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Make Me Trust (Hard To Love) Kindle Edition

by T.a. McKay (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 142
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When the spotlight shines, sometimes it brings you something you don’t expect.

Trey Colby has spent his life falling in love only to lose his heart to people who don’t deserve it. Time after time he's been left broken when his boyfriends have thrown him aside for someone else.

But no more….

This time he is determined to harden his heart. If he doesn’t allow himself to trust then nobody can hurt him. This is the easiest way, the only way, to live. And it works…
Until he meets the man who would test every limit he has.

Dancing has always been one of Roman Knox’s biggest loves, although he never imagined it would be on a pole in front of a club full of men; men who see his body, but not him. He spends his days being overlooked, and that’s the way he likes it. He has no desire to be noticed… until one fateful night.
Now he has the one man he's always fantasized about, the one man he shouldn’t want, watching him as he dances, and first the first time he craves to be seen.

When two worlds collide can secrets be kept? When the truth comes out can you convince the one person who refuses to trust, that you are there for them? Roman just wants to show Trey that he belongs to him, that he can give him everything he needs…

But when tragedy strikes can Trey depend on him for the support he needs? Can he give up the control he’s barely managing to hold on to? Can he keep the past from destroying his future?

All Trey needs in his life is that one person to who he can finally say…

Make Me Trust.

Not suitable for younger readers due to sexual content. Part of a series but can be read as a stand alone.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01EJ1785K
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2075 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 142

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T.a. McKay is the author of romance stories with a darker edge. She started writing in 2014 when the voices in her head wouldn't be silenced any longer. Though her journey started writing MF stories, her love of LGBT romance took over and she wrote her first gay romance story in 2015. Since then she has drifted to the darker side of romance, bringing darkness and danger into her stories.

A self proclaimed coffee addict, she lives in Scotland with her husband and three kids, and enjoys reading and talking to readers about books.

To find out more about T.a. McKay go to www.authortamckay.com

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Michele McKenzie
5.0 out of 5 stars Trey & Roman, just Wow!!
Reviewed in Australia on 25 April 2016
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

We meet Trey in the second half of Worth the Fight (if you haven't read that yet, you need to!) I wanted to slap Bryce for doing what he did to Trey in that book but when you read Make Me Trust you will realise it was what Trey needed at the time.

Trey was heartbroken and still not really over the deceit of his ex when he decides to go to Crave for a drink. There he sees the gorgeous "Romeo" dance. The attraction is instant and Trey can't keep his eyes off him as he dances, as he watches him the rest of the room just disappears until he feels like it's just those two.

"Romeo" is the outgoing confident alter ego of Roman who loves to dance at Crave but never ever strips (or does he!) He spots the handsome stranger at the end of the bar and sees something he recognises in his eyes but can't believe that it is the one person who Roman has quietly fantasised about for the past year. Romeo gives in and does something he normally wouldn't do, either as Romeo or his normal shy persona Roman, something he thinks will only happen the once.

It's not an easy path for either Trey or Romeo/Roman but it's one that needs to be followed before Trey can fully heal from his ex's. Will Roman get the man he has been fantasising about in the end? Read it and see, you will fall in love with both of them
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Claire louise
5.0 out of 5 stars Trey and Roman are my new love!
Reviewed in Australia on 20 April 2016
After reading book one in this series I had no doubt I would love book two.
Make Me Trust is everything I hoped it would be and more. I fell in love with these characters from the very first page.
Having had the pleasure of reading this book as it was being written Trey and Roman wormed their way into my heart. When they hurt, I hurt. When they were happy, I was happy.
To read this book is like watching everything happen right in front of your eyes. They capture your attention and don't let go.
I cant wait for Book three and I have no doubt it will be just as amazing as the first two.
T.A. McKay you're a rock star!
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Racaim
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved, loved this!
Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2016
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This was the first book I read by TA McKay. I skipped the first book and went straight to this one. I am so glad that I did. I loved this entire book. The way that Trey & Roman met And all the following circumstances. This book made me happy, made me teary and made me go Awwwww. Steamy sex scenes, alternative POV's (which I flove), great connections and a great story line to match the couple. This has the whole package in it. I highly recomment this book to anyone that loves MM Romances. I thought Trey & Roman were the perfect couple. Whilst I am still not going to read the first book, I am looking foward to the 3rd book of Nathan's story very much.
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LJ Nelson
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Emotionally Charged Stars!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2016
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Attention Peeps: Stop whatever you are doing right now and buy this book!! It has cemented its place in my Top Ten reads of 2016 so far. Ugh….I’m emotionally spent but want to experience Trey & Roman’s journey all over again. If that isn’t the sign of a great book, then I don’t know what is.

I was desperate for Trey to have his HEA after reading the first in the series, Worth The Fight. Burned by love in the past and still reeling from the break-up of his relationship with Bryce (Book #1), Trey is done. He no longer has the capability to trust another man with his heart. What happens when the one thing you long for is staring you straight in the face?

Enter Roman Knox. Sweet, shy, bespectacled with an innate sexiness to him that he doesn’t even realise. Oh, and did I mention he’s a part-time pole dancer? He just also happens to have the biggest crush ever on Trey Colby.

