REVIEW: Bear by Jacki James (The Daddies of River Gorge #2)

Bear

The Daddies of River Gorge - Book Two

by Jacki James

Release Date: May 19, 2023

Review

Where can I get my own Bear? The man is a gem amongst Daddies. And Ty, the most perfect boy who never knew was a boy.

I adore Daddy/Boy stories that reverse aspects like physical stereotypes. Ty being bigger than Bear doesn’t stop him from being the one in control!

Ty is such an incredible guy. Solid, loving, dependable, and oh so kind. He will drop everything to help others, even if it’s at his own expense. And though he has friends and family who love him, he doesn’t have anyone to put him first. Or cheer him on. Until he meets and befriends Bear. A man who was born to be a carer. It’s what makes him such a good daddy.

I really enjoyed this story of these two men finding each other, even though they didn’t know they were looking for them. And Bear’s affection, support, and encouragement before they even became romantic was absolutely adorable. As was Ty starting to see himself as a boy.

Seriously, there were so many sweet moments between Papa Bear & his Cub. I swooned a lot!

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Synopsis

When two big, strong men who are both accustomed to being in charge fall in love, you have to wonder… Who’s the Daddy?

One thing Ty Ingalls knows is when you’re six-foot-three and two hundred and twenty-five pounds, people make assumptions about you. And Ty doesn’t like to disappoint people. He has been the go-to guy for everyone’s problems for as long as he can remember. His family, his friends, and even his former partners all look to him to be Large and in Charge whether that is what he wants or not. No one has ever wanted to take care of him. Until Bear.

Bear needs to be in control. That need, coupled with his care-taking tendencies, led him to the Daddy lifestyle. A lifestyle he isn’t about to give up anytime soon. When he first meets Ty, he makes the same assumptions everyone else does, and he thinks he will have to settle for friendship, even if he finds the man distractingly attractive.

But the more time they spend together, the more he sees that being the person everyone else relies on is weighing the big man down. And then all Bear wants to do is help carry some of that load.

Ty is caught up in what the world expects from him and can’t see himself as a boy... but Bear can. Will he be able to help Ty realize that the way everyone else sees him isn’t as important as the way he sees himself?

About Jacki James

Jacki James has been saying she was going to write a book since she was sixteen and wrote fanfiction (before fanfiction had a name) about her favorite Rockstar. She is a believer in love of all kinds but MM romance is her favorite by far. She has a romantic heart and a dirty mind and likes to write stories that let both shine.

When she isn’t writing she is either creating beautiful pieces of glass art or reading. She is an animal lover and dreams of having a small hobby farm where she can raise goats, chickens and organic veggies. In the meantime, she lives in town with her two cats, awesome husband, and two college-aged kids.

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