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Christina Lee

Incandescent Kindle Edition

by Christina Lee (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Delaney Roberts and Marcus Worthy-Davis have quite a few things in common. Both blue-collar workers in their forties, they’ve experienced the tragic loss of their wives and meet through their monthly grief group. Their connection is immediate, their friendship solidifying over texts and barstool confessions, neither feeling quite so lonely in the other’s presence.

When Marcus reveals to the group that he’s considering dating, it shakes Delaney to his core. He’s nowhere near ready, not when he feels on unstable ground with his teenage son and has vowed not to uproot his life again. Even if it means pushing his own needs aside. Even if Marcus’s announcement stirs something else inside Delaney, something he’s kept at bay for twenty years, and he suddenly sees their more tender moments in a different light.

The first time Marcus holds Delaney during a particularly rough night, the ache in Marcus’s chest, the one he tries hard to ignore, only intensifies. And when their slow-burning friendship sparks into a blazing fire, they finally indulge in each other to satisfy their needs. Marcus knows the arrangement is only temporary, but he feels a rightness with Delaney he can’t easily explain.

Soon enough, their longing becomes difficult to ignore. But love after loss is terrifying, the familiarity with pain and despair too close to the surface. To fan the flames of their connection, they’ll not only need to make room in their hearts but also take an enormous leap of faith.

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299 pages
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April 4, 2022
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18 years
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09TZ8Q9X1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Christina Lee (April 4, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4107 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 299 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #2,715 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5 in Gay & Lesbian
- #24 in Gay Fiction
- #28 in Bisexual Romance

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Christina Lee

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Lover of words. Believer in human rights. Christina lives in the Midwest with her husband and son--her two favorite guys.

She writes romance full of steam, simmering tension, and swoony moments in different sub-genres. But mostly with LGBTQ characters because representation matters and everyone deserves a happily-ever-after.

You can find more info on her website: www.christinalee.net. From there you can link to her Facebook reader group called The Swoon Room as well as her IG account and newsletter.

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RinPet

really struggled with this one

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2022

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On the surface, this book sounded unique and intriguing. Two blue collar older widowed men grieving, one with a teenager, navigating through grief and life while taking solace in each other.

But the first 30% was allll story set up. Their pasts, their relationships with their wives, how their wives died, what it’s been like in the years since their wives died. It was A LOT of internal dialogue/story set up and I just wanted the *current* story to get a move on.

This is a slowwww burn. And once it started, it was still just… agonizingly slow to really get going. There is A LOT of focus on mundane tasks that have nothing to do with the furthering of the plot. It just… dragged.

So I’m still waiting for the story to get a move on AT 85%!!! EVERYTHING was packed into the last 10%. Like…. Tying up everything talked about in the first 90%, was jam packed into the last 10%.

This had potential because the connection between the MC’s was really sweet. But when newly out Delaney is still questioning holding hands in public with Marcus in the dang epilogue…? I just… meh. Wanted the HEA to be satisfying and it really wasn’t. This took forever to get through with no real pay off.

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Seattlejen

Happy Tears

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022

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I devoured this book in half a day. Could not put it down. Marcus and Delaney have one of the most beautiful and emotional journeys to each other ever. And if you don’t have happy tears while reading the big romantic gesture scene, I’ll be shocked.

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Lindsay Porter

Beautiful and inspiring

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2022

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This book touched my soul. Christina Lee has written some of my favorite books, and all of her writing is beautiful. Incandescent is truly on another level.

Working through grief is difficult, no matter the type of grief. I have been working through a process of my own, and there was a line that Grant, the coolest teenager ever, said that made me have that good, cathartic, soul cleansing cry. He states that grief is just love with no place to go. This line is one of my favorite lines in any book I’ve read. Also, Grant is an amazing human who absolutely made this story so much better.

To Delaney and Marcus-the slow burning fire between them over their shared experience and friendship was so beautiful to watch. Having them realize that their intimate moments meant so much more and how they handled that in their own reckoning with grief was so well done by Lee. It was also wonderful to see older main characters so well done.

When I first finished this book, I had no words to describe it. To describe how it helped to heal a part of my soul. The only thing I wish was that I could read it for the first time again. It is truly so well written with so much heart and compassion. Marc and Lane will make you fall in love, but remember Grant will steal your heart too!

