A Man without a past meets a man without a future in Repaired by Melissa Collins
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Blurb
Liam Davis is a man without a past. That’s what he wants everyone to believe, anyway. Hell-bent on erasing any memories of his previous life, he knows that starting over is all he can do. Hiding who he is, where he’s from, why he’s running, and especially who he’s left behind, Liam has run away from everything he’s ever known. His plan works perfectly until one day when Parker Ryan threatens to expose his carefully concealed world.
Parker Ryan is a man without a future. Sure, he’s a partner in one of New York’s most prestigious law firms, but he’ll never be more than a failure in the eyes of his boss, his father. Rather than break away from his father’s standards, he finds himself mindlessly pursuing them, in turn sacrificing anything that would actually make him happy.
When Liam’s and Parker’s lives collide, the ugly truth about who they really are, and who they hope to become reveals itself when they least expect it. As both of their lives become wrecked beyond all belief, they’ll learn how to rely on each other in their journey to become Repaired.
I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book since Melissa first mentioned that she had an idea. I loved both Let Love Live and On Solid Ground so I knew this would be an amazing book.
She did not disappoint.
First of all, you should know that this book is a M/M book about love at it’s most real. I love M/M books because the emotions seem so much more real and the character depth is just so much greater. In the first 10% of the novel came one of my favorite thought quotes from the whole book. Parker was talking about coming out to his parents as a gay man while in college and how difficult it was for him.
I never understood how who you loved made a difference in the person you were, but apparently, there were people out there far less open-minded than me.
Parker is a lawyer in his father’s firm who has dealt with distant parents his entire life. Liam is a mechanic at a local shop who ran away from home as a teenager because he couldn’t deal with his life any more. Parker grew up very wealthy and never knew what it was like to want for anything. Liam grew up with two working parents who struggled to make sure there was food to eat and a house to live in. (((And when he ran away from home, he lived on the streets for some time and often didn’t know if he’d get another meal.)))
As opposite as these two appeared on the outside, their connection and similarities were too great to ignore.
Their connection was so strong that they didn’t even have to physically touch each other to really impact the other. Parker was exactly what Liam needed and Liam provided something for Parker that he’d never had before. I was rooting for them from the very beginning.
My only problem with the book - which was totally necessary for character development and to make the story better in the end - was that Liam was constantly hiding things about himself from Parker. I wanted him to open up and really share his story with Parker so they could help each other. I felt like Parker was always there for support, but it took Liam forever to lean on Parker as much as he should have.
But once Liam started thinking about opening up, the story only got better.
Maybe if I let him in, let him repair my cracks while I helped repair his, we might just be able to make it work.
And not much later, Parker tells Liam how his quiet strength has impacted Parker’s life.
“Because you’ve made yourself a part of my life. Whether you know it or not, your quiet strength has helped me start to fix some of my broken pieces.”
I love Melissa’s books because she obviously writes with a great deal of passion. She creates characters that are so easy to fall for and so easy to love. Every time I read one of her books, I immediately want to go into my Kindle and hug them. And their depth and dimension is so much more than many other authors ever give.
I absolutely love Liam and Parker and hope that Melissa will give us just a little more from them sometime soon. They are a couple that will forever live in my heart in a very happy little corner.
Excerpt
When I looked down at my watch, I realized it was still early enough to catch the usual crowd down at Murray’s. Parker’s face lit up at the suggestion, probably because the thought of a pool game and a few beers was a hell of a lot more appealing than being schooled in painting.
When we pulled into the parking lot, I saw Gabe’s car parked in its usual spot. Tipping my head at the black sedan, I said, “Windows are all steamed up. Wonder who he’s got in there.” Parker looked to where Gabe was parked and laughed.
“It’s Zan,” he said with an odd air of certainty.
“How do you know?” Twisting in my seat, I unclicked the belt. “You can’t possibly see in there.”
“The blue car is his. Besides, I may have thrown them together the night I went looking for you.”
As we walked to the entrance, the car doors swung open. Gabe exited first, busied with tucking his shirt back in. We stopped just in time to catch Zan stepping out the other door, refastening his jeans. “Well, well, well,” I joked. “Looks like someone was having a little fun.”
Gabe slammed his door and walked to the other side where Zan stood, shocked into silence. He reached down and took Zan’s hand in his own. “Yeah, and based on the smug-ass look on your faces, I’d say you two were having fun not all that long ago.”
“You think we can stop talking about our collective sex lives long enough to grab a beer?” Zan butted in, desperate to change the conversation.
Once inside, we set up a game of pool and laughed over a few pitchers of beers. Sitting to the side of the game, I watched as Gabe and Parker laughed together, ribbing on each other pretty good. It was impossible not to be happy for Gabe when I caught him stealing casual touches from Zan. Whatever it was that was brewing between the two of them, it looked good on them.
“I think I’m done handling big sticks for the night,” Parker declared jokingly as he placed his pool cue on the table. “Until later of course.” The drinks had made his lips a touch looser and out came the joker. It was times like this when the parts of Parker’s character, which he’d tried to hide for so long, came out to play.
Waggling an eyebrow at me, he bumped my shoulder with his, nearly toppling me over. “Hit your limits already?” Keeping my voice low, I whispered my question to Parker as we walked over to a table. Zan and Gabe looked as if they were lost in a similar private conversation as they walked over to the bar to order another round of drinks.
Shrugging, his answer was of the simplest kind. “Just celebrating I guess.” Before we slid into our seats, he promised he’d slow down, not wanting to be a burden on me.
Grabbing his shoulders, I made sure to look deep into his sapphire blue eyes. “I’m never burdened by you. Ever. If anything, I’m better because of you.”
“Thank you,” he whispered, pressing a kiss to my cheek. “And I want to be better for you.”
About the Author:
Melissa Collins
Melissa Collins has always been a book worm. Studying Literature in college ensured that her nose was always stuck in a book. She followed her passion for reading to the most logical career choice: English teacher. Her hope was to share her passion for reading and the escapism of books to her students. Having spent more than a decade in front of a classroom, she can easily say that it’s been a dream.
Her passion for writing didn’t start until more recently. When she was home on maternity leave in early 2012, she read her first romance novel and her head filled with the passion, angst and laughter of the characters who she read about it. It wasn’t long before characters of her own took shape in her mind. Their lives took over Melissa’s brain and The Love Series was born.
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