I loved this book. The first half was more like a murder mystery with gay protagonists than an M/M romance (which is totally ok with me cause I love me some mystery) and I sort of thought it would stay that way making the relationship not really come out until the later books in the series. But then ever so gracefully about halfway through (ish) it shifts and the characters finally shift in how they are together. Normally I get annoyed at characters who go with the "I am not out, now nor can I EVER be out because of my job/child/family/whatever." But somehow I was able to feel sympathetic towards Mac (now if 4 books down the road he is still in the closet I may not so much). I just really felt the chemistry between these two characters and loved the family dynamics when they were together with the two kids.