Title: Herm I. T.
Series: 2015 Daily Dose Delivery Package – Never Too Late
Author: David Connor
Genre: Contemporary (2001)
Length: Novella (58 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press LLC (June 1st 2015)
Heat Level: Low
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3 ½ Hearts
Blurb: Robin Paley, a Vietnam vet, and Hendrix Higgins, a former teacher who witnessed a school shooting, become trapped together during a storm in March of 2001, when Hendrix, now a computer tech, arrives to fix Robin’s only source of contact with the outside world.
Discovering they have much in common, an afternoon of bonding leads to more. When Robin admits he’ll never contact Hendrix again, however, a heated argument ensues. Hendrix fights hard to move on, while Robin seems to want to stay stuck. They angrily part ways, Hendrix telling Robin to call him if he ever wants to live again.
When Robin finally reaches out, he fears it may be too late and that Hendrix has moved on.
A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose package “Never Too Late.”
ISBN: 978-1-63476-436-0
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6583
Reviewer: Leigh
Review: For a book so short it had a surprising amount of depth and emotion. Robin and Hendrix are men from different generations that find a commonality between themselves. They are both broken in their own ways.
They each have very different ways of dealing with their issues. And those differences caused a bit of angst for both men.
The writing was good. The author had a bit of a balancing act as Robin would have flashbacks of his past.
But I also felt it was missing something to give it that little extra impact. I can’t put my finger on it, I just know something was not there I was looking for.
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