Reviewed by Morgan
Title: Love on Life Support
Author: John Charles
Heroes: Matthew Kailen/Trent Paleck
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 113 Pages
Publisher: Manifest Vision Publishing
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads
Blurb: Matthew Kailen, a respected paramedic, has two rules:
1. I don’t date guys from work.
2. I don’t do relationships.
The son of a homophobic father, Matthew learned to stay deeply entrenched in the closet for his own protection. He remained under his father’s radar until his sister Meredith and her husband were killed by a drunk driver. When Matthew became the guardian of their two young children, his life got complicated.
Trent Paleck completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Lake Community Hospital outside of L.A. Despite the abundance of hot surfers and muscle studs, he longed to get back to the east coast. When a position for an Emergency Room doctor became available at Amity Hospital, in Trent’s home town, he jumped at the opportunity to move home.
Trent never expected to find what he did, when he found himself working alongside Matthew. A reluctant attraction quickly blossoms into something deeper. Can Matthew find in Trent the one thing that will cause him to break his own rules? Is Trent ready to trade in California surfers for the father of two young children? Both men are faced with what appears to be insurmountable challenges when Matthew’s father takes actions to prevent Trent from having the man he wants and Matthew the children he loves. Can they climb over the hurdles to find the love they desire?
Review: Matthew is a fierce protector of his niece and nephew now that he’s their only parent. His own father has a restraining order against him to stay away from Matthew and his kids because of his hateful slurs. When he meets Trent again, the simmering attraction between them from childhood flares to life, but he won’t acknowledge it due to his fear.
Trent sees Matthew and wants to do everything he can to break through his walls and share his life.
When Matthew’s father attacks Trent and Matthew, will they grow closer or be driven forever apart?
**
The basic storyline is a simple one, two boys meet, one resists, the other perseveres and voila. But the writing is rather bulky and “telling” vs “showing”. The sex is almost fade to black but for one scene and that is almost at the end of the book. There are some pretty glaring grammatical errors like “chase” lounge and some poor editing.
I think this is a nice story that needs a more firm hand in both content and copy editing and that in time this author should be able to produce some really good work.
I would definitely look for this author in the future, though this story is a bit rough around the edges.
Overall Impression: It was good
*I received a copy of this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review.*
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