** spoiler alert ** A truly beautiful novella that packs an emotional wallop. Daniel assists an elderly lady in an 'unofficial' suicide prevention program she runs from her home. The window she watches out of faces a cliff and from her vantage point she looks out for potential suicide risks; she sends Daniel if a person's actions trigger a 'red flag' and Daniel does his best to try to get that person the proper help.
It's in such a situation that Daniel meets Taylor. Using the usual methods Daniel tries ...more A truly beautiful novella that packs an emotional wallop. Daniel assists an elderly lady in an 'unofficial' suicide prevention program she runs from her home. The window she watches out of faces a cliff and from her vantage point she looks out for potential suicide risks; she sends Daniel if a person's actions trigger a 'red flag' and Daniel does his best to try to get that person the proper help.
It's in such a situation that Daniel meets Taylor. Using the usual methods Daniel tries to assess whether Taylor is really in need of help. His ruse seems to help and he manages to befriend Taylor. Daniel starts to doubt himself when he realizes his attraction to Taylor, especially when it's reciprocated.
Feeling an instant connection, Daniel struggles because he can't reveal the real reason for his approach; but he wants to help Taylor, who is obviously going through a loss. It's when they've reached some sort of impasse that a person from Taylor's past brings everything to light. It's this event that finally pushes Taylor to come to terms with what he lost, but it's Taylor that makes Daniel face the fact that he needed saving too.
I truly loved this novella (and the cover, the guy is just beautiful and fits Daniel's character perfectly), although short at 122 pgs. it is very well written and I felt for the character's pain and insecurities. Daniel especially was truly likable to me because he had hidden himself so much in an unconscious effort to please his conservative parents. Taylor is self assured and I loved the fact that he fights so hard to make Daniel realize that he can be himself. To me they fit very well together. I wish this author would let us into Daniel's & Taylor's life sometime in the near future-I'd love to read more about them.
