The Torches We Carry

This is a second-chance romance, short story (a novella), featuring ex-lovers and co-workers Reuben and Marcus, who get stuck together on a long work trip. Despite having a somewhat simple plot and very little, but some conflict, I was immediately caught up in the men’s story. The characters, their history, and their current relationship were all very well-done and the ending completely satisfying. I always find that the chemistry and the dynamic between the characters in "second chance" romances interesting and important to the believability of the story, so I appreciated just how perfect that connection was here. There is no struggle to believe in these men’s feelings for each other, even when they faced missteps that could easily show more have created stumbling blocks. It was a pleasant trip to watch Marcus and Reuben come together again, and I especially liked that their communication stayed related to the plot, rather than a quick, and easy thing that just happened to happen. It made the couple completely believable, and someone you could easily root for. The only thing I could say that would have improved the book would have been if the author...whose works I love by the way, could have allowed us a bit more time with Reuben and Marcus, and we could have had the extended pleasure of listening to Greg Boudreaux's beautiful voice. show less

A really good storyline, with two characters who are a little older than usual (which I love, btw), and who come back together through a bit of chance and the help of the forced closeness brought by a business trip.

Angst and two men who, apparently, are congenitally incapable of talking about their feelings make a great read, at least in my book. Add to that the great writing of L.A. Witt and you'll have a great romance.

3.5 stars

Enjoyable. MC Reuben was amazingly bad at communicating; MC Marcus hangs in there.