OLD FLAME: A HEARTBREAKING EMOTIONAL THRILLER

by Peter Martin

We never forget our first love; it is forever ingrained in our mind. But for Ian it is even more poignant, as Debbie gave him his first taste of sex. The most beautiful moment of his young life. But when she dumps him, he is heartbroken.



How does he get over this, with no friends at home or at work? Then looking through a local paper he sees an advert to join a club for 18-30 year old’s. After much deliberation, he joins, his new social life helping him to forget his woes. There he meets Sandy who is recovering from an overdose after being jilted by her boyfriend. Slowly they build up a relationship and get married and have two children.



Twenty-five years later, while travelling home on the train, he bumps into Debbie, his first love, who is divorced and now single. It was nice talking to her, but they both have their own lives to live.



However, Sandy has her elderly mother living alone to look after. When her mother develops dementia, their marriage takes a turn for the worse, as Sandy must spend much more time caring for her mother. He confides in Debbie and starts seeing her. Now, he faces a dilemma, does he stick with Sandy, who he hardly ever sees, or leave her for Debbie who seems very keen to take up with him again?

Genres: Romance

308 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2022

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Reviews

[karin whitehead · Rating 4 out of 5]

I choose this novel in another authors promo. This is my review. Ian and Sandy, and Ian and Debbie A young man falls " in lust with a gal who leads him astray. She seduces him and promptly dumps him. Fast forward twenty-five years, Ian and Sandy are happily married, two daughters that have left the nest, when Sandy's Mum falls ill with dementia and a heap of health problems that draws Sandy's attention to more or less leaving her husband alone and distraught. Now the heart of the story takes you into the turmoil. Well written, not too fast paced, somewhat slow at times, but still a good read, a twisty ending that surprised me!

[PAR · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a brilliant read! It pulled me in from beginning to end and held my attention. The world building is detailed and imaginative. This novel has strong, well developed characters and an interesting story line that keeps you turning the pages. I recommend this novel and would read more novels by this author.

[A_Friend · Rating 5 out of 5]

Old Flame

Sometimes is hard to blow out. Fantastic read, characters and storyline. His wife’s mother dieing of dementia and he gets upset with her being gone so much. Finds his first love( which was no accident by her) and things start to heat up. Things brought up from the past and now. This is a definite must read

[Michelle Duerden · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stilted read.

The story could have read better. It was very stilted and disjointed.
It needs to proofread again too as there are quite a lot of mistakes.