Review: Fantastic Unputdownable Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2012
Stolen Summer is the story of a man who finds out, after ten years, that his best friend has been keeping a secret - he's in love with him.  Evan, the adventurous journalist who thinks nothing of stepping into war torn countries to tell their story, is totally thrown for a loop when Colin confesses, after a particularly nasty incident in Pakistan where Evan is reporting on the atrocities.  When Evan returns, Colin can no longer keep it to himself and declares all.Realizing that, even though he has no experience with men, Colin is the missing piece of the jigsaw of his life, Evan and Colin embark on a beautiful love story of hopes and dreams with their family's support and *sigh* dare I say it.... bloody hot sex!Then Evan takes on another assignment and is kidnapped by insurgents and held captive for four months.  During that time the one thing he can hang on to is his love for Colin, and a crumpled photograph, wondering if each day will be his last and whether he will ever see the man he loves again.Everything about this story was heartwarming, heartbreaking, the emotions rose and fell leaving you feel like you were on a wonderful rollercoaster ride.  I couldn't put it down it was so brilliant and I can't wait for her next one.If I had to nitpick, there is one thing that I had a problem with.  Evan is prescribed anti-depressants for PTSD and his doctor tells him he won't have to take them for very long.  Unfortunately, from personal experience, the prescribed course is usually for at least six months to a year.  The other thing was, yes, they do have an adverse effect on your libido and I understand Evan wanting to toss the pills down the sink so as to get his and Colin's sex life back on track, but you have to wean yourself off anti-depressants because the withdrawal is so awful, no matter how long you've been on them.  So he wouldn't have been feeling better, he'd have been feeling a lot worse than he did when he was taking them.Besides that... I have to confess... I have already started reading it again and insist that everyone buy it!  You will not be disappointed.