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Arctic Absolution #2

Arctic Restitution

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As he approaches his twenty-second birthday, the three-year anniversary of the brutal attack in an alley that nearly cost him his life in a few different ways, Jaye Larson thinks he’s left behind the ghosts from his years spent incarcerated, but when he’s delivered a mysterious letter with terrifying implications, old monsters rear their ugly heads. His normal new life in remote Zus, Alaska, with his lover, Dixon Rowe, the heart of a found-family that supports Jaye in ways he’s never before dreamed possible, is threatened by old deals and ties he begins to fear may never be broken. While old alliances strive to draw Jaye backward, Dixon and the rest of their family are called to step up to keep him steady. When the letter turns out to be just the first clue in a chain leading both Jaye and Dixon back inside the walls of the Federal Corrections Institute of Sheridan, Oregon, all of them are left facing carefully-held secrets and terrible new truths that refuse to be ignored. [M/M - See publisher's website for content labels.]

Word count: 80,000

254 pages, Paperback

First published May 23, 2017

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Lynn Kelling

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Lynn Kelling began writing in order to tell stories that aren’t afraid of the dark, don’t hold anything back and always strive to be memorable, forging lasting attachments between character and reader. Her inspiration comes from taking a closer look at behaviors and ideas lurking at the fringes of life—basically anything that people may hesitate to speak of in mixed company, but everyone wonders about anyway. Her work is driven by the taboo in order to expose the humanity within it. Lynn is an artist, designer and lover of any form of creative self-expression that comes from a place of honesty and emotion, whether it's body art or opera. She has had multiple novels published, has written over fifty works of erotic fiction of varying lengths, and always has several novels in progress.

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3,625 reviews209 followers
June 7, 2017
Arctic Restitution is the second book in the Arctic Absolution series (third if you include the prequel Caged Jaye) by Lynn Kelling, which includes Arctic Absolution. While the other two books in the story could be read in any order they should be read before Arctic Restitution.

It would be impossible to write this review without including some spoilers so please read the other books in this series or continue at your own risk.

The journey Lynn Kelling creates in the reading of Arctic Absolution followed by the prequel Caged Jaye and finally these characters’ conclusion in Arctic Restitution is an emotional experience that will stay with me a long time.

Kelling has a true gift of creating multi-level characters. The dichotomy of the sweet, sensitive cop; the angelic whore; the psychopath with a soul.

This is the story of emotionally and physically abused souls coming together and finding the strength to survive, heal, and eventually flourish in life.

Arctic Restitution opens with a look at the quiet domesticity which Jaye and Dixon’s lives have become after almost one year together. They have friends, jobs, and a peaceful existence in a community they love. Ghosts start to reappear with the upcoming celebration of Jaye’s 22nd birthday, the third anniversary of his brutal rape and attempted murder which led to his conviction and incarceration. Jaye has received a letter from Cash, his protector from FCI Sheridan, asking for a favor and to reestablish ties after a year apart. Cash builds a good case for why he needs to see Jaye and this has Dixon feeling frustrated and powerless.

The emotional struggle Dixon goes through over Jaye and Cash’s relationship, and the parallels between his own relationship with Marcus, have him questioning his ability to be the man Jaye needs right now. Dix knows he must put these feelings to rest, so he can reclaim his power in the relationship and overcome his own demons. Dixon’s pain is so beautiful. He is such a sensitive and caring man and his journey as he works through memories of his abuse left me loving his character even more.

All of Jaye’s ghosts, which had been kept at bay thanks to his loving relationship with Dixon, are dredged back up.

Jaye realizes he needs to come clean with Dixon about the magnitude of his abuse as well as his past motivations for securing protection.

Jaye tells Dixon:

“I had no reason to think I’d ever have a better life than just surviving, so I didn’t hold myself to any standards. I wasn’t a person, I was meat. A hole.”

And Dixon replies:

“But you made it through…You’re the hero, Jaye. You’re the strongest man I know. Look me in the eye and tell me even a guy like Cash could have survived what you went through in there.”


Jaye comes to accept that Dixon’s love for him – the love Jaye had wished for all his life – will help get him through his meeting with Cash, his visit to FCI Sheridan and allow him to embrace the fulfilling existence he wants for the rest of his life.

