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Just Hit Send #2
Summerfire
This story follows "The Happy Years" of the Just Hit Send series. Here we follow JD through his young adulthood and into manhood.
Although JD is surrounded by people who love him, he yearns for more. He wants that special connection, the deep love and affection like that shared by his two dads.
Some of JD's happiest moments are the annual trips he takes to the lake with his dads, where he spends his time hanging out with a local boy, Kenny. Kenny is several years older than JD, but they form a bond that only grows stronger over the years. Could Kenny be that special someone?
Although JD is surrounded by people who love him, he yearns for more. He wants that special connection, the deep love and affection like that shared by his two dads.
Some of JD's happiest moments are the annual trips he takes to the lake with his dads, where he spends his time hanging out with a local boy, Kenny. Kenny is several years older than JD, but they form a bond that only grows stronger over the years. Could Kenny be that special someone?
72 pages, Online Fiction - Complete
First published December 26, 2003
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January 10, 2018
Grasshopper’s writing style has a way of dropping the reader right into the middle of what’s on the page. This short story follows JD journey of finding happiness. If you have read “Just Hit Send” then you’ll know how special JD is. 4.5 for leaving a light on.
March 25, 2012
I think that in order to appreciate this story fully, you should first read Just Hit Send, a free online novel that tells the epic love story of Jordan and Daniel.
Summerfire is the story of Jordy and Danny's son, JD. JD has grown up seeing the deep love that his Daddy (Jordy) and Papa D (Danny) have for each other. Knowing that he will never be able to settle for anything less, he searches his whole life for the perfect love.
This online story, while short, I think does a really great job following JD through his childhood to his adult years. I didn't expect the ending and I felt the romance was really quick, but the emotions and the feelings were wonderful.
I am not sure if I would have appreciated this story as much if I didn't already know and love the characters from Just Hit Send. Definitely read that first.
Summerfire is the story of Jordy and Danny's son, JD. JD has grown up seeing the deep love that his Daddy (Jordy) and Papa D (Danny) have for each other. Knowing that he will never be able to settle for anything less, he searches his whole life for the perfect love.
This online story, while short, I think does a really great job following JD through his childhood to his adult years. I didn't expect the ending and I felt the romance was really quick, but the emotions and the feelings were wonderful.
I am not sure if I would have appreciated this story as much if I didn't already know and love the characters from Just Hit Send. Definitely read that first.
April 11, 2012
A sweet look into what became of JD. I loved seeing and knowing how JD grew up. I wish the author had revised this story to reflect the final chapters of Just Hit Send, ie: including little bug. But despite that this was a lovely read. I've loved revisiting these stories. They stand the test of time.
July 8, 2013
Reading "Just Hit Send" first is a must, in my opinion. Cool short story, but with part 1 being 950 pages long, I wish we'd have at least gotten a few hundred out of JD's story.
The Kenny part was really sad, but it definitely makes you realize that you have to live the life that's going to make you happy before it's too late.
The Kenny part was really sad, but it definitely makes you realize that you have to live the life that's going to make you happy before it's too late.
April 11, 2012
This was the perfect ending to a beautiful series. It's a must read if you've read Just Hit Send.
There was a lot packed into this little short, I laughed, I cried and I wished for it not to end... but it did far too soon.
That's the problem with shorts they're almost always too short!
There was a lot packed into this little short, I laughed, I cried and I wished for it not to end... but it did far too soon.
That's the problem with shorts they're almost always too short!
September 26, 2016
I enjoyed JD's story, although didn't grab me right off like Just Hit Send did. There was a heartwrenching part towards the middle (tissues required) but in the end, it did deliver a HEA for the MC. I felt the falling in love happened really super fast and wasn't clear to me what it was based on, so I couldn't give it a full five.
April 4, 2012
This story made me cry. I really liked the first book I like this one better.
April 15, 2012
An incredible story although it was shorter than I had hoped, but all the same it was great reading about JD as he grew older.
April 17, 2012
Loved it. Great sequel.
I wanted more.
I wanted more.
October 22, 2014
Please see my review of "Just Hit Send" to get how I feel about Grasshopper!
April 11, 2018
”Fireworks and pinwheels and magic. That’s when I knew I loved him.”
This is a short read at only 72 pages long about some of the characters in the “Just Hit Send” story, but very few short novellas have made me cry, smile, laugh and just overall feel all in the space of a few pages.
