Silver Lining (London Love Book 6) by Sophia Soames

Silver Lining is a later in life hurt comfort double awakening romance. Stewart decides to help out his forlorn neighbor, but a special kind of connection happens between the men which leads to a forever kind of love.


From the blurb:

Stewart Schiller never thought this would be the way his life turned out. Instead, he was imagining a dignified retirement, pottering around his small garden, the grandchildren playing happily as a background soundtrack.
He never thought he would be made redundant and end up alone in a big house…obsessing over his reclusive neighbour.
Stewart is more mature than that. Old enough to know better, for God’s sake.

Dylan Scotland was once the happiest house husband alive. Well, that’s what he thought, until his wife took his kids back to Miami and left him alone with nothing but despair. Now he’s stuck in the grotty basement flat with a bad case of depression and a bank account that’s draining faster than his sanity.

He’s tried meditation. Mindfulness. Bloody yoga. Manifesting solutions in his head that hurt as much as his attempts at walking barefoot on the grass outside his patio doors.

Not that he’s going to do that again. Crying in the garden while wearing nothing but a bathrobe is not a good look for meeting the hot silver fox next door. Dylan shouldn’t go outside, ever again.
His life will never be the same. And people really need to learn to mind their own business.

Silver Lining is the final book in the London Love series. This book can be read as a standalone but could be better enjoyed after reading Trust.

Please read the content warnings. This book deals with certain subjects that could be triggering to some readers.


Molly Otto's review:

What happens when the place you worked at most of your adult life decides to 'upgrade' and use technology vs people, you move on. Stewart doesn't know what to do with his life now that he is unemployed aside from living happily with his son and their beautiful family, so he finds himself entranced by his neighbor. Dylan lost everything in his divorce and now is living a half-life until Stewart decides to become his friend to help stelve away both their lonlieness. The two learn to rely on one another to build back their lives and eventually get back what they lost, a purpose. With Stewart's connections from working ay the Clouds, he is able to get the ball rolling in getting Dylan back his family.

This story is more about the foundation of a happy life with strong friendships and unbreakable bonds. In time, these two men's connection deepens to so much more to eventually be able to perfectly blend these two chaos families. A beautiful real world romance of real men finding their way once again.


SNik's review: 

Sixth in series (London Love), can be read as a standalone, but might be more fun if read in order. Mature characters. Hurt/comfort. Found family. Slow burn. Dual POV. Heed content warnings. 

Unwillingly retired, former doorman Stewart is struggling with his next step when he decides that his seemingly sad neighbor will be his side project. Dylan has lost everything, his family, his job and he will soon lose his house, except Stewart suddenly inserts himself into Dylan’s life and now he can’t imagine not relying on the man. 

This story has two lonesome men struggling, finding strength in each other, overcoming feelings of worthlessness, and falling into an unexpected attraction. Soames as always writes realistic characters that life has battered but they fight to find happiness and sometimes another person can make that journey all the better. Dylan and Stewart were relatable, likable, and two characters that really deserved to have that special someone in their corner. The secondary supportive characters really made this story so heartfelt, and Dylan and Stewart were a really special couple, whenever they were on page together was beyond sweet.


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