I love the peek we get into Cash’s psyche. There are allusions into his many layers in Caged Jaye but to see them first hand now, and to know how Jaye’s leaving affected him, gave me shivers. Lynn Kelling does a marvelous job humanizing the psychopath.

It is a wonderful journey watching Jaye and Dix, two damaged men, find each other and make it through to become both strong, secure individuals and a supportive, loving couple. Jaye and Dixon realize that everything they went through, all the abuse, made them who they are today. Their love wouldn’t be the same if any of it had happened differently.

Arctic Restitution and the entire Arctic Absolution series are so beautifully written, Lynn Kelling’s characters and their relationships are always my favorite part of her stories.

She goes deep into their damage and gives them so much to overcome. Each character must both grow independently and deal with their individual issues as well as become the support network for his partner. The story of Dixon and Jaye will stay with me for years to come.
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May 10, 2017
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Pre reading.

Oh hell. I'm scared and excited in equal measures about Arctic Restitution. Feeling emotional. How do fictional characters (and Lynn Kelling) do this to me?

Post reading

Okay. I finished this book today and I'm not quite sure what to say. I feel like I've come to the end of the road of something really important and special to me. I've been on this journey since 2014 - that's a few difficult years of my life - and I've loved being with Jaye and Dix. Cash I can't say I've loved, but he's an interesting character and catalyst for things to come, and he was instrumental in shaping who Jaye is today. He kept him alive in prison for Dixon - only no one knew that Jaye had to find his way to Dix. Jaye needed Dixon. He needed to find home and good people who cared, and that was waiting in Zus, Alaska. Dixon needed J-Bird as well. Two guys with baggage who don't combust when they're together, who help each other heal.

The journey started for me with Arctic Absolution, which was my Book of the Year in 2014, lead into Caged Jaye, one of the most gruelling books I've ever read, and now I've witnessed Dixon and Cash converge onto the page in one book. Two men disparate in nature, position and their ideas of the world, and love. But both helped Jaye.

This book is angsty, very angsty but it's drama free and that's because there's communication. Jaye has a network of people around him who love and support him now - and the head of that support is Trooper Dixon Rowe. Dixon is free from the chains that bound him. Now, however, a letter turns up to Jaye's PO Box which brings the ghosts back out in full force. Just when Jaye is finding his feet they find him again, prompting him to wonder if they'll ever go away for someone like him. If there is any reprieve in life. If he has to run.

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There's a lot of sex in Arctic Restitution. It's definitely an erotic romance. Jaye and Dixon have some interesting role play. Given that Jaye's past sex has been a way out of tight jams, he uses it for a way out of conversations he sometimes doesn't want to have or as a mental distraction for both himself and Dix. As a way of showing affection and intimacy that a guy turning twenty two might.

Reading his book I felt mad, sad, worried, happy, at times on edge. These guys worked for everything they got, so did I, and I was invested the whole way. I don't want to say much because I'd like to keep primary threads shut down so readers get to enjoy this book spoiler free.

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If you want to you can read Arctic Restitution as a standalone. Lynn Kelling catches you up on both Caged Jaye and Arctic Absolution as best she can within this book. She ties them together. Personally, I'm glad I've read both, it gave me that extra emotional connection knowing them inside and out, but you can still read this on its own. Definitely see the publisher's page for warning tags.

I love Dixon and Jaye, they are two of my all-time favourites, and there is a real love affair between them in this book.

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As a weird aside, I've also discovered that while I do know how to spell the words 'arctic' and 'restitution' I can't actually type the damn words - I found out my 'arctic' issues in the first book and it was worse this time around. What's the odds of those two words being in one title? If I have typos that's why.

While Arctic Absolution holds a special place in my heart, I really, really, really enjoyed this addition. Ah hell, I loved it. The evolution of Jaye throughout the series is something to behold. He is a survivor of the highest order and he and Dixon are paying it forward. Dixon took my breath away in this book. His worry but preparedness to see through what had to be done was inspirational.

If this is the last of my guys, if this is the end of the road, I'm sad but happy too. Thanks for the journey, Lynn Kelling. Thanks for sharing Dix and Jaye with those of us who love them. Thanks for sharing Cash as well. That shout out and assistance to Evan from the Twin Ties series? Wow, I did not see that coming but as a reader of that series too, I loved it. How it was tied in was appreciated because it's in keeping with the difficulties, survivor and support attitude of both series, and Evan is another favourite of mine.

