Illumination
Adam Craig is burned out. Lead singer of the hard rock band Black Varen, he’s tired of the empty life of groupies, paparazzi, and hotel rooms. Worse, a life in the closet. After the final concert of their latest tour, he flees the afterparty, pursuing memories of lost summers and carefree days,...
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Adam Craig is burned out. Lead singer of the hard rock band Black Varen, he’s tired of the empty life of groupies, paparazzi, and hotel rooms. Worse, a life in the closet. After the final concert of their latest tour, he flees the afterparty, pursuing memories of lost summers and carefree days, until he passes out on the patio of a shuttered lake resort. Miles Caldwell is a brilliant artist, tied by agoraphobia and social anxiety to his family’s lodge. Alone but for his parrot, he spends his days illuminating manuscripts and hiding from the complexities of life. When he discovers Adam asleep in a deck chair, he’s furious but intrigued. Adam soon charms his way into Miles’s bed, and they lose themselves in a summer idyll, safe from the compromises and claims of reality. But Adam’s life, with all it demands, is waiting for him. And Miles, uncertain of Adam’s true feelings, is battling demons of his own. Somehow, the man who’s never home and the man who never leaves it must find the strength to fight for a future together.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781626490512 (1626490511)
Publish date: September 30th 2013
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Pages no: 270
Edition language: English
I am not generally a fan of rock star books. I chose this one because the other character, Miles, has suffered a brain injury and is living with personality changes and amnesia. I have a thing for characters like that - my tag Brain Kismet indicates why. The exploration of what a character's brai...
There's something about Ms. Speedwell's writing that always draws me in. When I read her, I know I'm going to enjoy her story and this one is no different.I absolutely adored these characters. Miles just breaks my heart with his issues. He's complex and has so many hidden things about him. I loved t...
There's something about Ms. Speedwell's writing that always draws me in. When I read her, I know I'm going to enjoy her story and this one is no different.I absolutely adored these characters. Miles just breaks my heart with his issues. He's complex and has so many hidden things about him. I loved t...
4 Hearts Review written for MM Good Book Reviews Adam reaches breaking point during the after party of the final concert of the tour for his rock band Black Varen, he jumps in the back of a cab and ends up at a childhood vacation spot. He awakens the next morning on the patio of the closed lake r...