This story is about the cute JD from “Just Hit Send”. In JHS there were small hints that JD might be gay, and this story is essentially about his first love and his forever love.
In my review for JHS, one of the things I mentioned I loved about it was that it covered all different kinds of love. This book once again has that. It starts off with JD as a curious eight-year-old who meets the fifteen-year-old Kenny at the lake house. Every summer, JD returns to the lake house and slowly his devotion towards his older friend turns into a childlike love.
However, like all books written by Grasshopper, there is always some sort of conflict.
JD slowly starts to move on with his life, always thinking about Kenny. The year of his 29th birthday, JD decided to go back to the lake house. The last time he was there he was heartbroken and mourning. This time he is accepting and ready to move on. He just didn’t expect to move on with the son of the man he had loved when he was a child and teenager. *I squealed*
One thing I loved about this story was that even though Kenny and Deacon are at first compared to being so similar, as we carried on reading we see how different Deacon is. Kenny was a quiet person, and Deacon is like a bubbly plasma beam of light that you just want to out in your pocket and keep forever. (I swear I am not creepy.) I also love how JD seemed to grow as a character. From the kid we read about in JHS to the adult in Summerfire. JD turned into the perfect mixture of Jordan and Danny and his mama. He became a character that I liked in JHS to a character that made me want to wrap him up in cotton wool to protect him in every way possible.
There was very little I didn’t like about this book. I loved the writing and the way everything flowed. I especially loved the vivid imagery that was used to describe seemingly small things like thunder and lightning. Like all books self-published, there were some issues in terms of structure and grammar, but they were minor.
I love Grasshopper and I love the universe he has created for the JHS books. I so badly wish there were more because I honestly cannot seem to get enough. I loved his books a decade ago and will love his books for all the years to come. They really will have a special place in my heart. I feel like one of the magical people who lives in the glowing house by the beach.
So I guess, I just want to say thank you to Grasshopper. Thank you for giving thirteen year old me a story like this to remember. A story like this to inspire. A story like this to help her believe that there will always be love.
This is a short read at only 72 pages long about some of the characters in the “Just Hit Send” story, but very few short novellas have made me cry, smile, laugh and just overall feel all in the space of a few pages.
This story is about the cute JD from “Just Hit Send”. In JHS there were small hints that JD might be gay, and this story is essentially about his first love and his forever love.
In my review for JHS, one of the things I mentioned I loved about it was that it covered all different kinds of love. This book once again has that. It starts off with JD as a curious eight-year-old who meets the fifteen-year-old Kenny at the lake house. Every summer, JD returns to the lake house and slowly his devotion towards his older friend turns into a childlike love.
However, like all books written by Grasshopper, there is always some sort of conflict.
JD slowly starts to move on with his life, always thinking about Kenny. The year of his 29th birthday, JD decided to go back to the lake house. The last time he was there he was heartbroken and mourning. This time he is accepting and ready to move on. He just didn’t expect to move on with the son of the man he had loved when he was a child and teenager. *I squealed*
One thing I loved about this story was that even though Kenny and Deacon are at first compared to being so similar, as we carried on reading we see how different Deacon is. Kenny was a quiet person, and Deacon is like a bubbly plasma beam of light that you just want to out in your pocket and keep forever. (I swear I am not creepy.) I also love how JD seemed to grow as a character. From the kid we read about in JHS to the adult in Summerfire. JD turned into the perfect mixture of Jordan and Danny and his mama. He became a character that I liked in JHS to a character that made me want to wrap him up in cotton wool to protect him in every way possible.
There was very little I didn’t like about this book. I loved the writing and the way everything flowed. I especially loved the vivid imagery that was used to describe seemingly small things like thunder and lightning. Like all books self-published, there were some issues in terms of structure and grammar, but they were minor.
I love Grasshopper and I love the universe he has created for the JHS books. I so badly wish there were more because I honestly cannot seem to get enough. I loved his books a decade ago and will love his books for all the years to come. They really will have a special place in my heart. I feel like one of the magical people who lives in the glowing house by the beach.
So I guess, I just want to say thank you to Grasshopper. Thank you for giving thirteen year old me a story like this to remember. A story like this to inspire. A story like this to help her believe that there will always be love.
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