God, I adore Cat Sebastian. I've waxed grandiloquent on her manifold talents/delights before, so this time I'll be brief: it's so so SO refreshing to find historical romances that are a) queer, b) heavy on the found family theme, and c) feature characters that feel real and flawed, who struggle with so many damn relatable issues (mental illness, anxiety, grief, disabilities, etc.) and real issues beyond bigotry or societal disdain. Love that both of the leads in this are bi/pan, and that the supporting cast features gay men and an ace woman (God, it makes me so so SO happy every time I find an ace character in ANYTHING, but ESPECIALLY in a romance). And I love how overall light and comforting Sebastian's stories are; even when the heroes have been traumatized in the past, or face misunderstandings/problems in the present of the story, we can always rest assured that the current difficulty will be surmounted pretty quickly and that a HEA awaits by the last page. How dang soothing.