Reviewer's Rating:
5
5.0Overall score
A very touching love story.
Where Love Grows By Jay Northcote
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM
Released: September 24, 2019
Publisher: Jay Bird Press
Length: 70,000 words approx.
Cover Design: Garrett Leigh @Black Jazz Design
When two broken men look to each other for help, an unexpected romance blooms.
Stephen’s home, deep in the heart of the Welsh valleys, suits his reclusive nature. However, as he recovers from illness, he’s struggling to manage alone. As nature reclaims the land he’s poured his heart into cultivating, he becomes increasingly unhappy. His only outlet is his blog, where he documents the decline of the garden that had been his pride and joy.
Luke is more used to a concrete jungle. He was a high-flyer, living and working in London, until addiction sent him into free fall. Now on the road to recovery, he still wants to make some changes, but he’s unsure where to find the purpose and fulfilment he craves.
A mutual acquaintance suggests Luke visits Stephen to help him out for a while, and a seed of hope is planted. From prickly beginnings, shoots of friendship emerge, blossoming into a deeper connection when they act on their mutual attraction.
This was only ever supposed to be a temporary arrangement, and soon Stephen will be able to manage on his own again. But both men need each other in ways they’re afraid to admit. If their love is going to last for more than one season, they’ll need to find the courage to be honest.
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
A very touching love story.
Where Love Grows is the perfect title for this story and it’s a wonderful new book by Jay Northcote. His writing is so beautifully descriptive that I could see myself in the countryside with the two main characters, Stephen and Luke.
Both MC’s have recently faced very difficult times; one due to illness and the other to self-inflicted addiction. A mutual friend brings these two men together and they both begin to heal. Things fall of the rails when their insecurities rise to the top and keep them from forming a lasting relationship.
This story brought tears to my eyes more than once. Recovering from a serious illness has left Stephen weak and unable to take care of his yard and garden that were once his pride and joy. He’s leery of getting attached to Luke and yet there is this connection between them that he finally quits fighting.
Luke has always lived in the city and knows nothing about gardening but he’s a fast learner and Stephen is willing to teach him. Through his eyes I was able to experience working in nature without having to do it for real. I’m not much of a yard-work type of person but I loved reading about how being outside helped to turn Luke’s life around.
I really felt the connection between the two men and when things went awry, I cried along with them. Thank goodness they both came to their senses and ended up with a heartwarming HEA.
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O Factor: Spicy
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Jay lives just outside Bristol in the West of England. He comes from a family of writers, but always used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed him by. He spent years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content.
One day, Jay decided to try and write a short story—just to see if he could—and found it rather addictive. He hasn’t stopped writing since.
Jay writes contemporary romance about men who fall in love with other men. He self-publishes under the imprint Jaybird Press.
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