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Chargement... Welcome Home, Soldierpar Deanna Wadsworth
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Clay and Daniel fell in love as enlisted men during Desert Shield, but Don't Ask Don't Tell meant they had to keep it secret. After Clay's convoy was ambushed, PTSD changed him, and their relationship ended in a horrible fight on Christmas Eve. Twenty-five years later, they've reconnected on Facebook, and Clay finds out Daniel will be alone on Christmas Eve. Impulsively, he sets out for Daniel's hometown of Gilead, Ohio--where Daniel is now the mayor--to surprise him with a visit. But a blizzard strikes and Clay wrecks his car. All hope of seeing Daniel is lost--until a mysterious old man named Nick offers Clay a ride. The weight of past wounds and the scars of war might make their reunion awkward, but Clay is willing to take the risk to win back his lost love. Despite a lifetime of disappointing holidays, Clay hopes that this soldier is finally coming home for Christmas. A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2017 Advent Calendar "Stocking Stuffers." Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Twenty-five years ago, Clay and Daniel were young men in the military. Clay fell hard for Daniel at first sight. Because of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’, they kept the fact they were a couple from everyone. I can’t tell you what happens to break them up since the backstory unfolds throughout the story. Numerous events take place that cause the two men to break up on Christmas Eve and never see each other again, until they reconnect through Facebook. Clay, always spontaneous, decides to drive and visit Daniel for Christmas Eve. Then a miracle takes place.
The author did a good job with the character voices. We get a good feel that Clay is spontaneous and Daniel has always been in control and cautious. We definitely see even after twenty-five years, the attraction between the two men still burns bright and fierce. Clay is careful, but he hopes there’s a possibility Daniel and he can be more than friends, but he’ll take whatever Daniel offers. Clay’s matured a lot since he was in the military and Daniel has finally come to terms with his bi-sexuality. I found the emotional tension in the story high as the men walked carefully around topics about their current life situation and about their past. When they finally tackle the topic of their break-up, the author did a good job. Often I find authors of other stories gloss over accusations, guilt, and forgiveness in scenes, and they never feel complete or realistic, but the scenes in this story seemed real.
I’m not normally a fan of flashbacks and this story had a lot of them. The men talked about what happened to them as Clay and Daniel thought about the past. At least the memories weren’t long so it worked out. However, there was a lot of monologue in this book. As I mentioned, Clay and Daniel did a lot of remembering of the past, thinking a lot about the other character, analyzing their own feelings and a lot more thinking. I found that dragged because I don’t like a lot of monologue.
There's one past event in Clay's life that is brought up and dropped, never to be talked about again. I'll put it behind a spoiler.
The miracle at the beginning of the story is talked about at the end. I liked the touch of the miracle. However, I wish Daniel would’ve believed Clay and that the topic would’ve been discussed a bit more. I thought Daniel not believing Clay wasn’t a very good start to the renewal of their relationship. Therefore, I wasn’t satisfied with the ending. A little more discussion would’ve been better.
In the end, I enjoyed Welcome Home, Soldier. I found it emotionally intense and a nice Christmas story with a miracle. I didn’t like all the monologue, but felt the characters did well at working through their past mistakes. I wish Daniel believed Clay about the miracle and they had discussed it more. I give this story 4 Stars.