“Waiting for the Flood” by Alexis Hall

Romance fans, if you love a quiet, heartfelt love story that makes you feel everything, this is one to savor.

A quiet man. A rising river. A second chance he never thought he’d take.

Twelve years ago, Edwin Tully came to Oxford and fell in love with a brilliant artist named Marius. It was going to be forever. Ten years later, it ended. Now Edwin is rebuilding a life he never planned, and as the river rises and a flood threatens his town, he meets Adam, an engineer with the Environment Agency, whose kindness is steady and unexpected.

It’s a deeply moving, gently funny story about losing the life you always thought would be yours and finding something beautiful in the wreckage. All About Romance praised the writing as lyrical, painful, funny, and true. This contemporary M/M romance is the second Spires story, and this edition includes a follow-up story.

This paperback is in very good condition, and you can find it at Dead Tree Dreams. Grab a blanket and a cup of tea!