To properly review this story I needed to break it into sections:

The romance: Feliz Faber created a literary tango. The dancers meet and circle each other, assessing. They come together and step away, only to come together again, watching each other with wary eyes. They meet in fiery passion (no pun intended, based on a scene near they end), then part in opposite directions, utlimately to surrender and end the dance in each other's arms. The intimacy is scorching hot, passionate, believable, and beautiful.

The story and plot: The details were perfect while handled with a light touch. This wasn't an info overload, but still, once I'd finished the book, I was amazed by how much I'd learned. This writer did her research. Bravo.

The characters: Mark is so real and easy to emphasize with, particularly as he's haunted by the memories of what happened when his beloved uncle came out. He's Joe Average, someone I could very much relate to. Ever since reading Desert Falcon, I've waited for Hunter to get his HEA. You don't have to read Desert Falcom to be fully engaged in City Falcon, but it defintely added to my enjoyment to understand Hunter going into the tale, his background and his reasoning, especially in light of his cultural differences, a product of his travels.

The secondary characters: Three dimensional and fully realized, the secondary characters were a treat, particularly Greg and Evie. And though they were never actually "in" the story, except in Mark's memories, Uncle Harry and his partner touched my heart. With a debut novel this fantastic, I look forward to what this author has coming next.

Highly, highly recommended.