As a reader (reading again) I forgot how much this story pulled me in throughout the journey... that it activated me...and I'm reminded it's fiction! 5 stars remain ( )

I love Gary Furlong's voice, the reader of this one. He has done all of Jay Hogan's books that I have listened to thus far, and he could read to me all day if he wants. I liked the story, but I had some problems with it also. The book is full of the things that I don't particularly care for in any genera.... especially romances, no matter if they are M/M, or M/F. I have no patience with characters that can't seem to get their act together and just let something grow or even admit that there even is something to grow. I don't like long separations and especially characters that won't just say to one another, "Let's talk about it and see if we can't work it out". These two, Michael and Josh, just let life run over them and nearly completely past them. Michael was willing to take homophobic comments from his parents with a grit of his teeth and a grain of salt. I felt sorry for Josh's daughter and even his dog. They were caught in the middle of Josh and his parents, and no one was listening to the kid saying she wanted no part of listening to her grandparents run down her dad. It did level out and the pros outweighed the cons in the end. It eventually became a beautifully written love story even if it does contain all of the mistakes people can make that can grow into a two-headed monster, by not talking about what's bothering them, what they're uncertain about, and what they really want with, and for. one another. There was a criminal element side story going on, Josh is a cop... that adds to the plot, but it was so spaced out that I almost forgot it was there until something bad nearly happened. ( )

Very good story for a debut. The running away bothered me a little but Mr. Hogan worked it out fairly well. The Kiwi taste gave the story an extra punch. I expect to read a lot more by this up and coming author. ( )

DNF at 72%. Spoilers ahead.

I'd been trying to give this one a fair chance, and it had been fine, mostly. Until bigoted mom AND DAUGHTER WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER barge into Josh's bedroom when Michael's there.

Josh is a grown-ass adult.

And then, Josh lies to his daughter, hurting Michael.

Really. Well. He sucks as a parent and a partner and I'm done. ( )

Audio.

This is a suspense/crime drama.
The MCs get off to a rocky start and seem unsuited, but there is undeniable chemistry between them.
Josh is a single dad, looking for a long term relationship, but with trust issues because his last partner cheated on him. Unfortunately Michael reminds him of his last partner.
Michael is quite a caustic character who takes some getting used to. He's also a casual relationship only type of guy.
There's a great deal of UST as they both try to deny their attraction. The chemistry is ramped up by the denial, so things are explosive once they finally get together.
The narrator does sexy and sarcastic to perfection. ( )