Home Work by Kaje Harper is the third installment in the immensely appealing series about detective Mac and teacher Tony who live in Minneapolis with their adopted son and daughter. At 108,000 words, this novel allows you to sink into the characters’ lives for prolonged escapism. It features two alternating third-person viewpoints, and gives equal emphasis to Mac’s police procedural case and the two men’s evolving romance. To get the most out of the story, I recommend that you read Life Lessons and Breaking Cover beforehand.
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The story starts with Minneapolis police detective Mac put on a serial killer case. Mac, a big brawny guy of few words, might seem to be your typical tough cop – but he’s gay and deeply in the closet. This is causing increasing friction between him and his secret boyfriend Tony, a sensitive and handsome young schoolteacher whom he met while working a case in the previous book, Life Lessons.
Meanwhile, Mac and Tony each struggle to parent a small child. Mac’s daughter Anna from a previous ...more