Release Review: Man of Honor: Parker St. John
January 3, 2025
He broke my heart once.
Now it's my turn.
Gage:
Violence and I go way back, but waking up in a shallow grave in the middle of the bayou? That's a new low, even for me. I didn't come home to Devil's Garden looking for trouble, but this town is itching to pick a fight with me.
Now, I'm stuck relying on the one man I vowed never to face again. Wyatt is older, smarter, and stronger. Better than an orphan like me in every way—and he made sure I knew it when he cruelly rejected me five years ago.
Me? I'm everything he should avoid. But here's the thing: he's no longer treating me like a mistake. His eyes burn whenever he looks at me, raw and primal, like he's undressing me layer by layer.
But no matter how magnetic he is, I can't risk letting him close enough to hurt me again.
Wyatt:
I loved Gage even when I knew I shouldn't. Now, he's back—and all grown up. The reckless boy I spent years keeping out of trouble has returned a man: hard, muscled, and cocky as hell. Gage is a walking weapon wrapped in temptation, and I'm falling again the second he looks at me.
But Gage doesn't want love. Not from anyone, and especially not from me. He doesn't believe in it. I'll settle for scraps if I have to. I'll take his body, his fire, his pain—anything he'll give me—but I won't stop until he sees himself through my eyes.
But in a town as dirty as Devil's Garden? Love might not be enough to save us.
Man of Honor is a full-length contemporary small town gay romance that can be read as a stand-alone. Full of stoic cops, reckless bad boys, creepy mansions, shared baths, and the steamiest game of Marco Polo you ever saw. Complete with the Happiest-Ever-After, just for you!
Gage Beaufort has come back to Devil's Garden after five years and the loss of his adopted father. But he’s barely in town before he finds trouble. He had good intentions, but it just led to him getting in the crosshairs of some bad guys. And brings him right face-to-face with Deputy Wyatt Brooks, who was his savior and crush before he left home. And he still stings from his rejection.
It also brings him back to his eccentric, intense, and uniquely talented brothers: Mason, the lawyer; Dominic, the restauranteur and criminal mastermind; Gideon, the priest who runs the foster home; and Ben who is in prison. These brothers have a single-minded focus and that’s to get Ben out, but they’ll have to go through corrupt government and the dregs of society trying to take over their Bayou town in order to get justice.
And now that Gage is a grown man, Wyatt doesn’t seem to have the ability to resist him anymore. The sexual tension and chemistry between the two of them is palpable. And even though Gage seems to be nothing but trouble that ends up with him getting hurt, Wyatt seems to be the one there to save him time and time again. But it’s not good for Wyatt’s reputation to be mixed up with a Beaufort either.
This is a small town, one-that-got-away, bad boy-officer, coming home story with secrets and a dark underbelly. It is not a fluffy book. It’s down, dirty, rough, and doesn’t pull punches. But I was enthralled from the first page.
I really felt for Gage because he seemed like he really did have a good heart and he cared deeply, but he also had some self-worth issues, guilt, regret, and past pain that still affected him. And he wasn’t above taking a beating to try to help someone or do the right thing. And Wyatt is this dependable, good guy, law officer who wants to go by the book, but he finds himself having to bend the rules because of how much he cares about Gage. Their history is all tied up in pain and rejection, but their present is on fire and they just can’t seem to stay away from each other. It might mean that they burn down the whole town and from some of the characters they are dealing with that probably needs to happen. I’m definitely interested in more with these brothers because they are very strong personalities and they all seem to have issues, secrets, and stories to tell.
It also brings him back to his eccentric, intense, and uniquely talented brothers: Mason, the lawyer; Dominic, the restauranteur and criminal mastermind; Gideon, the priest who runs the foster home; and Ben who is in prison. These brothers have a single-minded focus and that’s to get Ben out, but they’ll have to go through corrupt government and the dregs of society trying to take over their Bayou town in order to get justice.
And now that Gage is a grown man, Wyatt doesn’t seem to have the ability to resist him anymore. The sexual tension and chemistry between the two of them is palpable. And even though Gage seems to be nothing but trouble that ends up with him getting hurt, Wyatt seems to be the one there to save him time and time again. But it’s not good for Wyatt’s reputation to be mixed up with a Beaufort either.
This is a small town, one-that-got-away, bad boy-officer, coming home story with secrets and a dark underbelly. It is not a fluffy book. It’s down, dirty, rough, and doesn’t pull punches. But I was enthralled from the first page.
I really felt for Gage because he seemed like he really did have a good heart and he cared deeply, but he also had some self-worth issues, guilt, regret, and past pain that still affected him. And he wasn’t above taking a beating to try to help someone or do the right thing. And Wyatt is this dependable, good guy, law officer who wants to go by the book, but he finds himself having to bend the rules because of how much he cares about Gage. Their history is all tied up in pain and rejection, but their present is on fire and they just can’t seem to stay away from each other. It might mean that they burn down the whole town and from some of the characters they are dealing with that probably needs to happen. I’m definitely interested in more with these brothers because they are very strong personalities and they all seem to have issues, secrets, and stories to tell.
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Mason
I live my life in perfect control. I have to. My family depends on me to protect them, and my work keeps me buried in deadlines. The only time I let myself breathe is on my bike, tearing through the night at speeds that could easily kill me.
Then Silas came crashing into my world. He’s chaos wrapped in leather, all wild grins and eyes that see straight through me. He feeds my adrenalin fix in other ways. When he touches me, he tears through every wall I've built, leaving me shaking, exhausted, and craving more.
But the closer I let him get, the more I see the shadows he tries to hide. I don’t know what he’s keeping from me, but I know it’s dangerous.
And I’m afraid it’s the kind of danger that could tear my family apart.
Silas
I should stay away from Mason. He’s too sharp, too determined, and too dangerous for someone like me. The more he fights our connection, the more I want him. Watching him unravel is addictive—the way his control cracks when he’s on his bike or in my arms.
But Mason’s not just a man; he’s a wildfire. If I’m not careful, he’ll burn through the carefully crafted lies that keep my life together.
Because the truth is, I’m living a double life. One wrong move, and everything I’ve worked for—everything I care about—could go up in smoke.
Mason’s the kind of man who’ll throw himself into the flames to save someone he loves.
I just don’t know if I’m worth saving.
Parker St. John
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Gay romance author living in the rainy Pacific Northwest.
I love strong alpha men, rugged working class smokeshows, icy billionaires, mortal enemies, and childhood friends who will all make you SWOON as they fall in love.
Every reader deserves a Happily Ever After.
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