Blog Tour and Review: The Wisdom Within by Gwen Martin

22 July of 2024 by ButtonsMom2003

The Wisdom Within By Gwen Martin

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Tropes: Hookups-to-lovers, addiction recovery, found family, hurt/comfort, angst

Released: July 18, 2024

Publisher: Self-Published

Series: The Collective, Book 3

Length: 248 pages / 67,800 words approx.

Cover Design: We Got You Covered Book Design

Synopsis

To have a future together, they must trust the wisdom about their past.

At five years sober, Nik Ward is the picture-perfect recovering addict. With a carefully curated schedule that includes a job, volunteer hours, and hobbies, his routine shields him from the claws of addiction. All good, steady, healthy . . . and boring. Until he meets Micah Dixon.

Micah just wants everything to go back to the way it was before his twin sister became an addict. He’d give anything to free her from the depths of her addiction, but if she doesn’t try to get sober by their mother’s vow renewals, he’ll have to cut her out of his life for good—no matter how much it hurts. Micah needs a distraction, and instead of dwelling on his ultimatum, he finds the perfect distraction in Nik.

When the two men meeting turns into a series of hot and heavy hookups, both of their plans go out the window. Unless Nik can find the wisdom within to live off-balance and Micah can learn meet his loved ones where they’re at, their budding romance may thrust them both into the depths of the world they’re desperately trying to escape.

*** Trigger Warnings Include: Drug abuse of a secondary character, deep discussions of drug recovery and drug abuse.

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Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Another great book in this series.

The Wisdom Within is one of those stories that is hard to read in places while at the same time being pretty wonderful. Micah’s twin sister is an addict and he wants to help her but he doesn’t know how. Everything he’s tried hasn’t worked. Nik has been in recovery for five-years. When he and Micah meet, they just click. He wants to help Micah to understand that he needs to let his sister decide that she’s ready to kick her addiction.

There is so much I could say about this book. It’s very steamy, it got me very emotional in places and it was just flat out a good story. It’s fairly angsty because of what Micah’s sister is going through and how that affects him. Nik also has to confront some things that he doesn’t really want to.

The Collective is a really good series and I enjoyed revisiting with a few characters from previous books but you don’t need to have read them to enjoy The Wisdom Within. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

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About Author

Gwen Martin is from Florida where the sun was always shining, and the humidity is always high. In 2020 she and her partner moved to Knoxville for a change of scenery with their five cats, and a whole lot of dreams.

Writing came to her at a young age, where she scribbled stories instead of paying attention to math lessons. She spent many years in fandom, exploring her writing opportunities before deciding to take the dive into self-publishing.

Gwen has a strong love affair with cold brew coffee, black cats, and nerding out in a variety of fandoms. When she’s not writing, she’s reading everything she can get her hands on, crocheting compulsively while listening horror gamer playthroughs,and vibing to spotify playlists for inspiration. And best of all, loving the best creatures on earth—her harem of gatos.

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