Review: Expressive and convincing.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2010
This is my first taste of this writer's works and I am glad to add another must-buy in my favorite list. The characters of Andy and Luke are very likable, their romance convincing and expressive. They do not jump into the sack at once. The writer has done a marvelous job building their relationship and growing their love and this is what I look for in my M/M or gay romance. Andy is an ex-veteran, emotionally and physically scared from the horrors of war. He has turned into a reclusive, lives alone with his faithful dog, and rears pigs for a living. Luke is the hot twink in gay porn, every gay man's dream bottom boy. But age is catching up and Luke knows his time in the lime light is limited as who would want to watch an aging twink. These two characters could not be more different but each recognize something in the other which calls to him. Each man has own self esteem issue. Andy could not understand what the beautiful Luke sees in a much older ex-soldier like himself with scars and limp. While Luke is all too self conscious about his unsavory profession and fears Andy's eventual rejection. It took Luke's attack to bring them together. Thereon there is no turning back as these two men overcome their fears and stay true to what they want this is each other, with a little help from well meaning friends and one besotted teenager. This is the type of gay romance I enjoy. Not an angst ridden romance but a meaningful and emotional one which put a smile on my face at the end.