Thank you, Tere Michaels for this amazing family. It’s basically “Thank you for this amazing family” and I feel that so much. There is a line in the book that I can’t directly quote because of language. We get to see everyone up to about 20 years from where Matt and Evan began and it is amazing! As I said above, these friendships develop into a huge extended family. This journey takes us on to meet friends of the guy’s and to get their stories. He’s so afraid of hurting his family and Matt has no experience with children. Evan has four kids who have lost their mother and now he wants to bring Matt into their lives. Both are shocked and not sure what to do about these new found feelings. As they grow as friends, a spark begins to ignite. Both men are straight and both have seemingly hit rock bottom. If you haven’t read this series, it starts out with Matt and Evan. It is filled with so much heart and love, I read this whole book with a bit of tears in my eyes. This book that is comprised of short stories following this family through the years reads like a love letter to the fans of this series. Evan, Matt, and the entire Cerelli/Haight family and friends that became family are so special to me. I have read this series since the beginning and it’s a big part of what cemented my love of this genre. I voluntarily and honestly reviewed this book without bias or persuasion from Dreamspinner Press I will forever hold this one near and dear as finality rang out with 'The End.' Yes, there is more stories that can be had, but why mess with brilliance? Through it all, the gang held each other's hands, were there through thick, thin and triumphs. There was talk of retirement and moving on from what was to what will be. Illnesses, marriages, even a secret one, babies, and more babies. Though happy ever after, pieces were missing and in this book, the reader get to travel beyond the happy ever after to see the friends and family as they move on with life.

These two men overcame so much over six books, introducing friends who became family and proving that with hard work, love and devotion, what seemed impossible was possible.įor this book, Forever and Ever, I think I needed it to stave my appetite at how book six was wrapped up. It was an attraction that grew into love with all the trails and tribulations of outing, blending lives and making a family. It's been almost eight years to be exact when I discovered Tere Michaels and her ability to churn out realistic, human feelings in a book that introduced Evan, a recently widowed, straight cop, and disgraced, ousted cop Matt. Heart warming, amazing and just what I needed to reminisce with one of my favorite families.

Truth & Tenderness by Tere Michaels