兄を目の前で失ったDylanは現実を受け入れられず、牧場での仕事も何もか放り出して旅に出る。数カ月後、「もう逃げるのは止めて家に帰りなさい」と姉が電話してきた。Dylanは逃げたわけではないと言い訳するが、姉は取り合わない。そして、兄と彼の恋人Wadeが経営していた牧場が荒れてしまっていると告げる。驚いたDylanは牧場に戻ることにするが…。とてもよくまとまっている短編。どこかで読んだことあるなあ、といった感じの展開だけど、Dylanの心理描写が丁寧で、最後まで読ませる。Dylanがすごく健気。Wadeの気持ちの変化はちょっと分り難くて、そこが残念。でもいいお話だー。 Recommended by Lavinia for the QGB3 challenge. Sweet novella about Wade who is not getting over the loss of his partner of seven years (Simon) and Simon's brother Dylan who left the ranch to escape memories of his brother's death and also his unrequited love for Wade.Wade's and Dylan's grief and trauma from losing Simon is well written. Flashbacks of scenes between Wade and Simon, and Dylan and Simon give us a lovely impression of how much they both loved him. The rebuilding of the ranch and reconnection with secondary characters is satisfying. What I had trouble with was the last part of the book where Dylan and Wade finally got together. I didn't feel that Wade had got over Simon. It felt more like a strong friendship with attraction and that Simon was still Wade's 'true love'. The story needed more time to explore and confirm Wade and Dylan's relationship. So in summary and nicely written short story but not enough authenticity in the HEA for me.
I got cut off..I may revisit this review.
—maria
WOW!! So Good :)
—shoffer
4.5 stars
—lady
