About Amnesia
by Sean Michael
143 pages / 57000 words
ISBN: 978-1-60370-021-4, 1-60370-021-8
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When Thaine wakes up in the hospital after a bull riding injury, he has a few problems. He doesn’t remember the last five years, or his new boyfriend, and all he wants in the world is his ex-lover Jerry. Thing is, he and Jerry broke up a long time ago, and no one is sure Jerry will come.
Thaine’s best friend Jesse makes the call, even though he thinks it’s a pretty crappy thing to do to the new boyfriend, Drew. Drew is everything Jesse has always wanted, young, optimistic, and hard-working. He can’t believe his buddy Thaine would pass Drew by for an old flame, even if his friend can’t remember the kid.
Jerry is flattered that Thaine still wants him around, and he still carries a torch for his cowboy, so when Thaine asks to go home with him to recover, Jerry agrees, even though he knows Thaine could get his memory back any day…
Can Jerry and Thaine make a future that wipes out their past? And can Jesse convince Drew that he was looking for love in all the wrong places? Can Thaine live without the last five years, or will he remember everything and have to choose between his old life and his new one?
Sean Michael pens a masterful love story in Amnesia, one that will make you believe in the power of love, no matter what the odds.
Review
CB Potts, author of the Rockhounds series writes: Can you forget true love?
That’s the question on everyone’s mind when bull rider Thaine Russell gets trampled by a bull and wakes up not knowing what day it is -- or anything else. He doesn’t know his lover, Drew, nor does he realize that it’d been a long, long time since he’d broken up with JJ, the strong and stormy businessman who once rocked his world.
Sean Michael presents us with Amnesia, an up close and intimate portrait of Thaine’s amnesia and its effects on those around him. It’s an emotionally charged, tender tale -- you literally don’t know how things are going to go at any given moment, right up to the last page.
Michael tugs at your heartstrings with this one, not least of all with the character of Jesse, who sits quietly in the background, watching Drew's heart break until enough is finally enough. Thaine might have been Jesse’s best friend, but cowboys aren’t much for sugar-coating the truth. Will their friendship survive the inevitable confrontation?
Tender and powerful, Amnesia is a good, solid read. I’ll warn you -- you don’t want to start reading this just before you have to do something else. Chances are you’ll get so caught up in the story that you’ll forget your obligations.
Sample
He met the kid's eyes, hating the hurt he saw there. "I'm sorry, Drew. I don't know you. I can't remember you. I tried."
It was like he'd sucker punched the kid, the way Drew just kind of folded in on himself. Then the kid took a breath and nodded, straightened his spine. "I know. But you will. The doctors said there was no reason to believe the amnesia'd be permanent."
"I'm sorry. I don't mean to hurt you. I just... None of this makes sense." Four bluebonnets. Five. Six. Fuck, he needed to change rooms.
"I know you'd never hurt me on purpose. You're a good man."
JJ gave him a look, half sympathetic, half impatient.
He was done. He hurt. His head was killing him. He'd lost his momma, his memory. Five whole fucking years. "I want to go home, Jerry."
"I'll go find the doctor. Tell him if he doesn't get his ass down here with papers I'm taking you without you being signed out." Jerry got up and came to him, gave him a quick hug.
Drew was looking from him to Jerry. "What do you mean Jerry's taking you?"
"I need to go home. I... I just need some time to think."