Sky Full of Mysteries

By: Rick R. Reed

Narrated by: Blake Harwood

What if your first love was abducted and presumed dead - but then returned 20 years later?

That’s the dilemma Cole Weston faces. Now happily married to Tommy D’Amico, he’s suddenly thrown into a surreal world when his first love, Rory Schneidmiller, unexpectedly reappears.

Rory has no memory of those years. For him, it’s as though only a day or two has passed. He still loves Cole with the passion unique to young first love.

But Cole has so many questions: Where has Rory been and what happened to him two decades ago when he disappeared without a trace? He has never forgotten Rory, but Tommy has been his rock, by his side since Rory disappeared.

Cole is forced to choose between an idealized and passionate first love and the comfort of a long-term marriage. How does one make a decision like that? The answers might lie among the stars…

©2020 Rick R. Reed (P)2022 Rick R. Reed

Totally engrossing heartfelt story

This is a wonderful story, in all senses of the word. It pulled me in from the start and kept me hooked until the end. The theme is how people and feelings evolve through the years and I loved how we got to see the truth in that from different perspectives.

I enjoyed how the book started in 1997 and the flashback to how things were then, and we also get a reminder of what has changed since then when the book continnues 20 years later. I’m not going to write too much about the storyline, you don’t want to know more than you get from the blurb going in, so I’ll just say the I was on the edge of my seat while reading and I was crying, something I almost never do, at the end. This being said I thought the ending was perfect.

Mr Reed’s use of language is a delight and he manages to describe things, both items, feelings, and people, in a very vivid way. I could truely feel all the different kinds of love between the characters in the book.

Blake Harwood’s narration is a little flat, but it actually suits this particular book. As a non-native English speaker I appreciate the clarity of his voice and pronounciation.

Beautiful Story

I enjoyed listening to this story, it captivated me from the start, but last chapters is where I was unable to put the book down. I loved author's writing style and the way this story flows over the span of 20 years. All the main characters are very likable and this is what made the story so unique and special, I was rooting for each man to get their HEA. Narrator did a great job telling this story and made this book a beautiful listening experience.