Julien and Chris - I've read about them in other books since I read these books out of sequence, but this is their love story and how they were such good friends that they fell back into their friendship and in love upon Julien's return.

Sticking it out they were able to weather the storm that was their families' desire for the two men to return to the church rather than to the family. No consideration was accorded either of them until the very end and even then it was reluctant at best.

It's a good and healthy relationship that had a happy ending. I've read a lot of L.A. Witt's books in the last few month and believe they're all worth checking out if you haven't done so already. This is a collaboration with Aleksandr Voinov which makes for a slightly different feel to the story, but a very good read that I've come to expect from Witt's romances.