Heartsong

Vino & Veritas

By: A. E. Wasp

Narrated by: Chris Chambers

"It just figures that the first guy I'm bringing back to my place is cute, single, and totally off-limits...."

Sean Anderson has spent his life waiting to get the hell out of West Virginia. His plans got derailed when his dad shipped him off to "pray the gay away", but he's over it, ready to prove that he's a grown-ass man who can take care of himself. Of course, he'd have a better chance convincing himself if he could stop lusting after his grumpy roommate.

Army veteran Cooper Hill returned to Vermont minus one leg and one career, but determined to build a new life. When an army buddy asks Cooper to keep an eye on his nephew, a junior at the local college, Cooper can't say no. He's expecting a sheltered kid. What he gets is a gorgeous young man whose brilliant poetry gives voice to everything Cooper's been trying to express. He wants Sean more than he's ever wanted anything. And somehow, miraculously, Sean wants him too.

But wanting each other isn't the same as being good for each other...especially when past pain threatens to write its own verse in their song.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 A. E. Wasp (P)2021 Tantor

Sweet, sexy, and hard real-life issues

This author is new to me and I’m so glad I found this V&V series so I could be introduced to their writing. Awesome character development and I loved the depth of the 2 MCs connection. So freaking sweet! If only we all got to experience being loved like that. The “pray the gay away” storyline was hard to listen to and know that people really have survived that atrocity. But the author did a wonderful job of showing us the experience thru Sean’s eyes. So many good things to say. I will check out other works by the author.

butterflies

this story gave me so many feelings, but constant butterflies as well! I love it, both the story and the narration. my favorite of the series so far.

Best series

I love how versatile this series is. If your reading this series you should already know LOVE IS LOVE, but it’s just great to see all the different love & struggles.

Heart-rending

A moving tale of two people finding space in each other to heal. Different in tone from others in the series. Layered insight on the long term effects of everyday homophobia and a clear picture of why conversion therapy should be seen as nothing more than torture. This was well crafted, narrated, beautiful.

So good

Different from the other books in the V&V series but really good, and Chris Chambers is spectacular narrating with all the perfect accents. PTSD after conversion therapy will probably become more common now that somehow it’s making a resurgence to the detriment of all society. Such a loving and wonderful couple, so glad these two found each other - and that I found this book.