In Hold we return to Emblem and first meet Stone and Conway Gentry. We are shown a bit of their story. In this novella we get the details filled in for us.

This story just packs in so much for a novella. Stone and Conway’s family situation. Conway and Erin’s romance. They had such a sweet relationship. I thought Ms. Gentry gave us a very realistic depiction of first love. Conway is torn between Stone and Erin. He sees Erin as his future, and while he worries about how he will make that future work, he also struggles with what that means for him and Stone. They’ve always only had each other. Can he leave Stone in order to have the college life that Erin is planning for them?

Fate can be cruel, though and soon Conway and Stone are dealing with far more than anyone, yet alone two teenagers from Emblem should have to deal with.

This is just flat out good storytelling. I’m not one who usually likes stories without a happy ending. This one, though was worth the read.