Dr. James Taggart, (Tag), is an unashamed flirt, but you can't help but love him. there it's worth it. It's a beautiful story of love found, and acceptance with deep understanding. Each has issues to deal with and share with each other. James Taggert. tag is a psychiatrist and Nathan is a detective. Nathan's cases are sometimes gruesome, and his current one is really horrible. Dr. James Taggart counsels a lot of abused teens and young adults. His cases can be heartbreaking also. Nathan and James have been best friends since college. They once shared a drunken kiss in college, but both shut down those feelings because Nathan said he wasn't interested in guys, but now... he's looking at James, and ONLY James. They begin to connect again with kisses and touching...very sexy and sweet. The relationship starts to expand, and these guys are great together. They have a tough patch or two to get through and they must remember to communicate to stand any chance of working it out. Then Nathan is attacked while hunting a serial killer, and James must come to grips with his drinking. Nathan is awesome in his strength and expertise, and James for his brilliant mind and big heart. You have to love these guys! Deep characters, hot sex, and an interesting plot make this a totally worthwhile read. I'll be reading more of this series. The books can stand alone, but it's more fun to read them in order knowing the previous characters made every story richer. Amazing characters, action, suspense, violence, understanding, acceptance, loving friends, and great romance. It just makes you smile. The book lost a half star because of the on again off again, back and forth was a bit too much...but still a worth the time read. ( )

Another great book by this author. I love the way the characters are brought to life. They feel "real", not a picture-(or book...) perfect ideal. There are flaws, at times so many that you might feel like you are reading a soap opera script rather than a romance. However, life is messy, difficult and things go wrong. Especially where deep feelings are involved, misunderstandings happen quickly...

I love the way Nathan and James grow; in their changing relationship, in their lives and their understanding of themselves and each other. And all their friends? They are just as vital to the story as the MC's themselves, as they help tell the story.

I can't wait to read the next one! ( )

This was a very emotional book so be prepared for that. This is part of a series and apparently I've read them out of order, but it doesn't really matter. I think maybe they're all happening at about the same time or close to it. This book covers quite a few categories, mm romance, gay-for-you, friends to lovers, detective case, rape, and depression. There is a lot going on, but it all works out well. Hopefully there will be more in this series. ( )