The Night Porter

by Sue Brown

Series: Night Porter (Book 1)

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The first time Max lays eyes on Robert Armitage, he knows exactly what he wants to happen. Tall, broad, and gorgeous, Robert pushes all his buttons. When Robert asks Max to show him around town, the attraction between them only intensifies. But Max is just a night porter and Robert a guest at his hotel before his wedding, and Max knows even as they sleep together that in the morning he'll have to send the groom on his way. A Bittersweet Dreams title:It's an unfortunate truth: love doesn't always conquer all. Regardless of its strength, sometimes fate intervenes, tragedy strikes, or forces conspire against it. These stories of romance do not offer a traditional happy ending, but the strong and enduring love will still touch your heart and maybe move you to tears.… (more)

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I started reading The Night Porter knowing full well there would be no HEA and Sue Brown did not disappoint...I was left weeping at the end.

Max I fell desperately in love with. He is who I wish I could be - someone who, even after his heart is broken time and again, remains open, caring and vulnerable. Robert...Robert was something else entirely. He led me to believe he was kind and generous, honest and loving but in the end proved himself to be none of those things. And yet he had the potential to be all of those things and I found myself mourning the man he could be.

Ms. Brown is to be commended for bringing us such a well crafted story, inhabited by 3-dimensional characters...and all this in a short story! *applause* (

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Bookbee1 | Sep 9, 2020 |

I"m not sure what to rate this because this is a really well-told story, and the characters are very likable. The build-up to the relationship felt natural and the chemistry was great. But, the cheating on the fiancee really, really, REALLY bugged me. I've read books in the past that had a male character cheating on a woman with another man, and I can't say that it was fine then, but it didn't piss me off. For whatever reason though, in this book I was blind with rage, and it made me intensely dislike both characters in that moment. I didn't find it sweet or feel sad for them. I just found them both disrespectful. Especially because the rule of no penetration makes it OK so a blow job is fine.. I will say the author at the end made me come around to them slightly because they both felt guilt for what had happened, but sigh I don't know. It at least seemed realistic in how someone coming to terms with sexuality might interact with others. Although I"m still not sure if Robert is gay or bi. (

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The Night Porter

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Night Porter

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2010-12-08

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Max Whiteley

Robert Armitage [Night Porter series]

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London, England, UK

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henry viii

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2010 - Dreamspinner Press
2021 - self publ.

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The first time Max lays eyes on Robert Armitage, he knows exactly what he wants to happen. Tall, broad, and gorgeous, Robert pushes all his buttons. When Robert asks Max to show him around town, the attraction between them only intensifies. But Max is just a night porter and Robert a guest at his hotel before his wedding, and Max knows even as they sleep together that in the morning he'll have to send the groom on his way. A Bittersweet Dreams title:It's an unfortunate truth: love doesn't always conquer all. Regardless of its strength, sometimes fate intervenes, tragedy strikes, or forces conspire against it. These stories of romance do not offer a traditional happy ending, but the strong and enduring love will still touch your heart and maybe move you to tears.

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