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All He Needed
He had everything he wanted, they would give him everything he needed.
Successful photojournalist Chase Hansen is summoned to Dallas, Texas when his estranged sister is killed and informed that he is now the sole guardian of his sister's newborn daughter. On the eve of the funeral, his partner of several years breaks up with him. Once home, Chase must adjust to being a single father, something he'd never thought he'd be, as well as the demands of his profession.
Eric Zimmerman is a highly skilled, in demand computer geek, whose new job came with a six-month lease in a high-rise apartment. Now that his professional life is in order, he's willing to start dating again. But, no matter how hard he tries, no one measures up to the one man he can't forget, the one he can't have. Poaching your friend from another man is never a good idea.
Magic and chaos are often travel companions in the stark barrenness of winter. Under the full moon of the Winter Solstice, love is rekindled.
Successful photojournalist Chase Hansen is summoned to Dallas, Texas when his estranged sister is killed and informed that he is now the sole guardian of his sister's newborn daughter. On the eve of the funeral, his partner of several years breaks up with him. Once home, Chase must adjust to being a single father, something he'd never thought he'd be, as well as the demands of his profession.
Eric Zimmerman is a highly skilled, in demand computer geek, whose new job came with a six-month lease in a high-rise apartment. Now that his professional life is in order, he's willing to start dating again. But, no matter how hard he tries, no one measures up to the one man he can't forget, the one he can't have. Poaching your friend from another man is never a good idea.
Magic and chaos are often travel companions in the stark barrenness of winter. Under the full moon of the Winter Solstice, love is rekindled.
59 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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Simone Anderson
24 books35 followersSimone currently lives in west Michigan with their family and three cats. They have lived in and traveled to dozens of states and countries, including four years in Japan. They have been writing all of their life, seriously only after returning to Michigan. A lifelong learner, they still takes classes in a variety of subjects and an ever expanding list of hobbies and dreams of having their own library one day. When not writing they can be found sewing, quilting, reading, cooking, baking, trying their hand at gardening and canning, traveling, genealogy research, and photographing anything that looks interesting or inspiring.
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December 20, 2011
2.5 stars
Ever watch a movie where most ingredients of things you like are there but somehow you just don't feel 'wowed' by it? That's what I felt when reading this book. Chase and Eric are nice guys, but somehow I don't feel any emotion reading them. I just went, "Oh, okay... they're going to sleep together. Oh, not yet." It felt 'sterile'.
Partly perhaps because we never knew the nature of Chase and Eric's friendship prior to the story. Or Darla, for that matter. Partly also because this is a short novella, yet the author introduces too many things in it.
Ever watch a movie where most ingredients of things you like are there but somehow you just don't feel 'wowed' by it? That's what I felt when reading this book. Chase and Eric are nice guys, but somehow I don't feel any emotion reading them. I just went, "Oh, okay... they're going to sleep together. Oh, not yet." It felt 'sterile'.
Partly perhaps because we never knew the nature of Chase and Eric's friendship prior to the story. Or Darla, for that matter. Partly also because this is a short novella, yet the author introduces too many things in it.
December 20, 2011
2.5 stars
Not much chemistry between the two MC's and its too short with not enough detail or background about their past.
Not much chemistry between the two MC's and its too short with not enough detail or background about their past.
June 20, 2013
Nice and sweet story.
December 14, 2011
I am feeling conflicted about this book. It was nice. I didn't hate it or even dislike it. I thought that the story outline was good but nothing out of the box. That ok because the same story plot in different hands can become a story that lives outside its limitations and shines. Not here. There was no huge flaws that presented themselves. So why didn't I give it a higher rating. I think that it all comes down to simple feeling. I felt flat after reading it. No highs, no lows, nothing. I didn't really care what happened to the characters. And that is because I didn't believe in them.
Chase Anderson is a war photographer. But you never really believe that. He seems too shallow and glossy to be an adrenaline junkie who thrives in being where the action is. He has a movie star scar from the Middle East, a place "he almost didn't come back from". Nope. I don't buy it. Its as though his job was picked out of a bowl with job titles in it and photographer popped up. No realistic background, no interesting character flaws, none of the idiosyncrasies that goes hand in hand with a driven character. He might as well be dishing out ice cream. (For a believable photographer, go read Sarah Black's Sockeye Love. Now there's a photographer to believe in.)
