Review: A story of love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2013
The fact that this story involves two not so perfect people hooked my interest from the get-go. The thing is, though, when it's all said and done, they're perfect for each other. Drew and Travis are both damaged, on the outside and the in, and there's nothing more powerful, to me, than seeing a love story grow from impossible odds.Drew has aphasia and can not speak or write, and Travis is missing an eye from an accident. What might seem an improbable relationship becomes a friendship between the two men. Travis stops and visits with Drew in the evening on his way home from work if it's not raining as Drew will sit on the steps playing his guitar and watching the passersby. Travis learns quickly how to read Drew's facial expressions and hand motions. Friendship turns to lust and then to love. But what happens to their love when the bad economy hits Travis right where it hurts and he's got too much pride to accept help?I adored this short story. Drew was so amazing considering all he had lost. He'd been a published author, a man who lived by words, and now he can't communicate except with hand gestures and some laminated cards he carries. He hadn't allowed himself to become bitter or surrounded with hatred. Drew just lived the life he'd been given to the best of his ability. Travis had no concept of a relationship having never being in one. He grew up in an abusive and unloving home so didn't really know how to connect to people. Somehow fate brought these two together and, ultimately, in a relationship that would stand the test of time.Thank you, Kim, for this story of love. It will stay with me for a long time.NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews