Their
Life As They Live It (Perspectives #4)
A.M.
Arthur
“Happiness
is not a goal…it is a by-product of a life well lived.”
--Eleanor
Roosevelt
Bernard
“Bear” Henson is a blessed man. He is happily married to the love of his life,
he co-owns a successful business, and his grown son is desperately in love with
a wonderful partner. But Bear knows all too well how precarious that happiness
is, so he lives every day with love in his heart and gratitude for everything
he has—especially his husband Richard Brightman. Richard has been HIV-positive
for thirty years and every new day is a gift.
When
Richard becomes unexpectedly ill and is rushed to the hospital, Bear braces for
his beautifully constructed life to come crashing down. A hard-won life full of
ups and downs, illnesses and setbacks, love and anger, and a lot of regret for
how certain things went down. Certain things involving Bear’s alcoholic ex-wife
Debbie and the start of Bear’s relationship with Richard. But the past can’t be
changed, only remembered and studied.
As
Richard fights for his life, Bear reflects on the last thirty years of their
entwined lives. College days, his shotgun wedding to Debbie, his unexpected
feelings for Richard, and the proudest moment of Bear’s life: the birth of his
son Gabriel. Bear’s life with Richard is woven with love, heartache, regret,
joy, and everything else in between. They’ve overcome every obstacle that’s
come their way, and they’ll overcome this new illness, too. Period. Bear simply
isn’t ready to live his life without Richard in it.
Note:
This is the fourth book in my Perspectives series, and while it can be read as
a standalone, readers will have a much richer concept of these characters if
you’ve at least read book two, The World As He Sees It. Warnings for spousal
abuse (not between the two heroes) and cheating.
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072F7WHRM
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072F7WHRM
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072F7WHRM
