Title: Touch the Sky

Series: Free Fall, #1

Author: Christina Lee & Nyrae Dawn

Genre: Contemporary

Length: 226 pages

Publisher: Christina Lee & Nyrae Dawn (March 28, 2016)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4 Hearts

Blurb: Lucas Barnett and Gabriel Stewart didn’t have it easy as kids. They were only trying to deal with bad situations at home when they became lifelines for each other. Their pipe dream was to someday meet in LA, where Lucas would design skyscrapers, and Gabriel would learn to fly. But then Gabriel disappeared without so much as a goodbye, and Lucas got himself in trouble with the law.

Five years later, both men are at a loss when they run into each other at a Hollywood bar. Lucas is still angry, but it’s not as if Gabriel could control how his mind and body had betrayed him. Being found on the ledge of that bridge had changed everything.

The attraction is immediate, but it’s more than their inability to keep their hands off each other. Neither man expects the fierce connection pulling them together. Unfortunately, ignoring their problems doesn’t make them disappear. Gabriel’s internal struggles are serious…dangerous. And no matter how much Lucas wants it to be true, saving Gabriel won’t make up for not being able to save his mom.

If they don’t find the strength to face their own demons before the darkness takes hold, they risk more than just losing each other forever.

Product Link: http://amzn.to/1UVTreH

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: These two authors are new to me so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Normally I can pick up a book and read it straight through. However with this one, it was the exact opposite. It is a well written story with beautiful characters, but there is also this darkness to the story. Which I suppose has to do with one of the guys being bipolar. It talks about their times away from each other and their time together.

It is a very touching story about two young men who meet online and plan to get away from their lives. They are both a bit scared of coming out to their families but like all young people they never really think of the truth. They get caught up in life and lose touch with each other only to find each other after a few years have gone past.

Gabe is bipolar who just wanted to get away. He ends up hospitalized and is unable to contact Lucas. Lucas feels that he has been abandoned and gets in trouble with the law. He ends up in juvie and must find a way to get his life back on track.

Five years down the road they see each other and things don’t really go as planned. Lucas is pissed and his heart is aching. Whereas Gabe needs to get his life in order and back on the meds. They need to learn to forgive and start to love one another.

Now this story is just told a bit strange for me so I couldn’t really get into it. Like I said above it has a dark tone to it but not as much pain as one would think. It did flow pretty good at just the right pace but to me the story just didn’t rock right. I did like the characters but I really hope that the next book is not about these two.

I am not really much into romance stories with mental issues, so I am not really sure what grabbed my attention with this particular story. It has a few parts that just seem to repeat, which for me was a drag.

Overall, the story was pretty good with some tender heart areas. However I do realize that it was not for me.

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