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Colin by Grae Bryan
4.0

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“You threatening Fox will always be sexy. You’ve got him twisted into knots, little minx.” “I thought I was a lamb.” “You’re fucking everything, is what you are.”

I’m sad about this series ending, but I’m glad we got Colin’s story before it was over. Colin has been a quiet but endearing, grumpy-as-hell side character for a bit, and he deserved to get his happy ending. Of which he got many.

I didn’t really care about the twins going in, but they were good characters too and the book was entertaining. Although, I must admit, Jay completely stole the show. He’s my favorite character from the series, so 90% of my highlights are about him, lol.

Knowing there was no expectation—that Colin could say no whenever, ask for exactly what he wanted when he wanted it—made it easier to want in the first place. He didn’t have to overthink it all. He could go with what felt right.

There was one loose thread that unfortunately didn’t get tied up by the end, which was a little frustrating, but it was good overall. There was an adorable drunk scene (those are my favorites), and plenty of hot threesomes.

I’m looking forward to seeing what Grae Bryan does next. I think I saw something about summoning demons, which can only be highly entertaining.



This book summed up. Colin wants to be snacked on, and finds two golden retriever idiots who are snackish.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Vampires/human
MMM
Twins (no ‘cest)
Fated mates
Gray/ace MC
Golden retriever MCs

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Blood consumption
Explicit sexual content
Erotic blood play
Violence
Brief mentions of parent death (off page, past)
Parent suffering a stroke (off page, survives)
Mentions of the death of children (off page)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No. The twins drink blood from random humans, but it’s discussed and agreed to by everyone. Not sexual.
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, multi
Genre: Paranormal romance
Pairing: M/M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: Not specified
Series: Interconnected series, standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 260

Colin had realized years ago that sex appealed to him more in theory than in practice.

Overall, it wasn’t exactly the gothic mansion of Colin’s vampire dreams. More like the crappy haunted house of his mediocre nightmares.

“Why do you need to work?” he pressed. “We’re not charging you rent.” “Rent’s not the only thing that costs money.” “We have money.” Colin looked at him like he was the biggest idiot in the world. “Good for you.”

“When were you two turned?” he asked. Dane hesitated. He was so used to keeping secrets from the humans around him that it felt weird to say it out loud. But what harm could it do? “In the sixties.” “The sixties?” Colin whirled around to stare at him. “The nineteen sixties?” Dane blinked at him. “Yeah, 1967. Why?” Colin was looking him over, studying him like he’d never seen him before. “So you’re not even ancient. You’re just like…old men?” What the fuck?

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