Reviewed by Kimberley
TITLE: Venetian Skies
AUTHOR: Morticia Knight
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 61 pages
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No one wants to lose a love that’s meant to be. Air Force test pilot, Chris Pierce, returns to Italy to discover that second chances are the sweetest.
They had a love that was the real thing, but Chris, an Air Force test pilot, returns to Aviano Air Base in Italy to discover that the only man he’s ever loved is still there. Yet wasn’t that why artist Brandon had dumped him? Because he didn’t want to be tied down to one place or one person?
Brandon made a huge mistake. It wasn’t until Chris transferred out of the local military base that he realizes what they had together was the real thing. Even though he’s never settled in one place for very long, he couldn’t bear to leave the town of Aviano where he and Chris were so happy together.
Chris unexpectedly returns and Brandon is devastated when Chris rejects him out of anger. Can’t Chris see how much Brandon has changed in the two years they’ve been apart?
Second chances are the sweetest and love that’s meant to be doesn’t die. But when a MiG fighter jet gone rogue shoots Chris down, will their second chance be taken away forever?
Publisher’s Note: This book has previously been released as part of the Aim High anthology by Pride Publishing.
REVIEW:
This novella was infused with lavender flowery prose and although that’s not what I usually go for in my M/M romance, it worked with this short. I mean, I actually liked it, a lot in fact.
The author manages to put out and fit quite a bit of emotion and pretty decent dialog with so few characters into this story. That’s not an easy thing to do with a novella, but Knight managed to pull it off. Quite well, actually.
I would’ve liked a bit more of a backstory with Chris and Brandon. I would like to know when and where they met and to see how their relationship progressed and when exactly did it began to fall apart. I want to read the circumstances that led up to the breakup. I also would really like to check in to see how they are as a married couple. I am really, really interested in seeing more of these two sweet men. This novella was more of an appetizer that’s made me a bit peckish for a full length story featuring these two.
These characters and the storyline were quite engaging and the sex scenes were hot and spicy sexy. I would say that this short is a tabasco infused chocolate morsel: sweet, hot and bite sized.
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Thank you Kimberley! 🙂