AUDIO REVIEW: The One That Got Away by Nicky James

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

by Nicky James

Release Date: March 22, 2021

Audio Release Date: January 3, 2022

Review

Nicky James absolutely rocks the suspense romance genre. Her ability to capture the psychology of the characters is incredible.

Charlie is a fascinating character. A survivor of horrendous things when he was a child, he lives with the aftermath through anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, PTSD…you name it. You equally want to wrap him and never let anything hurt him again or build him up to be able to conquer all his fears. But Nicky also gives us an understanding of how hard it can be to interact with him.

Takoda. Takoda is a lot. This angry young man carries the weight of a world that is rarely cheering him on. He’ll make you cringe and you’ll probably want to yell at him, but as you get to know him, you will become invested in him finding happiness and some peace. Beneath his brash exterior is a heart of gold.

The story itself will have you o the edge of your seat.

PS. Nick J. Russo is fantastic in this. He really seems to understand both of these men.

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Synopsis

Someone is following me. I’m not imagining it. I’m not crazy.

Charlie Falkingham is convinced someone is after him. There are signs. There are clues, but no one believes him. After living through a childhood horror, Charlie suffers from a severe paranoia disorder, among many things, and the Hamilton Police have labeled him The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

When the only person on the force who ever listened to Charlie’s concerns retires, who can Charlie reach out to for help?

Arrogant and young, Officer Takoda Dyani has a chip on his shoulder a mile wide. He’s rude and brash and doesn’t play well with others. He has more enemies than friends, and he doesn’t care. When his senior officer assigns him to be Charlie’s consultant, Takoda knows it will end badly. He doesn’t have time to coddle a prissy rich boy.

However, if he can’t calm Charlie’s paranoid delusions and act civil for once, he’ll lose his job.

But are they delusions?

The longer he knows Charlie, the more Takoda realizes, something isn’t right.

Is someone stalking Charlie, or is Takoda getting too wrapped up in Charlie’s fragile world?

**The One That Got Away is an MM psychological romantic suspense. Triggers for severe anxiety and panic disorder, OCD, dissociative episodes, PTSD. The plot line includes a reference to a past child kidnapping and sex trafficking incident. The details of the sex trafficking are NOT discussed in any detail.**

About Nicky James

I live in the small town of Petrolia, Ontario, Canada and I am a mother to a wonderful teenage boy (didn't think those words could be typed together...surprise) and wife to a truly supportive and understanding husband, who thankfully doesn't think I'm crazy.

I have always had two profound dreams in life. To fall back hundreds of years in time and live in a simpler world, not bogged down by technology and to write novels. Since only one of these was a possibility I decided to make the other come alive on paper.

I write mm romance novels that take place in fantastical medieval type settings and love to use the challenges of the times to give my stories and characters life.

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