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Waiting On My Reason (2000)

by Devon Ashley(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1494743396 (ISBN13: 9781494743390)

languge

English

genre

Romance

review 1: This ended up being a quick read but pretty damn good. Besides that asshole Brad, I loved every character. I swooned over Shane. Melanie is raising her son and managing a bar in her hometown. In walks Shane, a blast from her past. Back in high school Melanie dated Brad, Brad and Shane were best friends, and Shane and Mel became friends. Shit took a nosedive 5 years ago. Shane moved out of town, and Brad went off the deep end drinking and eventually ran off. She's been raising her son on her own. She also cared for Brads ailing grandmother, while he was too selfish. Shane's in town to handle a legal matter for Brad and when he sees Mel he has conflicted emotions. He actually had longed for his best friends girl, but after she hurt and betrayed Brad, Shane turned his back o... moren her. He thinks she's a cheating whore. But he still has lingering feelings. He treats her like crap, never giving her the benefit of the doubt. She knows that he has no clue what has transpired with Brad, if he did maybe he wouldn't be so mean. As Shane is trying to help Brad, who is a strung out dick head, he's learning that maybe his best friend isn't the stand up guy he thought he was. Melanie isn't the whore/lying thief. They both learn how they were betrayed and manipulated by someone they once loved. They both learn Brad is a super dickhead asshole that doesn't deserve shit. At least that's how I thought :). Brad was such a prick, back in high school. His true colors towards Mel and Shane come out and I hated him more. This wasn't a frustrating read because of lies and manipulations. The flow of the book was really good and once things start getting revealed Mel and Shane are able to say how they really feel and Shane is one hell of a sweet guy. No high angst and unnecessary garbage between them. Jake is one adorable little guy and a fun character in the story. The way Shane was with little man was adorable.
review 2: I received a review copy of this book from the author. And I devoured it.Shane Matthews has returned to his small town in Texas to secure the inheritance for his childhood best friend, Brad Montgomery. Brad's had a bad run ever since Melanie busted his heart senior year. Booze and drugs have left Brad in a bad way--emotionally and financially. What Shane can't understand is why Brad's grandma didn't leave him his fortune...and who did get it!Back on his home turf, Shane encounters Melanie--the girl who got away, and destroyed his friend. She's as good looking as ever, and clearly the interest is mutual, but Shane can't get past his fury over Melanie's role in Brad's downward spiral. He insults her--terribly.Melanie's been considered the town tramp since senior year. Instead of escaping to Tulane for college, she's stuck out her life, working hard and harder to support herself, and her son. Brad's son. Not that people believe her story of an assault while on a college visit. Brad hadn't. Then again, Brad was a lush in high school, and Shane should have known that--if he was such a good friend. Melanie knows exactly what happened to Brad's "inheritance" but she's not willing to spill the beans to Shane--or Brad. Why should she have to? Brad's been gone for years, and hasn't looked back once. Not for Melanie, their son, or his grandmother. Now broke, he certainly doesn't deserve anything.What we have here is a small-town, small-minds melodrama. It's real, and engaging and reads like 2/3 of Maury Povich episodes. Lots of accusations and false leads. Even more hurt feelings and complete misunderstandings.The whole time I wanted shake Shane and tell him to take good hard look at Brad. See him for the miserable conniving wretch he was. The DBag didn't deserve gas money, let alone a dime of inheritance IMHO. When Shane does finally get the straight story, he's introduced a whole lot more problems for himself, and Melanie. But he's a stand-up guy and one with whom Melanie is overjoyed to reconnect. It seemed as though their love story was always waiting on the fringe, just out of reach in high school because of their own decency and friendship with Brad. In any case, the lovin' is quiet, but considerate. It's a satisfying read, for sure. less

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