This is the second book in this series and was worth the wait. I enjoy Daniels De Lorne, her character's are well developed. You get some answers from the first book. I'm looking forward to the next in this series.

I really enjoyed this second instalment in this series and it was my first MM book bonus, it is really well written, lots happening with a second chance at love for heroes Ben and Toby who had grown up together in Echo Springs, Ben is now a police officer and Toby a fireman and when an arsonist is in town who seems to be going after Toby, this brings them back together on a rocky and dangerous path to a lovely HEA.

Toby Grimshaw is living with his father who suffers from Alzheimer’s he is single and is often nick named Grim because he comes across grumpy, but he has been through a lot losing his mother when he was young, when Ben was his best friend, the person he loved and he has a secret that he has been keeping, but when there is a fire at the cemetery and then his home is set alight, Ben is the officer in charge and things are getting really tough on them both.

Ben Fields moved away from town after losing his mother and his best friend Toby whom he loved, he became a police officer like his father and met Jared they had an affair but Jared ended up in jail and Ben moved back to Echo Springs, and realized that his feelings for Toby had never changed and when he has to arrest Toby for arson, this knocks him for six and sets him on a path to find the culprit and to sort things out with Toby.

Ben and Toby had a lot to sort out before they could move on together, Toby had to come clean with his secret and then Ben had to accept it and with Jared trying to kill Toby, their lives where being pushed and pulled in every direction let alone the danger that moving closer to them both, but love always rings true and these two got their HEA a much deserved one, thank you Mr de Lorne for a fabulous story, it is one that I highly recommend.

This is the second book in this series and was worth the wait. I enjoy Daniels De Lorne, her character's are well developed. You get some answers from the first book. I'm looking forward to the next in this series.

This is a new author for me. I enjoyed the first in this series but this one not so much. The storyline and some of the language was offensive.

Ben, a police officer, and Toby, a firefighter, had a relationship when they were teenagers that abruptly ended due to Toby’s distance after both of their mothers died in an accident. The story starts off ten years later with a fire in a cemetery, which is determined to be arson. Fires continue to be set, and the Australian town of Echo Springs has a serial arsonist on its hands. Toby was at the scene of the crime for several of the fires and is therefore put under suspicion, worsening the already tense relationship between Toby and Ben as Ben is forced to investigate him. To make matters worse, there’s something important Toby hasn’t told Ben. All of this makes for an interesting story. Several suspects are considered, and the arsonist’s identity was unexpected for me when it was brought up. I wish things had gotten resolved a little faster between Toby and Ben, since they both still had feelings for each other, and I would have liked a love scene or two ;) but overall I was pleased. The letter thing at the end came off a bit cheesy though lol. I enjoyed the book, and I’d recommend it.

This is the second book in the Echoes Springs series and whilst book 1 was close to a 4, this book was a solid 4. I really enjoyed this chapter in the series. This is the first book by Daniel de Lorne I've read and I'll be looking for more by him. I really enjoyed the suspense and the relationship or lack thereof between Toby and Ben and I was kept busy turning pages waiting to see what happened next. The chemistry between the two men was hot and I kept hoping they'd get it together before it was too late. One of the mysteries that was left hanging at the end of book 1 was resolved, but many more still remain to be answered in the remaining 2 books. I'm looking forward to book 3.

Thanks to NetGalley and Escape Publishing for a copy in return for an honest review.

A brilliant read with a brilliant storyline and characters and I will look forward to reading more from you from this author thank you for my arc

Embers and Echoes is the second book in this multi author series and provided a dark past, mystery and suspicion throughout the story. It was a good story, and I’m sure it will have appeal for many readers; however for me personally, the series so far hasn’t been great. I will keep reading though as there are more stories to come.

3.5 Stars Embers and Echoes is the second book in the multi author series Echo Springs. Mystery, suspicion and facing the past, this one has it . I liked this story and look forward to reading the remainder of this series.