Yeah....I guess I wasn't sure what to expect, even after reading the reviews. Or maybe I did know what to expect, but I was still blown away. I don't know what intrigues me about M/M stories...but I do love them so. But I have never read one with a voice as beautiful as this one. It definitely has the explicit descriptions that tend to make me categorize a book as erotica, but this is not a book you read just to...well....enjoy yourself in *that* way. This is a love story. A beautiful love story told by Al, who is a beautiful soul. I don't know how Ms. Merrow was inspired to write this, but I loved it. Sometimes it's the simple things that really drive home that point. I don't even know if I'm making any sense...all I know is I loved it. I loved the way it was written, I loved the characters, I loved the love between Al and Larry, I just loved it. It makes my heart feel good.