Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Home Again
AUTHOR: W.S. Long
PUBLISHER: JMS Books LLC
LENGTH: 108 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2020
BLURB:
David Peterson had his whole life charted out for him by his parents. An athletic scholarship to a prestigious college in California and a future in major league baseball were almost certain. But his high school love affair with quarterback Kaden Morris almost changed his predetermined path. When Kaden eventually rejected him, David swore he would never return to Orlando.
Fifteen years later and divorced with a child, David returns home to find a newly divorced Kaden seeking forgiveness. Old feelings resurface, but can the pain of the past be forgotten and a new future together forged?
REVIEW:
If you’re looking for a sweet second chances story, this is a good one for you. However, there are some angsty moments and moments you want to punch both exes and even a father, but for the most part is a new start for David and his little munchkin, Quinn, as they are trying to learn how to do things on their own.
David had all he could take of his ex, when he caught him cheating again. And that had just been the icing on the cake. That doesn’t count for all the other garbage the man has been pulling during their eight years of marriage. But when it’s time for him to move himself and Quinn to his old home in Florida, his heart can’t take knowing his son wants to go back to California. Even though that quickly changes, it was still scary and still scary that it may change again as Quinn gets older. But now things just seem to get even better, as he finds out from his best friends, that his first love is back in town and down the street from him. And now out. As in out out. And David doesn’t know if his heart can take the memories and along with everything else pushing at him. But Kaden is trying to show how sorry he is and how sorry he will always be for the things that happened between them. But can David let his guard down one more time and let his heart back in play or will he make sure no one else can hurt him again…or Quinn?
I’ve been in David’s shoes and it’s not an easy thing. You want so much to hope that someone would consider your feelings this time and guard your heart. And now with a child involved, there’s even more at stake. Because you have to make sure that your child comes first and no one hurts them either. But it’s scary, now matter how you look at it. Especially when you’ve been burned as many times as David has, and the first love is the one trying to get back in your good graces. Yeah, the chemistry may still be there, but how far can you really go? So I felt for David. And I felt for Quinn as well, coming from a broken home. And for the same reason David left. Kids should never be put in the middle the way Quinn was, and I’m glad books aren’t interactive or I would have punched the ex for sure. But fortunately, in this case it does turn out good. Quinn is slowly but surely finding his way in a new place, and David is learning to trust again. No matter how hard it may be. Sometimes we just have to forget everything and let the past go and just start over. Especially if the flame has never died. It may not always work, but you never know unless you try.
It is a good story and it does have an HEA. But it’s not without its angst. So you might need a few tissues. But overall, it’s worth it.
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