Okay the ending was corny - an angel wing for freedom? Jeez. But this was perfect. There was so much heat. Swoon-worthy romance. Chemistry off the charts. I loved both characters. Jonah was adorable. He was so awkward and it was endearing. Christian was so nice. The plot was lacking a bit (it was a bit clunky with the whole stalker angle) and the character depth was often off screen but the chemistry was insane. ( )

Cameron Dane.

She's fabulous. I'm sure she hears this all the time. If not, Ms. Dane, kudos to you on this story.



Seriously.

How you can give such depth to these guys... Christian and Jonah?
Aw buddy. Both men, they were how I like my main characters to be. They were onions.

Onions?




*nods* Onions.

Do you see the wonderful layers? The unassuming textures? Onions might smell, might make you cry but damn it they are pretty awesome in my book.

I loved these two so much. It's quite a feat to write such damaged heroes without making them too depressing or annoying. Jonah is a good example of the quiet, strong yet socially awkward, possessive, alpha character. He's had a tough life but he got a gift in Christian. Both men deserved each other.

Plus they were not pink hearts and Lisa Frank unicorns kind of characters, you know. These were two men, who loved like men (oh boy, did they love) acted like men and had a believable HEA.

Eh, I could have done without the epilogue as I found the story ended pretty great anyway but I was happy with it. And the ending for the creepy stalker ex-boyfriend was not as satisfying (& felt a little random) but who cares?

I had my onions, they love each other and no one is pulling them part damn it!

This is Cameron Dane at her finest man, her fans will adore this one.

FOUR & A HALF STARS

It was:



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Rating really 4.5 stars.

At the beginning of the book I was having a bit of a hard time connecting to Jonah and Christian. But I did understand where Jonah was coming from and since it was a challenge read I decided to keep reading. I love that Christian is stronger than you at first think and Jonah more needing and vulnerable. Others had trouble with foster "brothers" falling in love but honestly Jonah was at the home a very short time and I despite staying in touch with Mari he never really connected in a family way with the members of Mari's household in the same way that some that some of the other children had. I loved the theme that love can bring redemption but that it isn't always easy or pretty. ( )

A Fostered Love

Author: Cameron Dane

ISBN: 978-1-59632-902-7

Genre: Contemporary Romance/ M/M



5 Hearts



Cameron Dane always pens with such raw emotion that it brings her characters to life. In A Fostered Love, Cameron tells the story of two foster kids who are reunited after 15 years when the woman who took them in dies and leaves the request that the kids she helped fix up her house and sell it for as much as they can and leave the money to charity. Christian has stayed in touch with his foster mother Mari and takes the task with ease. Jonah, who left the home, and roommate Christian, after being arrested and taken away by police, joins him.



Over the years Jonah had kept up with Marisol, as well and was more than willing to take on the responsibility to fix up her home. With the help of two others that Marisol fostered, Rodrigo and Abby, Jonah and Christian begin to work on the house while getting to know each other again. Along the way Jonah and Christian form a friendship and a loving bond that Jonah has never in his life experienced. For a man who never had been able to show any kind of emotion, other than in his work, that was saying a lot.



As Jonah gives his heart, danger finds Christian and Jonah fears that something will happen to the man he's come to care for. Can Jonah convince Christian to get help before it is too late?



Cameron does a wonderful job in describing Jonah's character. In the news you hear stories of children who are brought up in homes like Jonah and how they wind up spending their life in jail for committing crime, after crime. Jonah's character steps away from the shackles of his past, but he still has a hard time reaching out emotionally, except with the one man who he has always had a soft spot for, Christian. There are few authors who can really delve into a character like that and make you stand up and notice. Cameron doesn't just do it in this book, but in several others I've read from her the past year. Kudos for you, Cameron for achieving that status.



Description from book:

Christian Sanchez never thought he would see Jonah Roberts again. Foster brothers for a short time as teens, Christian developed a massive crush on Jonah, his tough, older roommate. That all ended when the cops came and arrested Jonah, stealing him from Christian's uncertain world.



Jonah never forgot Christian, even though he cut off all contact with the boy. Jonah knew the kid with the crush on him would be better off forgetting that Jonah ever existed. Jonah stayed in contact with his foster mother Marisol, but refused to hear stories about Christian, and made the woman promise never to tell Christian anything about him.



Fifteen years later, Marisol passes away. She leaves a request that Jonah come home and help Christian renovate her house. Jonah can't refuse, even though he knows he will have to face Christian once again.



Although they haven't seen each other in years, neither man has forgotten the other. Neither man will deny Marisol her final request eitherÉeven if it means facing their past, working together, sharing the room they had as teens, getting to know one another now as men, and discovering that the brief friendship they shared has altered into a consuming, abiding love.



About the author from the back of her book:

I am an air force brat and spent most of my growing up years living overseas in Italy and England, as well as Florida, Georgia, Ohio, and Virginia while we were stateside. I now live in Florida once again with my big, wonderfully pushy family and my three-legged cat, Harry. I have been reading romance novels since I was twelve years old, and twenty years later I still adore them. Currently, I have an unexplainable obsession with hockey goaltenders, and an unabashed affection for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. ( )

Christian hasn't seen Jonah since the police dragged the older boy away from their foster home fifteen years ago. Now Marisol, their foster mother, has passed away, and Jonah has returned to pay his respects. Spending time in juvenile detention helped straighten Jonah out, but he never learned how to connect emotionally to anyone. The two men are drawn together in order to carry out Marisol's last wish. Christian must overcome his grief and Jonah must deal with his insecurities if the two are ever going to be happy.Like all of Dane's work, I really did like this book. I felt great sympathy for the characters and actually cried a little bit. (I do love some angsty man-love.) My only complaint might be some of the word choices. The phrase "a shit-load of cum" just didn't create an erotic image for this M/M novel.I really hope that she is writing a story for Abby, Rodrigo, and perhaps Braden. I'm curios to see what might happen with those three. ( )