Dirty Laundry

Yes, yes, I know. It as been a while since I posted another book on Wicked's Re-Readable list. In my defense, I was on a vacation of sorts (read: no deadlines) and decided that meant no writing of any sort. Plenty of reading though so maybe I'll start posting more frequently.

Genre: Romance
Subgenre: MM Romance, Contemporary

Dirty Laundry by Heidi Cullinan
A book in the Tucker Springs series

This book is one of my favorites to re-read. It is a book within a series written by several authors. While I have read all but the first in the series, this particular book is absolutely Re-Readable.

I felt completely connected with the main characters and experienced their romantic journey along with them. Both main characters were dealing with what they perceived as a flaw but when their secret was exposed to the other, the strength of their burgeoning relationship helped them to deal with their issue together as a unit.

Ms. Cullinan approached each character's perceived imperfection with compassion and a deep understanding of what it would be like to live with it. I have no intrapersonal or interpersonal experience with either of these conditions, but I have a greater appeciation and admiration for those who do. To say Ms. Cullinan did her research is an understatement. I felt the each character's anguish over revealing their "flaw" and relief that their partner not only accepted it, but embraced it as part of what made them who they are. The way the main characters faced these issues together instead of abandoning the relationship during ardous situations made my heart flip. 

The whole Tucker Springs series is worth reading; however, Dirty Laundry is definitely Re-Readable. 

Hope you have a Wicked holiday weekend.