Review: Great Ending
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2013
So the story starts with Mitch returning after 8 years in the marines, he joined to run away from the loss of family, decisions he made, truths that cannot be unspoken.  When he returns he finds things vastly different from when he had left, the fractured relationship he had with this brother, and only remaining family, isn't as broken as he had feared, and the possibility of a life he never dreamed of is in his grasp, only is it really?So Mitch returns a far different man than the boy he left as, he's war weary, broken hearted, and unsure of his place.  His brother Rich is more than happy to bring him back into the family ranch, finally settling the question of where he belongs, his straight best friend Cohen, who he had thought hated him, welcomed him home with open arms.  All seemed well and back to as normal as they could be, until one night lines were crossed, and fantasy's fulfilled.  Only instead of a HEA like Mitch would love to happen confusion, hurt feelings, and resentment take root.To help forget about that painful night Mitch turns to a new friend, Mitch comes to some realizations of his own that challenge what he had once believed.So this story was thoughtful, believable, intriguing you could picture the events happening to a young adolescent man trying to figure out where he fit in life only to realize his picture was never to happen.  I loved how Mitch even though had his dreams dashed made new ones which he later realizes were the right ones for him.  He got the chance to put ghosts behind him, while others will always be with him, though he still moves forwards as best he can.  Cohen could learn a lot from Mitch in that aspect, Mitch and Cohen have a strained relationship that's like being on a boat during a hurricane.  One moment it's as it was when they were young the next reality interferes, and neither really deal with it.  This time though I am happy that Mitch doesn't run away he stays and deals with decisions he's made and there fall out.  The ending made me smile, it's not all buttoned up everyone lives Happily Ever After ending, but it is the perfect ending for this story.