He Completes Me
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- Word Count: 94,711
- Price: $4.99
- Release Date: 02/07/2015
- ISBN: 978-1-942184-02-7
- ASIN: B00TBW2HPO
Aaron has waited years for a man who can share his heart and he insists it's party boy Zach.
Not even his mother’s funeral can convince self-proclaimed party boy Zach Johnson to tone down his snark or think about settling down. He is who he is, and he refuses to change for anyone. When straight-laced, compassionate Aaron Paulson claims he’s falling for him, Zach is certain Aaron sees him as another project, one more lost soul for the idealistic Aaron to save. But Zach doesn’t need to be fixed and he refuses to be with someone who sees him as broken.
Patience is one of Aaron’s many virtues. He has waited years for a man who can share his heart and complete his life and he insists Zach is the one. Pride, fear, and old hurts wither in the wake of Aaron’s adoring loyalty, and as Zach reevaluates his perceptions of love and family, he finds himself tempted to believe in the impossible: a happily-ever-after.
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- 2nd book::views.edition
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Price: $19.95
- Release Date: 09/22/2015
- ASIN: B015P2EGDO
- 2nd book::views.edition
- Page Count: 398
- Price: $14.99
- Release Date: 09/19/2016
- ISBN: 978-1-942184-45-4
- ASIN: 194218445X
Excerpt
Full Excerpt“Come on, Zach. This is going a little overboard, even for you.”
My friend, Luke, sat on a closed toilet lid, watching me apply eyeliner. I held the pencil back and looked over at him.
“What? I am who I am. I’m not going to change for them. I told them that when I left, and there’s no fucking way I’m going to change now.”
Luke sighed and put his head in his hands, elbows resting on his knees.
“I know, Zach. I’m not telling you to change. I’d never do that. But this isn’t a club opening, it’s a funeral.” He paused, looked me up and down, and then repeated himself with more emphasis. “It’s your mother’s funeral.”
I shrugged and finished my eyeliner. He was right, of course. The look I was going for here wasn’t just a little overboard—a skin-tight, pink tank top and white pants that…
Timeline
Zach Johnson & Aaron Paulson
The story begins in early summer, 2010 and ends in January, 2011.
Cameo Appearances:
- Clark Lehman from Home Again.
- Micah Trains is mentioned from Just What the Truth Is.
- David Miller from Love at First Sight.
- Eli Block & Seth Cohen from Walk with Me
- Jake Owens & Nate Richardson from Where He Ends and I Begin.
Reviews
Zach is a very angry and hurt young man, although I doubt he would admit to either emotion. Since he left home when they emotionally abandoned him for being gay, he doesn't believe in relationships, he doesn't kiss - that's too intimate, he wants nothing to do with his home town, he barely keeps in touch with his brother, he is OUT and PROUD and will take offense at any little slight he imagines. ... It was so beautiful to watch Zach as he realized that Aaron needed him in so many ways. No one has ever taken care of Aaron, but Zach can. Zach can be that one person that gives back to Aaron as much as he gives to Zach. Watching them find and make their own family was such fun for me... Thank you, Cardeno, for another insanely wonderful story that reminded me of the important things in life.
This story is a true "happily ever after" . ...He Completes Me is a relationship story that follows Zach's POV from before he meets Aaron until they become fully integrated into each others' lives, extended family and all. I loved being Zach's head. He lived a hedonistic, fast-paced life before Aaron and his perspective is charmingly abrupt and open-minded. ... If you're looking for a sweet, dependable love story that doesn't use gimmicks to pace through the plot, check out He Completes Me.
What I loved about these men and their story was CC’s ability to show their growth over time.
As with most of Cardeno's stories this one has a lot of explicit sex and sticky-sweet love, so much love.