A review by fabi_g
In The Absence of Light by Adrienne Wilder

5.0

Thank you Helen and Ashley for recommending this one. My first read of 2017 is a five-star oldie.

These guys. *crosses hands over heart*. Just...love 'em, gooey love 'em.

Grant ~ I thought I’d left Chicago to escape the business, get out while I could, enjoy life. Leave behind who I’d been, a criminal, a man I thought I’d loved, and go somewhere no one could possibly know me. No one would want to know me. I’d just be a stranger, a momentary pause in their way of life, then I could escape to nowhere, and I’d never have to risk anything again. I could live, grow old, die, safely in my cocoon of detachment. My heart safely guarded, my trust locked away where no one could touch it.

He left Jeff. A three year relationship they both left bruised and battered. I have such mixed feelings about Jeff. But I think the overriding one is pity.

Grant ~ I had a feeling Jeff had no plans to ever speak to me again. Not because he was angry, because he was afraid of bleeding to death.

Grant never intended, or even imagined, meeting Morgan.

Morgan is beyond special. He is strong and funny and caring. I'll let you discover Morgan for yourself because I don't have the words to describe this amazing character.

I'm a bit wrung out emotionally. I'll need a little fluff in my next book. But I'm so glad I read this and highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't already read it.