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BOOK BLURB:
Rock musician, Daniel Sanborn, has given his lover, Ramón Alvarez, too many opportunities to practice forgiveness. Their relationship is barely healing from the crisis that was Daniel’s wake-up call when someone from his past walks in to audition for the band.

Melanie is the widow of Josh Taylor, Daniel's first and greatest love, and the woman who, a dozen years ago, unknowingly stole his lover. When Melanie's talent proves to be exactly what the band needs to take them in the direction they hope to go, Daniel votes to hire her. Meanwhile, he avoids Ramón’s jealous streak by hiding the depth of his resurrecting emotions.

But since Daniel last saw Melanie at Josh’s funeral, she has come unhinged. She never smiles, and she talks to her dead husband when she thinks no one is listening. Daniel shrugs it off to eccentricity and grief ~ until Josh’s ghost makes an appearance!

Apparently, Daniel and Josh have unfinished business, and not the kind Daniel feels comfortable sharing with Ramón. As far as Daniel is concerned, that past is as dead as Josh himself. But Josh’s ghost, however, has other ideas. Daniel’s twelve-year-old secrets could be the last straw for Ramón, but keeping them buried might prove impossible...

BOOK REVIEW:
“Only One Regret” by Ali Katz is a compelling read. The characters are well drawn and the plot is nicely developed.

Daniel is the main character and our narrator; his lover Ramon, a spectral ex-lover Josh, and the very live widow of Josh, Melanie, round out the other major participants. Each of these people was given time to develop and each made interesting and surprising choices that kept me involved and turning pages.

It was surprising how prominent Melanie was in this story; something that doesn’t always happen in gay literature ~ a female that is a full person without being a ‘best friend’ or ‘understanding’ secondary character. While she would never be a poster child for feminism with some of the choices she made, she was definitely stronger than she initially appeared.

A supernatural mystery, hot sex, and interesting characters combine to make this an enjoyable read.

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