Caleb hasn't left his apartment in over three years, aside from the occasional visit across the hall to his neighbor. Once the fire alarm went off and the building was evacuated. Caleb helped his elderly neighbor and her cat get down to the lobby, then went back upstairs and baracaded himself in his apartment. He doesn't leave, and he doesn't have friends. He does run a successful online website and graphics design company that keeps him afloat, so there is that.Caleb's uncle feels responsible for him for many reasons, and so he tries to make sure Caleb has someone to pick up his mail and groceries every few days and deliver them. It's also a way for his uncle to keep tabs on him as the person that delivers is required to stay a certain amount of time and always ask Caleb innate questions. Logan is sort of puzzled as to why his new boss would hire a convicted felon to assist his obviously troubled nephew with even such mundane tasks as mail and groceries. Logan just wants to go to work, go to his meetings, keep is nose clean and get on with his life. A recovering alcoholic with a very short fuse, Logan just spent a year of his life in Prison for damn near beating a man to death in a drunken rage, and breaking his best friends wrist when he tried to stop Logan from killing the man. Now he's being given an opportunity to help someone, Caleb. The attraction is obvious from the first awkward meeting, but Logan doesn't need any more complications in his life right now, especially a man that is scared of his own shadow, and would rather burn to a crisp than leave his apartment.But Caleb trusts Logan, and the two begin an unlikely friendship. Logan forces Caleb out of his apartment. First to the roof of his building, then on walks to the store with Logan to pick up his groceries. Logan continues to battle with himself over his ever growing attraction to Caleb, but once he realizes the feelings are mutual, all bets are off. Soon Logan begins working fulltime at the warehouse and is no longer Caleb's paid delivery boy, and the two begin a relationship out in the open. Logans past, and unclear future coupled with Caleb's disease aren't their only obstacles though. Something strange is happening at the warehouse, and the someone involved will stop at nothing to keep it a secret, even if that includes threatening Caleb's safety and Logan's freedom. What I loved about this story was how it captured my attention from the beginning, and held it throughout. That was a combination of a well written story, and well delivered dialogue by Kelly. It was so interesting to me to listen as Logan brought Caleb out of his shell, and thus, freed himself of his own demons at the same time. He still thinks about drinking, longs to taste just one drop again, but he longs for Caleb more and that was a very interesting twist in the story for me. At the end, all wasn't right with the world per say. Logan was still an alcholic, Caleb was still an agoraphobic, the difference was they had a reason to strive everyday to deal with their problems and issues. Each other. Love is a very powerful weapon, as prooven with this story. This was my first book by Ruskin, and my first audible narrated by KC Kelly, won't be my last for either of them. I really enjoyed the way the two characters played off of each other, the way they were written as polar opposites, and yet, no one else could get through to the other quite the way each of them could individually. And Kelly's narration was such a treat, he is really good with that New York twang. This is a great listen, but I'm certain the written format will be just as enjoyable. I recommend it for sure! Logan Sellers, freshly paroled from prison, is working to get his life back together. He's fortunately found a part-time job that will hopefully help him make ends meet with the promise of becoming full-time in the near future. But when his boss offers him a side job running errands for his agoraphobic apartment-bound nephew, Caleb, Logan finds himself in a place he never expected. He finds himself compelled to help Caleb work on overcoming his agoraphobia and completely attracted to him, as well. But can he manage a relationship while trying to stay sober and keep his life in order? And what would his boss say if he acted on his feelings?Logan and Caleb are utterly adorable. There are definitely a number of factors that complicate things for them here, and I felt like they were dealt with in an authentic way. Many times in romance novels, circumstances seem to magically work themselves out and that's not the case here. There are struggles and setbacks and things to work through for everyone involved. And the result is a gripping and realistic story that hits all the right notes.
What do You think about When One Door Opens (2012)?
3.75 rounded up because all in all out was an enjoyable read :-)
—Junyi
