Skipping Stones D J Manly 9781602727915 Books
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Leo wants nothing more than to leave Paris, the City Of Love, to escape the memories of a disastrous affair. The artist is soured on love and down on his luck, and he doesn't even have the money for a plane ticket. Leo knew his best friend Mark understood heartbreak. When he phones Mark with his sad story, the man offers Leo the money to return to the U.S. and asks him to help out at a resort he co-owns with his own former lover, Reed. Although Leo has never met Reed-the poster boy for heartbreaker of the century-he feels like he knows him, given the letters Mark wrote over the years, pouring out his heart about Bad Boy Reeds' lecherous adventures and insensitivity. And Leo also can't help but resent Reed. Not only had the guy repeatedly broken Mark's heart, but he'd stood between Leo and Mark, preventing them from ever being together. Now, Leo is convinced that he has Reed all figured out, but when the gorgeous, red-hot computer engineer unexpectedly comes home, Leo is completely unprepared for the man who supposedly raked Mark over the coals. And soon, everything gets turned upside down, which might make Leo's recovery from a broken heart impossible this time around, plus destroy a long-time friendship in the process...
Skipping Stones D J Manly 9781602727915 Books
I've learned to appreciate and really like D. J. Manly's writing. There's a heartfelt ache that gets passed along to us in each of her stories. In 'Skipping Stones', that feeling of having to rely on someone to help you out of an unpleasant situation hits home with Leo when he has to call his best friend to pay for his ticket from Paris to Florida. I know and felt what Leo was going through with the feelings of betrayal on top of all else. What I didn't get were the secrets Mark had kept from Leo. I even understood how Leo felt like he was betraying Mark's friendship by slipping Reed a little tongue here and there and some other things too. But, how could Leo have not known about Mark's personality traits since they had been best friends since grade school. You'll just have to read it to find out what his hangups really are.Product details
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Skipping Stones D J Manly 9781602727915 Books Reviews
Skipping Stones
Artist Leo Waters is heartbroken and desperate to leave Paris after his affair of almost a year suddenly ends. Leo's best friend Mark comes to his rescue by offering to pay for a plane ticket in addition to a job at the Florida resort in which he is part owner. Reed Owen, the other part owner and the source of Mark's unrequited love, turns out to be nothing like the villain he is portrayed by Mark. Realizing he was misinformed about Reed, Leo cannot resist their growing attraction. Now the question is what to do about Mark?
Skipping Stones is a heart wrenching emotional rollercoaster romance. The well defined characters are attention-grabbing and believable. Leo is an artist with dreams of becoming a successful painter. However, his desire to paint is temporarily lost after his breakup with his French lover. Leo is somewhat naïve; he believes what he is told and is in denial when it comes to recognizing the truth surrounding Mark's personality. It is only when Leo watches the interactions between Mark and Reed that their true relationship is revealed. Mark is delusional, self absorbed as well as obsessed with getting his way. He seems incapable of deciphering between his flights of the imagination and reality. Reed is a passionate man who is immediately attracted to Leo, an attraction that soon evolves into love. Reed is determined to tear down the barrier surrounding Leo's heart, which he does in a very sensual way. Reed demonstrates an easy going persona. He is tolerant of Mark, even though he has no feelings for him other than an informal friendship along with pity for Mark's continual love misconception. Reed spends months at a time away from home hoping that Mark will let go of his fantasy as well as move on with his life. It is Leo who is finally able to convince Mark to get a fresh start by changing locations. D. J. Manly has created a fantastic well written saga that I enjoyed immensely.
This is an example of gay "modern" romance; it's for sure a romance, it's about love and expectation, but it's also modern since there is no the concept of sex indissolubly linked to love. Sex is something physical, for sure it's also about love, but sex can be also comfort, sex can be lust and obsession.
Leo is a young American artist living in Paris; until he was in love with Pierre, an handsome French businessman, Paris was a wonderful city, full of possibilities, odours and colours. Now that Leo has discovered that Pierre is married and a cheater, Paris is grey and rainy and Leo wants to be back home. Mark, his childhood best friend and Leo's first crush, offers him a job as handyman in the fancy gay resort he is managing in Florida; Mark has a similar experience as Leo, he was in love with Reed, the owner of the resort, but Reed didn't love him back, and now Mark is pining waiting for the few times in the year Reed comes back in Florida.
Of course, as soon as Leo arrives to the resort, also Reed chooses to pay one of his exceptional visits; Leo is ready to hate him, on Mark's account, but indeed Reed is handsome, kind and somewhat sad; Reed draws Leo like a moth to the light, and even if Leo knows that there will be the drama, he is unable to resist.
There is a complex game of snap Mark loves Reed and uses Leo to make Reed's jealous; Reed is not at all jealous and wants Leo; Leo has sex with Mark to comfort him on loosing Reed, but loves Reed; Adrian, another guest at the resort, loves Mark but pushes him in Reed's arms since he knows he can't really have him... In the middle of all of this, Leo is supposedly in love with Pierre, he was in love with Mark when they were young and maybe is wishing to rekindle the flame, and lusts after Reed; plus, he is not blind and is able to see how handsome and clever Adrian is, so even him is another possible player in the game of above.
I like Leo's attitude, even when he is heartbroken, he is honest enough with himself to admit that, even if he is swearing off men, in a love relationship perspective, he is not a liar, and he admits that he still wants sex; sex, as I said, is a comfort for the body, and a good healer for the heart. Indeed, Reed is a rebound love, but on the contrary of most of these types of lovers, he makes an even deeper impression on Leo's heart of the lover he is trying to forget. Leo indeed is really young, and as all the young people, he is able to heal for a broken heart faster and sooner than older men.
I also like that, even if Leo knows that having a relationship with Reed he will face drama and trouble with Mark, he is so madly in lust/love with him that he doesn't care; he is like a willing participant on a crash test who doesn't care knowing there will be a crash, what it counts is the excitement and satisfaction he will find in the race.
I've learned to appreciate and really like D. J. Manly's writing. There's a heartfelt ache that gets passed along to us in each of her stories. In 'Skipping Stones', that feeling of having to rely on someone to help you out of an unpleasant situation hits home with Leo when he has to call his best friend to pay for his ticket from Paris to Florida. I know and felt what Leo was going through with the feelings of betrayal on top of all else. What I didn't get were the secrets Mark had kept from Leo. I even understood how Leo felt like he was betraying Mark's friendship by slipping Reed a little tongue here and there and some other things too. But, how could Leo have not known about Mark's personality traits since they had been best friends since grade school. You'll just have to read it to find out what his hangups really are.
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