The Cove by D.T. Peterson

22012553Title: The Cove
Author: D.T. Peterson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel (324 pages)
Publisher: Beau to Beau Publishing (April 9th, 2014)
Heat: Mild
Heart: ♥♥♥♥ 3.5 Hearts
Reviewer: Tams
Blurb: Young and idealistic, Jon and Dave meet by chance, their friendship growing stronger and leading them to a place neither has been before. Though theirs is a love forbidden, which few understand, they journey across the country together and settle in San Francisco, where they are finally free to be together as they were meant to be. When life takes an unexpected turn, however, the two young lovers are torn apart by a secret, which, if unveiled, threatens to bring great shame to the family of one determined to keep them on the straight and narrow.
Purchase Link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Cove-D-T-Peterson-ebook/dp/B00JLJFK3I
Review: This story starts at the end and then goes back to share how it all began. Jon and David fell in love when they were teenagers, only to be torn apart by ignorance and betrayal. Both went on to live decent lives, got married and had children. But they never forgot about their first love. And now, at the end, David decides to write a story. And just when you think that the story will find a second wind, the next generation of ignorance rears its ugly head and Jon and David’s happy ever after, after all, is threatened… again.

This wasn’t a fast-paced story, slow to start but the author set that pace in the beginning and kept that flow throughout.

Some of the choices that Jon and David made along the way didn’t make sense to me. There is a part in the story where one of the gents sleeps with his girlfriend, and they exchange emotional words, I love you and so on. And then he goes back to his own bed, and the other gent crawls into bed with him. This is just an example of a couple of things in the book that confused me. And while the ending made me cry, it was a little bittersweet. I will say think Nicholas Sparks, but I won’t say which NS book exactly, that’d ruin the surprise.

Overall, I enjoyed this story, it was very beautiful and endearing and there was an evident passion between Jon and David without the usual sexually explicit storyline. This would be the perfect book for those that like the love story and passion that comes between two men, without all the naughty bits. A little bit angsty and drama filled, but a great soul mate story. I wish I could say more but I don’t want to write any spoilers.