Review: Moonlight & Stained Glass
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.Dare has instantly become a single father when his fiancé, Gillian, dies in a car accident on the way to the hospital. He is dealing with his grief and new responsibilities of being a new parent and trying not to be overwhelmed.Cole received a letter from his sister, Gillian, letting him know that she was about to have a baby and that she was getting married. This is the first time Cole has heard from his sister in four years and was reluctant to visit here and here new family. But when Cole arrives his sister had already passed away. Cole is left to deal with his grief and guilt for not being apart of sister's life.Dare offers Cole a place to stay while he decides what he wants to do; stay and be there for his nephew or leave for good. Cole stays and their everyday life to blend together seamlessly until Cole starts to have feelings for Dare. Cole acts on his feelings and Dare at the time is a willing participant but guilt causes Dare to pull up short. Dare is conflicted because it's his dead fiancé's twin brother; and yeah that can be a little creepy.It a slow build from that point on with Dare trying to understand his feelings for Cole and Cole trying to keep his distance. During a business trip Dare realizes what his feelings for Cole are but before he gets a chance to tell him Cole is in a accident. Now more than ever he wants to tell Cole how he feels and he knows he doesn't want to be without him.I like it but I didn't love it and I wanted to love it. There was just something missing from the story to hit the right emotional chord for me. Not to mention there were just some things I didn't understand and wished the author would have explained more. For example are Dare's parents alive or not because at one point I felt they weren't then it read as if they were. And if they were why weren't they there to help their son and grandson during any of this time. Why does Cole feel like he's cursed what are some of the events that happened while growing up that caused him and his sister to moved from foster home to foster home. Oh and why were Gillian's adoptive parents on vacation less than two weeks after her death? Oh and most importantly where can I find a boss that generous; giving me all the time I need off, offering a job to a stranger site unseen, and giving me a promotion while I'm off??? I think if there were less talk about cooking and laundry some of these questions could have been answered.Too many questions unanswered for me to really enjoy this story.