George and Lani will make you feel all the "feels". They'll put you through the wringer, give you a breather and then do it again. These two lost and slightly broken souls are just what each other need. Lani can't handle the guilt of being a soon-to-be-mum. She had a fiance but they were together for all the wrong reasons; missing the brother and friend they had lost, guilt at not heloing him more, survivors guilt. She almost wrecked his new relationship with her stupid attempt to get back together. To commiserate she had a desperate rebound fling and now she is pregnant. Bio-dad has left her high and dry and now it's her and peanut against the world. Enter Geo. He has his own hurt to deal with. He and his K9 partner function well enough but the scars he carries make him feel he'll never be whole again. Meeting Lani helps soothe the ragged edges. But can they make a real go of this relationship or are they doomed before they ever really take off? These two very much grow from friendship. With the complication of Lani being pregnant and actually still being friends with her ex-fiance, their experiences with grief and trust issues. I did enjoy the emotion-filled ride. They certainly don't have an easy road to their HEA. I was caught up in the odd but very happy friendship that Lani and her ex and his new partner find together. The author doesn't shy away from showing different loving relationships with a brilliantly written same sex couple who are just accepted by their rough, tough, gruff comrades. Sure there is teasing but the teams just see them for them not as something odd or to be feared or hidden. Absolutely loved that. Bosch is a brilliant character on his own. I'm a sucker for dogs and K9's in particular. He was very much a working dog and not a pet but I still missed him in the 2nd half of the book. Great writing and I'd say this is most definitely a read you need tissues handy for. More romance and feels than romantic suspense. #Triggers: suicide, suicide survivors