Lorenzo Moretti and Damon Blackwell have never met, but they’re tied together by the same tragedy. They were both there that night. They each lost someone they loved. They’ve been living as shells of their former selves ever since. Running into each other and realizing their shared pasts? Pure serendipity.Being together is a tingle at the base of Enzo’s spine, a comfort that settles into Damon’s … settles into Damon’s bones. No one understands what they went through the night the club caught fire–until now. For the first time, they have someone to lean on, someone who knows all the right things to say and when to say nothing at all. Neither of them has been with another man before, but their shared connection grows from friendship and explodes into something more, something raw and desperate and real. Now, they’re dealing not only with their pasts, but their new relationship, the one thing that calms their internal storms.
Enzo and Damon might not know much else, but with every touch, with every word, and every night spent exploring each other’s bodies, they know they’re in love. They keep each other going, show each other what happiness really is.
But love alone can’t get them through. Damon and Enzo must decide if they really have what it takes to work through their trauma and fight for the happily ever after that’s waiting just on the horizon.
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This book was an amazing, emotional book. I cried throughout a good part of the story because the tragedy these two men shares shaped them. While that is not necessarily what brought them into the same stratosphere, they soon learned that they needed each other. Only the other could really understand all the pain and the underlying guilt and fear. Despite not knowing what they are doing or where they are going, they find in each other the peace that is needed and the love they never really wanted. Is that enough though? Families are sometimes the most difficult especially if you choose to lock them out. What happens when you decide to let someone in to feel the most difficult pain with you? Ugly cry indeed but worth it
Endless Stretch of Blue is a stand alone M/M romance by Riley Hart. This is the story of two men, both at the lowest point of their lives. Fate gives them a nudge and they meet and find something in each other that no one else has been able to provide, peace, comfort, and love. It’s the story of healing hearts and finding “the one.”
Lorenzo (Enzo) Moretti is a thirty year old carpenter, and Damon Blackwell is a thirty seven year old who works in the office of a hospital. Both of these men are straight. And both of them shared a tragic night, even though they didn’t even know each other yet. Enzo had been at the club with his older brother and Damon was there with his younger sister, both enjoying some sibling time, when the fire happened. Both lost their siblings that night.
“It was just them, Damon and Enzo, two men who shared the worst night of their lives and met when they were at their darkest. Two men who showed each other there was still some light left in the world.”
Now it’s nine months later. Both Enzo and Damon are struggling. It was surely fate that brought them together that night when they were at their lowest. It didn’t take long for them to realize they shared that night. Who better to understand what they are going through. So a friendship was born. The more time they spent together, the more they both felt drawn to each other. It was confusing because neither of them had ever entertained thoughts of another man before. But the feelings grew stronger until they could no longer be ignored. Neither of them wanted to deny what they felt for one another.
“It didn’t matter that Enzo was a man. All that mattered was that he was Damon’s friend, and a part of him realized he’d been waiting for this moment in ways he hadn’t even realized.”
Things began to happen as Damon and Enzo became closer, they smiled more, laughed even. The world started to look just a little bit brighter. The guilt felt just a little bit lighter. But they were still living in their own little bubble. What would Enzo’s family say? What about Damon’s co-workers? Was their relationship strong enough to survive in the public?
I loved these two so much. I loved the ways they found to explore this new attraction to another man. Danom’s was intellectually. Enzo’s more through exploration. I especially loved the way they talked about everything! They both just accepted that they were each other’s “one!”
“It’s like you started this fire inside me, when I’d been nothing but ice. I wanna bask in your warmth, wanna stoke those flames until they consume me.”
I was afraid going in that this would be too sad. But it really wasn’t. Yes, they were both dealing with grief. But the story was more of their healing, of their love for each other, of they journey together. This is only my second Riley Hart book. I have no idea why because I truly enjoyed both books I read so much. These characters will live on in my heart for a very long time.
“Loving Enzo felt as easy as breathing.”
KU Read
I really enjoyed this book. It was emotional and heartbreaking what happened to Enzo and Damon. I love their friendship.
Enzo has always felt like the screw-up of his family, and like he never fit in. His mom doesn’t approve of his job as a contractor, or that he isn’t married.
Damon is a manager at the hospital. He is the caretaker of his family. Has his life in order.
On the anniversary of a tragedy that affected them both, they have a chance meeting. They bond over pain, and the grief of losing a love one.
I loved this book so much that after I finished reading it I immediately bought the Audible. Which is by Michael Dean who is awesome BTW.
This book is the ipidomy of All The Feels. 2 men brought together by gut wrenching tragedy but who help each other heal. Nobody can break your heart and put it back together quite like Riley. I had to wait a day just to write this. I needed to let it all just settle in mimd and still I have no words. Absolutely wonderful characters abd plot. Highly recommend it but be prepared for an emotional ride with a very HEA. Prob my fav read in a long time.
This book is hands down my favorite Riley Hart book out there. She is an amazing writer and I have not found any of her books I don’t like but this one is absolutely AMAZING. As a person who has experienced a similar trauma and now has PTSD, I could fully relate to this story and to the two men who came together because of the trauma they both went through. The emotions you feel will bring you to your knees but lift you back up again. The love and support that Lorenzo and Damon have for each other is incredible. I originally bought the book first but had to get the audio when it came out. It will be a story I will come back to over and over again.
That was the most heartbreakingly touching story ever!!!
I swear I couldn’t stop crying and swooning.
I can’t believe I had never read this till now!
This is my favorite trope and these men just stole my heart.
Love everything about this read!
I loved this book start to finish!
Riley Hart does it again! She delivers a steamy yet extremely emotionally packed love story that hits you right in the feels! I’m quickly becoming obsessed with her work! Her characters are absolutely perfect to me. I love them soooo much! This story was heartbreaking but beautiful! I can’t stop thinking about it! Enzo and Damon will steal your heart and never give it back! My soul is full after this book! Highly recommend! Five ENDLESS EMOTIONS Stars!
Your heart really broke with both Enzo and Damon as they each suffered loss from that firy night. Then your heart started to mend back together as both men found each other and provided the strength needed for them to heal from their loss. By the end of the book, while your heart is healed there is always that small part that is broken for the loss they endured. This was a breath taking story and a beautiful one at heart.
What a beautiful story about finding love after a horrible tragedy. The two main characters, Damon Blackwell and Enzo Moretti, both have lost so much and the guilt and emptiness that surrounds them every day of their life is enormous.
Fate steps in and places these two beautiful men in the same place, at the same time, and what they learn from one another is life-changing. Not only do they have each other to lean on, these two “straight” men fall hard. The author handles that with patience and trust and awe, but the outcome is still incredibly hot!
Riley Hart does an outstanding job showing what happens to family in the aftermath and how it’s possible to find clarity and get to a better place when the right person is there to guide you.
Enzo and Damon’s story, individually, is equally heartbreaking. These two are simply perfect for one another. Five stars for me!
This is one of the BEST touch-my-heart-feel-good romance books I have read in 2019. I’m already of fan of Riley Hart but for me, this is my favorite by her so far. I fell hard and fast into this more serious tone.
I am a sucker for a WELL DONE friends to lovers plot. Here we have two men who come together and find a unique bond over a tragic experience that very few could even begin to empathize. Through quietly providing emotional support for one another, they develop strong bonds of friendship. Gradually and in a totally realistic way, those feelings turn to love. I do love that at one point, they realize they cannot be the only answer to healing for each other and individually find help to continue on the path living life to its fullest again.
Don’t go into this expecting the emotional heaviness to outweigh the romance. The two are perfectly played off one another. Also, she’s a steamy read y’all so buckle up and prepare to singe your eyebrows and your heartstrings.
This story grabbed a hold of me from page one and will forever own a little peace of my heart. Endless Stretch of Blue will definitely illicit all the feels when you’re reading it and make you an emotional mess. Both guys are suffering from a huge traumatic event/loss and they’re full of so much pain and guilt. But one small coincidence of being at the same place at the same time brings them together and a strong bond and friendship begins. They start relying on each other in ways they never expected and their friendship slowly blooms into love. Though neither guy have ever been with another guy, or even wanted to, it feels completely normal and right for them to be with one another.
I loved how this book took me through the emotional ringer. I felt everything with these guys and was cheering them on so hard in the background. You want them to finally find happiness and love. To heal and live the life they deserve so much, even though they don’t believe they’re deserving of that life. Aside from the sad and emotional parts you get the usual Riley Hart ‘heat’ too. They may go from straight to bi but they go into it with open minds and a lot of curiosity, so it was definitely HOT reading about their exploration of each other.
This book is the definition of beautiful and an absolute MUST READ!
A chance meeting between Damon and Enzo, where Damon intervenes and prevents Enzo from seriously getting hurt brings these two characters together. They find they have more in common than they realized when they discover they each have lost someone close to them in the same fire. Damon and Enzo’s connection is immediate, and they discover that each is exactly what the other needs. This was a great hurt/comfort, double gay for you, friend to lovers read. There is some angst in this book, but I didn’t feel it was too bad if you happen to be someone who doesn’t like a lot of angst. The connection between Damon and Enzo was fantastic. I loved the way their relationship progressed. How accepting they were of each other. It was truly wonderful. Riley Hart has amazed me once again with her storytelling, and I totally loved this book.