This has to be one of the sweetest Via stories, it was also the slowest of slow burns I’ve ever read.

Narrated by Tor Thom, his baritone was perfect for these two. Not to mention the various additional side characters.

✔️Low drama
✔️Fabulous side characters
✔️Deep heart to heart conversations
✔️Virgin hero
✔️Slooooow burn

Bishop (32) has been in federal prison for five years. Now out and focusing on his future, he is working for his dad’s landscaping company with his best friend Trent. Bishop and his dad, Mike have only 15 year between them. I loved their unique dad/son relationship. Mike was more a buddy than a parental figure. He never encouraged Bishop to attend school, instead allowing him to roam the streets with a gang. Because of this, Bishop is unable to read or write.

Edison (26) is an old soul. He is very proper, never curses, and is always sharply dressed. He’s recently lost over 100 pounds after his father passed. He is an office manager for an attorney office. He loves to read, spending his evenings inhaling the latest thriller or spy novel. His office hires Mike’s company to work on their landscaping.

Bishop and Edison are so flipping adorable. Complete opposites in every way, size, demeanor, upbringing, education, but not in heart. These two have SO MUCH HEART. This was a very different Via story than I’m used to reading, but I still enjoyed it.

I only wish that Bishop would have told Edison about his illiteracy sooner in the story. If felt like everything was put on hold until 99% in.