PS: I think Dix is more man in every sense of the word. You have to read the author note at the end to understand what I'm saying.
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2,245 reviews259 followers
May 23, 2017
Release day review and giveaway posted at Sinfully.

4.5 stars


I love this series. It is dark, with complex characters who have both suffered through unbelievable horrors, but there was always hope, and this end to the story is the closure both the characters and the reader needed and deserved. I would not suggest reading this without having read at least Arctic Absolution and I would also suggest you take the publisher’s warnings seriously about references to past abuse and violence.

Jaye Larson and Alaska State Trooper Dixon Rowe have been together about a year, living in Jaye’s cabin in remote Zus Alaska. They have come a long way in that year and have a good life with family and friends, when a letter addressed to “Johnny” Larson arrives and threatens to suck Jaye back into the past he never wants to relive.

Dixon is aware in general of what Jaye went through in prison but he doesn’t have all of the details and hasn’t pushed out of fear for Jaye’s mental state. If you’ve read the prequel Caged Jaye you know the details of the abuse he suffered at the hands of guards, inmates and his “protector” Cash. Dixon fears what the information they received means and just how Jaye may be dragged back down, and he decides that he is going to take charge of the situation. Of all the requests they imagine Cash will make of Jaye, the request is something neither expected and aren’t sure they can handle. One thing is certain, they will have to travel back to Oregon and Jaye will once again be back at FCI Sheridan. Just how much damage that will do is anyone’s guess.

While Jaye’s ghosts aren’t as bad as they had been, he still has moments where he relives his past. Dixon has become his rock, his protector and Jaye will do anything to make sure nothing takes that away from him. Jaye also won’t allow anything to harm his new family and his place in the community where he has rebuilt a life. With Jaye’s years of imprisonment and abuse often at the forefront of the story, it is sometimes easy to forget just how much Dixon suffered at the hands of his abuser too. That still hasn’t gone away and it creeps up unexpectedly with Cash’s request. Luckily for him, Jaye is always there to step in and comfort Dixon when he needs it. Both Dixon and Jaye have found their paths forward and though they will never be completely free of their demons, there is no doubt that they will only grow stronger together.

One of the ways Dixon and Jaye have always dealt with their issues is through sex, through their role play and switching up of the dominant and submissive roles, so there is plenty of that in the book. The physical connection is something they both crave when they need to deal with the emotional fallout of their pasts. It isn’t a substitute for communication but a way to ease the anxiety and tension to open the door for an honest, difficult conversation.

Arctic Restitution brought me a moment I’ve hoped for, Cash and Dixon going head to head. Of course when these two are trying to one up each other, nothing turns out as expected, including the request Cash makes of Jaye. Cash is a pivotal player in Jaye’s life and Dixon hates him for what he did. As much as Dixon needed to confront Cash, Jaye also realizes that he needs to face Cash once again. Jaye gets his closure with Cash and as much as it pained him to return to Sheridan, it was necessary to assure Jaye that he is no longer Johnny even though a part of Johnny will always be there, deep down within. This part of the story also reveals yet another layer to Cash as well and Dixon knows just how to handle Cash’s need for Johnny.

This final installment is not as dark as what came before. The feel of the story has changed with Jaye’s mindset and is more hopeful and peaceful even with both still struggling to contain their demons. There is even a glimpse of the boy whose innocence was taken as Jaye, for the first time since his attack, does some of the things that should be so normal for him like celebrating his birthday, going clothes shopping and out on a date. Being in a more populated city for the first time is a struggle he didn’t expect and reinforces his love for the insular town he and Dixon call home. Jaye and Dixon are both fighters and survivors the the peaceful existence they are carving out is well earned.

Lynn Kelling’s writing never disappoints. The alternating point of view is crucial and even though I’ve been through two stories in this series, I can still feel the fear and tension when Jaye and Dixon’s ghosts reclaim them in those moments when their minds relive the worst times of their lives, when they don’t know where they are until they are pulled out by the other. Jaye’s panic about returning to Sheridan prison, his indecision about Cash’s request and Dixon questioning whether he has the strength to protect Jaye and do what is needed are all clearly portrayed, but so is the love they have for each other. I absolutely recommend this to anyone who likes romance with a darker tone, but also with a happy ending.

