Back in high school, nobody noticed quiet nerd Kevin Howard.
But everybody noticed handsome, athletic, and ultrapopular jock Clay Northrup.
They had nothing in common and lived in different worlds.
But a lot can change in fifteen years, and when they meet again at their high school reunion, Clay is no longer the big man on campus, and Kevin isn’t hiding in a corner anymore.
Can they put aside who they were? Can one night really lead to forever?
Published February 22nd 2019 by Dreamspinner Press
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This is a short story, and short it is. I don’t really know what to say. I liked the story, but again it was too short. You never really get into the story, the characters before it’s over, the dynamics are gone, it’s too brief. I just don’t like it. I normally don’t read short stories, simply I sit back with a feeling that something is missing, that’s what I’m doing here. I want to know more about these people, I want to see where they go, sorry I just can’t get my head around it. I have so many questions about these too MC’s I just want to get to know them, know their love see them together.
I landed to three rainbows/stars/hearts, you choose. Because the story is sweet as are the MC’s, if there was a follow up novel I guess I could live with this, but as a stand alone, not so much.
Car restorer Dean Milford knows how to make damaged things beautiful again. Only, after a bad breakup, he loses sight of who he is, playing the field and distracting himself with any man he comes across. But now there’s only one guy who really matters to him. And maybe with his latest restoration job—a vintage Cobra—he’ll get the chance to let him know.
Losing his sight wasn’t the worst thing to happen to Lee Studer—losing his independence was. It’s taken a while, but he’s finally found his place in the world—in a garage. Funny enough, his acute hearing allows him to pinpoint engine problems just by listening. And even better, he’s going to have a chance to help his long-time crush, Dean, rebuild his fantasy car.
As the restoration comes together, so do Lee and Dean, building a friendship that quickly turns into so much more. But before they can think about a future together, they have to deal with the past. Only that turns out to be more dangerous than either one ever dreamed….
Published August 6th 2019 by Dreamspinner Press
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One page, two pages, three pages and then THE END. WHY WHY WHY?
This is just one of those books that you can’t seam to put down. I was like, I need to know how this goes, who’s the culprit behind all this? You just need to know. So I ended up reading the whole story in one take.
Should you think that this story is just like the others in the series (I hope you read them) you are wrong. Where the others had accidents Lee does not, he’s been blind for at while now, but he still struggles to find his way in the world of the blind, mainly because his mother is extremely overprotective. Lee is fighting against her (I like that guy).
I like the age gab in the story Dean is older than Lee. If you can’t tell I like the older younger guy theme, and Dean is just so sweet, Andrew Greyish I would love to say. Guide but don’t take over sweet.
The story mainly takes place in and around the garage and especially one special car, a vintage Cobra that needs restoration. Both Lee and Dean’s love for cars brings them closer together. When that is said the book is a ‘I watched you for a while but was afraid’. It’s kind of cute, especially since Dean is over 30 and you should think that he was the adult and confident one. However Dean came out of a bad relationship that left him broken, he is of cause afraid to enter a new relationship. I like both MC’s they feel real to me, they have struggles both together and as individuals.
There really isn’t much more to say, if you haven’t read Andrew Grey’s book then, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR. I wouldn’t recommend that you read this as a stand alone. You need to read the other books first in order to understand the relationships between the characters in this book.
A few minus: For some reason Lee’s mother is against the relationship at first, something to do with the age difference between the two. However you never really get the reason between the reluctance, that would have been nice she just comes across as a controlling bitch. I get that she cares for her son, but that shouldn’t be a reason alone.
Dean was a player, he is approached by a few of his former one night stands, one of them who are now sick with HIV. I would have liked if that would maybe have been a greater part of the story, that part was cut too short.
The honesty of it all. I’m not going to pretend anything here. Andrew Grey is one of my favourite authors, I like his writing, his stories and his style. He is and probably will continue to be on my ‘to read list’ so I basically read anything he publishes. However that doesn’t affect my reviews, I might be biased by not that much.
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