Review: Sit, Read and 'Stay'
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
I have been looking forward to the release of Stay and getting to know Wes and Braden since I finished the last page of Collide last November.  And Stay did not disappoint.  Collide was a great read and Stay is even better (Riley Hart continues to one up herself).Braden has a charismatic, silly and easily lovable personality.  Wes is broken, frustrated and not ready risk losing again, by opening himself up to Braden, especially now that he just became a parent to his niece, Jesse and is overwhelmed by the daunting task of caring for her.  The last thing he needs or wants are the complications of a new relationship.The secondary characters in this story are as important and well written as Braden and Wes.  Jesse is a little spitfire - full of energy and wonder and questions and love and acceptance and wisdom (a 4 year olds perspective is so uncluttered and unburdened).  Braden's family are amazing and Braden's Mom has one of the best lines in the book as she is talking to Braden about being in love.  As Braden ponder's the possibility, he asks her how he will know when it finally happens and she says to him, "Your Mama tells you".Stay is a beautiful story about learning how to love.  Finding love.  Accepting love. And "Stay'ing  to risk love.  The end of the book came far to quickly as I wanted to stay immersed in Wes and Braden's story.