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2,391 reviews156 followers
May 23, 2017

4.5 star Review by The Blogger Girls.

This is one intense and unique series that has kept me on the edge of my seat from the middle (Arctic Absolution) to the beginning (Caged Jaye) and now the end (Arctic Restitution). I absolutely love the way Jaye’s story has been told when we met him current day, then were brought back to the beginning and shown the horrific things he had to endure, to now this one back in the current day but a bit down the road from the original story.

It is approaching Jaye and Dixon’s one-year anniversary, and it is wonderful to see how far they have come and how close their relationship now is. They really are perfect for each other and it is easy to see how they have saved each other from their pasts. Unfortunately, those pasts, most especially for Jaye, are never far behind, and memories still (and probably always will to some extent) haunt him. But Dixon is there with neverending support and love.

Though Jaye has tried to forget as much as he can about his time at FCI Sheridan, the “relationships” he made while there are still somewhat intact. Sort of like, once in a gang, always in a gang. Now, Cash is making contact and has manipulated Jaye into repaying a favor – help Jinx/Tony survive on his release. Tony was the other young member of the gang and therefore, one of the “family.” When Jaye left, he was forced to basically take Jaye’s place in the scheme of things, and he has barely survived. He is now hanging on by a thread mentally with his hands having been crushed and rendered useless. Jaye goes through a major struggle with this one, but his duties to the gang override his reluctance.

There is so much emotional turmoil with all of this with Jaye in regards to what happened, who participated and coming to grips with his feelings about it all. Dixon is also struggling with wanting to keep Jaye safe but being unable to prevent things Jaye now feels he must do. Through it all, is the unwavering love between these two, as well as the rest of the characters who make up Jaye’s new family.

To say this is heartbreaking and emotional is putting is extremely lightly. I was blown away by the previous book, and this one brought all of that back. We are reminded of events as Dixon now learns more about what happened, and the feelings are just as strong as when I heard them the first time. I still want to wrap Jaye up in a big warm blanket and just hug the bejeezus out of him.

Ms. Kelling has finished this story off with the same gusto as the first two and they will be in my mind for a long time to come. I highly recommend you read these (in the order they were written) but cannot stress enough that the warnings be heeded – this series is not for the faint of heart, but it is well worth the pain and heartache when you finish.
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May 24, 2017
A Joyfully Jay review.

5 stars


Arctic Restitution is part of the Arctic Absolution series. It is not intended to be read as a stand alone and the first book, as well as the prequel, directly relate to the events that take place here. The entire story is rough and wildly traumatic, but if you can make it through, the entire series is a phenomenal piece of writing.

While reading Caged Jaye, the prequel to this series, Arctic Restitution was the book that I envisioned needing to complete Jaye’s journey. While Caged Jaye is the book that should come with a prize pack just for making it through, I knew I needed more from Cash. The author includes a note at the end of the book and I read it first–I do this. The author’s note itself is a heartfelt exploration of the characters’ journey and deserves a commendation all on its own.

Few books have affected me like this series and especially the character of Jaye. He has truly gone to hell and back and his mind still remains in the past at times. He and Dixon are stable in their relationship and they have a routine. But Jaye’s mind is fragmented from all the trauma and abuse he went through and they never know when something will trigger a flashback and his story is raw and traumatizing. There is no direct on page violence in this book, but when Jaye’s mind travels back to the horrors that he has experienced, we go along with him.

This book and the whole series are truly dark and showcase some of the worst types of physical violence and their psychological effects. I have only five stars to give here, which isn’t quite enough as the brilliant writing is awe inspiring in its delivery. Certainly look at the warnings for this series and if you are up to the challenge sometimes the best stories are the ones that are the most difficult to get through.

Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.


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May 24, 2017
4.5 stars from me. A cautiously upbeat ending to a dark and it has to be said sometimes distressing [for me anyway] trilogy about human nature and the shockingly inhuman things that people do to each other...and also have to endure in order to survive, and live to fight another day.

