Faith, Love, & Devotion is a MM Romance series by Tere Michaels.
Most
of the series centers around the romance between New York City Vice
Detective Evan Cerelli and former Homicide Detective Matt Haight. The
second novel in the series centers around another couple - Jim (Homicide
Detective James Shea) & Griffin Drake (A screenwriter) - after
their novel the series continues with two more books of Evan and Matt
(concluding the series after these) including a meetup with Jim &
Griffin in the 3rd novel.
This
series is absolutely AMAZING. The romance between Evan and Matt was
beautiful and sensitive especially because they were both in a very
difficult state when they met and also because they were both "straight"
and never considered they might be attracted to men. So the romance
between them had a "confused feel" to it on both sides, trying to deal
with life, label and stereotypes as well as the "simple romance". I
loved that even though it was very heart clutching at times and very
emotional I didn't feel it was stretched just for the sake of having an
argument, it all felt very genuine and real. The struggles feeling very
understandable. With Jim and Griffin it was different, and not only
because they are both openly gay. They had a different relationship but
also a very sweet one, the love building in a very easy going way.
The
5th installment was published as a bundle with the 4th one. Better buy
the bundle now since the 5th installment isn't available as a standalone
(both together are about a novel's length). These two installments
aren't very necessary to the general plot but I guess you mostly need to
read them to understand Where Jim and Griffin are in their relationship
as well as what's up with Miranda (Evan's oldest daughter).
The
5th and 6th installment are different in the sense we get both couples
together. It's a bit crowded yet having them both together is like
getting a cookie and a piece of cake together :) The HEA was beautifully
made in the 6th installment.
Then
we got the very last one. If you wanted a HEA a true one, I believe
we've totally got it in the very last installment. It's not the usual
book with a coherent story line, it's a collection of stories, of our
three couples (though it's mostly Evan and Matt), the kids, growing up,
getting older, getting married, having kids. Life. Family. Love. All
entwined together.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Books:
1. Faith & Fidelity [Evan & Matt] (Published 23 September 2008) ★★★★★
2. Love & Loyalty [Jim & Griffin] (Published 8 September 2009) ★★★★★
3. Duty & Devotion [Evan & Matt] (Published 23 March 2010) ★★★★★
4. Cherish [Evan & Matt] (Published 20 November 2012) ★★★★
5. Cherish & Blessed [Evan & Matt/Jim & Griffin] (Published 13 February 2015) ★★★★
6. Truth & Tenderness [Evan & Matt/Jim & Griffin] (Published 1 May 2015) ★★★★
7. Forever & Ever: A Collection of Stories [EVERYONE!] (Published 25 December 2018) ★★★★★