The emotional fallout of the trial leaves Jim vulnerable and duty-bound to the victim’s dying father. A judge banged his gavel, declared a defendant not guilty, and laid waste to a family. Seattle Homicide Detective Jim Shea never takes work home with him-until now. Love & Loyalty (Faith, Love, & Devotion #2) This book touched my heart without a doubt! He doesn’t believe in love, not ever having had it in the first place, he flits from one to another never settling.īoth Evan and Matt came across very real, genuine and authentic. Then a decision he made, which he believed was morally right, forced him out of his profession and he is living day to day not making a mark, not making a home-life for himself. Matt has lost his way in life, despite never really having properly settled he was in a job he loved. His past and his future colliding into horrible nightmares and doubts. He has no idea how to continue his life and be a good Dad to his 4 kids. His past was one of heart-break, emotional abuse and now he feels lost and like he is loosing control. He lost his wife, the only woman he has ever loved. These feelings send Evan and Matt on one heck of an emotional roller coaster ride that sees both men falling for each other whilst trying to rationalize their feelings and its implication on their lives.Įvan made me want to cry. Both are shocked by their feelings as neither has ever felt this for another man before.

Their relationship starts as one of friendship that soon turns into a mutual physical attraction.

Matt and Evan instantly have a connection albeit one of emotional sorrow and loneliness. Evan has recently become a widower after the love of his life passed away leaving him a single Dad of 4 kids. I fell in complete love with both Evan and Matt.Įvan and Matt’s journey begins one night in a bar.

The characters had such depth and their emotions and consequent actions were completely believable and heartfelt. It was such a beautiful, touching, inspiring and emotional story. It had me from page one and I literally could not stop reading. Kids, families, careers that are not gay-friendly - can all the love in the world overcome the obstacles to faith and fidelity? When the friendship turns to love, it shakes two straight men to the core and flips their lives inside out. The two find friendship in the bottom of a shared bottle. He’s depressed, having a midlife crisis, and not sure where his life is headed. Former Homicide Detective Matt Haight is a ladies’ man, all sex/no commitment. He’s trying to get on with his life, build a life for his children. New York City Vice Detective Evan Cerelli has lost his wife, the only person he ever loved and slept with. Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love, & Devotion #1)

Truth & Tenderness by Tere Michaels