Title : Fool for Love
Author : Felice Stevens
Series : Lost in New York Book 1
Genre(s) : contemporary gay romance
Release Date : February 3rd, 2020
Rating : 5/5 Stars
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Can there be a second chance for a first love?
When Presley Dawson falls in love with a married man, he knows it’s wrong but can’t help himself. For the first time he’s wanted and desired and not so lonely. When his lover returns to his husband, Presley doesn’t worry. He always comes back—until he doesn’t. Years later, Presley is stuck in neutral and lonelier than ever. He can’t forget his past and doesn’t know how to reach for his future. When his best friend suggests a support group to work through his grief, Presley agrees but without much hope; nothing has helped before. At the first meeting, he’s instantly attracted to Nate and struggles not to fall so far, so fast. He won’t be fooled again. Nate Sherman is only attending a support group to get his family off his back. True, he hasn’t slept through the night in over three years, but he has reasons. Discovering your father—the man you love and idolize—is a liar and a cheater will do that. And dying in his girlfriend’s bed? No wonder Nate has trust issues. Meeting Presley changes everything. Nate sees Presley’s sweet nature and good heart and when he sets boundaries for their relationship, Nate surprises himself by willingly going along. With Presley by his side, Nate is able to sleep again and find the trust that he’s lost in himself and other people. He can even fall in love. But Presley is keeping a secret and if he tells Nate, it could be the end of everything between them. He knows it’s wrong to start another relationship based on a lie. But it isn’t a lie if you don’t say anything. Is it?
“Love can make us fools. But it can also make us strong and teach us about ourselves. I never want to think of my life as wasted. I hope I learn something from every experience, good or bad. I want you to trust me and what we have.”
I know who Presley Dawson is and I should’ve hate him for what he did with Arden's late husband, Jared. But when he show up at nearly end of Ross and Arden’s story, I don’t know why….I couldn’t hate him. There’s something about him that made me feel sorry for him and curios about his side of story. What had happen to this poor lonely guy? And I have this feeling that his story will be another heartbreaking one (well, we all know very well about the author capability in breaking readers heart, right?)
So, yes. I’m so excited when I know Presley will gonna have his own book.
Young, lonely, fool and in need to be loved. Young Presley fall into a married man charm. He know it’s wrong, but at that time he thought that it was love. Years after Jared gone, Presley still in grieve and hurt. Following his best friend suggestion, he then joining a support group for the people who lost their love one.
Nate’s life had turned upside down since he found out about his dad cheating scandal. For his entire life, Nate's always put his dad as a role model and secretly seeking for his praise. But after he’s 'coming out', the distance between them slowly grew apart. Years after his father gone, anger still engulfed him and his dad infidelity affected him and leave him with huge trust issues in relationship.
When Nate and Press meet at the group session, the sparks happen between them. But can their newly grow affection will have a future? Can someone who has trust issue accept someone who had been in a position as the third person who ruined someone else’s life?
Is there really a second chance?
I must admit that I really like how the author slowly turned the reader hate at Presley to love. I like Presley. I admire how he put himself to never be at the second place again in love and life. He learned from his mistake and fighting for his love. He deserve the best and so glad that he finally found his own HEA.
And I hope after reading about Press's story you'll falling in love with Press and Nate.
I’m totally curious about Frisco's story, but the author already said that the next story in this series belongs to Monroe and Ezra. Yes, that Ezra ~ Dom's agent from the book Running from My Heart.
Really can’t wait to know their story.
“I guess love is when you see something so broken, others walk around the pieces, but you stop and try to put them back together. Thank you for taking the time to gather the pieces of me and put this broken mess together again.”
Felice Stevens has always been a romantic at heart. She believes that while life is tough, there is always a happy ending around the corner, Her characters have to work for it, however. Like life in NYC, nothing comes easy and that includes love.
Felice has written over twenty books in the gay romance genre. Her books been translated into German, French and Italian. Her novel. One Call Away, part of her Soulmates series, was mentioned in Buzzfeed as one of the best “Out for You” gay romances of 2017.
Felice lives in New York City with her husband and two children. Her day begins with a lot of caffeine and ends with a glass or two of red wine. She recently retired from the practice law and now daydreams of a time when she can sit by a beach somewhere and write beautiful stories of men falling in love. Although there are bound to be a few bumps along the way, a Happily Ever After is always guaranteed.
