This masterfully written book brings together two strong but wounded men just when they need each other most.
Tai decamps to Vermont after catching his boyfriend cheating. Circumstances lead him to work for Emmett, the local veterinarian, and so begins their budding romance. A romance between the bright and sassy Tai who doesn’t even realise how strong and capable he is and the overwhelmed, sexy single dad Emmett who holds a well kept secret that few people are aware of.

Their instant chemistry is not acted on immediately. It’s slow burnish in nature with lots of flirting, laughing and teasing but once it ignites there’s so much steam. These two wonderful men cannot keep their hands off each other particularly when in the workplace and/or food bets are involved!

The perfectly woven threads of sass and snark, lighthearted laughs and sober introspection leave us with two strongly developed complex main characters who, with the aid of an interesting cast of side characters keep the plot flowing along seamlessly.

I was pulled into Tai and Emmett’s lives from the outset, was fully engaged in this remarkable book, laughed a lot, had lots of feels and just wanted to give their little family a huge squishy hug when it all came together for their HEA.
I highly recommend this amazing instalment in the Vino and Veritas series. It can be read as a standalone.