Review: Emotional and gripping.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2013
Not an easy read, but well worth the time.  A love story stemming from the longing of two broken men.Neil Dalton is hanging on by a thread since the loss of his partner in a random act of violence a year ago.  To make matters even worse, he can't even talk to the most important people in his life about the agony he's goes through on a daily basis because as far as he can tell, they won't accept him for who he really is.Jeremy Kelly is an Irag war vet that sufferes in silence as well in the aftermath of the time he spent serving and protecting over there.  His family is even worse than Neils, shutting him out and cutting him off abruptly when they learn he's gay, when he needs their help now more than ever.Childhood friends drawn back together and spending the Holiday's with Neil's family in Omaha, each suffers in silence and struggles to overcome inner demons due to lingering affects in the form of PTSD.  Will it be Three strikes you're out, or the Third times the charm for this pair.  Longing for each other, but scared to be hurt again, will Neil and Jeremy find a way to be together?  Or will their failed attempts in the past at a relationship coupled with their dualing grief keep them at arms length?Definitely a rollercoaster ride of emotions, and Whitt convey's the emotions flawlessly.  I give this one 5/5, but that's just my two cents!!