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In another bit of randomness we're very pleased to have this review from LJH, of Author Randomness's "To Move Forward." We hope you enjoy the review and check out the story - you're bound to be as captured by this tale as many others have been so far.

Reviewer: LJH
Status: Complete
Word Count: 37,125

You break up with a boyfriend.

Twenty years go by quickly and there are moments when you think back and relive some of the good times you shared. Now and then there has been contact, but vague and brief.

Then, one day out of the blue, you bump into each other and those old feelings resurface. But there is also fear. Apprehension. Questions. He has friends. You have friends. Do you want to see this person? What could he possibly want? Is a reconciliation possible? Do you really want to rekindle that lost love? And if so, at what cost?

It's not an easy decision, and this is the crux in To Move Forward.

Ben and Patrick were more than friends before they went their separate ways. In the years that follow, Ben marries and Patrick remains true to his sexual orientation as a gay man. Patrick takes life seriously. This is a good thing, considering that he has recently had a fallout. He and Ben, now divorced, meet at a fair, and suddenly Patrick is thrust into Ben's life once again. He has no idea what he is getting himself into because, as much as Patrick desires Ben and vice versa, there are skeletons in both cupboards and both must make sacrifices in order to be together.

There is one aspect of this story that makes it all believable; Patrick and Ben must learn to trust each other. It is not trust at first sight; the trust between them grows as the story develops, and, for the reader there is no escape. It is impossible to put down, for, just as one thinks that things are looking up, another setback occurs.

Randomness knows his craft.

He knows how to engage the reader and make each sentence compelling. If there is one story you should read this Lent, make it To Move Forward. It will leave you feeling delighted and inspired.