by nageren
This gem of a story is easily worth 5 stars and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Thank you sharing it with us.
a great tale that was down to earth . no million dollar people , big monster size hung
men with females crying out for more. no one was hurt , no cheating , just a plain
good tale.
Nagaren, you continue to blow me away. This story does not just speak to the head, the heart and the genitals, it speaks to the soul.
This deserves a galaxy full of stars and not just the insufficient five that I can give it.
If there are not a bunch of professional publishers beating on your door, wanting to sign you, there should be. Your writing is THAT good.
And if this doesn't win the Valentine's Day contest, I'll be extremely disappointed in my fellow Literotica members.
I'm a slow reader and always skipped to the good parts. I read each and every word and really enjoyed your work. Thank you.
The pace at which you build this story is marvelous. one of the best i have ever read
This is as well-written a story as I have ever seen on this site. Two flawed, scarred -- and ultimately very special -- people finding each other under delightfully odd circumstances. This has all the earmarks of a professional writer, or at least a highly-skilled amateur, and after all the cliche stories where a millionaire former Navy SEAL meets a gorgeous-but-lonely world-famous supermodel, it's nice to see some real people and real character development. My compliments!
This is the first of your work I have read. It was very well done. You have great talent. I am looking forward to reading all of your other work.
I think that I enjoyed this story more than any I've read on this site. So well written. I now have to go and read all of your others. Thank you.
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this story. Wonderful basis and exceptional writing. This is the kind of story that is wonderful to read and captures your heart.
WELL DONE !
Thanks,
Sam
Enjoyed that.
I'd have told her off for throwing rubbish in the sea though. ;)
5*, would recommend. Well written, and the characters were lovely.
Its stories like this that are the gold amidst the dross posted to Lit. Well written, well rounded and likeable characters, Congratulations. Definitely a five.
So poetic and beautiful. I loved the slow pace and how gentle they were with each other's damaged souls. There was one note in particular that was so poignant, I will have to write it down, the one about changing. A true love story. 5 stars. (probably helps that I have a beard fetish too.)
...so beautiful... *tear*
That fire is going to last. This was just, so well done! Thank you.
Northlander's comment sums it all up. I was startled by how simple moments were used to weave this tapestry of love.
...just dosent seem to be enough. you apoligised for the length of the story before sex. i dont think you could have introduced sex any earlier and still kept this love story as sweet as it was. i think many authors here should read your stuff so they could improve their stories...GREAT JOB!!!
I honestly enjoyed reading this. The slow build of their relationship was interesting enough that I barely notice how many pages it was. It was complete.
Romance is not usually my cup of tea, but I really loved this. A unique and original approach. Very readable. Swept me along. Mysterious and touching and sexy. A story I could see in different genres. Not the typical romance. Thank you!
Another masterpiece from my favorite literotica author!!!
Lovely, ,made my heart swell
As with most works of art, each person's tastes are different. This story is written beautifully and it builds up excellently. You are my favorite author, barring the Gareth-Gina story, which I had to skim!
I'm a big fan of unconventional romances. We are all broken people in some way or another. I have no interest in the love lives of starlets and billionaires. But real people? Real people get me every time. These people were real.
Congratulations on winning the valentines contest. It was well deserved.
This is my first time reading one of your stories, and it was perfectly lovely: I enjoyed the gentle pacing and the getting to know the characters so much that the sex seemed almost unnecessary. Great story - emotional but not over the top, wise, real. Congratulations!
...nicely done! I love the depth of your characters. I've got to go check out the rest of your stories...
Congrats on winning the Valentine's Day contest. It was a well deserved accolade for this wonderful story.
Thank you all so much. Thanks for your votes and your encouraging feedback. Bottles was a bit of a last minute story idea, but I was very happy with how it turned out- I'm so glad you all enjoyed it.
About the blossoming of love. Nicely told and it warmed my heart. Congrats.
Nicely written. Not the usual dreck that appears on these pages. Well done!
Your introspection and heart felt beliefs regarding love and relationship are beautiful. Thank you for one of the most romantic stories I have read, anywhere. The characters were perfect, including the children, and the friend. Bravo.
P.S. You are forgiven for romanticizing throwing glass bottles from a pier. Very inconsiderate, even dangerous, for the swimmers and other sea life affected by broken glass and wave tossed bottles. Clear plastic is a better alternative, but its still littering. Thanks again for a wonderful story.
