The Long Way Home by Catt Ford

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Andy and Jake were best friends for all their life. Living one near the other in their family farms, they grew happy and together; Jake was always the leader and Andy the willing gregarious, more than happy to follow his friend everywhere only to have the chance to admire him. Very soon Andy realized that what he felt for his friend was not only admiration, but love, and when they were grown up, Andy went to college and Jake remained at home. In the city Andy thought to be able to find his real life and he never had the courage to come back home, fearing that seeing again Jake will reveal his real feelings, since, despite all his experiences, Jake is his first and only love.

But this Christmas Andy is forced to come back home, and obviously the first person he meets is Jake, a very hurt and sad Jake who is still wondering why is best friend left him without a word.

The story is very nice, I always like when the first love becomes the love of your life. But there is also a touch of reality, since Andy doesn't fall blindly in the sea of love, he had the chance to try his hand outside and now he knows that Jake is the one and only for him. It's quite interesting to read how Andy, the nerdy side of this friendship, is now the skilled one, the one who has to now lead Jake through the tentative first step of lovemaking, as Jake before led Andy through their teen years.

This is the second book I read by Catt Ford, and again she uses the card of the country boy who went in the city, only to discover that the real and happy life is back home in the country. And again the country city boy is the nerdy type and he finds true love in the healthy arms of his buff country boyfriend, who hadn't had to go to the city to discover that the true happiness can be found there at home.

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