seriously romantic: trusted by karrie roman

zach piper escapes a lifetime of emotional abuse when he leave behind the cult run by his father. from the moment he meets cameron cronin something about him calls to him. he trusts cameron. he knows that he could love cameron. even before he had the words for his sexuality he's always known that he was gay. but he's also lived a life sheltered from modern technology, modern problems, modern beliefs. so zach has a lot to learn.

cameron knows he wants to protect zach. he loves zach, but is afraid to be in love with zach. his previous relationship experience deeply scarred him. his partner was emotionally, physically and sexually abusive and it took him a long time to recognize this. and he still feels unworthy and at fault. and he's afraid to trust his own feelings for zach, and afraid to trust zach with his feelings.

this is a slow burn. cameron tries to keep things platonic, but zach pushes at this boundary. he might have been sheltered. and cameron might feel overprotective, but zach is all man. he knows what he wants. he is willing to fight for more. because he knows that if cameron would just let zach love him, that they could find true happiness. both zach and cameron have to lay themselves bare, trust in each other in order to have it all. i really enjoyed trusted and am super intrigued to read the next book in the series, as well as picking up the previous books. even though it's part of a series, you can totally read it as a standalone, there is likely overlap, but this story is self-contained enough so that you don't miss anything.

**trusted will publish on october 29, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/ninestar press in exchange for my honest review.