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Book Blurb

Bradley Parker has waited twenty years for Mr. Right, and on Valentine’s Day, he finally finds him. It’s love at first sight, and Brad even loses his virginity to the man of his dreams. But when he wakes up the next morning unable to remember anything—even what the man looked like—his best friend, Leslie, is convinced he imagined the whole thing. Brad knows he didn’t make up the best night of his life, but he has no idea of the danger he’s putting himself in as he struggles to recall the details of his perfect man. His search may lead him to parts of New York City he never dreamed existed and a war being waged in the shadows.

 

Book Review

I'm like Leslie. I pay no attention to Valentine's Day and consider it a completely useless day to celebrate. I, also, would have been really angry with Brad, Leslie's best friend, if he'd woken me up at the butt crack of dawn demanding my help and making me leave the comfort of my lover's arms. Brad is a bit of a drama queen, looking for Mr. Right and definitely not interested in Mr. Right Now. Living on his fantasies of the perfect man. Which makes him a bit of an anomaly on a college campus. So when Brad tells her that he met the "one" the night before and even lost his virginity to him, but can't remember anything more than the necklace the man wore, well Leslie gets over her mad in order to help Brad find Mr. Mysterious.

Brad and Leslie begin their search with Ian, a classmate of theirs, and the guy whose party Brad was at the night before. Apparently Ian was able to get his group of friends into a club downtown, even though they're all under twenty-one, and Brad is sure that's where he met him. Ian doesn't remember seeing Brad with anyone and the necklace Brad recalls is one Ian wears and is an antique passed down in his family. Now the story is just getting more mysterious and a little freaky, and Ian knows a lot more than he's telling.

At this point I can't say any more because I would ruin the book with some serious spoilers. Considering that 'Holding on to Hope' is Sid Love's first published book, in my opinion, the author did a good job. It was a little disconcerting to realize the entire book was written from Leslie's point of view, but I suppose because of some of the circumstances (I can't say due to spoilers), it made more sense that way. Congratulations to the author on his first release!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 68 pages/17078 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	14-February-2014
Price	$3.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/holding-on-to-hope-by-sid-love-3737-b