Amazingly good!

The plot / characters don’t follow the template that 99% of m/m romances do - that and the mystery made this super interesting. The gallery that Vaughn Hargrove works at has had a spate of art thefts and the insurance company is rightly concerned. Their investigator, Jonah Sondern, is both attractive and attracted to Vaughn but he’s puzzled by Vaughn’s total lack of sexual interest. Although they develop a friendship, they approach sex from completely different points of view: Jonah uses sex as an antidepressant, it helps him cope and feel better; conversely, Vaughn is asexual, having found sex increasingly awkward and unfulfilling. It seems impossible they could meet in the middle. I feel like this is queer lit rather than m/m romance. If you demand that your main characters fall head over heels and never look at another man, you’ll hate this. If you’re willing to let your queer characters be more unconventional, you’ll probably love this. There were plenty of interesting subplots, the mystery was intriguing, and there is a HEA. However, while the author compares and contrasts Jonah’s rampant sex life with Vaughn’s asexuality, she is careful not to censure either choice, instead showcasing the range of sexual expression. I loved it. Audio narrator Nathaniel Gray performed well.

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