Bread on the Waters

Seeds of Time #2

by G.S. Wiley

Several months after his strange time-traveling experience, theater manager Simon has reunited with his leading man Adrian and is trying to get on with his life. He's forgiven Adrian for sleeping with Claire, and Simon's even trying to help Adrian become more involved in his child's life, but with Adrian now working in London, it's just one more strain on their relationship. When he gets the chance to return to the 1940s, he finds himself forced to choose between the future and the past, which includes the strangely alluring vicar James.

Genres: M M Romance

ebook

First published June 1, 2009

About the author

G.S. Wiley is a writer, reader, sometime painter, and semi-avid scrapbooker who lives in Canada.

Visit G.S.'s web site at http://wileyromance.googlepages.com/.

Reviews

[Kassa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second chaser in the series by G.S. Wiley and it’s very well written and inclusive, to the point that it almost easily stands alone. The progression of course is richer and more meaningful if the stories are read in order and thus I encourage you to do so but this second installment is a wonderful addition to the series. Picking up six months after Simon’s time traveling experience, he’s trying to move on in his life and forget the weird, unbelievable experiences that occurred. As the blurb suggests, Simon is back with Aidan and trying to make their relationship work once again. Unfortunately Simon continues to think about that time traveling trip and he wonders if what he has with Aidan is better than what he dreamed of with James.

Simon returns with a bit more character progression and some much needed strength of will and personality. In the previous book, Simon was slightly dull and weak which led him to be a puppet to his surroundings. Here, Simon takes more control over his choices and actions, displaying some much needed resolve and backbone. Although he’s taken his boyfriend back and forgiven him for cheating, Simon is no longer ignorant to the problems in their relationship. He takes responsibility for his choices and actions, giving him a more dynamic personality. Simon’s voice, which again is first person point of view, has more energy and life in this installment making the short story read quickly.

The various secondary characters were less important as this was Simon’s discovery and realization of his feelings for Aidan versus his feelings for James. Even though James is, well, a historical figure and gives new meaning to the term “long distance relationship” Simon struggles with his attraction to the vicar and his relationship to his erstwhile boyfriend. Although Simon does eventually make a choice at the end, the last paragraph and details were sad. They were easy to predict, yet still sad to see occur.

The writing is descriptive and emotional. The English setting, both modern and historical, comes alive and the story shines less in the relationship drama and more in the descriptions. There is even a partially explicit sex scene which I’m not used to seeing from the author but fans of erotic romance will enjoy its addition. The story and series are more romance than erotica, focusing on Simon’s journey to love through a unique and different angle. The romance and passion is muted but in a gentle, lovely way which gives a classic feel to the story and prose. Fans of the author will definitely want to continue and those readers who enjoy classic romance will devour this series.