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Pilot Adam Walker has had one great love in his life: Harris Kingston. But twelve years ago, when he accepted a scholarship and joined the Navy, he chose duty to his country over love. Their on-again off-again relationship was never more than private joy, a frustrating fact of military life. Harris never wanted to be anyone's dirty little secret. When Don't Ask, Don't Tell was repealed two years ago, Adam broke his heart one last time. He's picked up the pieces and moved on, building a great career and dating guys who aren't afraid to be seen in public with him. But when Adam strolls into his salon asking for a haircut, his newfound happiness goes to hell in a handbasket. Adam's been at war with himself for over a decade. Now on the verge of leaving the military, he's desperate to court Harris the right way and be forgiven. With two weeks' leave and a Navy man's conviction, he's ready to start over…if he can convince Harris he's ready to come out and commit. 26,000 words Read more
Publisher : Carina Press
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Publication date : May 19, 2014
Language : English
File size : 2.1 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
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Top Amazon Reviews
Format: Kindle
I received my copy from the publisher and rated it 3.5 stars: Adam Walker was a teenager when he discovered girls didn’t excite him whereas his sister’s friend Harris Kingston did. Adam wasn’t prepared to admit he was gay though. His big dream was to be a pilot and join the navy, a dream that made the love he felt for Harris impossible. For the past twelve years Adam and Harris have only hooked up in secret while Adam was home on leave. Harris Kingston has loved Adam since he was a teenager. For ten years he’s patiently waited for Adam while accepting his on again off again lover couldn’t commit to him. He’d hoped the reversal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ would make it possible for them to have a future together, but Adam hasn’t come back home or contacted him since. That final rejection brought Harris to the end of his patience. He’s moved on, is together with a man he’s happy with even if he can’t call it love and determined not to allow Adam to mess up his life again. When Adam returns home on leave while deciding whether or not to extend his contract with the Navy he is determined to win Harris back. He only has two weeks to convince Harris that he is ready to come out and commit. Harris, after more than a decade of being someone’s dirty little secret isn’t sure he can face the emotional rollercoaster again. He may not be able to deny his love for Adam, he can and will put his own emotional welfare first this time. I’m a bit ambivalent about this novella. On the one hand I loved the idea of two men who have loved each other for over a decade at last finding the courage to be together. On the other hand I wanted to slap both Adam and Harris. I found it hard to like Adam considering how he’s been treating Harris and while I adore Harris for his loyalty I wanted to scream at him to stop thinking about others and put himself first for a change. Having said that, the way the author described the two men together made the story plausible and their relationship, flawed as it was, easy to believe in, if not to accept. I wasn’t completely convinced by Adam’s sudden change in attitude. For someone who denied his homosexuality for over a decade and actively avoided coming home in order not to deal with the man he’s supposed to love, he suddenly finds it very easy to admit to everything he’d been so afraid of. And I didn’t like the way he expected Harris to just fall in with his change of heart. I did sympathise with Harris and completely understood his reluctance to believe Adam’s sudden change of heart. What I did have an issue with was his decision after Adam has at last come out and they spend a wonderful night together. Adam and Harris together were beautiful and hot though and made up for a lot of my reservations. In fact, the scenes of the two men together, be it in a social setting or in private, made this book a sweet, if at times exasperating, read. “Trust was a fragile thing, and this little bridge they built with their bodies was precious to him, he wouldn’t destroy it by beings selfish.”
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2014 by Marleen
Format: Kindle
And this is another tale which for some weird reason author decided to make a novella instead of novel. It is *very* nicely written - flashbacks worked well for me, the story of Adam and Harris' more than decade "not really a relationship" was vivid in my mind. I thought both Adam and Harris were great characters, and deserved the forever fairy tale, but they are so effed up. Well mostly Adam is by decade of lying to himself because of "Don't ask don't tell" and then after it was repealed because he was scared, but Harris is also not sure about Adam at all and then YAY, all is good? No, really it is not. More pages were needed to make the ending less rushed IMO.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2014 by Sirius
Format: Kindle
Great military romance ! Pilot Adam has loved Harris forever, but being out in the military wasn't a good idea. Now that DADT is implemented, he can come home and claim Harris, but he doesn't. Harris is open, a hairdresser, and has waited for Adam to come home...he didn't come home...and after two years he moved on. Now three years later, Adam has come home to live open and happy, and in Harris's arms, but Harris has a boyfriend. Deep emotions flood through Harris as he sees Adam again. Deep meaningful characters, sexy times, and an interesting tale of two strained hearts finally beating together. This book is heartbreaking, heartwarming, realistic, caring, a bit "angstie", but with loving emotions throughout. Loved Adam's sister. Will Adam stay home or in the service? Will he ask Harris to come with him? Highly recommend. ENJOY !!!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2015 by D.Hart, RCIS
Format: Kindle
My Review: There were elements of this book that I absolutely adored and then there were elements that I really didn't fully understand. Adam and Harris....have been friends and lovers for a long time, but it's always been totally hidden. Mainly because Adam has a military career that would have been destroyed by coming out of the closet. But that excuse went away two years before the events in this book when Don't Ask, Don't Tell was repealed...but Adam didn't come home to claim Harris. That's the part I can't get past...much like Harris. So I completely understand Harris's viewpoint throughout this whole story where he can't forgive and forget. Two. Years. That's a long time. And the thing is...no one is denying that these guys love each other. They do, but...TWO. YEARS. The thing is, I also really liked Adam and felt for him, because he realizes that he's blown it. For once, he's the one getting his heart crushed (normally during the history of their relationship, he's continually left Harris). After being in the closet for so long, he thinks he's ready, but that's the one thing that happens in this book is his character growth as he realizes just how wrong he's been. He took for granted that Harris would just always be there for him and that their feelings would be enough, but Harris has moved on. It's kind of a tough book because these guys are so at-odd with each other and where they are going from here. I think the explanations needed to go just a few steps further to smooth over why things happened when they did and how they recovered from that in the end. It could have been a truly amazing book with another 5-10k words added, in my opinion. For all the drama and trauma, things wrapped up too quickly for me to be quite believable. But I did enjoy the story overall and liked the characters, even with all their flaws. I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2014 by Smitten with Reading
Format: Kindle
As short stories go, this was quite a nice a one. North is a talented writer. The only beef I had was the transition between one of the main character's transition from holding out to giving in. I suddenly felt as if I'd missed a chapter. A glaring fault to me and one of the reasons I hate short stories. 3 stars instead of four. Still...recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014 by Kathleen