Review: Jonathan Finds His Dream Man, But Will His Secrets Keep Them Apart
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2012
I have to say that as I read through these books I keep getting myself all worked up.  In this case, I knew that Jonathan was keeping two big secrets from David (yes, isn't that cute- Jonathan and David like the two most famous best friends in the Bible) and David kept saying how he loved Jonathan because of his honesty.  I kept waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop when it finally came to David discovering Jonathan's secrets.  I come up with all these scenarios for how it will happen that keeps me on pins and needles even while I'm enjoying the relationship building and passion.  And then the shoe falls leaving me gaping for how it takes place.Jonathan is a unique guy who doesn't see himself as such.  He sees himself as the klutzy average looking guy with no talents or skills so he thinks very little of himself and allows others to think that too.  This is why he gets into so much trouble when he hares off to live in New York chasing down his dream guy- the guy he saw only once who doesn't even know he exists.  Jonathan has no name or any clue how to find the guy and soon realizes his folly when he is in the big city with little money and all alone.  His vulnerability gets him into deep trouble- of pornographic proportions- which only a kind-hearted police officer, Jake Owens (main character in the last book), helps to extricate him from.  Jonathan who now has a son because of a bit of highschool folly with his best friend now realizes that he must give up his dream and return home.To his amazement, his dream man is actually from his home town and the man is attracted to him too.  So Jonathan sets out to be with David realizing he must come clean if he wants it to last while knowing that if he reveals his past David may very well want nothing to do with him.Like the others in the series, this story has that fated quality to it- the one right person.  I really can only give credit to the author for drawing me into reading this story and the ones that came before it because I don't normally find that stuff engaging enough to keep coming back for more.This one had a slightly different feel because there was not much jumping back and forth into the past.  It did have the elements I tend to enjoy with the emphasis on good friends and strong family.  Jonathan's family was hilarious.  I laughed so much and anticipated laughing whenever they got into the scenes.  David's group of friends represented some re-occurring characters from the other books and introduced a few who will get their stories told in future books.  I'm really looking forward to Andrew and Caleb's story after meeting them.Other than the fated quality to the story, the part that I really didn't get was why the guy from the bar was so insistent on trying to out Jonathan's past to David.  Jonathan hadn't done anything to him and neither had David so his persistence just didn't make sense to me.  I know there are people out there who seem to be vindictive and hateful for little reason, but this guy was something else.  I can only imagine he was a plot device to keep up the tension about Jonathan's secret past getting revealed.  Not that I found that this ruined the story, it just struck me as odd each time he showed up.So, another enjoyable installment in the series with loveable characters with a story that left me warm and feeling good.