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Saving Mr Fox
How can you hope to find love if you cannot love yourself?
Eric Fox is an actor faced with his most difficult role yet—being himself. Seven years ago, on the way to his high school prom, an accident drove him from the arms of his young love, CJ. Eric ran away to LA, and CJ was left to pick up the pieces of his broken heart and broken life.
Guilt and regret has eaten away at Eric since that day, leading him to turn to the darker side of celebrity—to sex and alcohol. On a downward spiral and after a series of bad choices, Eric makes the difficult decision to return home. But returning home and having to spend two weeks with the man he left behind could be an obstacle Eric is nowhere near ready to face.
Can Eric find the strength to ask for CJ's forgiveness? And more importantly, can he find the courage to forgive himself?
Meredith Russell
Meredith Russell lives in the heart of England. An avid fan of many story genres, she enjoys nothing less than a happy ending. She believes in heroes and romance and strives to reflect this in her writing. Sharing her imagination and passion for stories and characters is a dream Meredith is excited to turn into reality.
Eric Fox is an actor faced with his most difficult role yet—being himself. Seven years ago, on the way to his high school prom, an accident drove him from the arms of his young love, CJ. Eric ran away to LA, and CJ was left to pick up the pieces of his broken heart and broken life.
Guilt and regret has eaten away at Eric since that day, leading him to turn to the darker side of celebrity—to sex and alcohol. On a downward spiral and after a series of bad choices, Eric makes the difficult decision to return home. But returning home and having to spend two weeks with the man he left behind could be an obstacle Eric is nowhere near ready to face.
Can Eric find the strength to ask for CJ's forgiveness? And more importantly, can he find the courage to forgive himself?
Meredith Russell
Meredith Russell lives in the heart of England. An avid fan of many story genres, she enjoys nothing less than a happy ending. She believes in heroes and romance and strives to reflect this in her writing. Sharing her imagination and passion for stories and characters is a dream Meredith is excited to turn into reality.
- GenresM M RomanceContemporary
123 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 2, 2014
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Meredith Russell
54 books68 followersMeredith Russell lives in the heart of England. An avid fan of many story genres, she enjoys nothing less than a happy ending. She believes in heroes and romance and strives to reflect this in her writing. Sharing her imagination and passion for stories and characters is a dream Meredith is excited to turn into reality.
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January 4, 2014
2.5 stars
I love, LOVE, “the one who got away” trope. It doesn’t count as insta-love and it can give a foundation of intense emotional reunion. So when I read the blurb for this one, I got all excited. I was expecting a strong pull between the two former lovers…
Alas, disappointment was what I felt.
The execution was a downer for me due to this MAIN reason: I didn’t feel that Eric and CJ got enough scenes to talk about their baggage, about the past, about Eric leaving; in fact, I thought Eric had more scenes (and even chemistry) with his PA, Marcus. While CJ spent more time with the kids in the Youth Center or with his sister. When Eric and CJ were together, I felt cold, distant, and I didn’t believe they actually could fall in love all over again.
Then near the end, when Eric was doing something that CJ considered as a screw up – until CJ’s sister said otherwise – and CJ found Eric in a bar, CJ said this “Let’s get out of here. We can talk some more at my place”, I was actually expecting that, you know, TALK. Because I seriously thought Eric and CJ hadn’t cleared everything that needed to be cleared out between them.
But what did I get? The next line was this … “Somewhere along the way talking had turned into hugging then kissing and was now edging on something more”. Uhm, WHAT?!? Where was the talking scene?!? I felt robbed!!
I didn’t believe in these two. Not a bit. What a promising summary. What a letdown delivery.
I love, LOVE, “the one who got away” trope. It doesn’t count as insta-love and it can give a foundation of intense emotional reunion. So when I read the blurb for this one, I got all excited. I was expecting a strong pull between the two former lovers…
Alas, disappointment was what I felt.
The execution was a downer for me due to this MAIN reason: I didn’t feel that Eric and CJ got enough scenes to talk about their baggage, about the past, about Eric leaving; in fact, I thought Eric had more scenes (and even chemistry) with his PA, Marcus. While CJ spent more time with the kids in the Youth Center or with his sister. When Eric and CJ were together, I felt cold, distant, and I didn’t believe they actually could fall in love all over again.
