Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

“I hope someday you find someone worth coming out of your closet for, and I’m sorry as hell that it wasn’t me.”

It’s a good thing I’m into the story and that I like Tony a lot, because man do I dislike Mac, lol. I know he’s stuck in a shitty no-win situation, but wow is he extra sucky for no reason sometimes. I mean:

Spoiler

Your boyfriend’s friend has just been murdered and he’s become the guardian for a traumatized 6 year old, and Mac’s first concern is the fact that he can’t fuck his boyfriend that night?? Garbage man moment. (And yes I realize that having had a secret relationship leads to a lot of intimacy and sex and maybe not a lot of other things, but damn, be better, lol.) I also can’t get behind the mindset that having a hateful, extremely religious ‘role model’ for your young child is better than no mother figure out all. Ridiculous.

Here’s hoping he starts redeeming himself soon.

The murder mystery in this one was really good again and it kept me interested all the way through. Also appreciate that there was more mortal peril. If a romantic suspense book doesn’t have a near-death experience, I don’t want it, lol.

Looking forward to seeing how the situation with Mac and his coworkers is in book 3. I’m hoping Tony interacts more with them.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Established couple
Closeted MC
Secret relationship
Police detective
Teacher MC
Size difference
Single dad
Murder mystery
Serial killer mystery
Playing with chocolate sauce
Age gap

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Details of murder scenes
Minor SC physically abused (off page)
Use of homophobic slur (SC)
SC giving some details of past rape (non-graphic)
Death of side character
MC assuming guardianship of child
Transphobic and homophobic comments (side characters)
Custody battle
Temporary loss of custody
Alcohol consumption
Mentions of alcoholic side character
Briefly sucking toes
Details of past hate crime (MCs not involved)
Heavy themes of homophobia
Internalized homophobia
Attempted murder of MC
Injured MC
Religious trauma (adult and child)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: Yes
POV: 3rd person, dual
Genre: Romantic suspense
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 25 and 34
Kids’ age: 5 and 6
Series: Series
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 320
Happy ending: HFN


“I’m not a stranger,” he growled, moving his mouth lower. “I’m your man and don’t you forget it.”

I don’t want to see you and I don’t want to hear your voice, and I don’t fucking want to have you stand up and tell a judge what a good person I am when you can’t even say you love me in private.



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