Exceptional storytelling! Imagine for a second that the grittier, darker sides of life are the colors in an artist's palette. This author is the artist who has used the colors to paint the darkness in words, that breathe, cry, laugh and dance in front of the eyes of the reader, pulling them into a maze of broken minds, twisted desires, fractured illusions and shattered dreams.
From The Importance of Loving Ernest blurb:
Book 3 in Tales From The Midnight Raven
From the heart of the Midnight Raven, a crime of passion is brewing.
Atticus Sharpe runs a tattoo parlor in the basement of the home he shares with his husband, Ernest. On the surface, they are simply an eccentric married couple in the suburbs of Pine Mountain, Georgia.
Once night falls, though, The Sharpes are contract killers with a thirst for vengeance, they arm themselves with gunpowder and a blade as they hunt down the monster who nearly took Ernest's life and the kingpin of the Atlanta Red-Light district who has him on a tight leash.
The only thing Atticus takes more seriously than his covenant to bloody revenge is his vow to Ernest.
Till death do us part.
GaleM's review:
Sometimes the best intentions lead to unexpected results and a simple wish unlocks a Pandora box, that couldn't be closed. Ernest's wish put him on the path of destruction with unimaginable magnitude, altering both his and Atticus' lives. It was also a steep learning curve, testing the strength of their friendship and love for each other in so many ways, that it left me breathless. The most impressive to me, was the character development. The story follows not only their life as a couple, showcasing the depth of the love they share and the beauty of the special bond they have forged through the years, but also how everything started when they were much younger. The two plot lines are utterly, captivatingly complementing each other, crafting a canvas of colorful bits and pieces - mostly dark but with splashes of light, woven into the fabric of who they are as people and how all the traumatic experiences have shaped their personalities and life choices.
In the silence of their special companionship, the cry of anguish and pain felt so much louder and more impactful. A love that has survived so many challenges, shines brighter, bolder, stronger when all that has happened has failed to tear its integrity apart. If Atticus was the shield, then Ernest was the core, protected behind it, both, equally important parts of the whole piece. The author has created something truly special, capturing it in a fictional story - an extraordinary love, a soul, divided into two bodies that have found each other, uniting the pieces in one.
The Importance of Loving Ernest is currently available as an e-book and paperback
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