I would say that you did especially good for a guy. 😜 Usually we do not do well in the touchy, feely stuff. Nice romantic love story.
Simply outstanding. I have really enjoyed all of your stories I've read so far - the amazing fabric you weave with a cast of flawed characters...but this? This is my favorite. MMM-mmm good. Thank you.
This was so beautiful, I wish it had won first place in the competition. Oh how I long to be loved that way. I feel like so many gentle souls like theirs get tossed about and trampled on before finding that one person that will treat them as they deserve. And then it's a trial getting to that point because they're so jaded by their pasts. I loved this and am going to check out the rest of your stories!
When I saw the title, I immediately thought of the Nick Sparks novels that tag at my heart.
Your's was just as emotive and engrossing. Incredible love story, just enough.
Easily my best story on this site
What a wonderful well written romance.
Thank you for sharing your stories with us.
Brujay
I rarely give stories a 5, as there is always something that I feel could be improved. As I sat and thought about this story after I'd finished reading it, no improvements came to mind. That's when I knew a 5 was the perfect score for your story. Thanks for letting us eavesdrop on your thoughts.
Romance stories are my favorite and this ranks up there with the best of them! Thank you for a wonderful heartfelt story.
warm, loving, romantic, healing, and gratifying.
thank you for a story that felt very personal.
So I come across this just in time for a romantic Valentines a year later. So beautiful! My heart just bleeds with passion & joy about this story. Ten stars!!! Lol!
I was moved to tears by the end. It was so beautiful. I'm happy for them and jealous, too. Does this ever happen in real life? Are there really people in the world who are caring, dependable and available for love?
Two broken hearts mending each other, tearful joy,just brilliant. ..thank you
It' s hard to believe someone can write with such tenderness and caring and make it sound so real. I always think of Literotica as the home of Fantasy, but this story was so well written and so poignant that it became real to me. Macy and Ernie and we, the readers are all winners. It's going to be hard to go back to the usual fare on this site. 5* is hardly enough.
Very well done. I appreciate the depth and dimension you bring to your characters.
Love which is caring, softness of amber, holds of tenderness doesn't exist. Though the soul wants to believe that it exist. I don't know why it just sex, money and glamour to show off.
They are starting to make love reminded me of something I heard somewhere else.
Everyone is a virgin the first time with someone new.
This story points that out perfectly. Very well written. Thank you!
First time I've ever commented on a story - brought a tear to my eye and hope to my heart, and joy everywhere. DGJ
I loved your story.
As someone else mentioned:
no crazy billionaire blah blah story
But true romance 🌹 and love 💞.
I appreciate the realism in your story.
I now have a new favorite story. But stand by - this is just the first story by this author than I have read.
Beautiful story, well written.
A small correction, if I may? This is one way for me to test my writing.
...The kids would sometimes join us, as would Denise, who even taught Randy and I how to really fish....
I wouldn't say, "...taught I to fish."
It would be - taught me to fish...taught Randy and me to fish..
Ugh, still so good, even after re-reading it so many time. A real shame you haven't posted in such a long while.
Keep on writing it makes people feel good. It's hard to imagine how many people are out there married to the wrong person or doesn't really know what love is.
A shame that the last bit was just told instead of shown. It felt like the author was getting impatient and wanted to finish, to the story's detriment.
Yes
What a beautiful story. Analytical and really quite insightful. The emotions of both Ernie and Macy were very well expressed and a delight to follow as they unfolded. Macy's thoughts in her bottles, were quite lyrical. 5*s and more!
This was without a doubt, the very best story I have read on literoctia in the many many years that I have been reading stories here. I just found your section and won't be leaving until I have read every story. I hope that you are still writing. Thank you very much. Tip
Wonderful feel good story! I hope you keep writing. I really enjoyed it.
What a grrat story!!! Loved it. Will come back after a couple of months to read again. Thanks.
Overcritical gave you 5*? Amazing and congrats. For the first time ever I agree with him.
A beautiful story. Love how all the awkward moments (and let's be honest, awkwardness is common at the beginning of a relationship in reality) are told so that it is not awkward to read.
What a little gem. One of its best properties: it stays romantic when it comes to sex. Wonderful! There's such a plethora of stories starting out romantic and ending in blow by blow descriptions of porn movies that I cherish a story with a mature guy as you wouldn't believe. Thank you!
So sweet! So tender! Such a joy to Read!
A truly heart-warming Romance.
Thank you,
The Hoary Cleric