Kieran has been in love with his best mate Matt since they were kids. He’s stayed in his small town to help his mother run a B&B while Matt’s gone off to university to study and play rugby. Kieran teaches dance lessons to old people. Matt’s living the high life. Their lives couldn’t be more disparate.
Matt’s sister is having a destination wedding and Matt’s current squeeze dumps him. Not wanting to show up alone, he asks his best mate to come along. Kieran knows this will only end in heartbreak, but he’s incapable of saying no. So he gets on an airplane for the first time in his life and leaves England to visit the continent.
What follows is heartbreaking for Kieran. Matt starts to realize how much Kieran means to him. And he’s swamped with jealousy at all the men who are throwing themselves at his best mate. His perspective shifts and the next thing you know, they’re making out in the broom closet. Matt’s bi-awakening happens hard and fast.
Now, I knew this was a C.F. White romance, and that I’d get my happy ending. I think the level of Kieran’s misery surprised me. Not that it wasn’t deserved – he and Matt got in deep physically really quickly. For Kieran, that intimacy only heightened his feelings of love. For Matt, it only confused him farther. Throw in dysfunctional parents and the entire Spanish trip was destined for disaster. The only problem was Kieran was collateral damage.
Things worked out in the end. Most especially Kieran’s love of dance. Along the way, there were a few unexpected twists and turns. Overall, I enjoyed the story very much. Made all the more enjoyable, I’d say, by great narration by Piers Ryman. Truly a lovely story and I can’t wait for the next installment of the series.