Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Here for You
AUTHOR: K.C. Wells
PUBLISHER: self-published
LENGTH: 199 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2020
BLURB:
Chris Lomax swore he’d never return to Saugatuck, but nothing could have prevented him from coming home to the small lakeside town, not once he saw the news about the fire – and Hunter, the only person ever to steal his heart. He must make sure Hunter is okay, and service dog Lucy could lend a helping paw.
Firefighter Hunter Drake never expected to see Chris again. He thought he’d lost his best friend for good when Chris jilted Hunter’s sister at the altar. But right now Hunter needs to focus on his recovery. What he doesn’t understand is why Chris came back – and why he won’t leave.
The two men get to reconnect, but spending so much time together leaves Hunter confused and uncertain, especially when Chris reveals he’s both bi and in love with him. Hunter’s not sure what to do about that last part.
What Chris wants is for Hunter to forgive him.
What Hunter needs is to stop living in denial.
Yeah, as if it was ever going to be that easy…
REVIEW:
This is a beautiful but heart wrenching story. In case any of you deal with PTSD or severe depression, just a caution that this deals with the severity of it. The ups, downs, highs and lows. And it’s not a pretty picture. It also deals with long lost loves and second chances. But all because of lack of communication and coming to terms with who they really were.
Chris and Hunter have been inseparable for years, until Chris ran away from Hunter’s sister at the alter. It was hard dealing with the reasons why and harder because Hunter didn’t want to accept it at all. And when they meet again, it’s not a pretty picture. But it takes love, support and some down right digging in to get to the root of everything for both of them. And for both of them to do what’s needed to be done a long time ago. And more recently. It’s a story of forgiveness and new starts and finally finding peace with yourself.
It’s hard when you’ve been best friends for forever and all of a sudden there’s nothing. It’s like mourning a loss every single day and it leaves you almost numb. So when Chris and Hunter meet again, I knew it wasn’t going to be pretty. But this is where I love Hunter’s sister, Cally. Of all the people who should have been upset, it should have been her. And granted she was for a short time, but when she realized the real reason why, she understood. It didn’t mean it didn’t hurt a bit, but she got it. And she forgave and became Chris’s biggest supporter. And one of his best friends again. And because of her, Chris could finally feel like he could hold his head up. Because now his secret was known, by his parents, who knew pretty much all along and by Cally. They supported him no matter what. And because of it, too, he could finally feel free to be who he is, and let Hunter finally know. Of course, it didn’t come out the way it was meant to, but it did and it caused Hunter to finally really take a look at himself and everything that had happened all along. It also allowed Chris to finally get Hunter to see where his life was headed and it wasn’t a good thing. It opened a lot of doors that had been previously closed and finally allowed for truth and healing in ways that were never there before.
But even with all the hard stuff going on, it’s full of laughs as well. Because Hunter’s sister, Cally, will keep you in stitches. Truly. She’s such a pistol. This is a really good story and I’m glad I got to read it.
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