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  <default_description>Genre: LGBT Erotic Contemporary
Length: Novel Plus

New York City Vice Detective Evan Cerelli has lost his wife, the only person he ever loved and slept with. He's trying to get on with his life, build a life for his children. Former Homicide Detective Matt Haight is a ladies&#8217; man, all sex/no commitment. He's depressed, having a midlife crisis, and not sure where his life is headed.

The two find friendship in the bottom of a shared bottle. When the friendship turns to love, it shakes two straight men to the core and flips their lives inside out. Kids, families, careers that are not gay-friendly -- can all the love in the world overcome the obstacles to faith and fidelity?
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, I was going to give this just 1 star because after so many pages filled with the apprehensions of the two men (it's Novel Plus length), that is all the book is. There's not even &quot;full-length&quot; sex - just a few BJs and coming in their hands. Both sex and romance are sacrificed to fill pa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35333494">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>One lonely widower and one disgraced ex-cop find friendship at the bottom of a shared bottle. Then they fall passionately in lust and love, and it shakes these two straight men to their very cores. </em><br/><br/>     <br/>   This little tidbit was enough to intrigue me, the rest of the brief synopsis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71804951">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As one of the other reviewers noted, I also initially thought this was an erotic m/m ebook.  In actuality, it is so much more.  This is rich and poignant love story between two men grappling with the challenges they face when love unexpectedly crosses the gender boundry.  The only thing that could h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43015630">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is M/M fiction for those of you into that sort of thing you know what I'm saying. This is not however erotic fic, though don't get me wrong there is sex, quite a bit. Just none of that almost hardcore porn that seems so rampant in M/M lit. No if I had to describe this I would call it a romance....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68796759">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to agree with most reviews so far and everyone else's sentiment to re-read the book. Mind you though i had to read it twice to feel that way. Not because i felt the book was lacking, even with no explicit sex scenes, but because there was one scene that i could barely swallow the first time....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67704741">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A year ago Evan Cerelli lost his wife and since then life has not been the same. With a high pressure job on the police force as well as four kids to take care of he is barely keeping his head above water.<br/><br/>Lucky for him he has support from in-laws, colleagues and friends who are willing t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74263350">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was completely blown away by the emotional connection between these two men.  The story is essentially a gay-for-you romance, which is normally somewhat difficult to understand or believe, but is pulled off rather nicely here.  Both characters are hurting and isolated and come together as a result...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73031019">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Michaels' writing totally blew my mind. This story is in turns sensual, heartwrenching, and so vividly real. Michaels is in my opinion a true master wordsmith -- not only did I fall in love with the lead characters, their flaws and foibles, but I cared about what happened to them almost before they ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69110139">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Because of all the great reviews I've read about this book I'm left feeling a bit disappointed. I was expecting to be blown away with superior writing and an amazingly romantic gay-for-you tale. What I got was...good. Just good. <br/><br/>There were a number of annoying POV switches (headhopping a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74906551">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this novel several months ago and it still makes me smile when I think of it.  Not that the story was all hugs and puppies - it wasn't.  There was a lot of sadness and soul searching.  Evan was still very much in love with his wife when he lost her.  He faces many different kinds of struggles...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62894745">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great book, with great writing style and great characters. Michaels did a particularly good job of giving each of the heroes a clear voice. Matt was really snarky and Evan was really grounded. The kids were written well, as were all the other secondary characters. I was invested in this s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50530748">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Heard a lot about this book so I bought and it was just okay. I liked both main characters enough although I did get sick of hearing about his dead wife and how perfect their life was.  I didn't really feel any of that so I didn't care when he talked about it.  Also I really didn't understand when o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80085074">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Two guys in various aspects of law enforcement meet. One going through a family tragedy, one with a tragic life. They become best friends drowning their sorrows. Then after supposedly leading straight lives they find love in each other. Journey's through the heart ache of self accpetance ensue. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64232784">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought the relationship between the two heroes was lovely; the friendship which grew unexpectedly into more, and the difficulties which surrounded that made for an interesting and ultimately heartwarming read.<br/><br/>Read for the Seasonal Reading Challenge Winter 09/10 task 15.9 (b. New Author)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyed this for the second time!  Tere's writing is natural and contemporary without being amateurish.  Loved these men and their self-discoveries. Secondary characters added a lot to the story. Looking forward to more (hurry up Tere!).]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my 1st M/M &amp; I'm so glad. Even though it's somewhat tame compared to a lot out there &amp; I had no idea what GFY was, it's a sweet, sexy, story. I loved the characters &amp; thought the dialogue &amp; emotions were authentic.<br/><br/>Easily one of the best I've read this year &amp; can't wait for TM's ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76459284">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is definitely one of the best m/m books I've ever read!  The characters and stories were so deep and touching.  The sex didn't get too explicit (and I usually like explicit), but it was emotional and hot.  I literally couldn't put this book down!!  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have found myself re reading this book. There is something about the depth of the characters that appeals to me much more than the general 'quick to the action' some of this genre has. It makes one feel hopeful which is always nice.<br/><br/>]]></body>
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