Slick's review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 I didn't think I could love Laura Kaye any more than I did or that she could write something that I loved more than things she's written in the past but I do and she did with Hard To Be Good. I also applaud Laura, her publisher, her editor and her agent for giving the readers this story; one they knew might be controversial (although in today's time it shouldn't be) and one she knew might alienate some of her fans. Not only has Ms. Kaye given two very deserving people their happily ever after, she gave them acceptance, family, and love and in my book that's what everyone deserves especially two people who have given so much for the greater good. 
 From the minute Jeremy Rixey walked on the page of the first book I knew he was someone I wanted to know better and I hoped that one day he would get his story. From his tatted up body, his politically incorrect shirts (which I flat out adore), his sharp sense of humor, and his unwavering support of his brother and the team he served with it was obvious Jeremy is a special person but when Charlie Merritt arrives after being kidnapped and rescued and he befriends him and takes care of him so patiently there is no doubt he is a special man. 
 I so admire a man who has been kidnapped and tortured and then as soon as he's able he works to help the team that saved him clear their names and put the people who hurt him away. While Charlie might be a computer geek, a little bit anti-social, and still worried about how his sister's new boyfriend and his friends feel about having a gay man around he can't help but feel a connection to the man who sat by him as he recovered. Knowing Jeremy was bi-sexual only fueled his desire but he's not sure he's willing to risk their friendship or the disapproval he worries about from his new friends. 
 These are two men who have been through a lot together most of it not happy times but somehow have forged a very close friendship. Jeremy has been there for Charlie and when Jeremy is having a crisis following an incident in which he lived and others didn't, Charlie is the only one who manages to get Jeremy to talk about it and he is there to comfort him, to offer some advice, and in that moment he also decides it's time to let Jeremy know how he feels about him. The desire between them is evident even when they get interrupted, the love is there between them even when Charlie freaks out and the acceptance they get when their relationship comes to light gives them both the family they both want and need. 
 As Jeremy and Charlie's relationship developed the team is still preparing to face down the enemy who destroyed their military careers, hurt many innocent people and killed even more and with the information they've uncovered I have no doubt they are going to be well prepared as they fight for the justice they deserve. 
 While not as intense as some of the other books in this series it was still a powerful story and every bit as good as the other books in this series and for these two people whose lives have been completely uprooted because of who they are and what someone thought they knew, they needed a story that wasn't filled with too much drama, they needed some down time to learn one another but most of all they just needed the love they shared and the acceptance of their friends and family. 
 I will admit I'm an emotional reader; I often cry when I read mostly when characters are hurting or when there is just that perfect moment but in this book I cried because I was so happy for these two young men to find each other and the love they both so richly deserved. So thank you Laura Kaye and thank you Avon books for giving this couple their happily ever after, you both have a very loyal reader in me. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.