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Cover Design: Reverie Design
Length: 68,690 words
Blurb
O’Malley Ramsey, math aficionado, grew up next door to Garrison Rook, All-American athlete. While O’Malley dreamed of numbers and kissing Garrison, Garrison’s tastes ran to home runs and hot chicks. During a family celebration the night before both young men were heading off for college, O’Malley joyously discovers that Garrison isn’t quite as straight as the star athlete had been pretending to be. Vows to return to each other quickly followed a few clumsy kisses in the old treehouse in the Rook’s backyard.
O’Malley came home to Garrison. Garrison never returned to O’Malley.
Four years later, the two ex-friends meet up at a summer camp where O’Malley is serving as a counselor. Garrison is desperate to make things right with his childhood friend, but can O’Malley, still nursing the pain and mistrust of Garrison’s betrayal, ever forgive or love Garrison again?
I really enjoyed reading this book by V.L. Locey - I actually think this is my favourite book that I have read by this author. This is definitely one to go onto my read again list.
As you start reading, you will be lulled into the feeling that this will be a sweet little read, but you should know better than that, and sadly O'Malley is the one left broken hearted.
Fast forward four years, and O'Malley has arrived at the summer camp, looking forward to the next month. My favourite quote of his is included in this part: " You want to know the bad thing about having those mental ducks in a tidy row? The little feathered shits never stay what way for long", and they sure do go their own way, when O'Malley finds out that Garrison will also be at the camp.
O'Malley is none too pleased that Garrison is there, and all the resentment he has held inside is in danger of literally exploding out of him!! Garrison is really desperate to talk to O'Malley, but he is having none of it to start with. At this point, although he still loves Garrison, I am not sure that O'Malley will get over the betrayal and actually listen to what Garrison has to say for himself. Also added in the mix, is a fellow counsellor that O'Malley thinks is hot, and that feeling is mutual, but once Garrison arrives on the scene what will happen now?
I also have to say, this book gave me moments to stop and think, and realise that not everyone would accept a sports person being gay, even if this does have nothing to do with their abilities, and even bigger than this, is the thought that your own family would hate you for finally confessing you are gay. As Garrisons explains his reasons, you then begin to understand he didn't mean to be so callous toward O'Malley, but he is totally terrified of losing everything.
Will O'Malley decide to listen properly to Garrison, and understand what he is saying? Will they get to have their happy ever after, if and when Garrison does decide come out? Read and find out..... there are a few surprises along the way too.
As you start reading, you will be lulled into the feeling that this will be a sweet little read, but you should know better than that, and sadly O'Malley is the one left broken hearted.
Fast forward four years, and O'Malley has arrived at the summer camp, looking forward to the next month. My favourite quote of his is included in this part: " You want to know the bad thing about having those mental ducks in a tidy row? The little feathered shits never stay what way for long", and they sure do go their own way, when O'Malley finds out that Garrison will also be at the camp.
O'Malley is none too pleased that Garrison is there, and all the resentment he has held inside is in danger of literally exploding out of him!! Garrison is really desperate to talk to O'Malley, but he is having none of it to start with. At this point, although he still loves Garrison, I am not sure that O'Malley will get over the betrayal and actually listen to what Garrison has to say for himself. Also added in the mix, is a fellow counsellor that O'Malley thinks is hot, and that feeling is mutual, but once Garrison arrives on the scene what will happen now?
I also have to say, this book gave me moments to stop and think, and realise that not everyone would accept a sports person being gay, even if this does have nothing to do with their abilities, and even bigger than this, is the thought that your own family would hate you for finally confessing you are gay. As Garrisons explains his reasons, you then begin to understand he didn't mean to be so callous toward O'Malley, but he is totally terrified of losing everything.
Will O'Malley decide to listen properly to Garrison, and understand what he is saying? Will they get to have their happy ever after, if and when Garrison does decide come out? Read and find out..... there are a few surprises along the way too.
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Author Bio
V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a flock of assorted domestic fowl, and two Jersey steers.
When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand. She can also be found online on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and GoodReads.
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