These two are ELECTRIC together. I thought my kindle was going to go into meltdown, but it was more than the physical, their emotional connection was so heartfelt.

I literally wanted to throttle Trey at times, stupid obstinate man!! (That’s just the clean version of things I called him whilst reading!) And Roman, I just wanted to wrap him a cuddle and tell him he was worthy of love and thank goodness he had his BFF/roommate, Grey.

Events conspire to pull our two heroes apart and I felt as if I was on the edge of my seat wondering how it would all turn out.

I hope I’ve said enough to whet your appetite as I don’t want to give too much away. You need to experience the rolls and punches are you read it like I did. The author sucks you in from the first and doesn’t let you go right till the end. Just remember to have emergency rations of chocolate and tissues to hand and prepare for your ovaries to go KABOOM!! Well, if you’re female that is!

I am chomping at the bit for Book #3 now. I can’t wait for Nathan and Grey’s story to be revealed.
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Diana
4.0 out of 5 stars it was good
Reviewed in the United States on 9 September 2023
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Loved the storyline…paralegal by day and exotic dancer by night Roman was the prefect man to break attorney Trey out of his buttoned up routine…literally. Haha.

Good pacing and only a bit of angst while they fought over misunderstandings and try to push the other away.

Dual 1st person pov
Spice was 2/5 for me…the scenes they had in the beginning were good. But then they just died off and I was admittedly very disappointed with the fade to black scenes…especially when that happened after the typical 3rd act fight…make up times need to be on page and hot as hell; not fade to black 😡

However I am invested enough in Nathan and Grey that I want to read book 3 so we’ll see how it goes…
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Jade
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved so much!! Can't wait for the next one!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2016
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"I have no claim on you? I think you’re very much mistaken, Roman. I have every claim on you. You. Are. Mine! I thought we’d already discussed this?"

Gah! I've been waiting for this one ever since meeting Trey in Worth the fight. I was gutted for him in book one and couldn't wait to see him get the happiness he deserves.

Trey is a lawyer, a partner in a firm and after being cheated on and left heartbroken he ends up in a strip club where he finds himself fascinated with one of the dancers.
Roman, a pole dancer on the weekend and a paralegal during the week. He loves both. He loves making a difference and helping people and he gets to fulfill that working with a law firm. But dancing and losing himself in the music is something else he needs to do too.
Roman has noticed Trey since the day he start working for him but now it seems Trey will notice him when he walks into the strip club where he works.

“You are such a cheat, Trey Colby. You know I can’t say no to you when you talk like that.” We both know it isn’t just my words that are making him decide to stay, but I’m willing to overlook it to save an argument. I lean in and take his earlobe in between my teeth, biting gently before talking.
“Does that mean you’ll stay?” His hand comes up and takes hold of my wrist, pushing it harder against his throat.
“You know it does.”

I was seriously devastated for Trey in book one but in a way... What happened, his past, made his journey to happiness more special. Trey has been hurt so he has tried hard to adapt to his ways of not letting anyone close enough to hurt him, the only one who he is close with is his brilliant best friend Nathan, so when Roman begins to get under his skin he gets scared and he does what he can to keep the distance between them but he can't seem to stay away. When Trey gets all possessive? mmhmmm! He's also got a dominant side which is freaking hot, thank you very much. It was sad to see when he struggled with trust, especially when it comes to Roman but it was a journey he had to go on.

“Please, Roman. Make me trust.”

Roman was fu..ing adorable. So freaking cute. Gah!! I think with meeting Trey in the first book I was just expecting to be on Team Trey more than Team Roman but I'm not sure who I love more out of the two because seriously they're really hard not to love. Ok, back to Roman, so on the weekend he dances and he's confident when he does that because he's able to lose himself in it but when outside of that and when he's at the law firm and shy and stuttering from time to time and in his suit and glasses, he's adorkable. I feel over time his confidence grows but he's still so adorable. *sigh* I love him! I loved that he was always there for Trey and even though he was a lot of the time, more sensitive and soft mannered than Try that he was able to get past his walls. I also loved his friendship with Grey.

'His strength is something I crave, he is someone powerful enough to take care of me and to support me when I want to hide. I might be a quiet person, but I'm not weak. I don’t need someone to control me or tell me what to do, but I want someone who can make me feel better about myself, someone who will make me the best person I can be. I think that could be Trey.'

I loved them together. There was struggle and conflict with them but there was always something more there. They went on a journey, they both have to learn to trust each other and over come their fears while dealing with falling in love.

'When his full weight is on me I feel something I haven’t felt in a very long time. I feel safe, I feel cared for, I feel that for the first time in my life I'm important to someone.'

Oh, and Grey and Nathan?
*SQUEEEEEEEEEEE* I'm seriously so excited for those two!!

And that first I love you scene? LOVED.
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Lucy Oliver
5.0 out of 5 stars Favourite 😍😍
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2017
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This is one of my favourite books ever and one of my favourite couples ever. Trey and Roman are so perfect together and the whole story is just brilliant
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