Gunnar can't help Tobias unless he wants it, and he is desperate to provide a safe place for the younger man. While Tobias doesn't want to drag anyone into his mess, he is barely surviving and wanting Gunnar in his life seems like an impossible dream.
From the Running Feral blurb:
TOBIAS
I moved home to take care of my grandmother. Instead, I got caught up with the worst kind of people in town, and now I’m the personal punching bag for a member of the mafia who has no intention of ever letting me go.
He doesn’t care about me. He cares about what he owns. I used to care about things like staying alive, or trying to be a good man, but the longer this goes on, the harder it is to see a future different from this. I don’t even have friends in this town.
The only person I could possibly run to is a bartender who I barely know. Gunnar watches me a lot. He doesn’t speak very often, but the way he watches me, I know he cares. He’s probably the only person who does.
It’s not like I could really ask him for help, though. He’s a stranger, and Eamon isn’t a normal guy. He’s violent and unpredictable. Anyone who tries to ‘save’ me will be putting themselves right in his crosshairs.
Maybe some people just aren’t meant to be free.
GUNNAR
I hated Possum Hollow when I was growing up here. But now I’m older and wiser, I’m able to see it for what it is. Poor and remote, sure. Full of some toxic attitudes? Sometimes. But there are also a lot of amazing people here, and I do more good trying to change the culture than running away.
Which is why I came back and started a business that was meant to be a refuge for people like me who weren’t welcome anywhere else.
But I was also supposed to keep myself distant from them. Give people a safe space, but not get tied up in their problems. Especially not the problems of someone who is way too young, way too pretty, and way, way too damaged for me to be getting attached to.
What can I say? I was never very good at setting boundaries. And Tobias needs someone in his corner more than anyone I’ve ever met. As long as I don’t fall in love with him, everything will be just fine.
Running Feral is a small town age gap M/M romance about moving on from an abusive relationship. Tropes include black cat/cinnamon roll, found family, and hurt/comfort.
It is book three in the Possum Hollow series and features many of the same side characters, but can be read as a standalone. It also overlaps with Book one of the Sins of the Banna series.
This book contains explicit sexual content as well as potentially triggering themes regarding mental health, and is not suitable for readers under 18. Please see the content warning at the beginning of the book (included in the sample) for more details.
SNik's review:
Third in series (Possum Hollow), but can be read as a standalone. Age gap. Hurt/comfort. POC representation. Dual POV. Heed content warnings.
Tobias knows he’s living on borrowed time, he’s in deep with the local criminal gang and being abused by one of its members while trying to make enough money to care for his sickly grandmother. Gunnar might have a slight savior complex, but he definitely wants more than to just help Tobias be safe and he’s not sure there’s a way to ever get to that place.
This story was a tough read, mostly dealing with the traumatic experiences of Gunnar and Tobias, I do wish that they could have on page time to get to know each other deeper and away or after all the hurt they experience. This author knows how to write gritty and realistic characters, experiences and feelings and Gunnar and Tobias are really put through the wringer in order to come out together in their own way. I’m very invested in the Possum Hollow characters and look forward to more from this series.
Running Feral is currently available as an e-book and paperback and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
Running Feral is currently available as an e-book and paperback and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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