Let me start with WOW! That’s about all I can say about this book. Melissa has such a great way of putting the reader right into the story. I love that she tells it from both points of view so that the reader can better understand both sides of the story. I love that her characters are so real to life. I love that the story can stand on it’s own regardless of what people might think going into it.
I also must admit that she made me a convert! I never would have thought I would enjoy a story about two men and how they found love and each other, but Let Love Live was so beautiful that I had to give On Solid Ground a chance, too...and I am so happy I did!!
Jacob “Dax” Daxton is returning from the war a changed man. Though he hasn’t completely changed, he knows that he can’t stay home with his family so he decides to go live with his best friend far away from his childhood home. He isn’t sure what to expect when he gets there, but he definitely finds more than he bargained for.
Beckett is a tattoo artist who isn’t without his own demons, but is totally comfortable with the fact that he’s a gay man. Dax comes to Beck’s tattoo shop for a tattoo to honor the soldier who died that Dax couldn't save.When they meet, Beck knows there is an immediate physical attraction, but he isn’t sure if Dax feels the same way, or even if he’s gay!
One of my favorite lines comes from Beck immediately after giving Dax his new tattoo.
“Whether you deserve it or not, whatever that means, it’s a part of you now. Whether you love what it means or hate how it came to be there, it always will be.”
I think Beck is really one of my all-time favorite characters because he has so much compassion and love in his heart that he shares with ease. He takes care of those he loves and he loves with his whole being.
Dax is struggling with panic attacks and not being comfortable with who he is, but with Beck by his side, he really discovers a lot about life and comes into his own person.
Both men have huge hearts and both men have a lot of love to share, but both me also have a lot needs as well which Dax understands in another of my favorite passages:
“That’s the state we’re both in, after all. Need. I need him to calm me; he needs me to steady him. I need him to rouse me back to life; he needs me to remind him that his is a good life, not one of meaningless nothingness.”
Of course their relationship isn’t without hills and valleys, but Dax and Beck are such strong men that they keep going thru the toughest times.
Melissa does such an amazing job of putting the reader right there in the story and I went thru every emotion while reading this book. There were moments of pure joy and there were moments of absolute devastation. I don’t know how she does it, but I hope she keeps doing it!
I give On Solid Ground 5 out of 5 stars!!!
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- MJ SymmondsReviewed in Canada on December 3, 2017
Epic ending to a beautiful story!!
