Tai and Emmett melt my heart. This was such wonderful squishy read as part of the V n V series.

Lol fish carcass short of a trashcan, made me giggle, such a laugh.

This is not as hmm smexy as Jay's normal but it does have sexy times...I wanted to hit Dion

yay for happy family endings lol ..so good ( )

I enjoyed several aspects of this story, but a lot of that was nearly undone by the many layers of drama near the end. The ex showing up, obviously. Them being caught out as a couple before their reveal, expected. But the kid having a meltdown and running away, the parents having such strong feelings about it, Tai doing a runner, 6 different conversations where the characters come to terms with it. It was too much. ( )

4.5 heartwarming starts ( )

I liked the characters of Emmett, the vet and Tai. Tai was from New Zealand and was proud, sexy, sassy and snarky and had more sense than many of the characters in these books. He was smart to leave his horrible, controlling ex..., should have done it sooner... but he made some mistakes. He didn't take the time to close out his bank account or cancel ALL his credit cards. His ex-boyfriend had full control of his assets and made quick work of bankrupting him. It was way too easy for the jerk to track him down also. Emmett, the vet had lost his wife in a traffic accident several years ago and was raising his young son. He was a big softie and was just what Tai needed at that time in his life, and Tai fit in like the preverbal glove. I loved the cat and all the other animals that came through the clinic and how the people interacted with them. There were times that the situations they found themselves in was very funny, but anyone that reads these type books knows that something or someone is going to soon come along and upset the apple cart. Fortunately, this didn't happen until almost the end of the story. These books that are part of the Vino and Veritas series and are written by different M/M romance authors and fairly short...but all take place in Vermont. Some of the characters cross over which is something else I like. This is such an intense and captivating story that deserves to be read time and time again, which I certainly will do. Another amazing author that I will be following. ( )

4.5 stars.

I got this in kindle version free somewhere, but it would've been worth $4.99. It is not a high-angst story, nor is it boring, so that's a solid four stars. I appreciated how all the conflicts are handled save one, another half-star.

The failing's in just one reaction (see quotes), because that was out of character and ought to have been corrected in edits. Many books I've otherwise enjoyed were not well edited in the last half--which will always hurt reviews, and thus sales. It's not smart.

But! If this one appeals to you, do read it. It was good. I'm glad I gave it a chance.

CW: one scene of abuse by bad guy. ( )