Halo (The Beginning of Always #1)
E.M. Lindsey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
4.17
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 29 ratings · 284 pages · Published: 10 Aug 2023

One decision: Oliver didn’t kick him out.
One lie: neither of them knows who the other person is— at least, not until it’s too late to turn back.
There are many words for what Oliver does for a living.
Man of the night.
Escort.
Companion.
Not to mention a few others his clients like to sling at him when they want to be cruel.
But Oliver’s time in that industry is coming to an end, so when a gorgeous older man with sad eyes tumbles into his path and thinks he’s someone else, Oliver finds it impossible turn him away, no matter how much it’s going to hurt when it's all over.
And not just because Victor looks at him like he’s an angel, even when learns who Oliver really is. So, for the first time in his life, Oliver’s willing to fight for what he wants.
And, more importantly, for who.
Halo is a stand-alone novel featuring an age gap romance, the best hot wings known to man, the merits of good gas station burritos, aquarium dates, sight-seeing, meteor showers, slow dancing, kissing hands, and the most hard-won happily ever after you may ever read.
Tagged as:
- contemporary 5
- gay romance 5
- age gap 4
- disabilities & scars 4
- rich hero 4
- queer romance 4
- class difference 3
- third person pov 3
- sweet/gentle hero 3
- bisexuality 3
- cheating 2
- dual pov 2
- insta-love 2
- queer awakening 2
- hurt/comfort 1
- friends to lovers 1
- nerdy hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- slut shaming 1
romance tags
The 'The Beginning of Always' series
77 ratings 4.06 ·
m-m · contemporary · queer · hurt-comfort · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · angst · length-medium · disabilities and marks · explicit-open-door · age difference · insta-love
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