Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Table for One
AUTHOR: Ava Hayden
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 31 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2016
BLURB:
Nick DiGiaccomo waits tables at Fortissimo, an exclusive restaurant in Oilton, Alberta. He loathes drama, particularly the kind that makes its appearance on Valentine’s Day.
This Valentine’s Day is especially bitter. Eight months ago Nick’s heart was broken when his lover walked away without a word over a misunderstanding. Too proud to call, Nick’s heard nothing from him since. But on this, the most romantic day of the year, he keeps his feelings well-hidden and his professional smile firmly in place.
That is, until he sees his ex-lover, Mark Mishimoto, at a table for two in his section—and his Valentine’s Day goes from bad to downright horrible.
To make matters worse, a winter storm descends, hours earlier than forecast. When the restaurant closes, Nick finds himself stuck downtown in the middle of a blizzard with no way to get home and nowhere to go. Mark lives conveniently close by, and he’s offering up his couch. Nick could use a place to lay his head—but is it worth risking his heart?
REVIEW:
A very quick, sweet short story about second chance love. Valentine’s Day can be wonderful if you have that special someone. However, if you are still nursing a broken heart, that you have no clue how/what happen to end everything abruptly, with out a word, then Valentine’s Day is just a bitter thing to endure way too soon. This short tale, that comes complete with flashbacks, is a look into two men and their forced reunion after one of them just walked away with out a word. Now imagine you are the wronged party and forced to serve your ex-lover on Valentine’s Day, at your restaurant that you are head waiter, at your most prominent table-for-two. This may only be a short story but it packed a lot of background and emotions into it. Touching and sweet second-chance love story that will warm your heart.
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