Cover Artist TL Bland
Mason Arquette is brusque and rubs people the wrong way more times than not. Riece Burrell doesn’t connect well with others, needs his routine and sees Mason for who he really is. When they met the sparks flew and love blossomed. Mason thought he’d met the guy he’d spend the rest of his life with until Riece abruptly ended their relationship.
Several years later Mason and Riece are thrown together once again. Riece takes a job as a US Forestry Service photographer and Mason, a park ranger, is assigned to guide him around the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. They’ve both regretted that their relationship ended and now they’re given a second chance at the love they shared.
Nothing is ever easy.
Just when Mason and Riece begin to work things out and come together again they find themselves the prey of people who hunt humans. In a desperate race for their lives they have to depend on one another like never before and that means taking a big step out of their personal comfort zones. Can they work together, survive and rekindle their love?
Several years later Mason and Riece are thrown together once again. Riece takes a job as a US Forestry Service photographer and Mason, a park ranger, is assigned to guide him around the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. They’ve both regretted that their relationship ended and now they’re given a second chance at the love they shared.
Nothing is ever easy.
Just when Mason and Riece begin to work things out and come together again they find themselves the prey of people who hunt humans. In a desperate race for their lives they have to depend on one another like never before and that means taking a big step out of their personal comfort zones. Can they work together, survive and rekindle their love?
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2016 Rainbow Awards Gay Romantic Suspense
I enjoyed this story. There were a few areas that I felt were a bit rushed towards the end, and the main characters of Reice and Mason could have been a bit more fleshed out in order to really extract more of an emotional reaction from the reader when they were in danger, but all in all, the story was still a great one. The descriptions given for every setting was brilliant, and even the sex scenes were hot and sensually stimulating. The author did an amazing job with this book, and I look forward to reading other books in this series soon.
Excerpt:
“We’ll deal, don’t worry. We still have phones, and I know this territory very well.” Mason grabbed Riece’s wrist again and spun him so he faced the side of the gully. “Up. Now, Riece,” he ordered and shoved Riece into motion.
Riece lost his footing after only a few feet and slipped downward. Trying to grab at the trees succeeded in doing nothing but scraping up his palms. He came to an abrupt stop against Mason. Gripping one of the trees Riece had tried to hang on to with one hand, Mason steadied them both. He put his other hand between Riece’s shoulder blades and pushed hard. “Go.”
Again Riece tried. This time he made it a few feet farther with Mason urging him on from behind and acting as a brace. He tripped and tried scrambling forward on hands and knees for a few feet before going face-first into the dirt.
Mason grabbed his arm and hauled him up almost at once. “It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay. Keep going.”
“Mason, I can’t—”
Without warning Mason spun Riece around and shook him. He pointed one finger at Riece and snarled, “You listen to me. ‘I can’t’ is no longer in your vocabulary. You can and you will because I love you and there is no fucking way I’m leaving you here or losing you. I will keep you safe and get you out, but you will not goddamn give up on me.” He gulped in a few deep breaths and ran one hand through his hair. “Riece, we can do this. Now move your ass.”
Riece wanted to make a quip about how sexy it was when Mason took control and got all macho like that, but he was too busy trying to keep his footing. He was sure they’d be found and shot in the back before reaching the top. The way down had looked precarious, though short. The way up seemed as if it was ten times the distance and a much steeper incline.
Finally Riece reached the top. Mason reached around him and grabbed a sapling with one hand and Riece’s arm with the other. He hauled both of them over the gully’s edge and onto more level ground. Riece flopped on his back, gasping, trying to get control of his shaking body and ragged breathing.
Mason grabbed Riece under his armpits and pulled him backward a few feet, then put one hand on Riece’s chest and pressed down gently. “Stay there, stay down.” He crouched beside Riece while he gazed at the gully below.
“We’ll deal, don’t worry. We still have phones, and I know this territory very well.” Mason grabbed Riece’s wrist again and spun him so he faced the side of the gully. “Up. Now, Riece,” he ordered and shoved Riece into motion.
Riece lost his footing after only a few feet and slipped downward. Trying to grab at the trees succeeded in doing nothing but scraping up his palms. He came to an abrupt stop against Mason. Gripping one of the trees Riece had tried to hang on to with one hand, Mason steadied them both. He put his other hand between Riece’s shoulder blades and pushed hard. “Go.”
Again Riece tried. This time he made it a few feet farther with Mason urging him on from behind and acting as a brace. He tripped and tried scrambling forward on hands and knees for a few feet before going face-first into the dirt.
Mason grabbed his arm and hauled him up almost at once. “It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay. Keep going.”
“Mason, I can’t—”
Without warning Mason spun Riece around and shook him. He pointed one finger at Riece and snarled, “You listen to me. ‘I can’t’ is no longer in your vocabulary. You can and you will because I love you and there is no fucking way I’m leaving you here or losing you. I will keep you safe and get you out, but you will not goddamn give up on me.” He gulped in a few deep breaths and ran one hand through his hair. “Riece, we can do this. Now move your ass.”
