Caregiver
by:
Rick R. Reed (author)
Winner of the 2013 EPIC eBook Award for Best Contemporary RomanceIt's 1991, and Dan Calzolaio has just moved to Florida with his lover, Mark, having fled Chicago and Mark's addictions to begin a new life on the Gulf Coast. Volunteering for the Tampa AIDS Alliance is just one part of that new...
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Winner of the 2013 EPIC eBook Award for Best Contemporary RomanceIt's 1991, and Dan Calzolaio has just moved to Florida with his lover, Mark, having fled Chicago and Mark's addictions to begin a new life on the Gulf Coast. Volunteering for the Tampa AIDS Alliance is just one part of that new beginning, and that's how Dan meets his new buddy, Adam.Adam Schmidt is not at all what Dan expected. The guy is an original--witty, wry, and sarcastic with a fondness for a smart black dress, Barbra Streisand, and a good mai tai. Adam doesn't let his imminent death get him down, even through a downward spiral that sees him thrown in jail.Each step of Adam's journey teaches Dan new lessons about strength and resilience, but it's Adam's lover, Sullivan, to whom Dan feels an almost irresistible pull. Dan knows the attraction isn't right, even after he dumps his cheating, drug-abusing boyfriend. But then Adam passes away, and it leaves Sullivan and Dan both alone to see if they can turn their love for Adam into something whole and real for each other.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781613722084 (1613722087)
Publish date: October 24th 2011
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages no: 210
Edition language: English
Read this into the night. Set in 1991, thirty year old Dan volunteers as an AIDS buddy to 26 year old cross-dresser Adam. Awkwardly Dan feels an instant attraction to Adam's partner Sullivan. Meanwhile Dan's partner Mark is trying to hide his cocaine habit.'"So what prompted you to do the Sister of ...
This book is definitely worth reading. It is a well crafted story of what happens after Dan meets Adam. In the story we also meet Mark and Sullivan. All four characters are unique and all are hurting in some way. Life and relationships are not easy."It made him think about fate, about timing, and ab...
I almost feel guilty for not liking this book. In fact, because the reasons I didn't like it are totally based on personal preference I'm not going to rate it at all.While not totally spoilerish I'm going to hide my comments behind the spoiler tag - just in case someone doesn't want to know.This bo...
It was a good book, even I expected more drama and tearjerking moments.
This book has that indefinable magic that makes it a classic. It just seems to flow from some higher plane. I read it in one sitting. I must confess that I cried a lot. There is SO much angst in this book, and I'm really not one to want to 'suffer' while I read for pleasure. The things that kep...