Walker is a young man who finds himself lost in the woods. He wanders around in the cold weather for hours and imagine his surprise when he is greeted by the receiving end of a rifle. Walker is scared out of his wits when he first lays eyes on the owner of the rifle, a big, burly mountain man by the name of Horace.

Horace happens upon Walker before a bad snowstorm and thinks he is somebody up to no good. He quickly realizes he is wrong and escorts Walker to his home. The weather takes a turn for the worse and they end up having a lot of time on their hands. Being snowed in all winter, they soon become friends.

Horace realizes that he is falling for Walker and he begins to try his hand at convincing him to stay. Horace is a man with an abundance of sexual knowledge and he and Walker act out some pretty kinky fantasies. When their time together is at an end, Walker has to make a life-altering decision.

In this story, Walker really stuggles to come to terms with his feelings for Horace. Walker can't help feeling a sense of wrongness and really has to look deep down inside to discover his true feelings for Horace. For Horace, loving another man is easy to accept and he just has to make Walker realize that loving is the easy part. It is letting go that is the biggest obstacle.

There is such reality and depth to the characters. They are both strong, yet vulnerable and it is easy to understand their feelings and emotions. Their relationship is incredibly down to earth and the love scenes will leave you hot and bothered. One particular thing that I loved about this story was that it was more about a quest for love and it didn't just center around their sexual relationship. The events were very believable and there were several instances when I felt overwhelmed by how touching it all was. It is not every day that you see such compelling stories about two men in a relationship and this one is by far one of the best I have ever read. Truly emotional and heartwrenching; this is a love story that will be remembered for a long time.

Reviewed by: Pamela