Review: Wonderful story and characters - emotional and passionate
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2013
I REALLY liked this story - the plot, the mystery, the characters, the emotions, the sex...It is the story of two men who meet and share one passionate weekend together which turns into six months of exchanging emails before the contact between them ends abruptly. Five years later they meet again to find each man has not forgotten the other.I loved that the short time that Devlin and Garrick spent together made such an impact. I loved the emotional connection between them. I loved that they had never felt able to move on and give themselves fully to another. I loved that time had not diminished what they felt.Devlin is the little brother of Aiden (from book 1 Aidan and Ethan) and lives in the town of Redemption. Garrick subconsiously headed there, and towards Devlin, when his life exploded. There is some mystery as to why he has shown up in town, why his looks and name are different and why he pretends to not know Devlin. I must admit to being slightly confused at the beginning but it all eventually becomes clear.The story alternates between the present (the gradual reconnection of Devlin and Garrick filled with high emotion as the secrets from the past and true feelings are aired) to the past (their first meeting, the passionate weekend and emotional parting).The secondary characters in the book are great, particularly Devlin's sister Maddie and also Wyn and Grace. I liked the brief glimpse of how happy Ethan and Aiden are "Disgustingly happy as a couple for three years now, they made forever look attainable and inviting."The inclusion of the kids was really well done. I particularly liked the scene where Garrick is playing ball with the kids when Devlin appears and joins in. The scene was so natural and reinforced how nice each man is by their simple interactions with the kids. Little Chloe was gorgeous and such a wise little girl. Plus I loved her explanations of 'transvesite' and 'transgender'. We need more mum's to give their kids such honest and simple explanations!I found the whole story really engaging with a perfect balance of the emotional and the physical love. I loved the way the sex scenes were written, so full of raw and honest passion and truly reflecting 'making love'. I also loved Garrick's use of the endearment 'beautiful' - so sweet.