Cover Up
By: L.A. Witt

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This book, oh my so many intense and honest and heartbreaking words page after page. This beautifully written m/m book will take you on a roller coaster ride. It has new beginnings, self doubt, cheating ex's, understanding, kindness, loyalty, laughter, sorrow and ultimately love and acceptance.

Take the journey and read this intense and sexually captivating book. Lucas a tattoo artist afraid to trust himself , he's struggling not only financially but how with his confidence as well. And. Nate a Marine RIO of over twelve years and openly gay. HIS husband of 10 years was caught cheating on him in their bed six months ago and he's numb and just wants to feel again. Deciding it's time to remove the matching tattoo on his arm his friend Jon's boyfriend whose is a tattoo artists suggests he tries to do a cover up and recommends Lucas. And there is instant chemistry. This book will give you amazing and hot sex, you'll get to watch as two men discover who they can be together and the sacrifices they will make for each other.

For this reader my only complaint would be I want more of Jon and Matt. That to me is a sign of a well written book. This author hits some very sensitive topics. She was considerate with the topics yet they are so incredibly well told. If I could give more stars I would have!!!

Written in Dual POV my personal favorite!!

This book was provided by Netgally for an honest review!!!

This series just keeps getting better and better. I am very invested in these characters and their lives! My heart broke for Nate - how anyone could cheat on him, I will never ever get that, but this was probably my favorite of the series thus far.

This one was good, but not nearly as good as Book 2. It seemed to have gone back to the typical L.A. Witt style of 'nothing but sex and little substance' for this book, unfortunately. That being said, I'd give this 3.5 stars because the sex was incredibly hot, the guys were really cute and there wasn't too much drama.

It was repetitive and we kept hearing about Lucas' 3 jobs and Nate's divorce after 10 years of marriage. Sure, they're key parts of their lives, but it took the focus off the relationship of Nate & Lucas. Speaking of that, there wasn't a whole lot of 'relationship building' going on in this book, just a lot of sex with feelings thrown into the mix. I really wish they had gone on dates (around others) and done more couple-y things instead of just hooking up after work all the time. It just didn't seem that believable that they could last when we didn't see them outside of the bedroom very often.

And at the end of the book, Lucas was still not out of his apprenticeship just yet, what's up with that? Yes, it was coming to an end, but some more of a resolution would have been nice given the big deal it was made into throughout the book.

It wasn't a bad book and I enjoyed myself, but around the halfway point I went from eagerly wanting to continue to read, to taking several more days to finish the book and get into it again.

This book is by far the most emotional of the trilogy and I think it is the best because of it. The previous books don’t have an epilogue but this one does and gives a heartwarming HEA ending to all the couples. This is the story of the serial monogamist Nate that just went through the end of a 10 year marriage because his husband cheated on him. He thinks serial monogamy won’t work for him anymore so he wants to play the field and decides to purse the apprentice tattoo Lucas. Does he care that he basically jumped into a rebound relationship? Nope, and neither does Lucas, at first. The emotions in the story focus around their realization that a rebound relationship isn’t healthy for either of them and how they come to terms with that.

The emotions are just as rewarding as the hot sex that manages to be both passionate and erotic. Although that is true for the entire series. Also true of the whole series is the lack of external conflict. Almost all of the conflict is internal and that really allows the author to delve into all the nuances of the couples’ relationship. This series is a must read for any fan of military romance or tattoo artist heroes. The books are funny without being comedies, emotional without being melodramas and high heat without being erotica. Cover Up stands out among the series for tying up loose ends and is the amazing conclusion that this series deserved.

I requested this because m/m romance is not something that I have read much of. I am not certain that this was the best one to start with. The idea is that Nate is supposed to be having his rebound fling, one with great sex, with Lucas, and in fact they do have lots and lots of sex. Despite this, I didn't really feel the sexual tension that I love, because there was really never any question, they start the day they meet and then hook up for weeks. There's no build up because they are already there. At some point about 2/3 of the way through, they both think they are in love, but there's no build to that either. While I think the structure of the plot has a lot of promise, this books didn't ultimately pan out as romantic at all, but just a long string of hooking up.

Ce troisième tome de la série que L.A Witt consacre à des couples de tatoueurs et militaires est ... ennuyeux et répétitif à souhait. Une vraie déception en ce qui me concerne, parce que dans le tome 2, le personnage de Lucas me semblait prometteur. Or là, j'ai trouvé qu'on le découvrait pas suffisamment, en dehors du fait que l'auteur nous rabâche qu'il avait divorcé deux fois, qu'il avait des dettes liées à ses prêts d'étudiants et qu'il avait 3 boulots pour pouvoir subvenir à ses besoins.