Riece wanted to make a quip about how sexy it was when Mason took control and got all macho like that, but he was too busy trying to keep his footing. He was sure they’d be found and shot in the back before reaching the top. The way down had looked precarious, though short. The way up seemed as if it was ten times the distance and a much steeper incline.
Finally Riece reached the top. Mason reached around him and grabbed a sapling with one hand and Riece’s arm with the other. He hauled both of them over the gully’s edge and onto more level ground. Riece flopped on his back, gasping, trying to get control of his shaking body and ragged breathing.
Mason grabbed Riece under his armpits and pulled him backward a few feet, then put one hand on Riece’s chest and pressed down gently. “Stay there, stay down.” He crouched beside Riece while he gazed at the gully below.
Reviews
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The Blogger Girls: Nikyta give 4.5 stars and says: I got sucked into the story and just couldn’t put it down! All in all, this was a phenomenal story in the Circles series. Read the review.
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V's Reads gives 5 stars and says: I really got into this thrill ride, as it truly was something I hadn’t expected. Expect bloodshed, mayhem and daring forays. Read the review.
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MM Goodbook Reviews: Pixie gives 4.5 stars and says: Elizabeth Noble has written another wonderful story of two men in love and in danger; she shows us a relationship being repaired and trust being rebuilt, a love that never faded being rekindled and the flames of lust fanning high. I loved this story and was gripped by the situation that Mason and Riece fell into, it was exciting, had action and danger, and had me waiting with baited breath as I raced to finish the story to see if they’d both make it out in one piece. Read the review.
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Molly Lolly Reviews: Molly give 4.5 stars and says: This book was so good. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time Riece and Mason were running for their lives. I wasn’t sure they were going to make it a few times. They work together really well as a team. I was a little shocked at the circumstances surrounding the reason they were running for their lives (trying so hard not to give it away because it was a bit of a mind blowing moment). I hope there’s no truth behind the fiction there. Read the review.
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3 Chicks After Dark gives A Badass Boot (4 stars) and says: The suspense in this book makes it a page turner! I was almost consumed by it, needing to know if they’d get away to safety! Read this book for the intense chase, Riece’s quirks and Mason’s all around awesomeness! Read the review.
Inked Rainbow Reviews: Sarah gives 4 stars and says: This is another great action story from Elizabeth Noble. I love the beautiful scenery of the Black Hills and the way Mason and Riece’s gentle expedition turns into a terrifying pursuit. Read the review.
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Bayou Book Junkie: Tracy gives 4.5 stars and says: This was an enjoyable, fast-paced and exciting read. Read the review.
Inked Rainbow Reads: Kara gives 5 stars and says: I loved the way this author wrote both of these characters and this story! The run for your life’s while growing closer together and admitting to feelings they still have for each other was just awesome. I have to say I am a huge fan of books that have me on the edge of my seat hoping for the best. Read the review.
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Sinfully Gay Romance Reviews: Freya gives 4 stars and says: There is constant action in this story, either of the sexual kind or the run for your life kind. Both areas are hot. Read the review.
Love Bytes Reviews: Chris give 3.5 stars: One of my favourite parts of this story was Riece. I loved how well written he was. We were not given any technical definitions as to why he reacts the way he does in certain environments, but we really didn’t need that. He was real and incredibly interesting. Read the review.
Rainbow Book Reviews: Christy gives 4 stars and says: Mason knows this area very well, but Riece is not much of an outdoor person, and all of these threats along with the changes don't mesh well with the way his brain works. Both men have to dig deep to escape with their lives.'Gone Away' was another action-packed adventure in the series. Read the review.
Rainbow Gold Reviews: Wendy gives a score of 9.5 out of 10 and says: This short story was very well written. It was fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat. I felt like I was running for my life right along with the MC’s. This author knows how to tell a story. Read the review.
Alpha Book Club: Mollien gives 5 stars and says: This is another fast paced full of action story in this series. Loved it. Wonderful ending. The character Development was better in this story. Read the review.
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Crystal's Many Reviewers: Crystal Marie gives 5 stars and says:Noble wrote the whole thing so well that it wasn’t too super detailed, but it was done just right to where you couldn’t help but be on the edge of your seat wondering what was going to happen next. Read the review.
Becky Condit gives 5 stars and says: Get ready to hold onto your chair for this wild ride. In one novella Elizabeth Nobel shows us she can write sweet romance and gut wrenching panic, and meld the two tropes into one electrifying story. I couldn’t put this book down once I started it. Read the review.
Joyfully Reviewed: Lisa says:Two men are given a second chance at love in Gone Away. Riece is somewhat hard to figure out and Mason isn’t the easiest man to love either. They are given another opportunity to get things right in this fast paced intense story. Feel the heat in Gone Away as Riece and Mason fight for survival. Take in the danger, the suspense. Hunters are breathing down their necks. Enjoy their journey. Read the review.
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