Genre: Romance, Contemporary
LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Trans MTF
Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild
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About The Book
What do you do when you find yourself stuck:
East of the Rock…
As Phoenix, Teddy is the reigning Queen of Drag Star, bringing the spark that sets the competition ablaze. However, Teddy’s tired of hiding behind his drag corsets. He’s ready to live his truth and build a committed relationship like his parents and best friends have. Revealing his secret could make it all happen or destroy everything he’s worked so hard for.
West of the Hard Place…
The VA dealt Gregory a crappy hand. All he wants is what he deserves so his life can gain some semblance of normal: a service dog to keep him safe from seizures and fair compensation for his service-connected brain injuries. Maybe then he’ll finally be able to find the one thing he desires most…Love.
Trauma brings Gregory and Teddy together. Catastrophe binds them in a fight for survival. The struggle is real and the possibilities are endless but only if each has what it takes to help the other heal.
Is their fast and fragile relationship strong enough to bring all the damage under control?
The Review
Teddy Washington, aka Phoenix, has entered a nationally televised drag queen contest and is now in the top group. Teddy is trans, and wants to be Phoenix for the rest of his life. After years of questioning when the right time would be for gender reassignment surgery, he has finally realized that there’s no time like the present. He plans to reveal everything when the reunion for the contest arrives and since he was named the Queen of Drag Star, he is ready to make a statement on his behalf, for all the other people like him.
Gregory Grayson is a vet who returned home with a traumatic brain injury. Now he must fight to get the help he needs. He has finally been elevated to a higher category, as far as his injury goes, which will give him more money. But his need for a service dog to help him when he has seizures has been an ongoing fight. It has been decided that medication is all he needs, despite what his neurologist says.
When Gregory and Teddy first meet, there is an instant attraction. Gregory is aware of Teddy’s upcoming surgery, but since he’s bi, it doesn’t bother him. But Teddy’s old boyfriend, Reuben, won’t accept it, even though Teddy broke things off with him. Reuben has been making threats, promising to save Teddy money by doing the job for him.
Not only did this book give me a better understanding of what trans people go through, and the harassment they face daily, but it also shed light on also the process of training a therapy dog – it’s amazing.
Teddy has a lot of support from family and friends, and now a new boyfriend, but not everyone is so lucky. My heart goes out to the LGBTQ community, especially people who just want to be allowed to love who they want. Unfortunately there are still so many people who turn their backs on them. If we just could accept differences between us, this could finally be the world we all hope for.
5 Stars.
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