And whereas he’s confused and less confident in his emotions, Darcy is a strong, beautiful man.Ĭaleb is everyone’s bad boy fantasy come to life in this book…or at least he should be. After nearly thirty years of life, he’s finally finding himself. He is essentially a gay for you character, but there’s more to him than that. He is afraid of what he wants because it’s never been an issue for him before. Darcy and Caleb are sweet innocence meets dirty bad boy – total opposites, and totally perfect. And as always, Celeste’s characterization is spot on. She gets into their heads, creating amazing characters. Celeste has an innate ability to create characters that are not only beautiful on the outside, but inside as well, broken, conflicted, likable, and believable. Okay, so let’s start with the characters. On my top ten list of all-time favorites, Behind Iron Lace by Mercy Celeste hits all of the triggers that make a showstopper of a book in my eyes – tortured heroes, sexy, sexy boys, angst, a compelling storyline, beautiful storytelling, believability, heartbreaking conflict, kink, and did I mention smexy? And trust me, that’s only the beginning. If you were to look up the word “smexy” in any dictionary, this book would be the definition. As his confusion and a painful revelation threaten to destroy the tentative hold he has on his new life, Darcy has to figure out who to believe and whether or not to follow his heart before he loses it all. A sensual seduction, a weekend to remember, his confusing sexuality, a sordid past, and a manipulative ex-lover leave Darcy with more questions that he has answers. Misread signals lead to an impromptu first kiss that leaves Caleb with a sting in his shoulder and a bruise on his butt cheek from the fall to concrete, but that doesn’t dissuade him it only makes him want to work harder. When he first meets Darcy, something about the naughty librarian façade made Caleb want to push Darcy out of his comfort zone. In order to keep from going stir crazy, Caleb sought out the young magazine that can obviously use his help and expertise. He’s returned to New Orleans after traveling the world to take care of his dying mother. It must be the heat.Ĭaleb Mitchell is a bad boy that has lived fast and dangerously. After all, Darcy is straight – has always been, will always be. When Caleb Mitchell walked into the bar for their meeting, Darcy didn’t expect the strange attraction he felt to the photographer.
Focused on his baby, the magazine, Darcy jumps at the chance to meet with a Pulitzer Prize winning artist and photographer with hopes of improving the magazine’s art department.
New Orleans is hot, humid, smelly, and there are bugs everywhere. Darcy Butler relocated his fledgling e-magazine to New Orleans because his ten year, on-again-off-again girlfriend, Bailey, talked him into it.
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