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Jen Valencia

Beautiful story of living with and loving after loss

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022

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Ah, this book did my heart good! Incandescent is the new standalone from Christina Lee, and it's the story of two widowers in their early forties who are trying to learn to live again after the loss of the women they loved. Delaney Roberts is forty-four and a single father to his sixteen-year-old son, Grant, after losing his wife, Rebecca, two years ago. Marcus Worthy-Davis is forty-one and lost his wife, Carmen, over two-and-a-half years ago. Lane and Marc met in a grief group and forged a close friendship soon after. They've been a great source of support for each other, both during milestone occasions and more simple moments. When Marc announces during one group meeting that he thinks he's set up a date with someone, Lane is surprised, but what shocks Lane more is when Marc says it's a date with a guy. The knowledge that the man he considers his best friend is actually bisexual reawakens thoughts and feelings that Lane believed were long buried decades ago. If Lane and Marc allow themselves to see each other in a new light, can passion and friendship co-exist?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. While the subject matter of widowhood isn't necessarily an easy one, Christina Lee strikes a fine balance between the grief and bereavement and how deep that feeling of loss can be alongside more lighthearted moments between the main characters as well as their interactions with family members and those within their grief group. Lane has the added responsibility of being a solo parent to Grant, and the feelings of insecurity he has with regards to his parenting skills as compared to those of his late wife had my heart squeezing in my chest. As for Marc, I swear, the guy is someone everyone should have in their corner, whether it be as a friend, partner, son, or brother. He is the sweetest! He was patient and understanding and loved beyond measure. I appreciated that these two took their time navigating the newer nuances of their relationship and that they tried their to remain open and communicative. Special mention to Grant, who was wise beyond his years, and to Ruby, who made me tear up. Incandescent receives five stars.

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Lisa L Teetz

Loved This!

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2022

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Oh wow this book really packed a punch. Delaney and Marc were both struggling from the loss of their wives and became friends in a support group they both attended to help them grieve. The evolution of their light friendship to deeper friendship to love was done so well. It felt so realistic. It had so much emotion and feeling. It had so much love. This is not a fast moving story. The pace did frustrate me at times, but it was right for their journey. Delaney had a teenage son, which absolutely effected his ability to move on and find his own happiness. His son came first and they struggled a bit to find their own footing as well. I did find myself getting upset with Delaney at times because he got too down on himself as a father, but again that felt so right for this story.
The first time they kissed, touched, and just held each other brought all the feels. The interactions between their families, between Delaney and Grant, between Marc and Grant--all done exceptionally well and all made me feel so much. This was just a wonderful story of moving on after loss and finding love and happiness again. I really wanted more of them together as a couple so I'm hoping the author might have a bonus story for them in the future.

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Kerry Fletcher

Beautiful!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2022

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Such a beautiful story of learning to live again.

As soon as i read the blurb for this story i knew i had to read it. Being a widower myself i knew i'd connect on a higher level with these two.

Honestly heartbreaking in parts. Although you don't see the partners they lost you feel it deep. Their loss and grief is still there even after a few years. Their guilt for living is a very real thing and i felt the author did all these feelings justice.

I loved how these two meet and the transition from supportive friends to more is seamless and heartwarming. Lane is in a slightly harder position having a son and i loved how this is shown. You do feel like you have to sacrifice yourself for your kids. Its just a natural reaction but i loved how it shows you can protect your child but also have something for you.

I loved how patient Marc was and understanding even though he didn't have children himself. He quietly waited for Lane even when he thought he may get his heart broken a second time.

Lane's Dad jokes were the best. I loved this side to him. And Grant was such a great kid i loved him too.

The care and affection and passion shown between these two made me cry. In fact i shed quite a few tears. Not just heartbreak ones but hopeful? ones too. That maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Just all round amazing story i'll honestly carry with me and read again and again.

Loved it. A true story of hope and love ❤

Rowan

Perfect!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2022

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Yet again I wondered if I really would enjoy this book as much as some of the others by this amazing author. Silly me, I should never have had any doubts because as usual it was an amazing read, with all the heartache, love and compassion you could have hoped. Meeting at a grief counselling meeting, Lane and Marc were two men who both lost their wives, one to sickness and one to a driving accident. Lane also has a son, so was extremely worried about moving on, in case it upset Grant his teenage son, but fate makes her own plans regardless of what you may or may not feel is safe. A beautiful heart warming story not to be missed

Shaztwirl

Okay

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2022

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I wanted to love this story. I expected to love this story. Instead I really struggled to get into it. I loved how everything worked out in the end but it didn't set me alight on the way.

Hayley Smith

Beautifully written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2022

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I do love Christina's writing and Incandescent is a beautifully written emotional read. Delaney and Marcus's book really moved me.