Quiet and deep romance, an established relationship between Gabriel and John two mature men - ex-military men turned professor and lawyer. They both have kids, and the most amazing of them is Kim who was adopted from a Korean orphanage when he was little. Kim is... absolutely fantastic! I don't even have words to describe him, you just have to read the book and find out for yourself. 
 There is a woman in the picture, a wife. Yes, Gabriel is married when the book starts. Married with two kids, aged 8 and 14 or something close. And since we need the wife out of the picture for the happy MM end, our hero divorces her. It's one of he most painful parts of the story and I didn't know which side to choose. I guess I don't HAVE to choose a side but it's a reflex. The only thing I can say is, no matter what happened between the parents it's unacceptable for them to involve the kids in their private war. And I understood the depth of John's love and dilemma when he practically begged the ex-wife to understand his side of things: 
 "Martha, I'm sorry for what's happened. I'm sorry you've been hurt, and the kids. I've loved him all my life. Nothing you could do now is going to change what's between us. He's like the air I breathe, you understand? But I am sorry for hurting you, more than you could know." 
 There are some amazing passages, some shorts, some longs, which showed the depth of the love between the two men. 25 years loving each other, 20 of them spent in the army fighting side by side. The book starts on a reckless rescue mission led by the two men in 1990 in Kuwait after its invasion by Iraq. It's moving. 
 This book reminds me of the movie "A few good men (1992)": dashing military men, honour, dilemma and some freaking good dialogues. 
 My favourite quote is from John, the amazing General, talking about himself. In a single little line, everything is said. 
 " Just an ordinary man, nothing special to look at, until Gabriel looked at him." 
 Someone bring me tissues. Love is beautiful. 
 PS: There is a character called Abdullah, and it seems like he has a crush on Kim. I would LOVE to see a sequel that's about "Kimdullah!"