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Oh God, I love these guys. How can you not love two broken men who can’t seem to see the broken pieces in each other because to each of them the other is perfect.

August Mendez, thanks to an inheritance from his grandfather, is finally able to pursue his dream of becoming a private detective; never mind the only thing he knows about being a PI is what he has learned from television shows and old black-and-white movies. So he sheds his cubicle-dwelling job and strikes out on his own, hanging out a shingle at an office in the building owned by Sam Ewing.

August has self-esteem issues. He’s overweight and under-confident, especially where relationships are concerned. Not that he has had that many relationships, if any of them could actually be called relationships. And not to mention that chinchilla-shifting thing that he has to keep a secret. He tends to fidget and babble (a lot), both out loud and to himself, which makes for many comical moments.

Sam’s last relationship ended in a very messy divorce and he has sworn off relationships, not willing to put his heart “out there” again; especially with a much younger man. He’s gruff and growly and doesn’t let anyone get too close, yet at the core he’s soft and gooey. He finds August’s babbling and klutziness endearing and he thinks the younger man is sexy, if only he didn’t hide behind too baggy clothes and that damned fedora.

Both are reluctant to pursue a relationship as neither thinks they are a catch for the other. August thinks he’s too fat and too nerdy. Sam thinks he’s too old and has too much baggage. But circumstances surrounding one of August’s cases conspire to throw them together and they have to constantly battle against their mutual attraction. But when they finally do get together… holy hell, it’s HOT. The love scenes just had such an incredibly sensual quality to them.

This story is charming, engaging and very, very funny told with a fluidity that runs like a rom-com through your head. You can’t help but love August and Sam from the get-go. The dialogue and banter are just adorable. A most entertaining read… the perfect story of finding one’s soul mate and the most fun I’ve had reading a book in a very long time.