Fresh Start (Cedarwood Beach, Book 1) by Rhys Everly; Narrated by JD Tomlinson


Heart wrenching second chance story. Dawson is success but feels guilty about how he attained that success. Leo is just praying that luck will come his way. What happens when these two come face to face after seventeen years.


From the Fresh Start blurb:

He was my first love. Will he be my last?


Going home after twenty years was supposed to be a short stop. Before following my dreams.

Instead, I’m forced to face my past... and the ex that betrayed me.

Dawson Eldred.
Hollywood superstar.
America’s most eligible bachelor.
And the jerk that walked out on me.

Seeing him again opens old wounds. But the spark is still alive.
We failed being in a relationship once.
Should I even give him a second chance?

Listen now to find out.

Fresh Start is the first book in the Cedarwood Beach small town gay romance series and is completely standalone. It contains two rivals in close quarters, a Butterfly festival, and a young niece hell-bent on getting her uncle his happily ever after.


Reed Kaye's review:

This is a melancholy and heartwarming story.

Dawson is a successful actor even if he doesn’t feel it. He sort of cheated his way to the little success he has and paid the price of a relationship he had. When he decides he needs a break and decides to visit his parents the last person he expected to run into is Leo.

Leo has not had a lot of successes in the field he wanted to pursue. He has made some bad choices and is working hard to change his career path. He decides it's time to visit his family who he has not seen for years. The last person he wants to run into is Dawson. The guy who broke his heart and Leo feels stole his success.

After a number of circumstances that cause them to be together they both have to take a look at their current and past lives. This causes a bit of soul searching and Dawson makes an effort to straighten out the past.

I really enjoyed that after stumbling around each other, they have to decide what future they wanted. I also was happy with the ending the author gave the story.

The narration by JD Tomlison brought the book to life and gave realistic feelings to the many emotions going on.


Fresh Start is currently available as an audiobook, e-book and paperback

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