A little over a year ago at 6 foot 7 Logan Sellers was a big man and a mean drunk. His drinking and temper lead to the near fatal beating of another bar patron and his conviction and sentencing to four years in prison. However, after detox and serving a year on his sentence he's been released on parole and is under the supervision of a no-nonsense parole officer that requires that he remain employed, sober and adhere to an 8 PM curfew.
When his boss approaches him with the opportunity to make some extra cash collecting the mail and doing the shopping for an agoraphobic nephew, Logan accepts warily hoping to avoid any problems. But when Logan meets Caleb he realizes that staying out of trouble will not be easy. And being attracted to the young man will add a whole new level of problems that Logan hadn't even considered.
This is an engaging tale of the coming together of two guys who really can't quite cut it on their own. And while they both have their struggles the reader is quickly pulling for both of them. Each of them believes he's not good enough for the other and when a crisis arises, it is devastating to see them both alone at a time when they need each other so much.
While it's fascinating to see these two men come together to form a relationship, it turns out that "All you need is Love" is not quite true. These men still have to put in a lot of work to overcome their problems.
I listened to the audio-book version of this narrated by K.C. Kelly who does a great job with the narrative portions of the text and even does a credible job with the ethnic voices of some of the supporting characters.
There are a couple of scenes in the story that other reviewers have felt were unnecessary. Personally, I see why the author included them, but others felt that they made the tale feel needlessly bloated. Also, this is NOT an upbeat story throughout and there are some bleak moments that will probably keep this one off my rotation for feel-good reads but the ending is hopeful. That said, this one tells a unique tale and, like both of its MC's, it's imperfect but certainly worth the time. I urge you to check it out and judge for yourself.
On a personal note: Just prior to starting this read I heard the old Harry Chapin song "A Better Place to Be" and posted on GoodReads that I was looking for a story where the two male protagonists were not perfect specimens that are so common in M/M romance. While not exactly what I was thinking of, this did sort of meet that request.
When his boss approaches him with the opportunity to make some extra cash collecting the mail and doing the shopping for an agoraphobic nephew, Logan accepts warily hoping to avoid any problems. But when Logan meets Caleb he realizes that staying out of trouble will not be easy. And being attracted to the young man will add a whole new level of problems that Logan hadn't even considered.
This is an engaging tale of the coming together of two guys who really can't quite cut it on their own. And while they both have their struggles the reader is quickly pulling for both of them. Each of them believes he's not good enough for the other and when a crisis arises, it is devastating to see them both alone at a time when they need each other so much.
While it's fascinating to see these two men come together to form a relationship, it turns out that "All you need is Love" is not quite true. These men still have to put in a lot of work to overcome their problems.
I listened to the audio-book version of this narrated by K.C. Kelly who does a great job with the narrative portions of the text and even does a credible job with the ethnic voices of some of the supporting characters.
There are a couple of scenes in the story that other reviewers have felt were unnecessary. Personally, I see why the author included them, but others felt that they made the tale feel needlessly bloated. Also, this is NOT an upbeat story throughout and there are some bleak moments that will probably keep this one off my rotation for feel-good reads but the ending is hopeful. That said, this one tells a unique tale and, like both of its MC's, it's imperfect but certainly worth the time. I urge you to check it out and judge for yourself.
On a personal note: Just prior to starting this read I heard the old Harry Chapin song "A Better Place to Be" and posted on GoodReads that I was looking for a story where the two male protagonists were not perfect specimens that are so common in M/M romance. While not exactly what I was thinking of, this did sort of meet that request.
