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Running From My Heart

by Felice Stevens

Series: Rock Bottom (3)

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"Holding onto the past can hurt more than letting it go". People say six years is long enough to mourn the death of his husband but for Ross Miller, the pain is as fresh as if it happened yesterday. He's left his glittering Hollywood life behind, yet guilt still dogs his steps, no matter how far he runs. Trapped by his past and needing to escape his well-meaning friends, he rents a cabin in the secluded Adirondack mountains. A reclusive man moves in next door and piques Ross's interest, but his persistent attempts at friendship are rebuffed. That doesn't stop him because the one rule Ross Miller has always lived by is to never take no for an answer. Novelist Arden Wainwright has given up. He can't pretend a happiness he knows he'll never find again. Solitary days turn into years, and he remains frozen, unable to take a breath. At his wit's end, he retreats to the mountains, but it does little to stir his creativity. He continues to hide from life and avoids his overly nosy neighbor, who insists on planting himself at Arden's doorstep at every turn. Making friends is the last thing Arden wants, but annoying or not, he can't get the damn man out of his mind. Finding peace in their isolated surroundings, the two lonely men forge an unlikely friendship where they realize they're more alike than different and better together than apart. With Ross's help, Arden begins to rebuild the shattered pieces of his life, while Arden gives Ross the strength to face his fears and find his way home. When love comes calling you can choose to hide from hurt, loss, and pain, but if you take a chance and open the door, you might discover that running from your heart is the last thing you'll want to do. This audiobook can be listened to as a stand alone but you may remember Ross, Foster's best friend from Broken Silence, book one of the Rock Bottom series.… (more)
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It took a while, but I finally began to like the two main characters. I listened to this on Hoopla and wished that I had just stopped and read it instead. The reader in the audio addition constantly put so much angst into the various characters voices that it became annoying, frustrating and unnecessary. That was in no way the fault of the author or the content of the story. I like Felice Stevens books and I think I would have liked this story more if the reader had not been so excited. There were things that I genuinely liked about the story. As their relationship begins to materialize, there is laughter, sorrow, beauty and joy. It becomes a story of hope as well as the realization that life and love need not cease when seemngly endless grief caused by separation fills most of every moment of every day. The ways in which Ross and Arden become the foundation of support and love that the other so desperately needs, is heartwarming beyond measure. ( )
  Carol420 | Sep 20, 2022 |
This book is about loss and grief as much as it is a romance. Ross is a retired director who lost his husband in a tragic accident the day they had a fight about their futures. Arden is a writer who hasn't managed to write a word since his husband and son were killed in a car accident. Both men are still grieving years after their losses when they end up living in neighboring cabins in the country.

At first, when they meet, Arden isn't interested in having a new friend. That seems to change quickly... and soon enough he is experiencing new and challenging feelings for Ross as he sorts through his own life.

This story is basically about two men who are in a similar position. They seem to be able to reach each other where their friends have failed, perhaps, because of their shared experience. The romance came up a little quick for me, but that's just personal preference. I'm sure that people who like a lot of emotion and angst in their romance will enjoy this novel!

3 stars from me! ( )
  KinzieThings | Jun 16, 2020 |
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"Holding onto the past can hurt more than letting it go". People say six years is long enough to mourn the death of his husband but for Ross Miller, the pain is as fresh as if it happened yesterday. He's left his glittering Hollywood life behind, yet guilt still dogs his steps, no matter how far he runs. Trapped by his past and needing to escape his well-meaning friends, he rents a cabin in the secluded Adirondack mountains. A reclusive man moves in next door and piques Ross's interest, but his persistent attempts at friendship are rebuffed. That doesn't stop him because the one rule Ross Miller has always lived by is to never take no for an answer. Novelist Arden Wainwright has given up. He can't pretend a happiness he knows he'll never find again. Solitary days turn into years, and he remains frozen, unable to take a breath. At his wit's end, he retreats to the mountains, but it does little to stir his creativity. He continues to hide from life and avoids his overly nosy neighbor, who insists on planting himself at Arden's doorstep at every turn. Making friends is the last thing Arden wants, but annoying or not, he can't get the damn man out of his mind. Finding peace in their isolated surroundings, the two lonely men forge an unlikely friendship where they realize they're more alike than different and better together than apart. With Ross's help, Arden begins to rebuild the shattered pieces of his life, while Arden gives Ross the strength to face his fears and find his way home. When love comes calling you can choose to hide from hurt, loss, and pain, but if you take a chance and open the door, you might discover that running from your heart is the last thing you'll want to do. This audiobook can be listened to as a stand alone but you may remember Ross, Foster's best friend from Broken Silence, book one of the Rock Bottom series.

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