Same goes for Eric Zimmerman who has been in love with Chase Anderson since they were in college and is a hotshot software somethingorother. You know, those nebulous software genius' who have some general job in software somewhere. They are legion in today's stories. Again, nuh uh. Don't think so. Then there is the mean guy partner who doesn't want a child, a dead sister you don't get a feeling for and an adorable baby in the NICU. So the few characters here that revolve around the main characters are just as vague and indeterminate as Chase and Eric. Bland backs up bland.
My recommendation is to skip this. Pickup Sockeye Love by Sarah Black or A LIe I Can Live With by Eden Winters. A Lie I Can LIve With gives you a real, wonderful, schlubby tech guy-a software guy who is a gamer and believable and a lovely story.
OK not so conflicted after all.
Chase Anderson is a war photographer. But you never really believe that. He seems too shallow and glossy to be an adrenaline junkie who thrives in being where the action is. He has a movie star scar from the Middle East, a place "he almost didn't come back from". Nope. I don't buy it. Its as though his job was picked out of a bowl with job titles in it and photographer popped up. No realistic background, no interesting character flaws, none of the idiosyncrasies that goes hand in hand with a driven character. He might as well be dishing out ice cream. (For a believable photographer, go read Sarah Black's Sockeye Love. Now there's a photographer to believe in.)
Same goes for Eric Zimmerman who has been in love with Chase Anderson since they were in college and is a hotshot software somethingorother. You know, those nebulous software genius' who have some general job in software somewhere. They are legion in today's stories. Again, nuh uh. Don't think so. Then there is the mean guy partner who doesn't want a child, a dead sister you don't get a feeling for and an adorable baby in the NICU. So the few characters here that revolve around the main characters are just as vague and indeterminate as Chase and Eric. Bland backs up bland.
My recommendation is to skip this. Pickup Sockeye Love by Sarah Black or A LIe I Can Live With by Eden Winters. A Lie I Can LIve With gives you a real, wonderful, schlubby tech guy-a software guy who is a gamer and believable and a lovely story.
OK not so conflicted after all.
September 9, 2016
A very enjoyable Holiday story in which two long time friends make the most of an unexpected event that forever alters the course of both their lives.
For one it's a chance to re-evalutate everything and everyone he thought he knew so well, himself included. For the other it's a chance to prove to the other man that sometimes the things we need the most are often far more important to our happiness than the things we want.
For one it's a chance to re-evalutate everything and everyone he thought he knew so well, himself included. For the other it's a chance to prove to the other man that sometimes the things we need the most are often far more important to our happiness than the things we want.
January 18, 2012
This was a nice novella about Chase - a guy who inherits his estranged sister's premature newborn daughter and how that changes his life. My only complaint is that it's a bit short and the breakup with his long-time partner seemed like an afterthought - even though it becomes obvious that it wasn't much of a partnership. Also, the relationship with Eric seemed a little rushes - particularly at the end. Overall a nice feel-good holiday story.
January 23, 2012
3.5 stars for me. I feel like I have read another book with the exact same plot that was released this Christmas too. And sure, there are tons of books that follow similar plots, but there wasn't anything about this one that made it stand out. OK characters, OK romance, OK story. However, at the same time...better than a lot of the other holiday stories I have read in the 2011 season though, that's for sure.
December 23, 2011
I was totally lost reading this book. I felt like missed part of the book and kept going back to see what I missed. This should have been a full length book instead of a novella. To much going on and seemed as though only the author knew what the plot was because she was not able to bring it across in this book.
December 19, 2011
2.75
What's missing here for me is feeling Chase's emotions. He's facing major life-changing events, but I don't get a chance to empathize with him. There's too much distance between character and reader.
What's missing here for me is feeling Chase's emotions. He's facing major life-changing events, but I don't get a chance to empathize with him. There's too much distance between character and reader.
January 17, 2012
A good story premise, but just an okay story. It felt like something was missing as I read it. Might have been better if the story was longer so things had more time to develop. As it was it all came off pretty rushed.
July 14, 2012
2.5 stars
A bit rushed and I just felt extremely detached from it all Don't get me wrong it was a good read but there was just no real build up of anything and I couldn't really get into it. I just didn't love it but I didn't hate it either.
A bit rushed and I just felt extremely detached from it all Don't get me wrong it was a good read but there was just no real build up of anything and I couldn't really get into it. I just didn't love it but I didn't hate it either.
April 22, 2012
Good story but not fully developed - lots of loose endings...
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