Title: Pride of Love
Author: Kevin Dwyer
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novella (146 pages)
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (June 3rd 2014)
Heat Level: Mild
Heart Rating: ♥♥1.5Hearts
Reviewer: Tams
Purchase Link: http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Love-Kevin-Dwyer-ebook/dp/B00KWV682G
Review: Twenty-five-year-old Jesse Coleman endures a heinous act on him. After the case is dropped, his mother, Claire, accedes to his request to move. Leaving behind his old life, he is left with a disturbing scar on his back. Hopelessness comes in on him and he takes off the bracelet that he has worn his whole life, which means something to him. Looking for a new beginning, Jesse who dresses differently meets Jaden who dresses like an outcast and the two fall in love with each other. With love from their mothers and good friend Liz, they try to bury their pasts behind them.
Jesse Coleman and his devoted mother have just uprooted their lives and moved to a new city, new house, a fresh start. Jesse was attacked on his way home from the store one night, left for dead, and then forced to face his attackers in court, only to have them get off scot-free due to lack of evidence. Jesse is withdrawn and depressed, so his mother acquiesces to his request to move, leaving behind her home, job, and friends for the sake of her son.
Their first day in their new home Jesse meets enigmatic Liz and another loner, Jared. They become fast friends, and soon Jesse and Jared confide in each other, grow quite close to one another. Both young men are scarred both physically and mentally. They seem to be perfect for each other, as they can understand each other like no one else can. Can their love for each other, the support, and love of their ever faithful mothers, and their best friend Liz help them come to terms with the violence that clouds their pasts?
This story had so much potential just from the cover and the synopsis. Rather immature writing, a host of errors and typos, and a confusing story line managed to ruin the overall experience in the end though. There were times when the author reversed the characters when writing, and the timetable or time frame didn’t add up with things said or described before or after a specific event.
I really, really wanted to like this story that was presented as a story about two young men that have been to hell and back only to find each other at the end. And the promise of a story where as both mother’s are fully supportive was something I was really looking forward to. Sadly, it did not come together in the end.