A box of tissues should be a requirement before you start reading or listening to this story. I challenge anyone to have a dry eye by the time the last chapter is finished. This story was amazing. The characters are really well-done...the plot is good...the dialogue simply flowed....and the narrators are perfect for the voices. It had the right balance of "sexy stuff" that added to the story but didn't overwhelm. You couldn't have asked for a better ending. These characters are real. The situations are real. The outcomes are real, though in real life it would be rare for so many things to turn out so very well in the end. Even so, it is at least a possibility. I loved the romance and the erotic moments, but they really weren't needed in order for the story to simply work. This book made me cry, and that's a fairly rare occurrence unless the story is about dogs or cats. This one is about humans...everyday, run of the mill, hardworking humans... and it contains good times, bad times, realistic scenes, and more genuine love than I have encountered in a story in a long time. ( )