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Breaking Cover

Life Lessons, Book 2

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Breaking Cover

By: Kaje Harper
Narrated by: J.F. Harding
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Sometimes one moment defines a man.

For homicide detective Mac, it's been a good year. Having Tony to go home to makes him a better cop and a better person. For Tony, it's been hard being in love with a man he can't touch in public. Evasions and outright lying to friends and family take a little of the shine off his relationship with Mac, but Tony is determined to make it work.

As the Minneapolis Police Department moves into a hot, humid summer, Mac is faced with a different challenge. A killer has murdered two blond women, and the police have no real clues. Mac hates to think that another murder may be the only way they'll make progress with the case. But when that murder happens, it hits close to home for Tony. And suddenly Mac faces an ultimatum: Come out into the sunlight and stand beside Tony as his lover, or walk away and live without a piece of his heart.

©2021 Kaje Harper (P)2022 Kaje Harper Mystery Police Procedural Romance Crime Fiction Heartfelt Suspense Murder

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I am a huge fan of stories where one of the characters is deeply in the closet and something finally forces him to make a decision about what is truly important. The plot here where Mac is looking for a killer and suddenly things get really close to Tony is perfect for that. If you've been yelling at Mac to make an open commitment, you'll be happy with this one. J.F. Harding gives an excellent performance. It let's us understand why Mac has been making the decisions he has but also let's us see when things change for him and he realizes what he has to do.

Decision time

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Tony and Mac develop their relationship further against the backdrop of a new murder(s) investgstion. This time the murderer comes closer than Tony wished. The guys have their ups and downs even in the best interest for Ben amd Anna. Luckily they cone to their senses and Ben is even helpful in catching thr murdere.
I am hapoy at which the story is now, Mac beibg out abd the all livibg together. I am lookibg forward to further development of the story.

JF Harding did an other outstanding job in giving the story that extra layer. 5* all around

Great second book

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...but honest, and dives into what is probably the reality of many police officers lives. There is a lot of homophobia, vile words and at times it seems like neither Mac or Tony are ever going to get a break.

I found the story, especially Ben's heartbreaking. The case is thrilling but tragic, less suspenseful mystery more horrific serial killer but I was fully captured by these characters and their little make shift family that I need to know what happens next. I can only hope their story improves!

thrilling

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Enjoyed this even more on second listen. J F Harding has to be one of my favourite narrators of all time - just wonderful. Well written, gripping story, great characters. I suspect there will be many rereads of this whole series.

Excellent

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Another good narration from Mr Harding. Great choice for narrator of this series. Most things he does are top notch, and he features quite a few times on my Awesome Audio narration shelf here on Goodreads.

***Book Review 2013***

For me, a big improvement on the first book of the series, 4.5 stars from me.

The writing was certainly more assured in this book, the characters more rounded and the plot once again was really good. Tony was his usual calm and collected self, strong, helpful, kind and without a doubt head-over-heels in love with Mac. Mac, on the other hand, was still having problems with coming out of that bl**dy closet, and when he discovered that one of the murders he was investigating involved the mother of Tony's godson Ben, it became personal. Family problems ensued and Tony was left trying to justify his attachment to Ben and being challenged by Ben's grandparents.

Eventually, Mac came through for Tony and went to court stating that Tony was a 'fit and proper' person and ought to be allowed to adopt Ben, and 'outted' himself by admitting that he was Tony's boyfriend, but that they'd split because Tony wanted to do everything 'by the book' for Ben, and his own reluctance to come out of the closet.....of course, everyone would now know (including a few of Mac's bigoted colleagues) that he was gay.

In the background of course, we had the murderer and the on-going investigation into who he was, where he was and how the cops could catch him. A lot of Mac's legwork paid off and the net was closing in around the culprit...they found out who he was, and were playing catch-up as to where he was staying until they got a break....Enjoy!!

This series and JF Harding? Match made in heaven..

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