Do not read this trilogy if you are squeamish..[read my tags, there are definitely triggers], and it also needs to be read in order, this is NOT a standalone story. Lynn's writing is frighteningly realistic and painfully honest too; her interpretation of Jaye's [and Dixon's] PTSD, the nightmares they both still suffer and the thought that at any moment something could happen to destroy the life they're trying to build with one another was terrifying BUT hopefully Jaye and Dixon will get their HEA cos they both really deserve it.

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May 24, 2017
REVIEWED FOR LOVE BYTES

4.5 Stars

Arctic Restitution is book 3 in Lynn Kelling’s Arctic Absolution series and is the book that finally lays a lot of ghosts to rest and brings Jaye back to a place in his life that isn’t always overshadowed by fear. You need to read the previous books before picking up this one as although the author has alluded to previous events with flashbacks and memories it is only in vague terms and doesn’t give you the meat of Jaye and Dixon’s story.

It’s hard to believe that the random attack that started all this and everything that followed as a result only began three years ago. Jaye is a completely different person as he celebrates his 22nd birthday – different from who he was before the attack and different from who he was in prison but he is scarred mentally and physically and the nightmares are never too far away. When a letter arrives demanding he looks back at his past he knows he will never really outrun his ghosts.

Jaye’s past needs a favour that he can’t refuse. As well as terrifying himself and taking him back to places and memories he would rather keep locked away his partner Dixon is suffering too. Dixon loves Jaye more than he loves to breathe and it breaks something inside him to see Jaye suffering and afraid once again. Dix is a rock and constantly tries to be one step ahead and to be everything his lover needs. I love the way their dynamic switches around and plays to both their strengths and weaknesses – it feels fluid with each man knowing what the other needs. This is hard for Dix as he still doesn’t know all the details of Jaye’s life in prison and it doesn’t make for easy listening when Jaye realises the situation calls for more honesty.

Lynn has done a fantastic job with this one – no surprises there! This book feels like bringing Jaye, and to some extents Dixon too, full circle until there is happiness and laughter back in their lives. Tony was a character who suffered as much as Jaye but with a different outlook on things found it much more of a struggle. Kelling fans should look out for a sneaky little link to another series…

Arctic Restitution is a catharsis for the series. It made me feel sorry and a bit sad for Cash at times. It’s a book I hadn’t realised I needed until I read it and Jaye and Dix are definitely at a point now where their story could rest if that is what the author decides – their story feels complete and I would highly recommended the whole series.
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195 reviews26 followers
June 5, 2017
Got to give the lady who uses one of my favorite film noir words, ‘sore’, 4.5 stars. Yeah, ‘sore’, as when Bogie might say to Bacall, “He was sore because the skirt ran off with his dough.” She even uses it twice in one paragraph.

That was just the icing on the cake (for me) to an otherwise compelling, well written story, made all the more unique by a MC, whose outer trappings would lead us to believe that he is nothing less than a super hero but who, at heart, is a willing sub. And a lovely sub at that. (He’s a cop, see, who drives around the wilds of Alaska sitting tall and handsome in his Ford Expedition, packing a Glock 22, but is all marshmallow inside.) But enough with the story. You'll read it.

Anyway, Kelling shows a great talent here in creating three dimensional MCs that are easy to root for. Not so much with the secondary characters, unfortunately. For instance, the ‘bad’ guy is nothing but bad through and through….and the saintly brother-in-law is every bit as good as good can be. None of that is bad enough to stand in the way of this very good read, however, and as she goes forward she takes us all along with her.

Meantime, she weaves an intimacy between pretty and tough Jaye and handsome and sensitive Dixon that grows, believably. The scant S&M scenes are powerful, sensuous and most of all, unexpected, which gives them quite an impact. So good that I wanted Dixon to give in to his urge to revisit his ex so there would be more of them.

Altogether, Kelling is an author I’ll definitely keep reading, hoping that she’ll turn out some darker, kinkier material one of these days where the Doms are all really sore at the bottoms.
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May 29, 2017
We are back with Jaye and Dixon just about a year since they got together. Everything is fine until one day Jaye receives a letter in the mail from Cash, it starts to bring back all the memories of the time in prison and as a reader we are also subject to them. Although we knew them from Caged Jaye this was almost more shocking, I don't know why but to me it was. It turns out that Cash wants Jaye to help Jinx when he is released.
I liked being back in Jaye's world seeing him come to terms with what has happened and also the community helping Jinx.
A harrowing read where the reader needs a strong stomach.
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1,665 reviews29 followers
June 4, 2017
Fitting end to the series

4.5 stars

This was a fitting end to this series. Jaye is still one of the strongest characters I've read. We've seen him beaten down and losing his mind, but he never stopped fighting. I like that the author kept true to life in that experiences shape people's lives and there are no quick fixes. Both Jaye and Dixon are still fighting to overcome their own experiences and to protect each other.

