Willow Bend
by Ally Blue
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Author: Ally BlueEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-08-01
ISBN: 1599982153
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
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Summary: 5 Stars
Paul Gordon makes a sudden and unexpected move from the Pacific Northwest to the tiny town of Willow Bend, South Carolina; to a house he's bought sight unseen. Paul is still recuperating from a terrible auto accident, which happened fourteen months earlier that left him with a number of broken bones and took the life of his lover. Paul is determined to convert the barn loft into an artist's studio, using his plans to focus away from the memories of his accident and the pain he still experiences from his injuries.
Paul is astonished to find that, instead of the small, back-in-time village he's been expecting, Willow Bend proves to be a lively, up-to-date, gay-friendly community. At the restaurant, Paul's server Cory is an appealing young man whose signals Paul interprets as possible interest; but for Paul, dating and relationships are on ice forever. In the accident that damaged him, Paul lost his life partner, Jay. Even his libido has shriveled to nothing, but seeing Cory changes that immediately.
Cory works two jobs, waiting tables at Uncle Charley's Place, and leading kayak tours to Otter Island, to keep up a home for his invalid mother. Despite the fact that he has no personal time, for in addition, he must keep up repairs on his mother's run-down home, but he can't keep his mind or his eyes from straying to Paul.
I really enjoyed Willow Bend. I live in a really small town in which some of the stereotyping is straight out of Reconstruction Days, so it was pleasure to read of a community with the same feel to it as mine. Ally Blue delves deeply into her characters from the first page, making the reader feel as the characters do, and touching our hearts along with them. Willow Bend was a really exciting book for me, as it promises that hope can rise from the cold dry ashes of despair, and that life is not over until death takes you. Willow Bend's premise of course does include m/m intimacy, but I found it tasteful and should not offend most readers, I highly recommend this book.
Summary of Willow Bend
Can two men from different worlds cut the ties binding them to heartaches past and present, and make a life together? For Paul Gordon, the little town of Willow Bend, South Carolina is the perfect place to start over. A place where he can move on after his lover's death, alone and anonymous. Cory Saunders is just trying to survive. Between working two jobs and caring for his ailing mother, it's all he can do to keep his head above water. When Paul and Cory meet, their mutual attraction is undeniable. When the intense physical attraction starts to blossom into something deeper, neither wants to admit to what's happening. Cory doesn't have time for a relationship, and Paul isn't sure he's ready for one. But sometimes, what you thought you couldn't have turns out to be exactly what you need. Warning: this title contains explicit male/male sex and graphic language.General Books
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