Review: five stars aren't enough
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
This story got to me on so many levels that I'm not sure where to start. Ok....Jon is a retired officer due to an arrest and rescue gone wrong....so wrong that he's suffering from PTSD and wants to end his suffering. In a park, he meets Rudy who is a mentally disabled grown man that offers him some gum and he can't possibly realize it at the time, but Rudy saves his life...why? Because Rudy's brother, Ellis, who's his care-giver and only family member, is searching for him and of course stumbles upon him sitting with Jon....you know THAT moment in a book, or a movie, or, if we're lucky enough, real life...where everything stops and the only thing that matters in the universe is THAT one person who you're staring at, right in front of you, you know....the one who took your breath away....? Well,there you go....Jon works his way into Ellis' life and his heart....they both are so fragile and vulnerable.....Ellis just tore at my heart strings....his unconditional love, patience and fear for his disabled brother brought tears to my eyes...living in the south, having a vocal, disabled and accident prone brother only adds to Ellis' life as a gay man who isn't accepted in his little small town as it is....Jon and Ellis need each other to no end...Rudy adores Jon...so why does everything have to be so complicated??? I've never believed the saying, " what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger"...in this case, it is so....Adrienne Wilder is an incredible storyteller....this book is perfect....I can't wait to start the second one in this series...it's a must read....