Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Signs of Life
SERIES: Resilient Love #2
AUTHOR: Melanie Hansen
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 234 pages
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Successful lawyer Jeremy Speer has it all—a loving husband, a beautiful home, and a cherished dream that’s about to become reality. He’s learned not to take happiness for granted, meeting the challenges of life and love head-on with unwavering commitment and fierce devotion. A series of tragic events leave Jeremy shattered, adrift on a sea of unimaginable pain. He’s able to piece his life back together, but instead of embracing it, he merely exists, using isolation and punishing physical exertion to keep the world at bay.
High school teacher Kai Daniels has a heart for at-risk kids—he was one himself, and a teenage brush with the law and some troubled years behind bars left him scarred inside and out. With courage, hard work, and the support of friends, he’s built a fulfilling life that leaves no time for a relationship.
An intense encounter with Kai at a gay club ignites a spark in Jeremy that he thought was extinguished forever, but he’s unwilling to destroy the fragile peace he’s managed to create, and he leaves Kai humiliated and disappointed. Things should have ended there, but a bizarre occurrence brings the two together in a way neither of them expected.
REVIEW:
To copy the last sentiments in the story…the wait for this book was so friggin worth it. This author is an absolute master of her craft. Both books by her that I have had the absolute pleasure of reading were out of this world phenomenal!! She’s able to write these amazing stories with these unbelievable characters that capture my attention from the first few pages. Signs of Life is no exception to that fact. This story was painful and breathtakingly beautiful.
Jeremy and Kai are both incredibly flawed. Jeremy hasn’t healed from heart crushing loss. Having buried his pain and heartbreak for so long he now simply chooses to not feel. Having started his life over he sequesters himself in a cabin, away from life and away from love.
Kai is a high school teacher who has been dealt his share of hard knocks in his youth. A reformed gangbanger and criminal Kai know how important it is to reach troubled kids early on. His life centers on his career having very little time for anything else.
When Kai and Jeremy meet it is FANTASTIC!!! Their connection and chemistry is explosive and it blew my friggin mind. Still dealing with a crazy amount of baggage things don’t end well. There’s a ton of push and pull to get these two to a point where you can actually see the possibility of a happy ending in their future. You want it so bad for them. These are good men who desperately deserve peace and happiness. I loved every stankin’ thing about Jeremy and Kai, they were just perfect for each other. The care and concern they shower each other with literally made my heart ache with love for them. So perfect together!!
Melanie Hansen stories make me feel so much wonderful emotion. I love that about her writing. I get to go through all these feelings and the feelings at the end just get more intense.
This is a friggin fantastic book by an author that has become a favorite of mine. Highly recommend to all lovers of m/m….!!!
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