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| Ocean Pines Book 4 |
It will always be him. Even if it can never be him.
Declan
Abbott Barlowe has always been my kryptonite.
No one has ever made me feel the things I feel when I’m with him – good and bad.
Since we were kids he’s been perfect. Good at everything from standing up to his zealot parents, to winning Stanley Cups, to instinctively knowing exactly where, and how, I want to be touched.
But it turns out I’m better at one thing – coming out.
So it doesn’t matter that he just got traded, and he’s back in town permanently. I didn’t leave my wife, and toss my entire family into the Ocean Pines gossip mill so that I could end up in a secret relationship.
Even if he’s still the only man I’ve ever dreamed about.
Abbott
My sister loves to tell me I have a knack for making the impossible possible. She might be right because even after a rocky year, when Maine got a pro team, they named me their captain.
If I can manifest my dream job, maybe I can also manifest my way back into Declan Hawkins' life.
He cut me off years ago and, scared and overwhelmed, I let him. I’ve been drowning in guilt ever since.
They say if you love something, set it free. Well, we set each other free.
So why do I keep finding myself on his doorstep when it’s too hot to sleep? And why isn’t he telling me to leave?
He deserves so much more than me… and I hope he sees it before I break both our hearts.
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
This was definitely my favorite book of this series! It's finally Declan's turn for a story and you will not be disappointed. I'll admit I wasn't his biggest fan at the start of the series, however, by the last book or so you start to realize there is a lot more to Declan. Declan returns home and he wants to be just himself. A gay man who is out and proud to be. He doesn't want to be the man he was before and he just wants to make his family happy. Even if that means holding back a bit. Not that his family will him do that for long. And coming home means he is there when his first love comes home too. Abbott. His first love and boyfriend and who broke his heart when they were teenagers. But both have come a long way since then. Abbott has never had the option of being himself when he has a pro hockey career on the line. However, he isn't ready to lose Declan. Not again. The two have a lot of things to get through. Declan still deals with depression and Abbott with staying sober. And that is just a piece of so many other things they are dealing with. Neither are perfect but are definitely perfect for one another. I adored their story. I couldn't put it down and I'm definitely sad it's over already! A really great series. You don't want to miss this one.
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