Review: An enticing and touching short story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2014
A celebration of love, a time for tenderness and pleasure in an intimate and secluded place that holds special meaning to them. That was Harper and Deacon’s only objective. But “sometimes the cosmos, or fate, or God, whatever you want to call it… sometimes it has other plans.”I just love having more of my favorite characters. And getting a novella full of this delectable sexy couple is a treat. But it’s more than just them on their honeymoon, it’s them moving forward in their relationship and learning how to navigate together through life’s many twists and turns.“They still had their marriage training wheels on.”You may guess at the general plot line, it’s something I’ve read before but I liked that the tone is different. It’s set between fear and anxiety of the unknown and excitement for the future.Taryn and Carin bring back Deacon’s swoony and unique way of loving, Harper’s independence, their fun easy banter, their love for food. Overall they write a story full of beautiful depictions that make it come to life in a very vivid way. Together with the love and desire that these two wonderfully appealing characters make this an enticing and touching short story.“Deacon was her air. When life bombarded and suffocated, just the touch of his warm skin brought balance.”“She was exactly what he’d needed. Exactly what he’d been longing for before he’d even know what it was like to love.”This is also a great setting for what’s to come, leaving the door open for more stories of Oblivion’s colorful and eclectic band members.