Le livre est bourré de répétitions, les scènes se succèdent et se ressemblent, et au final j'ai trouvé ma lecture vraiment poussive. Et il y a bien trop peu de scènes de tatouage (une, très courte) pour rattraper un peu le truc.

Après, c'est une romance chaude, l'histoire de deux hommes qui se reconstruisent par l'intermédiaire de cette relation, même si Nate sort d'un mariage qui a duré 10 ans et qui s'est mal terminé. Mais hormis l'accumulation de scènes de sexe, il ne se passe presque rien et puisque à chaque scène on a l'impression que la précédente se répète, le roman donne l'impression de tourner à vide.

Décevant donc ..

What a nice surprise! This book was just. . .1. super HOT and 2. an emotional treat! I felt connected to both Nate and Lucas. They were both a little damaged and found wholeness in each other (more Nate).

I read an average of 5 books a week. This was a quick 1.5-day read. . .over too fast. I may need to read it again. I read M/F, M/M, M/F/M, and M/M/F on a regular basis. Cover Up is a great M/M HEA story. I realized after I started it was book 3 in a series. I've already purchased book 1 and look forward to reading about where it began.

This is my first book by Ms. Witt, but will not be my last!

I really enjoyed this book. We got a fairly in depth look into the characters backgrounds and I felt like I knew what stage of life they were in. It was good to see their relationship evolve and you could feel the love between them. Well written and sensitive I would definitely recommend.

I was extremely interested in Nate after the last book. I wanted him to have an HEA...well, another HEA after his husband of 10 years decides to toss him to the curb. Nate is a good guy, and I loved him and the relationship he had with Jon in Pounding Skin.

This book centers around his relationship with Lucas, the young,hot new apprentice at Skin Deep Inc. Lucas is bi-sexual, and is twice divorced. At this time in his life, he just wants a "no strings attached" kinda relationship, and while Nate would like to think he is capable of that, he just simply is not built that way...no matter how hard he tries, he falls fast and hard for Lucas, and the feeling is mutual.

The two of them are full steam ahead when they meet for the first time, and let me tell you....WHOA. I loved the chemistry between these two men, both in and out of the bedroom.

All in all, this is another great installment in this series and a must read!

I have read the first book in this series, but I skipped the second. I will go back to read that one, If you are like me and don't mind reading books out of order, no worries, cause this one can be read as a stand alone ;)

Nate's marriage of 10 years has ended, because his husband cheated on him. Now he wants the tattoo, that reminds him of his ex, to be covered.

This is where Lucas comes in....tattoo apprentice at Skin Deep Inc. Lucas is quite a bit younger than Nate, and he himself has been through more than one divorce already. He understands how Nate is feeling.

Since they are both extremely attracted to each other, and neither is looking for a relationship, they decide to go the "friends with benefits" route.

Of course there are these things called "feelings" ... and they can't help but falling for one another. But Nate is not quite over his ex just yet....

I enjoyed this book, and the sexscenes were extremely HOT. It just didn't blow me away. I guess I wanted something more... more story, maybe a bit more angst...

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I enjoyed reading Cover up. Nate, a military man and Lucas, a tattoo apprentice are great character and I enjoyed their dynamics and strength of the character, I would definitely recommend this book and series!

I absolutely loved this story, this whole series is so good but Cover up was pure, unadulterated fun laced with depth and emotion. I really enjoyed the unspoken feelings they had towards each other, those shared moments were tangible and my favourite.
Splendid, passionate, sexy .... I would recommend this book to anyone who loves romance and second chances.

This book is part of the “Skin Deep Inc.” series but can be read as a standalone.
It featured 2 MCs that were briefly introduced in the previous book: Nate, a military man, freshly separated from his husband after 10 years of marriage and Lucas, a tattoo apprentice, ten years younger but with already 2 divorces on his belt.

Lucas is a wonderful hero who is struggling to regain his feet after two divorces and starting his tattooing career. Nate is in the process of getting a divorce. I like how this book goes over the process Nate goes through in his divorce process and how he finds love agian.

I really like seeing the men from previous stories, it makes me feel like I'm getting a little extra to the whole series.
All in all a fantastic story and I can't wait for the next installment!

3.5*


Navy Pilot Nate Chandler had been happily married for ten years until he discovered his husband Caleb cheating and now he's getting divorced.
Ten years is such a long time and he's struggling to come to terms with how his life has changed and why. One constant reminder is the matching tattoo on his arm and so he decides to have it covered and heads to Skin Deep and the cover up artist Lucas.

Lucas is younger than Nate but already has two divorces to his name so he understands what Nate is going through. Lucas is instantly attracted to Nate and realises that he's happy to be his rebound guy.
So Nate and Lucas start to see each other and it soon becomes obvious it's more than just sex between them but is Nate over Caleb or is he just using Lucas as a distraction?

I liked both Nate and Lucas and really wanted it to work out for them, we also get to briefly catch up with the previous guys.

It's always difficult to find the right balance when an ex is involved since I hate it when the ex overshadows the current but while I felt the divorce was maybe mentioned a little too much I didn't feel Caleb had a too large part, obviously after ten years he's going to cast a huge shadow over Nate's life anyway.

As always with this series there's a lot of sex and in places it felt a little repetitive (divorce and the three jobs that Lucas has) but all in all it's a good read.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley and St. Martin's Press.

I was intrigued to find out more about Navy Pilot Nate Chandler. In the last book we found out that he’d been cheated on by his husband and the very last thing he was looking for was another relationship. Ten years of investing your love and trust in someone only to be betrayed has left him heartbroken, devoid of emotion and with a dormant libido. He’s also got a damn tattoo that reminds him of his ex; a matching one they’d had done together. Nate wants it gone, like now, and he heads to Skin Deep Inc. where he meets young apprentice and cover-up artist, Lucas Brandt. What begins with stolen glance and flirty exchanges evolves into some really hot encounters. Lucas is convinced that he’ll only be a re-bound hook-up and Nate can’t believe this young, beautiful and sexy guy wants to spend time with him, but that’s all he can give because he can’t go through that heartache again, it nearly broke him last time. But things they are a-changing, no longer can Nate just treat Lucas like a hook-up, he’s beginning to feel things, and his feelings are running far deeper than what he ever felt for his husband. This story is about betrayal and heartache and also moving on and the unexpected surprises along the way that can turn you world around, I felt for Nate, I really did, his heartbreak was tangible and Lucas, falling in love and finding his soul mate and finding his place in the world. The sex scenes throughout the book were incredible and there was a sweet and realistic conclusion to the story. I’ve really enjoyed this series and every book in it for different reasons and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone.

Review Copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMG Reads

This is the continuation from the previous book, about Nate and his broken marriage. So, you must read the second book of the series if you want to know about what happened.
This is about finding out what you want in your life, stay and mourning for what's lost, or moving on.
I liked Lucas and Nate's meeting and their sexy times together after they met. A hook up? Definitely. A rebound? Indeed. But they denied it (especially Nate) and go on with their non-stop sexual marathon. Then something happened and it hit Nate hard, questioning his love for Lucas. Good thing is, Lucas made a right move about it.
Nate, have to work for Lucas's love in the end.
If only there's more conflict or conversation with David, and lesser sex (not that I'm complain about the sex, they're freakin' hot together), this could be more gripping story.
Too bad, the 'story' looked like an addition of the sex marathon.
There's some moments that made me hold my breath, but not much.
Not my favorite of this series, but give Nate and Lucas a chance, they're beautiful together.

*ARC provided by St. Martin Press through Netgalley for an honest review.*

L.A. Witt has done it again. This was an awesome read with characters that are honest and true. The emotions that throughout this book literally jump off the page and the reader is transformed into each and every scene. With every footstep that is taken and every issue that is written about the reader can feel the happiness or angst in the storyline. With hotter than hell sex scenes and a plot that made the pages turn quickly this is a story I would highly recommend. I now need to go back an read the other books in the series.

This is the third book in a series about tattoo artists and Navy men in Virginia Beach. Aviator Nate Chandler's ten-year marriage is over, so he goes to tattoo cover-up specialist Lucas to see what he can do about some ink Nate got with his ex-husband. Nate's tattoo stays as-is, but Nate and Lucas start an affair. It's no-strings, just-sex.

And there is a TON of sex in this book. It's all nicely written and enjoyable, but the ratio of sex to story is waaay over on the sex side. I've read more than twenty of Witt's books, and she is particularly good at writing characters and story, so I was a little disappointed that there wasn't more story.

The story we got was good, and Nate was particularly well-drawn. Finding his way after a divorce was more complicated than he realized. His messy and uneven journey through his breakup is realistic and emotional in the right places.

I Give this a book a 3 star. Tattoo artist books have to be one of my favorite subject matters in books. This book was well written like all other of Witts books however it was very repetitive and very slow to start. i found myself bored leaving the book and coming back to it several times and even then i was not able to finish it. And this was basically instalove which i cannot read. I look forward to Witts next books!

I was really curious about this book because the story sounded intriguing.
The characters were very likable and their struggles absolutely understandable. So, why only 3 stars from me? Well, I had actually been looking forward to the story when I picked up the book. What I got was more sexy times than story, which wasn't what I was looking for at the time. So, if you like lots of hot sex scenes with a bit of intriguing story thrown in, you will like this book much more than I did.