What I really liked though was how much Prophet changed his outlook on Tom, his secrets, and his future in If I Ever. I liked how the relationship between Tom and Prophet developed over the course of this book a lot, but there was plenty of angst between the men before they got their happy ending, some of it exaggerated and repetitive, but most of it felt honest to the characters I’ve grown to love. I thought the conclusion was really satisfying from the Tom and Prophet perspective, though it did seem the author left room to write more shorts in the future, especially involving secondary characters.
Those little deviations from the plans or surprise reveals ensured I couldn’t put the book down until I saw how it all unfolded. One of my favorite aspects of suspense/thriller novels are the twists, and If I Ever delivered a number of them that I hadn’t seen coming. Despite the few negatives, this series was simply addicting and I found myself glued to If I Ever, loving all the twists that came the characters’ way. There were also some notable scenes that gave me pause, almost seeming as though they were included for shock value as opposed to progressing the romance and storyline. The scenes were fast and sometimes had erratic shifts, jumping to different characters’ locations and occasionally back in time, keeping me as off kilter as Tom and Prophet were as they prepared for the final push to bring down John. Similarly, the pacing was a little unsettling. I don’t know if this was intentional by the author or simply a result of having to reconcile multiple storylines and reveal long held secrets within a single novel. Even so, the multiple plotlines converging had me spinning and rereading at times as I tried to make sense of things. I waited to start this series until all the books were out, so all the past events leading to this final book are very fresh in my mind. As complications and destruction mount all around them, getting out alive becomes the most important mission of their lives. Then a figure from his past goes missing, and the consequence of an old mission rears its head.
It’s the final stand, and with Tom and his team behind him, Prophet’s in for the fight of his life. But trusting Tom to help him is so much more than mission critical.
Prophet is driven enough to take John down alone, and with a chance to do exactly that on the table, he runs with it, risking himself in the process.
But now they need to protect it again: Prophet’s old nemesis, John Morse, is back and threatening everything he loves. Yet despite it all, they’ve built something great together. Prophet and Tom have been through the wringer more times than they can count, both as partners in the field and in life. Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance, M/M Bisexual, M/M Thriller/Suspense Romance, M/M Military / Law Enforcement, M/M Romantic Suspense
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