Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Blurb
Can he step out of the shadows and into love’s light?
Eight years ago, Christian Hernandez moved to Jamaica Plain in southern Boston, took refuge in his apartment, and cut himself off from the outside world. And that’s how he’d like it to stay.
Josh Wendell has heard his coworkers gossip about the occupant of apartment #1. No one sees the mystery man, and Josh loves a mystery. So when he is hired to refurbish the apartment’s kitchen and bathrooms, Josh is eager to discover the truth behind the rumors.
When he comes face-to-face with Christian, Josh understands why Christian hides from prying eyes. As the two men bond, Josh sees past his exterior to the man within, and he likes what he sees. But can Christian find the courage to emerge from the darkness of his lonely existence for the man who has claimed his heart?
I can pretty much guarantee that you will fall in love with Christian when you first meet him, and also Josh too. I will also say that you will read and be smiling when they first meet too!!
As you meet Christian, you soon realise that he thinks of himself as more or less a freak, and avoids contact with anyone and everyone at all costs. He is holed away in his apartment, and only goes out at night, with the hood pulled up so nobody can see him.
When they finally do meet in person, you can't help but smile at how they meet - although Christian is quite distressed at the time. It is now that Christian also realises that Luke isn't starring at him with disgust, but rather with concern.
This starts a tentative friendship, between them, but the more time they spend together, the more they learn about each other - although there are some crossed wires to begin with! Josh is attracted to Christian as soon as he sees him, but seems hesitant to act on this, and bides his time to approach Christian. Christian is also attracted to Josh, but he is convinced he is unlovable, and nobody would really want him anyway.
Josh takes his time with Christian, and slowly things begin to blossom between them, although you can tell that Christian is so hopeful of something wonderful happening, but then at other times just waiting for things to fail. Is it possible for Josh to show Christian how good things can be between them??
This is a really heart warming story, and you will keep reading to see what happens. Josh is so gentle with Christian, but there is also a side of him that is determined to try and show Christian that he doesn't need to hide away. It also gives you a real insight into what life is like for Christian, and you can totally understand his hesitation at going out into the world, but then you are also willing him to take a chance with Josh, as Josh would never deliberately hurt him, or take him anywhere where this would happen, I guess you could say that Josh is protective of Christian.
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Born and raised in the north-west of England, K.C. WELLS always loved writing. Words were important. Full stop. However, when childhood gave way to adulthood, the writing ceased, as life got in the way. K.C. discovered erotic fiction in 2009, when the purchase of a ménage storyline led to the startling discovery that reading about men in love was damn hot. In 2012, arriving at a really low point in life led to the desperate need to do something creative. An even bigger discovery waited in the wings—writing about men in love was even hotter….
K.C. now writes full-time and is loving every minute of her new career. The laptop still has no idea of what hit it… it only knows that it wants a rest, please. And it now has to get used to the idea that where K.C goes, it goes.
And as for those men in love that she writes about? The list of stories just waiting to be written is getting longer… and longer….
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