Who would you become if you lost the only person who ever mattered?
For
twenty-six year old Dylan Hopkins, the answer is easy. He’s become no
one. Memories of the happier times are all he has left as he finds
himself meandering numbly through his now dull life. Though he cares
about his work and family dearly, he’s yet to let himself find love
again. Afraid of letting go of what he once had, Dylan chooses to keep
his heart buried, where it belongs, having died a long time ago.
Conner
Michelson is about to change everything Dylan knows. He’s every bit the
bad boy persona - tatted up, ex-MMA fighter, but after an injury leaves
him unable to fight, he has to rethink his goals. Having just opened
his own gym, Conner can cross his first major life accomplishment off
his very short list. Next up: find a man he can settle down with and
build a family. Seems simple enough - a dream most people have, but when
he meets Dylan, his carefree, easy-going life is thrown into a
tailspin.
Determined to keep Dylan in his life, Conner vows to resurrect Dylan's long ago buried heart and let love live once more.
Read Prologue over at Melissa's Blog (CLICK HERE)
I adore the Love Series!
Like Reid and Maddy and the clan are some of my favorite book friends
out there! So when I heard Ms Collins
was writing a M/M series for Dylan. We
met Dylan in Let Love Stay and feel in love with him. But M/M. I was a little nervous. I don’t read M/M…. I tried once and its just
not for me. But for Ms Collins, I
thought If I can get more Reid, I will try.
Reid is definitely worth it!
OMGAWD!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad I
went out of my comfort zone for this one. The book is basically broken into two
parts. Dylan and Shane and Dylan and
Conner. The first half of this novel
seriously broke my heart. Had me in a
sobbing pile of mush and I just wanted to crawl into a corner with my kindle
and blanky! Now if you have read the other books in the series you know why
this is so depressing. I have been
directly effective by someone I love dearly committing suicide and the guilt
and heartbreak that comes after and this just nailed the emotions that come
with the aftermath. This is told in
multiple POV’s and is a complete story.
Also even though this is part of series, it can be read as a standalone.
Shane and Dylan had been lift long friends. They were best friends far as long as they
could remember. Dylan was comfortable
about his sexuality. He knew girls were
not for him. He secretly crushed on his
best friend for years knowing the feelings would never be reciprocated. Until the day something did happen at
baseball camp. Ashamed for how Shane was
feeling he fought his feelings. Shane
knew how his father and Reid felt about Dylan’s sexual orientation and how they
strongly disagreed with it. His Father
was very vocal about it, and he could not disappoint his father. For years he suppressed his feelings and fought
what he felt in his heart was right. Finally
he gets the courage to act on his feelings.
Again this first half of the novel is so heartbreaking and tough to read
emotionally. I am getting teary eyed
just as I type this review. Gawh… I would like to say that Dylan and Shane get
their happy ending. But faced with the
disappointment and depression, Shane takes things into his own hands.
At this point let’s just say I’m a blubbering idiot. Thoughts are not coherent and I don’t know
how I can go on reading this book! But I know there is much more to this book
so I press on…
Dylan has never fully recovered from the Shane’s death. The guilt that he bears has made his life
lonely. He doesn’t feel like he deserves
love when he feels like he could have done something to stop Shane. Until one day while him and Reid are checking
out a new gym that opened up in the neighborhood. Enter Conner is all sort of things
yummy! He’s built, sexy has hell, and a
MMA fighter. But he has been working through his own issues
and personal drama. He assumes when he sees Dylan and Reid
together that they are in a relationship so he doesn’t approach Dylan. Weeks go by and finally after some coaxing
from Reid (oh how I missed him… sigh…) Dylan approaches Conner.
Can Dylan finally find the happiness he deserves with Conner
or will the guilt over Shane’s death be too much? You just need to read to find out! Again… don’t let the M/M stop you reading
this. If I would have not opened up to
this kind of story I would have missed this amazing novel!
5 huge stars!
Melissa Collins has always been a book worm. Studying Literature in college ensured that her nose was always stuck in a book. She followed her passion for reading to the most logical career choice: English teacher. Her hope was to share her passion for reading and the escapism of books to her students. Having spent more than a decade in front of a classroom, she can easily say that it’s been a dream.
Her passion for writing didn’t start until more recently. When she was home on maternity leave in early 2012, she read her first romance novel and her head filled with the passion, angst and laughter of the characters who she read about it. It wasn’t long before characters of her own took shape in her mind. Their lives took over Melissa’s brain and The Love Series was born.
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