Red Haze (Caffeine Daydreams #3)
Lark Taylor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 19 ratings · 317 pages · Published: 21 Mar 2024

It’s just asking for trouble.
Arlo
Our rise to stardom might’ve helped me escape from the chaos that was my childhood, but that didn’t mean it was easy for me. Now, with fame and an almost unlimited bank account, you’d think I’d be happy. But I’m not. There’s no escaping the depression that dogs me or my past that refuses to leave me alone, no matter what I try. There’s no-one to stop the self-destructive spiral I’m caught in.
No-one, that is, until Jack.
As soon as the stoic man who looks like he could crush me under his thumb is assigned to me, I know I’m in trouble. Not only is he every one of my wet dreams brought to life, but he’s straight. Oh, and tasked with keeping me out of mischief.
What I wasn’t expecting was the friendship that followed. The way we would come to depend on one another.
When it’s all ripped away, can I find a way to exist without Jack at my side? Or am I destined to love someone I can never have?
Jack
After leaving the SAS, going into personal security seemed like the next logical step. Having been briefed on my client, the drummer for the rock band Caffeine Daydreams, I believed I’d be guarding some spoiled kid with more money than sense.
But as I get to know Arlo, I realise nothing could be further from the truth.
With the line between professional and personal blurring, Arlo quickly becomes the most important person in my life. When I have to decide between keeping him in my life or protecting him, I choose the latter.
I will always protect Arlo.
What I didn’t know was that the price I’d pay would cut me far deeper than I’d thought possible. Can I persuade Arlo to give me another chance? Or will I have to resign myself to just seeing him on my screen?
Red Haze is a demi-awakening, bodyguard x rockstar MM romance. The final book in the Caffeine Daydreams series, each book follows a different couple as they find their HEA. Although better read in order, these books can standalone.
Tagged as:
- contemporary 6
- gay romance 6
- queer romance 4
- forced proximity 3
- dual pov 3
- bodyguard/protector hero 3
- rockstar hero 3
- queer awakening 2
- boss & employee 2
- age gap 2
- friends to lovers 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- demisexual hero 2
- first person pov 2
- found family 1
- workplace/office 1
- male pov 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past child abuse 2
- mental illness 1
romance tags
The 'Caffeine Daydreams' series
68 ratings 4.06 ·
office · found-family · forced proximity · male-pov · friends to lovers · m-m · hurt-comfort · queer-awakening · contemporary · queer · rockstars · first-person-pov · dual-pov · anal sex · mental illness · length-medium · explicit-open-door · angst · past-child-abuse
Caffeine Daydreams reading order and complete book list ❯