Casper is a private man in the military not wanting anyone knwoing that he was a gaay man. Then he meets Nathaniel and things change because he meets someone he wants to be with even as he tries to fight his feelings. Nathaniel isn't about to let Casper get away and he knows what he wants and is willing to fight for it. Can he make Casper admit to what they have together?

This is a great story that will hook you in from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.

DNF @7%

Book source ~ NetGalley

In the year 2070, deviant sexual behavior including being gay, is a death sentence. Caspar Cannon, a Commander in the Company, is gay and has to keep it a closely guarded secret. Not easy to do when he meets a hot guy at an illegal party outside the territory.

I had to DNF this book at 7%. The writing style makes me grit my teeth. It’s not unlike nails on a blackboard to me. It is definitely not to my liking, but may be perfectly fine with others, so don't take my 1 bite rating as gospel. I did put it down with a tremendous amount of relief though.

“Let the boy stay a miracle,” Harold managed.

The blurb of this story may sound unbelievable, or that it’s one of the zombie stories so popular right now. Neither is true. Everything about this book seems perfectly believable, as long as you believe in miracles.

This is a story about love, life, and death, and what people really mean to us. All around the world people who died are returning, inexplicably, and appearing as they were when they passed on. In the case of the MCs an elderly couple finds themselves confronted with the 8-year-old son they lost to a drowning accident decades ago. As life goes on we find that not all of The Returned are welcome, although Harold and Lucille do welcome Jacob back into their lives, Lucille maybe more than Harold.

Their community is not as welcoming, with suspicions that Jacob is not human being the chief concern. Everyone’s faith is called into question and personalities are changed, not always for the better.

I enjoyed this unique and interesting tale of life beyond the grave and the meaning of death. I was disappointed that I kept looking for why these people were returned and the answer is not definitely there. However, isn’t that the truth of miracles? They are presented from grace, not with answers to questions, but just as they are.

It was like reading a really aggressive Black Dagger Brotherhood book, and I just barely tolerated the way those are written. The language and slang, combined with the short and choppy sentences was too much for me. There's dramatic, and then there's just repeating the same thing over and over again to the point where I want to scream, "Okay. I get it! He's lonely and sold his soul to stay alive. MOVE ON WITH THE STORY."