Universal Buy Link: books2read.com/DreamGL
Length: 60,000 words approx.
Cover Design: GDLeigh @Black Jazz Design
Cover Photo: Dan Burgess @Moonstock Photography
Blurb
When unrequited love leaves Dylan Hart sleepless and nursing his wounds, instinct draws him to the one place he's found mindless respite in the past—Lovato’s. It’s a place for every fantasy — for crazy-hot encounters — where a night of insane NSA sex brings relief to Dylan’s fragile feelings.
It should be a perfect escape, and for one magical night it seems that way, but then worlds collide, and reality bites when his hookup desperately needs a friend. Surely Dylan can’t trust his instincts when friendship has bruised his heart so badly before?
It’s burying me alive…
The deck is stacked against former ballet dancer Angelo Giordano ever finding real love. At least visiting Lovato’s offers respite from a life defined by illness; a glimmer of light in the dull grey of his so-called life without dance. But then he encounters Dylan — a glorious ray of the brightest sunshine — who makes his heart pound once more with purpose.
Angelo’s mind is blown by this man, but the disease that ended his career won’t let him bask in new love. He’s drowning, and Dylan can’t save him while insecurities swamp them both. The only way to make it means confronting their demons.
If Dylan can turn his back on the past, and Angelo can face his uncertain future, maybe they can chase their dreams together.
Dylan, to me, is actually quite the complicated person - he can never switch off from his job, and this bleeds over into his life totally, he just can’t relax, can’t get his brain to switch off. When he finally realises that he is in love with someone who will never return his love, and add in that his brain is more or less going into overload, he decides to go to the one place where he knows he will find the peace that he desperately needs – Lovato’s, down in the bunker rooms, blindfolded and ready for whoever comes through the door.
Now Angelo is the total opposite. Angelo leads a life that is dictated by his illness, and he has good days and bad days, but I think even he doesn’t realise how badly his illness can affect him at times. Sometimes it seems like he is ignoring it, hoping it will go away, which of course it won’t. To try and believe he is fine, he goes to Lovato’s.
This is where Dylan and Angelo meet – However, as soon as Angelo sets eyes on Dylan blindfolded, on hands and knees waiting for him, he feels something deep inside, and feels a yearning to take care of the man before him – an alien feeling for him. Angelo is quite taken by the man in front of him, and the fantasy is wonderful while it lasts.
They do meet again away from Lovato's, but not in the best of circumstances, so they seem doomed before anything really has a chance to start - however, neither men was prepared for the pull they both felt for the other.
But both men have demons to slay - Dylan needs to slay the demon of his lost love, and Angelo needs to accept that his illness will affect his life. On their own this seems impossible, but together this might just be possible, but do they want to, or even stand a chance to try together. Both are very stubborn men, so this journey will not be an easy one.
This book kept me hooked straight away, and even more so when dealing with both Dylans overactive brain, and Angelo's illness. You really couldn't help wanting to reach in and help either one or both of them at some parts through the book. This was a real roller coaster ride, and at the same time, it made me realise that not all illnesses can be seen, but can still be totally life changing.
Now Angelo is the total opposite. Angelo leads a life that is dictated by his illness, and he has good days and bad days, but I think even he doesn’t realise how badly his illness can affect him at times. Sometimes it seems like he is ignoring it, hoping it will go away, which of course it won’t. To try and believe he is fine, he goes to Lovato’s.
This is where Dylan and Angelo meet – However, as soon as Angelo sets eyes on Dylan blindfolded, on hands and knees waiting for him, he feels something deep inside, and feels a yearning to take care of the man before him – an alien feeling for him. Angelo is quite taken by the man in front of him, and the fantasy is wonderful while it lasts.
They do meet again away from Lovato's, but not in the best of circumstances, so they seem doomed before anything really has a chance to start - however, neither men was prepared for the pull they both felt for the other.
But both men have demons to slay - Dylan needs to slay the demon of his lost love, and Angelo needs to accept that his illness will affect his life. On their own this seems impossible, but together this might just be possible, but do they want to, or even stand a chance to try together. Both are very stubborn men, so this journey will not be an easy one.
This book kept me hooked straight away, and even more so when dealing with both Dylans overactive brain, and Angelo's illness. You really couldn't help wanting to reach in and help either one or both of them at some parts through the book. This was a real roller coaster ride, and at the same time, it made me realise that not all illnesses can be seen, but can still be totally life changing.
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Garrett's debut novel, Slide, won Best Bisexual Debut at the 2014 Rainbow Book Awards, and her polyamorous novel, Misfits was a finalist in the 2016 LAMBDA awards.
When not writing, Garrett can generally be found procrastinating on Twitter, cooking up a storm, or sitting on her behind doing as little as possible, all the while shouting at her menagerie of children and animals and attempting to tame her unruly and wonderful FOX.
Garrett is also an award winning cover artist, taking the silver medal at the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards in 2016. She designs for various publishing houses and independent authors at blackjazzdesign.com, and co-owns the specialist stock site moonstockphotography.com with renowned LGBTQA+ photographer Dan Burgess.
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