Then near the end, when Eric was doing something that CJ considered as a screw up – until CJ’s sister said otherwise – and CJ found Eric in a bar, CJ said this “Let’s get out of here. We can talk some more at my place”, I was actually expecting that, you know, TALK. Because I seriously thought Eric and CJ hadn’t cleared everything that needed to be cleared out between them.
But what did I get? The next line was this … “Somewhere along the way talking had turned into hugging then kissing and was now edging on something more”. Uhm, WHAT?!? Where was the talking scene?!? I felt robbed!!
I didn’t believe in these two. Not a bit. What a promising summary. What a letdown delivery.
January 3, 2014
As a proviso to this review, Meredith Russell is my friend and co-author. Thing is, if you are a fan of Sapphire Cay, then you'll see Meredith's influence all over those books. I have been lucky enough to be able to watch Saving Mr Fox since Meredith first started writing it, and the end result is awesome.
I love Eric, an actor who really has reached the ragged edge in life. I love CJ who has built a new life for himself. CJ shows an incredible strength of character in how he comes to terms with what he needs and what Eric needs. When the two come together this becomes a poignant story of forgiveness and understanding. Lovely book.
I love Eric, an actor who really has reached the ragged edge in life. I love CJ who has built a new life for himself. CJ shows an incredible strength of character in how he comes to terms with what he needs and what Eric needs. When the two come together this becomes a poignant story of forgiveness and understanding. Lovely book.
January 5, 2014
I always love reunion stories, and actor stories, and this was very sweet. I do wish that maybe things went a little slower between Eric and CJ, like sometimes I felt like they fell back together too easily for everything that happened between them when they were younger, but I'm a sucker for happy endings and really enjoyed this.
August 6, 2016
Who doesn’t have a memory of the one who got away, and wonder sometimes about the ‘what if’? Meredith Russell gives us just one of those moments, but the couple now stands a chance to reunite after all the time has passed.
Erik fled his hometown for the bright lights of Hollywood after an accident in which his friend and crush, CJ was involved. For years he has felt guilty for leaving as he did, and that guilt has marred his relationships, leaving him on the seedier side of celebrity. CJ, in the meantime, has been dealing with his own guilt about the accident, the aftermath, and the unanswered question of why.
Erik returns and while I was hoping for some warmth between these two, I didn’t find it. What I did find was a lack of discussion or talking about the baggage from the past: there was a chemistry that felt almost as if Erik was just moving east to continue his bad habits with a familiar face.
There was a point at which CJ became my favorite character of the two: his dedication and attention to both his sister and the children at the youth center were attractive, if not always displaying the depth one would hope for. In fact, both may feel guilt, but neither showed that in any emotional way that I could relate to.
Now, this is their second shot at love: and I also had difficult believing in that. I could see, we all can see, the steamy connection that is built in lusty interactions and detailed as such, but the communication and tenderness that I expected in a story of this length weren’t displayed for me with any measurable emotional investment. Quick and light reading, this has some steamy moments and potential for great characters but just missed my expectations.
I received an eBook copy from the publisher for purpose of honest review for The Jeep Diva. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
Erik fled his hometown for the bright lights of Hollywood after an accident in which his friend and crush, CJ was involved. For years he has felt guilty for leaving as he did, and that guilt has marred his relationships, leaving him on the seedier side of celebrity. CJ, in the meantime, has been dealing with his own guilt about the accident, the aftermath, and the unanswered question of why.
Erik returns and while I was hoping for some warmth between these two, I didn’t find it. What I did find was a lack of discussion or talking about the baggage from the past: there was a chemistry that felt almost as if Erik was just moving east to continue his bad habits with a familiar face.
There was a point at which CJ became my favorite character of the two: his dedication and attention to both his sister and the children at the youth center were attractive, if not always displaying the depth one would hope for. In fact, both may feel guilt, but neither showed that in any emotional way that I could relate to.
Now, this is their second shot at love: and I also had difficult believing in that. I could see, we all can see, the steamy connection that is built in lusty interactions and detailed as such, but the communication and tenderness that I expected in a story of this length weren’t displayed for me with any measurable emotional investment. Quick and light reading, this has some steamy moments and potential for great characters but just missed my expectations.
I received an eBook copy from the publisher for purpose of honest review for The Jeep Diva. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
January 11, 2014
3.75 stars
January 25, 2014
A great story with angst,love and forgiveness.
maybe
January 11, 20144* from UK Gay Romance.
February 16, 2014
2.5 stars.
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