Code Word (The Atrous Series Book 3) by N.R. Walker

CODE WORD is the long awaited third installment of the Atrous series from NR Walker.


From the blurb:

Two years since Atrous disbanded and the spotlights have long faded to black, Blake Acosta has been coasting on the status quo. And after a reluctant week away, he comes home to find his best friend Luke Dougherty having a meltdown.

He takes Luke to the cabins, just the two of them, to rest and regroup, and Blake thinks things were going well. Until it isn’t, and Luke ends their friendship.

Blake is sent reeling and has no choice but to deal with the aftermath solo. Forced to look inward and face some hard truths, Blake hits rock bottom, and the only person he needs is nowhere to be found.

Luke needs time to get his head and heart in order, and he needs distance from the man he loves but can never have. But when Blake tracks him down, prepared to give him everything he dreamed of, it seems too good to be true.

Before they can have a future, they need to unpack the past. And to move forward, they need to first let go. Atrous no longer exists but the music remains, and even when the lights go out, some flames still burn.


Molly Otto's review:

The story of Bluke has been a long time coming and so happy that these men decided their story needed to be told. Ten years of love taken away with the breaking up of Atrous. One man not knowing the depth of his love for his best friend, the other knowing and pushing it down to prevent a rift he feared. It takes hitting rock bottom and a soul searching trip to Mexico for all things to land as they were always meant to.
be prepared this is not an easy ride but wow is worth every single heartbreak to lead to the HEA these two always deserved. Thank you NR for giving us these words and yes the wait was worth it.


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