REVIEW: One for the Road by Kate Hawthorne

- January 19, 2023

ONE FOR THE ROAD

by Kate Hawthorne

Release Date: January 19, 2023

Review

This is for the ones who like emotionally satisfying and kinky romances.

Everything about this story is raw and painful, but you can also feel the passion and love. Max and Rome loved each other as teenagers when they also discovered BDSM. They were supposed to leave town together too. But when the emotions of love, kink, and personal baggage become too much, Max leaves without Rome. And never looks back.

When Max is forced back to town, all the emotions from back then, from the years apart, the hurt, the anger, and the love all boils over. It's rough to witness. Max is a mess, and geez, he was tough to like in the beginning.

But like all Kate Hawthorne books, she makes us and the characters work for the redemption and peace that inevitably comes. By the end, you will have taken wholeheartedly to this couple and their second chance at love.

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Synopsis

The only things left between them are wasted time and ten years of regret.

Max

I left St. Jack’s Bay ten years ago and haven’t looked back once. Unless you count all the times I close my eyes and think about Rome Anderson kissing me on the water tower or all of the firsts we shared in my cramped teenage bedroom. Being in love with Rome as a teenager was serious and scary, so I did the only thing I knew how to do—I ran.

I should have known it would only be a matter of time before life called me back to the small town we grew up in, and also back to Rome who’s never left. I’m only home for a week and the two of us are fresh out of firsts, but neither of us seems to be against the idea of sharing some last times together instead.

Rome

I’ve never stopped loving Max, but over the years, I’ve definitely started to hate him. At seventeen, I got left behind, but it worked out okay in the end. I own the only bar in town, I date when I want to, and Max’s twin sister Lydia is my best friend. Life isn’t what it was supposed to be, but it’s not horrible.

Max is back now and taking him to bed was a terrible idea because it’s not long before I don’t hate him at all. I love Max and I want him to be mine, but we’ve both been here before. I know it’s only a matter of time before he breaks my heart and heads back on the road, leaving me—and our future—behind once again.

One for the Road is a steamy, small town, second chance, gay romance.

About Kate Hawthorne

With over two dozen published romances to her name, Kate Hawthorne has built a recognizable brand around telling emotional stories that pack a figurative (and sometimes literal) punch. Existing on a steady diet of wine and coffee, Kate spends her days dreaming up angsty stories full of heat, kink, and heart. Kate now lives in Louisville, where she spends her time writing romance, reading romance, and hiding from the humidity

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