florida with Demetrius’ Aunt Amelia. Demetrius is shocked they came to support him. And Cody is shocked about his powerful and romantic feelings for Demetrius.

But all that will have to wait as they are tragically yanked into another monster hunt. In the Everglades. During a tropical storm. If they live through this latest challenge, Cody and Demetrius will need to have a long overdue conversation about their future.

It will change everything between them, forever.

©2015, 2017 Hank Edwards (P)2023 Hank Edwards

Great.

Loved it, I can not wait to listen to the next book in the series.

Book 3 makes the series

From my review: Legit, this is the only book in the series I had to physically set down and walk away from. There is a moment, which I won’t spoil—but holy God, Cody. We all need someone like him in our lives. Someone who looks at you with utter love and bravery and sincerity and says exactly what you need to hear at the exact moment it mattered more than any other.

This is my favorite book of the series, and Edwards knows it, so I was on pins and needles waiting for Zachary Zaba's production on the title. And his delivery of THAT moment—it was perfect. I definitely rewound and listened a few times. He's doing fabulous work on this fun and kooky series.

The main characters are finally a couple!

Here it is, here it is! The book of this series I was REALLY waiting for! The occasion when long-time friends Demi and Cody move into a loving partnership but this is a Critter Catchers book and writer Hank Edwards is interested in scaring readers first. The boys of Critter Catchers are separated by a family emergency that sends Demi to Florida. A couple of margaritas later and he's crying over the phone to Cody who drops everything to drive to Florida with Demi's aunt Amelia to meet him there. But Florida's full of critters, too. And not all of them are gators! Something's got the gators leaving the swamp for the safety of backyard pools and many people are being reported missing. At a point in the story, Demi and his aunt are having a talk in the backyard at the parent's home. Cody is awakened by Aunt Amelia's scream and he goes out to discover her gone and Demi knocked unconscious. After reviving Demi, both guys go out into the everglades with a major storm brewing and manage to retrieve Aunt Amelia in spite of a major tussle with the Swamp Monster. The swamp monster winds up being attacked and eaten by the gators he'd been running out of the everglades. The bones of dozens of missing human beings are located, leaving readers with a satisfactory resolution of the Critter Catching part of the book.
But now comes more terror in the story in the form of the bridge that's built towards an intimate relationship between our boys! In earlier books as well as earlier in this particular story, the writer alludes to Cody's changing feelings towards Demi. He goes from being more than just jealous of the time Demi spends with Oliver in Book 1 to his heart beginning to signal his body to take notice of Demi sexually in Book 2. Writer Hank Edwards gives readers a realistic version of how Cody and Demitri's intimate interest in each other develops in Book 3. The catalyst? Demi walks in on Cody when he was masturbating. With his eyes closed, Cody is unaware that Demi has seen him. Being unaware of Cody's past occasional interest in men, Demi is unaware he is the subject of the jerk-off session. Of course, the openly gay Demi is aroused and goes off to have his own jerk-off session with Cody as the subject. What could be more natural than that?! Finally, finally! They are getting somewhere.
The last two hours of the book are well spent with the boys clearly delineating the parameters of an intimate relationship. They are able to do this as they drive back home from Florida together as Aunt Amelia is sent along to fly back on an airplane. Demi's concerned about lacking female sexual parts and Cody's ability to affect a heteronormative life with a woman. Cody is concerned about being unaccustomed to what it means to be a gay man and being able to perform sexually to Demi's standards. Both know they would not want to lose their friendship and would not risk it for the sake of a mere sexual encounter. With major points made and understood, the boys have the first time together! It was super hot, super sweet and so very satisfying for readers who've wanted these two together from the very beginning. That the writer takes time to write this for the reader's enjoyment is AWESOME. He establishes a very credible, extremely plausible foundation for his protagonists moving forward to other books in the series.