I love Helena and Shane and the kids have all grown into amazing ‘almost adults’. Evan has become confident in his ‘gayness’ and these two are just so right together. Always my favorite pair! The love they have for each other is overwhelming, even if it takes a bit of a beating now and then. The characters not only have to deal with the struggles within their own relationships but also the impact other people have on their lives, career aspirations, and pasts that don’t want to stay gone. I found that in Truth & Tenderness there were a lot more ‘outside forces’ acting on these characters than in previous books. I don’t want to give away too much of the plot. With so many characters to follow we don’t get to focus too much on Evan and Matt which I was a little bummed about since they are my all time favorite pair of the whole cast of characters. Daisy and Bennett make an appearance in this book a bit more than any of the others and they have their own drama to deal with. Jim and Griffin are back from their around the world walkabout and struggling to balance their desire to get married with their need to finish a few projects from their pasts first. We start out with Evan finally making captain and Matt with his hands busy raising the kids while running his own security firm. You definitely need to read all of the books in the series in order to truly understand the characters and their dynamic.

Something about Matt and Evan in that first book just grabbed me and sucked me in. I have been a huge fan of the Faith, Love & Devotion series since Tere Michaels published the very first one. As a new lead spurs him on, Jim begins to lose sight of the future by chasing an old ghost.īoth couples struggle to remember that “happily ever after” requires hard work, trust, and tender, open hearts. The possibility of putting Tripp Ingersoll in jail once and for all beckons, and Jim wants the closure that has long eluded him. Before he can think of a new family, Jim is caught up in his past. With attentions diverted, Evan and Matt’s tight-knit home life begins to unravel.Īs Griffin Drake’s movie nears final edit, his thoughts turn toward building a home with his new fiancé, Jim Shea-and maybe even starting a family. When his most famous clients, Daisy and Bennett Ames, suffer a traumatic breakup, Matt is drawn into a dangerous and dramatic situation. Both of their careers require more and more of their time-away from home and each other.

Newly promoted police captain Evan Cerelli takes command of his own precinct as Matt Haight’s security business begins to expand at a rapid rate. Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (May 1, 2015) Purchase Links: Amazon / Dreamspinner Press

Truth & Tenderness by Tere Michaels