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DAY 29

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Path Not Taken

SERIES: Never Too Late (Daily Dose 2015)

AUTHOR: Andrew Grey

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 57 pages

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On the train from Lancaster to Philadelphia, Trent runs into Brit, his first love and the first man to break his heart. They’ve both been through a lot in the years since they parted ways, and as they talk, the old connection tenuously strengthens. Trent finally works up the nerve to call Brit, and their rekindled friendship slowly grows into the possibility for more. But both men are shadowed by their pasts as they explore the path they didn’t take the first time. If they can move beyond loss and painful memories, they might find their road leads to a second chance at happiness.

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose package “Never Too Late.”

REVIEW:

Awww…. just a sweet simple story.

This story is about two older men, separated by years and lives, finding each other on a train. Trenton takes the train from Lancaster to Philly once a week, one morning noticing a man he recognizes from years ago. Brit, the man that broke his heart when they were kids, is on the same train. The two talk, catch up a bit, and go on their separate ways. But Trenton wishes he’d gotten a number for Brit, maybe they could be friends?

Of course they do run in to each other again, and decide to get together. Both have had some issues over the years, Trenton has lost his husband two years ago to a heart defect, since then he’s just been getting by. Brit tried to be straight, got married, had a kid, got divorced, had a boyfriend, realized he was an asshole, and now he’s alone. There is some history between the two of them that needs to be dealt with, plus some trust issues on Brit’s part and some mourning on Trenton’s part. But this is a romance, so you know how it goes!

I enjoyed this story quite a bit. It was small, only covering a short amount of time at the beginning of a relationship, but that was ok. I liked the concept of choosing a path, having a moment in life to make a decision, and following one path. Maybe it goes in the right direction, maybe it doesn’t. Both of these men chose a different path, away from one another, but their paths crossed again years later, at a time when they both were open and ready. If they had reconnected a year before it would have been too soon, or a year later, maybe it would have been too late. This was just the right time, and a great story was created.

This story had just a bit of drama, some humor, some sweetness, and some sex. It was a quick read and I liked it just fine! I will say I don’t think the epilogue worked though, I’m not sure what it was supposed to show, maybe that time had passed and they were still together, but it was just too short and too unspecific. But other than that I thought this was a good story!

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