Reviewed by Sadonna Swann
TITLE: Someone to Call My One
SERIES: Road to Blissville
AUTHOR: Aimee Nicole Walker
NARRATOR: Joel Leslie
PUBLISHER: Tantor Audio
LENGTH: 8 hours and 49 minutes
RELEASE DATE: June 19, 2018
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Psychic Emory Jackson and former black ops specialist, Jonathon Silver, are men from two completely different worlds with one thing in common: heartbreak.
Emory still mourns the loss of his husband five years prior, and Jon is reeling with grief from the recent death of his twin brother. Sparks fly when mutual friends introduce them, but it’s so much more than basic attraction. There’s an undeniable awareness and a sense of belonging that neither man can deny. Despite Emory’s premonition of a future with Jon, he has vowed never to love again.
Jon is convinced that his tainted soul is the reason he will never have someone to call his own. What if they’re both wrong? Maybe these broken men with their jagged edges could somehow align perfectly to form something whole and beautiful. But will that realization come too late for them?
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Note: While this is the second book in this series, it can be read as a stand alone with minor spoilers for book 1.
Emory has recently moved to Blissville. He’s compelled to do so by his deceased husband in a psychic vision. He knows his future will be found there. His psychic ability has been both a blessing and a curse as it has only come to him after the head injury he received in the car accident that took his husband’s life. While he has done a lot of good with his abilities, it’s still a challenge for him. When he arrives in Blissville, there is some trepidation among the townsfolk – include Josh (one of the main characters in the Curl Up and Dye Mysteries series), his neighbor. Josh is suspicious of Emory at first, but he soon comes around and invites Emory into his circle of friends.
Jon is not only mourning the loss of his twin brother, but the death is far from resolved in many many ways. This means that Jon is on edge and not sure that he can move forward with his life. He’s also got some guilt around his past and the things he’s done in service to his country. He’s still quite friendly with his former comrades in arms, but his life is far from simple
When Jon and Emory are both invited to Sunday dinner at Josh and his fiance Gabe’s house, they meet and there is an immediate literal spark. Emery realizes that Jon is familiar to him – and not in a way that he’s particularly happy about. Emory does not want to see Jon or have anything to do with him. Jon knows that somehow he’s got a real connection to Emory but he vows not to push it.
As things progress and Emory fights to stay away from Jon, there are developments in both their lives that kind of throw them into each others orbits repeatedly. Jon tries to help solve a case with Gabe and he also asks Emory to help with a missing persons case for a friend. While Emory doesn’t want to hurt Jon, he’s not ready to move on with his life. But when he gets news about a change that will affect his life in so many ways, he doesn’t feel like he can keep that from Jon and Jon realizes he’ll do anything for Emory.
The style of this story is slightly different than the rest in that the protagonists spend a great deal of the book apart. There are good reasons for this, but if you’re looking for a quick coming together and sweet romance, this is not that book. I think in many ways, these guys have to work the hardest of the couples in this series – particularly Emory – to get to a place where they can even spend time together. Emory’s guilt over the death of his husband as well as his psychic ability have made him a bit wary and he really doesn’t think he can move on and put his heart on the line again since losing his husband has already nearly cost him his sanity. Jon is admirably patient as Emory works through his issues and tries to get to a place where they can at least be friendly. Jon also has guilt about some of the things he’s done while Emory refuses to have anything to do with him. But in the end, Emory realizes that Jon really would do anything for him. The grief and anguish both men are going through is a big part of this story and there isn’t any glossing over of their difficulties. At times I wanted to shake Emory and tell him to get out of his own way – that enough was enough. But it just wasn’t the right timing for him. I really liked the crossover with the other Blissville and Curl Up and Dye series characters and their stories in this book because there are a lot of interesting folks in these books. I am a big fan of this author and this was a very good addition to this universe. I can’t wait to see if we get to visit with these characters in future books in this series.
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