Slick's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 2.5 Stars 
 Sometimes a romance catches you off guard and that's the case with Amy Lane's The Deep of the Sound. This is a M/M romance, but it is also a book about sacrifices you make for those you love even when you are losing yourself in the process. Honestly this book was kind of a chore to read; there was so much sadness and the happy moments were few and far between and while I appreciate the author's insight into living with family members who are stricken by Alzheimer's and various psychiatric disorders at times I felt I was reading pamphlets you find in doctor's offices rather than a romance novel. 
 There is no denying that Cal McCorkle is dedicated to his family; for the last 6 years since his parent's untimely deaths he has taken care of his impaired brother, Keir and his again uncle, Nascha. He works two jobs just to keep a roof over their heads, food on the table and to be able to get the medications they both need. He isn't a happy person, his life is set in stone and he sees no way out and then he picks up Avery Kennedy stranded by the side of the road. Avery isn't without his problems; he's just left his long term boyfriend, his parents don't accept that he's gay and he's decided to move to Washington to get away from them all trouble is he soon finds his car broken down, his debit card closed, and his bank account empty. 
 There was something sweet in the way these two began but it turned quite quickly into more of a sexual need between them. That's not to say they didn't communicate because they did and they did help each other immensely with some pretty big problems, but the build up to their relationship was often lost among Cal's home life and the worry he had about his brother and uncle and Avery's employment and money issues as well as the exorbitant amount of time he talked about his ex and their crummy life together. 
 As much as I've loved the BlueWater Bay series from Riptide this one was a miss for me. It's not that I don't appreciate books that deal with real life issues, but when the issues take over the book and the romance is lost it make the story hard to enjoy. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.