What made this series for me, were the characters. They could have been really one dimensional but instead they were multi faceted and quite complex. Cash is a prime example. Where he could have been the one dimensional bad guy leader of the gang instead we are shown snippets of another man, one who cares about his "Johnny" in his own way, but then in the next breath are reminded that he actually is the bad guy, the rapist that contributed to Jaye's mental and physical torture. I felt for Jaye trying to sort that out in his own mind, and to break free of the hold.

Jaye's character arc was well done. I wouldn't say he has done a full circle, but he is closest to he will probably ever be to that young carefree man. I liked that he was able to use his own experiences to help someone else and at the same time rid himself of some of his ghosts. It's true that sometimes family isn't always the one we are born into, but the one we make for ourselves. And Jaye is beginning to understand he's made himself a family.

Dixon also grew in this one, giving him the knowledge and belief that he can protect Jaye. The way he stepped up to become a barrier between Jaye and his past, it was his time to shine and to stand up to the bully, and just him simply being there with Jaye to help put him back together but at the same time never losing that goodness that made him Dixon.

Great series
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1,449 reviews
May 20, 2018
Ok....Deep breath...I read Caged Jaye and Arctic Absolution a while back...and I thought when I got to start this I'd be confused and forgotten what Jaye went through and Dixon...But...OMG....I think this is the hardest book of the three of them......We don't have what Jaye went through or Dixon on page but remembering what they went through was just as bad...Jaye's ghosts come back to haunt him in a big way..CASH......I re-read Caged Jaye after this one and I grew to love Cash...In this he needs a favour but I think he also wants closure....He wants his goodbye...I kind of felt sorry for Cash...He's stuck inside FCI Sheridan without Johnny and that has to be hard...But what Jaye went through from that first letter was pure torture...But he has Dixon there who has his own ghosts but gladly they were fairly quiet...fairly....I loved how Dixon kind of submitted to Jaye...How Jaye protected him but also Dixon protected Jaye...Plus Brekken, Grant and Sesi...A whole family that Jaye is now a part of....When Jaye finds out what Cash wants it kind of causes a spiral of hurt and old pain.....Wanting to help someone who is now going through what he went through...Jaye plucks up all his courage to help Jinx/Tony...a straight guy who now has had his own bad share of abuse.....


Ms Kelling has done this series so well it's unbelievable...I actually told her this is the hardest book of hers i've read....Even harder than any in the Deliver Us series....Jaye and Dixon are perfect together....Tony you just feel for and pray he'll come though...Jaye and Dix are there for him and so is Sesi......An amazing series which I will re-read a lot.....x
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June 7, 2017
Aww...Cash

This was a really good finale to a good series. Loved the characters. But can't lie, I really liked Cash and was hoping for something better for him. Kinda sad about it. He was painted in a little bit more of an evil light (instead of just lovable bad guy) in this book, but I understand that. This is supposed to be Jaye and Dixon's HEA.
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May 16, 2020
This was such a good book. I loved it. I was great to go back and see how things were going for Jaye and Dixon after such a long time without reading about them.
The plot was very interesting. I loved how the past came back and do damage. I also loved how there was some pain but nothing unbearable. I also loved to see how Dixon and Jaye’s relationship keep stronger. It was a beautiful book. I’m so in love with this characters. Everything about it was beautiful, the plot, the pace, the character development and the emotions involved in the story. I wouldn’t hesitate on recommend this series. Not the book alone, since it won’t work as a stand-alone, but the whole series.
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September 9, 2017
If ever I needed a follow-up visit with two beloved characters, it most certainly was with Jaye and Dixon. Life took a major turn for the better for Jaye in Arctic Absolution, and thank God for that because I really NEEDED to see some good come to one of my favorite guys after “surviving” the horrors contained in Caged Jaye. However, more is better in this case – more opportunity to see and believe that the good guys come out on top and love conquers all.

