Book Review: Never Doubt Me (Judge Me Not #2) by S.R. Grey

Can a tattooed, former bad boy leave his past behind? Can he find lasting happiness with the love of his life?

Gorgeous and sexy Chase Gartner hopes to do just that with Kay Stanton. But when Chase’s troubled-teen brother, Will, stays on in Harmony Creek, Ohio—-after an unexpected arrival-—Chase and Kay’s bonds of love and commitment are soon tested.

Chase finds himself caught up in secrets—-and revisiting a past he thought he’d left behind—-when Will makes a number of irresponsible decisions. Despite Chase’s attempts to keep his brother out of trouble, Will’s reckless behavior continues, affecting not only Chase and Kay, but other residents in town…one disastrously so.

But it’s the final, potentially deadly decision Will makes when his girlfriend runs into trouble back in Las Vegas that leads Chase to make a fateful decision of his own. A choice that threatens his relationship with Kay.

Never Doubt Me is a touching, poignant story of love, redemption, and coming to grips with the fact that escaping the past is never easy.

New Adult/Contemporary Romance genres. 2nd novel in the Judge Me Not series.

***mature content, recommended for 17+***

What happens when you have to face your past face on ? Can Chase handle it? In this book, Chase’s troubled-teen brother, Will, comes to Harmony Creek, Ohio. Chase has to revisit his past in hope of helping his brother Will to not make the same mistakes that he did as a young kid. Chases keeps secrets that put Chase and Kay’s bonds of love and commitment to the test.Will makes a decision that could cause all kind of danager for him and could possible land him in jail. This lead Chase back to Las Vegas, and he could possible make his own decision that could cost him everything he loves most, Kay the love of his life.

Chase has alot to work through and he can’t just forget the past. He has to go back to it when his brother gets himself in some trouble. Is he strong enough to go back and put himself in situations that could possible be harmful to his own recovery? But could cause issues with his relationship with Kay. What will Kay do when Chase runs off to help Will? Never doubt me is a testament to never doubting someone, but who? What happens next?

This book is about Chase helping Will which could be a breakthrough to his own drug recovery or make him stronger. Why does he feel the need to put hisselg at risk for his brother. Chase still has to deal with why he turned to drugs in the first place. This book leads the reader to the final book in the series. The past never stays in the past, those issues must be dealt with to move forward. I disagreed with and yelled at Chase many times throughout this book, telling him to stop. I want him and Kay to have their HEA but Chase have to deal with the past and help Will right now.