Paladin by Onley James

Let’s take a little look inside of Paladin by Onley James, the first book in the Jericho’s Boys series.

Arsen and Ever’s story had me captured right from the start and I completely adored this couple. It was easy to fall and feel for Ever after what he had been through, and it was sweet to see him find safety and comfort with Arsen. Lots of sweetness and swoon (& spice!) with these two!

I had a lot of fun reading the banter and following the interactions between Arsen and his friends – Felix and Noah especially had me giggling quite a few times. Considering the darker themes of the story, it was nice to get some lighter and funny moments as contrast.

It was great seeing some of the Mulvaney’s again, and I’m so excited that we’ll get to know more of Jericho’s boys in the coming books.

How it begins…

Arsen Lebedev sat on the stoop of an abandoned building, watching the windows of the small home across the street.

Tropes

dark romance
hurt / comfort
found family
size difference
close proximity

He was painfully shy, impossibly sweet, excruciatingly broken, and when he pouted-like he was just then — Arsen was literally helpless. He’d give him anything.