After scaring the bejeebers out of me at the beginning of the book with what I was certain was going to be a disappearing act with no explanation, I was thrilled to see the opposite take shape. Despite their history and despite new challenges, these guys have actually learned to communicate and share most everything with each other. When Jaye’s traumatic past reared its ugly head, they came up with a plan and worked together to address it. I absolutely loved that logic and reason won over stupidity – thank you for that!

As much as anything, this book was about closure. Jaye always felt the shadow of his past hanging over him and wondered when it would catch up with him again. He didn’t know how and he didn’t know when; he just knew that despite the horror he endured at the hand of Cash, he was also spared a whole other level of horror by the same man, and for that, he was gonna owe a favor. The favor, when it came, was unexpected and intrusive and rewarding all rolled together. Getting to the other side of this situation provided insight for Dixon as he learned the true depth of everything Jaye suffered in jail, and it provided the closure that Jaye needed very much.

I loved the growth that I saw in both men throughout this book. I loved their sexy time together. I loved the wonderful family and community that stood with them. I loved this entire series!

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August 23, 2017
I am so lucky to have read the two previous books before reading Arctic Restitution. I loved Jaye from the get go, hated Cash to the point I wanted to scratch his eyes out. The entire series puts you into an emotional rollercoaster when at some times you're flying high, and at some, you're a puddle of goo with snot running down your nose. At times you're all excited (after the first book) and with sexual tension, then you're filled with fear for Jaye and what is happening to him at a particular moment.
Out of the three books, Caged Jaye and Arctic Restitution were my two favorites. There were so many times when I wanted to pull Jaye out of the story and give him a hug, keep him safe from the gangs and the ghost monsters. I really liked him and from the beginning was rooting for him, for his safety, his sanity.
I also enjoyed and appreciated the Note at the end of the book. It gives you a view of the characters as the author perceived them. That was quite thoughtful.
I really enjoyed reading this series and have to give Lynn a huge thank you for the feels and especially her generosity. Keep on writing, Lynn!
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14 reviews1 follower
October 1, 2017
I didn’t take to the third of the series as much as the previous two, but it was nice to get some closure and some of Cash’s point of view/opinion through Dixon.

Overall, this series is great if you love really angsty and pysholigcally damaged boys (with a HEA/HFN ending).

(this is part of a longer review of the series on my wordpress blog)
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Author 107 books238 followers
December 3, 2017
2017 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: Arctic Restitution (Arctic Absolution #3) Lynn Kelling
1) I am so lucky to have read the two previous books before reading Arctic Restitution. I loved Jaye from the get go, hated Cash to the point I wanted to scratch his eyes out. The entire series puts you into an emotional rollercoaster when at some times you're flying high, and at some, you're a puddle of goo with snot running down your nose. At times you're all excited (after the first book) and with sexual tension, then you're filled with fear for Jaye and what is happening to him at a particular moment.  Out of the three books, Caged Jaye and Arctic Restitution were my two favorites. There were so many times when I wanted to pull Jaye out of the story and give him a hug, keep him safe from the gangs and the ghost monsters. I really liked him and from the beginning was rooting for him, for his safety, his sanity. I also enjoyed and appreciated the Note at the end of the book. It gives you a view of the characters as the author perceived them. That was quite thoughtful. I really enjoyed reading this series and have to give Lynn a huge thank you for the feels and especially her generosity. Keep on writing, Lynn!
2) I was totally hooked by this gritty, raw, honest, and engrossing book.

24 reviews1 follower
October 27, 2017
What can I say this whole series is heart wrenching but it just grabs you into the story while breaking your heart. You live for those healing moments. Lynn Kelling is one of my favorite authors - I get so absorbed in her stories and love her characters with so much heart. I waited till I was in right state of mind to reread the first book then expand to rest of series. There are areas that are so difficult to read so be cautious but to me this is what brings you inside the characters mindset. Lynn is a must read for me every time.
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3,104 reviews50 followers
June 10, 2017
Very dark sequel to Arctic Absolution dealing a lot with the abuse that Jaye suffered in prison. I wouldn't read it if you haven't read #1, nor if you are squeamish about the brutality of rape (and other things) in prison.
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