Galaxies and Oceans

Paperback, 316 pages

Published Oct. 9, 2018 by Blueheart Press.

ISBN:
978-1-925886-18-4
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5 stars (2 reviews)

Seizing his one chance to escape, Ethan Hosking leaves his violent ex-boyfriend, leaves his entire life, and walks into the path of a raging bushfire. Desperate to start over, a new man named Aubrey Hobbs walks out of the fire-ravaged forest, alive and alone. With no ID and no money, nothing but his grandfather’s telescope, he goes where the Southern Cross leads him. Patrick Carney is the resident lighthouse keeper in Hadley Cove, a small town on the remote Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia. After the tragic death of his lover four years ago, he lives a solitary life; just him, a tabby cat, the Indian and Southern Oceans, and a whole lot of loneliness. He’s content with his life until a stranger shows up in town and turns Patrick’s head. Patrick never expected to be interested in anyone else. Aubrey never expected to be happy. Between …

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So tender!!!

4 stars

The hurt/comfort is just peak, all sugary and warm. The intimacy was written so darn well with so much lovely yearning.

My only complaint is that the banter between the two leads felt a bit much at times with bad referential jokes. You could make a drinking game out of how many times these guys roll their eyes or ‘bark a laugh’

But the story itself is so earnest, and with such an unexpectedly thrilling first chapter!

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5 stars