I shall start by saying thank you to Lacey Dailey for sliding in my DMs and telling me how much I would love this book because it is up to my tastes. And well…you were not wrong! I’m so grateful for our friendship and that you know my bookish tastes this well that I ended up devouring this book within a day!

After finishing the Bridgerton series and having that envelope my head and heart, I was content to move on but for some reason no book was grabbing me up again.

M/M stores and any Queer Lit has always had a special place in my heart so it’s no surprise that Love Always, Wild drew me back into books that are not historical romances.

I thank you Wilder and Jaxson for getting my reading mojo I didn’t even know was starting to go missing, back!!

This story is a little angsty, a little sweet and a lot longing.

Wilder and Jaxson were lovers back at college. Wild was an out of the closet whereas Jax wasn’t. Yet that didn’t stop them from having “study” sessions and falling in love. What they had was real and true, so much so Jax was going to tell his family about himself.

Yet when tradegy strikes and Wilder hears nothing from Jax for nine years, he’s heart broken in the least. He’s hurt and his trust in people isn’t there. He poured all that hurt into a book half fictionalising his life. What he doesn’t expect is it to resonate with so many people, especially one in particular that emails go thank him so.

Jax and Wilder are living totally different lives but the hurt and love in their hearts hasn’t passed by in the nine years. When a situation arrives and they find a way back to one another it’s not the easiest of beginnings but I loved how raw and real it all was. Their love was true but after words having been lies, it was actions that needed to be shown.

This book was beautiful story of how love can help you find your way back home. How there a people around that will support you, even if it’s just one in a town of many. Someone will love you for who you are.

I loved this book with all my heart and it’s one of those perfect queer stories that doesn’t focus too much on coming out but the struggle of trying to be something for everyone else while forgetting to give yourself happiness.

It’s beautiful and I loved the secondary characters as much as the mains. I can’t wait for book two!!

– Book Fanatic

Blurb:

Wilder,

When I left that night, I had every intention of coming back to you. To us. But no matter how hard I wish for what I want, there are some things in life that aren’t meant to be. I don’t expect you to understand. You’ve already moved on, living your life. But mine ended that night, nine years ago, and I still can’t let you go. Not sure I ever will. I regret so many things, but hurting you, I’ll never forgive myself. I’m sorry for… everything.

Jax~

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Jax,
If only you could’ve seen it like I did, the way you were when you thought the world wasn’t watching. How you’d change when I looked at you, when it was just us.
But most of all… I wish you could’ve seen how much it hurt me when you disappeared. Regrets are for cowards. It has always been my belief you should chase after the things you want with actions, not words. There is no such thing as never meant to be.
So this apology… not accepted…

Love always, Wild