First Steps by Sean Michael

Review Alexa Snow, author of Clear Cut and Sleeping Stone, writes, : Peter Boone is a single dad of twins with his hands more than full -- he's left the city and gone to the mountains in the hopes of finding a place to settle down, somewhere quiet he can raise his children. Chad Bristow is a park ranger who loves his job in part for the solitude it provides; he's not fond of people, or so he tells himself until Peter and the twins come waltzing into his life, turning it upside down in ways that he's not at all unhappy about and giving him things he'd never dreamed of.

One of Sean Michael's greatest strengths is his ability to write characters that are both instantly likeable and believable, and this story is no exception. The story moves along at a pace that really works, the dialogue and interaction between Chad and Peter is completely enjoyable, and the trials they go through as they deal with caring for two babies are -- from a parent's point of view -- very realistic. This story is wonderful, and despite the presence of the twins there's no dearth of amazingly erotic scenes (another of Sean Michael's strengths as a writer, which anyone who's read any of his books already knows!) Heartwarming and hot at the same time -- what more could anyone ask for?