First is a nice story overall with some good characters. I enjoyed Mikey occasionally taking charge and leading Sterling as he steps into the Daddy role for the first time. This is something that he struggles with a little as he's never really felt this way before but Mikey draws that from him. Luckily he has a great group of friends in the lifestyle that he can turn to for advice.
Both men are quite low on self esteem with bad break ups in their recent past but definitely see the good in each other and the possibilities that they could share. Each ex actually brings a little drama to the story in their own way, causing trouble and Sterling doesn't help with his reluctance to share his thoughts and feelings, being a naturally quiet man. Mikey more than makes up for it with his exuberance and they balance each other out in that way.
I did get a little frustrated with both MC's as they make things a little harder than they need to be after promising to talk to each other about everything with the way that they tentatively went into a relationship but it doesn't take long for that not to happen. Yes it adds drama to the story but I felt like there was already enough going on.
I enjoyed all of the characters and am looking forward to getting to know them all better, especially Steele and Nick who we get a taster of in this book. There's are real strong bonds of friendship which I think are needed for the types of relationship that they have, the community that provides support and care for each other.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.