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The Border (2014)

by Kim Fielding(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Dreamspinner Press

review 1: There's only three more days to the month of Daily dose for this year and I seriously thought I wouldn't het to give a 5 stars at all, but I'm happy to have been proven wrong.I loved the story of John and Tom, two soldiers on the different sides of a border. Tom, a former medic, rescues John when the latter has a bad fall. I liked the slow building of the friendship, even though it was a short story it didn't feel rushed. We know enough of the characters' past to feel like we understand them without the story being cluttered by too much information.It's a sweet story, well written and an interesting read. I will probably read other books from this author.
review 2: There have been a lot of senseless wars in our planet's history, and this story looks at the cons... moreequences of one such conflict on two men who used to fight on opposing sides. All we know is that John is a Westerner, and Tom is an Easterner. And that is all we need to know, other than the fact there is currently a truce, and they are still guarding their respective sides of the border as if the war were still going on. Sound familiar?John has been at his post for so many years he can hardly remember time before. But the scars from his damaged leg are there to remind him, as are his failed ambitions to become an architect. His job is to inspect railships passing the border with cargo and people, but there aren't many of them and so he has lots of time to read - and to think. It is lonely past, and even though the Eastern guard is right across the fence, John never thinks to talk to him. They are enemies, right?All that changes when John falls from the roof of his guard's hut while trying to repair it and "the Easterner", or Tom, comes to his rescue. Turns out Tom used to be a medic, but wanted to be a farmer. This and many other details are revealed as the two ex-enemies start to talk while John heals. The slow process of building trust, thinking about some hard truths, and discovering what's really important is beautifully described and I loved watching both men become human again as they turned their backs on being soldiers.If you like enemy-to-lover stories, if you enjoy a moral message that makes you think packaged in a nicely unspecific setting, and if you're looking for a read that will make you smile and fill your heart with hope, then you will probably like this short story.NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review. less

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