At fourteen, Andrew Thompson and Caleb Lakes become best friends. As the years pass, they stand by each other through family trauma, school, and the start of their careers. They share their first sexual experiences as friends, learning and experimenting. And they talk each other through countless dates and breakups. Decades of trust and loyalty build a deep and abiding friendship —until Andrew suffers a tragedy. Caleb moves in with him, and the parameters of their unique relationship blur.
Wrestling with feelings he can’t articulate, Andrew spirals into self-loathing. Caleb struggles to help his friend heal, but he longs for more than Andrew can give him. After so many years, neither man knows how to break out of his established role. After all, boyfriends come and go, but best friends are forever.
I did a search on this forum and there hasn't been any discussion of books by Cardeno C. yet. This was my first book from this writer and I was very pleased with it. If you read this author's Good reads profile Cardeno C., you will see that he likes romance. So maybe that's why I liked this book, although I didn't find his story saccharine sweet at all. Which is great as I don't like that.
I really liked this book. It has a great progression on Andrew's and Caleb's friendship throughout 20 years. Their friendship starts at 14 and around age 18 become friends with benefits. each chapter is a year in their friendship and in most of the chapters they are having sex. So yeah there is a lot of sex in this book, but I have to say that it was good. Even for my own jaded I-have-read-too-much-erotica-nothing-can-move-me-anymore self the sex seemed "hot."
I had initially given 5 stars to this book but finally settled on four because I don't get how they could go so many years having a great FWB relationship without questioning their feelings. I mean we are talking about 15 years here, and they don't realize they have what they always wanted until the very last couple of years?
In the end I am happy they figure out what's what. I do not mind the somewhat abrupt end of the book as we have 20 years to get to know the guys and how well they get along. I didn't feel I had to keep reading to make sure they still did because there was already plenty evidence of that.
The One Who Saves Me
Blurb
At fourteen, Andrew Thompson and Caleb Lakes become best friends. As the years pass, they stand by each other through family trauma, school, and the start of their careers. They share their first sexual experiences as friends, learning and experimenting. And they talk each other through countless dates and breakups. Decades of trust and loyalty build a deep and abiding friendship —until Andrew suffers a tragedy. Caleb moves in with him, and the parameters of their unique relationship blur.
Wrestling with feelings he can’t articulate, Andrew spirals into self-loathing. Caleb struggles to help his friend heal, but he longs for more than Andrew can give him. After so many years, neither man knows how to break out of his established role. After all, boyfriends come and go, but best friends are forever.
I did a search on this forum and there hasn't been any discussion of books by Cardeno C. yet. This was my first book from this writer and I was very pleased with it. If you read this author's Good reads profile Cardeno C., you will see that he likes romance. So maybe that's why I liked this book, although I didn't find his story saccharine sweet at all. Which is great as I don't like that.
I really liked this book. It has a great progression on Andrew's and Caleb's friendship throughout 20 years. Their friendship starts at 14 and around age 18 become friends with benefits. each chapter is a year in their friendship and in most of the chapters they are having sex. So yeah there is a lot of sex in this book, but I have to say that it was good. Even for my own jaded I-have-read-too-much-erotica-nothing-can-move-me-anymore self the sex seemed "hot."
I had initially given 5 stars to this book but finally settled on four because I don't get how they could go so many years having a great FWB relationship without questioning their feelings. I mean we are talking about 15 years here, and they don't realize they have what they always wanted until the very last couple of years?
In the end I am happy they figure out what's what. I do not mind the somewhat abrupt end of the book as we have 20 years to get to know the guys and how well they get along. I didn't feel I had to keep reading to make sure they still did because there was already plenty evidence of that.