Really sweet with a good HFN ending. I'd love to see more from these two men, so totally, yet differently damaged. I love a good goth, so I fell a bit in love with Daniel, but liked Sam a lot too. It would be nice to know more, how Daniel ended up an addict, and what happened to Sam, but I'm happy j...
3.5*
great writinginteresting charactersvivid Australian settingfeels vaguely unfinished though
Review to come after the wedding.
Huh. I wonder how I would have rated/felt about this one if I hadn't read all the 5 star reviews praising it for being so deep and touching. Ah well. This was fine, but I just didn't get the emotional connection that everyone else did. It was a cool premise and I liked the idea of a what-about. ...
A Hearts On Fire Review THREE & A HALF STARS--An ex-junkie/ goth (Daniel) does some soul searching in the Australian desert. On his search for self(?), he meets a wandering PTSD-suffering, scarred ex-soldier (Sam). Together, they join forces to help one another and their struggles on their 'walkabo...
“You tell her you danced in the desert with a madman and filled your heart.” The above statement fully eclipses what you will fond in The Red Heart. the language is lyrical, but grounded. The romance, and well, the entire story is filled with a sense of understated peace - which is exactly what th...
3.5 starsA gentle, light romance set against what has to be the most atmospheric and beautiful of backdrops, the Uluru National Park. I enjoyed the quietly spiritual aspects to the story and, although I would have liked it to have been a little darker and grittier (these are two very scarred and fra...
This story reminded me of that of [b:Butterfly Hunter|15769299|Butterfly Hunter|Julie Bozza|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343215477s/15769299.jpg|21476075] in its 'quietness'. There was no unnecessary drama -- the 'bad things' that happened with Daniel (the ex-junkie Goth, whom the stockmen endearin...
Review written for MM Good Book Reviewshttp://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/Daniel’s dreams are constantly pushing him forward toward the desert, or should I say dream, it is after all the same over and over again. It makes no sense to him but the feeling that he needs to reach the Red Heart. Whil...