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3.5 Stars

Kurt is a Police Detective that helps out the widow of his recently deceased partner. The fact that the widow turns out to be a man by the name of Davy catches Kurt off guard as he had no clue about his partner Ben being gay. Yet Kurt is able to look past that and begins to help Davy deal with his grief, gradually forming a friendship that turns into more.

I really liked that instead of jumping straight into bed and a relationship, the two characters took their time to develop their friendship and deal with their grief of losing someone that had been a part of both of their lives.

Spoiler

Even if that someone turned out to be a complete bastard.

This made both the story and characters more real. Another thing that made Kurt more real was that it took him time to come to terms with his sexuality. He had to work towards becoming comfortable with the fact that he might no longer be the straight guy he had always thought he was before he could admit it to anyone else.

One of the issues I had with this book was that at times Kurt seemed to be the one who was more invested in the relationship than Davy, as though Davy didn't love Kurt as much and was just going along for the ride. Another issue was that I felt that the ending was a bit too rushed, especially when it came to explaining the motives behind some of Davy's actions.

Overall this is still a very enjoyable read, with a beautiful HEA that left me more than satisfied.

Wow, just wow! This book was awesome and in my opinion, the best of the series. Though the ending to Jin and Logan's tale was somewhat bittersweet, it was beautiful nonetheless. Just like many of Mary Calmes' other books, this is one that I will reread over and over again. I'm glad to have read these books and am now eagerly awaiting for the continuation of Domin's story.