Title: Cardio Conditioning
Series: A Workout Story
Author: Andrew Grey
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (110 Pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (January 2nd, 2013)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts ~ loved it
Blurb: In the battle to regulate his blood sugar, Jerry March joins a new gym, but while working out his insecurity, he overdoes it on the treadmill. His insulin drops and so does Jerry. Fellow gym member Gianni Lappatura rushes to his rescue with a glass of juice and a helping hand.
A few days later, Jerry gets to return the favor. After watching Gianni’s opera-singing strip act, Jerry finds him stuck in the rain with a dead battery and saves the day. As thanks and because he thinks Jerry is cute, Gianni asks him on a date. It’s too good to be true, and Jerry soon learns his Mr. Perfect needs a bit of help of own. But Gianni’s imperfections open Jerry’s eyes to the beauty of limitations.
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3484
Reviewer: Leary
Review: Enjoyable short story about the value of imperfections. With so many other harsh diseases out there, like cancers of all types and HIV, just to name a few, we often forget that blood sugar disorders can be as limiting and as life-threatening as many others. The hero of the story, Jerry, has lived with the limitations of this disease from childhood, and can’t see himself as attractive to anyone because of those limitations. It’s Gianni’s job to show him all of his weaknesses as well, and to teach Jerry that it’s not the perfections or imperfections of our bodies that make us special, but the places we meet each other in happiness and love that make life worth living with someone. Really well written. Another plus for Andrew