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Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love and Devotion) (original 2008; edition 2008)

by Tere Michaels

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Reeling from the recent death of his wife, police officer Evan Cerelli looks at his four children and can only see how he fails them. His loving wife was the caretaker and nurturer, and now the single father feels himself being crushed by the pain of loss and the heavy responsibility of raising his kids. At the urging of his partner, Evan celebrates a coworker's retirement and meets disgraced former cop turned security consultant Matt Haight. A friendship born out of loneliness and the solace of the bottle turns out to be exactly what they both need. The past year has been a slow death for Matt Haight. Ostracized from his beloved police force, facing middle age and perpetual loneliness, Matt sees only a black hole where his future should be. When he discovers another lost soul in Evan, some of the pieces he thought he lost start to fall back in place. Their friendship turns into something deeper, but love is the last thing either man expected, and both of them struggle to reconcile their new and overwhelming feelings for one another.… (more)
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Title:Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love and Devotion)
Authors:Tere Michaels
Info:Loose Id LLC (2008), Kindle Edition, 336 pages
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Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels

M - M (First time) romance. First book in the Faith, Love, and Devotion series.

This starts out devastating with the death and funeral of Evan’s wife of twenty years. Then Evan and Matt find themselves attracted to each other when they’ve never had any other experience but women. It’s a confusing time for both as they grow closer.

It was emotional, endearing and a bit heartbreaking.
We all know it’s a romance - so without spoiling the end - it look them too long to get back together. Months went by! It all worked out but...
I loved Evan’s childrens acceptance and humorous arguing.

“Matt banged his head on the steering wheel and that felt a little bit better.” Says it all, doesn’t it? ( )
1 vote Madison_Fairbanks | Jun 26, 2020 |
‘Faith & Fidelity’ is not a fluffy or entertaining read. That is not to say it isn’t interesting, personally I think it is fascinating, but if you go into this expecting a light m/m romance you are going to be disappointed. This book deals with some very real issues, like grief and trying to pick up your life when the only reason you go on is because your children need you. Add to that the sudden discovery of a new friend who begins to be more important than “just” a friend, yet he isn’t the gender you expected, and it is obvious why these two men have a difficult time of it. Adjustments to a new way to see the world are never easy, and when they hit later in life, they can seem like insurmountable obstacles. Kudos to Tere Michaels for tackling this subject, and doing it with great skill and sensitivity.

Losing the person you love, especially when they were the only person you ever loved is hard, but Evan Cerelli has no choice but to try to deal with it. He loved his wife more than anyone, and for the longest time doesn’t even want to “deal with it” or “get over it" which is what everyone more or less tells him to do. His grief is palpable and it takes him a long time to recognize and believe there is more to life than his first love, as important as she may have been. Making sure he goes on living, and not just for the sake of his children, is not a concept he is even remotely interested in. That is realistic and made him a very believable character to me. And yes, he stumbles and makes a mistake (a BIG one) because he cannot see himself dealing with being gay and out. That flaw makes him human, and while I didn’t exactly like him for it, I can totally see where he was coming from.

Matt is grieving for different reasons, but losing his job in disgrace, the one thing that gave his life purpose, is hard on him, and he doesn’t have anyone to really pull him back from the deep despair he has fallen into. Not until he meets Evan and a friendship neither of them expected turns out to be just what they needed. But has he realizes there may be more to the feelings he develops for Evan, he panics. Add Evan’s attitude to Matt’s doubts he is even gay, and what he does is totally understandable and while I didn’t like him for it, at least he was honest with himself.

If you like angst, drama, and characters with real issues and lots of upheaval in their lives, if you want a book that is realistic and has flawed characters you will probably end up liking for the mistakes they make (I know I did), and if you’re looking for a read that is psychologically interesting and still manages to give the men a happy ending, then you will probably like this novel. I am glad there will be a sequel!


NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
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2 vote SerenaYates | Oct 19, 2017 |
Reread to catch up with the series before continuing with the remaining volumes. I was as affected by it as when reading it the first time and my summary remains unchanged:

If you like angst, drama, and characters with real issues and lots of upheaval in their lives, if you want a book that is realistic and has flawed characters you will probably end up liking for the mistakes they make (I know I did), and if you’re looking for a read that is psychologically interesting and still manages to give the men a happy ending, then you will probably like this novel. I am glad there will be a sequel!




NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )
  SerenaYates | Oct 14, 2017 |
This was a great M/M read! I was crying after the first chapter. I liked how their relationship evolved and their discoveries of sexuality, healing, and love. I would have liked a bit more a the end, but loved it nonetheless. ( )
  asgwilli | Mar 22, 2014 |
This book had me crying in many places, yelling at the characters in frustration, and cheering when they got together.


I loved how we got to see both men deal with their evolving relationship. I could relate with both characters, and the author made the situation seem realistic. There were no kittens, rainbows, and bunnies when the men got together and they had to fight to make it work for them.



I agree with the other reviewers, if you are looking for a good male/male book, then this is a good book. Heck, this is a good romance period. ( )
  Bea_writer | Sep 21, 2013 |
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The honesty and emotional turmoil of these two main characters rips your heart on every page.
added by aspirit | editJoyfully Jay, Wendy (Apr 10, 2015)
 
...a must read for anyone who loves to see two hot cops find each other, find love and find their happily ever after.
added by aspirit | editThe Novel Approach, Lana (Nov 23, 2014)
 

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Reeling from the recent death of his wife, police officer Evan Cerelli looks at his four children and can only see how he fails them. His loving wife was the caretaker and nurturer, and now the single father feels himself being crushed by the pain of loss and the heavy responsibility of raising his kids. At the urging of his partner, Evan celebrates a coworker's retirement and meets disgraced former cop turned security consultant Matt Haight. A friendship born out of loneliness and the solace of the bottle turns out to be exactly what they both need. The past year has been a slow death for Matt Haight. Ostracized from his beloved police force, facing middle age and perpetual loneliness, Matt sees only a black hole where his future should be. When he discovers another lost soul in Evan, some of the pieces he thought he lost start to fall back in place. Their friendship turns into something deeper, but love is the last thing either man expected, and both of them struggle to reconcile their new and overwhelming feelings for one another.

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