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Coddiwomple

By: S.E. Harmon
Narrated by: Nick Hudson
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Summary

As a wildlife photographer, Journey "JJ" Sutton never stays in one place too long. The world is his classroom, and he’s living his dream. His only regret is that he had to sacrifice the love of his life to do it. But as the saying goes, you can never go home again. That’s until there’s a family emergency, and he has to…well, go home again. His easy breezy lifestyle gets complicated fast. It certainly doesn’t help that his ex-fiancé has bought the house next door.

After an unstable childhood, Cameron Foster loves small-town life. He has everything he needs in his vet practice, his friends, and his animals. Despite what numerous exes seem to think, he’s not still in love with Journey. And so what if they add “benefits” to their friendship? As long as he keeps his heart out of the equation, everything should be fine.

Too bad Journey's not onboard with that plan. With summer ending, he has to convince Cameron that this is more than just a fling. This time around, he knows what he wants. He wants a second chance. He wants forever. Most of all, he wants Cameron’s heart.

Journey may have put away his passport, but things are just getting interesting.

©2021 S.E. Harmon (P)2021 S.E. Harmon Literature & Fiction Romance
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Journey and Cameron are both victims of child abuse; Journey experienced parentification following his mother's death, while Cameron was never allowed to find stability due to his father's inability to stay in one place. Both fell in love, but were unable to sustain a long-term relationship due to their respective traumas. Years later is where this story picks up. Neither of them had undergone therapy. All old patterns and behaviours remain unchanged; they have not worked on themselves to overcome their behavioural patterns. Yet, suddenly, after years and years of establishing and solidifying these patterns, love overcomes them? I'm sorry, but that spoiled it for me. Love isn’t that simple.

Their "non-conventional" solution of living together is the way many couples live when one partner travels a lot. I know several couples in my circle of acquaintances who live exactly this way. There is nothing “non-conventional” about living together and staying connected while one partner is travelling that I don’t even know how to rate this statement.

All in all, I didn’t enjoy this audiobook. There were some passages that were very amusing, but ultimately the characters were realistic, the resolution a fairy tale. This mixture of both is not something I find entertaining.

Love Overcomes All? A Critical Take on Unrealistic

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