Home Work (Life Lessons) [Kindle Edition]

Kaje Harper (Author)

Book Description

Coming together as a family was supposed to make life happy-ever-after for Mac and Tony, but their two uprooted kids, demanding jobs, and a less than gay-friendly world don't seem to have gotten the message.

Mac and Tony thought the hard part was over. They're together openly as a couple, sharing a home and building a life with their two children. It's what they dreamed of. But daughter Anna struggles with the changes, Ben is haunted by old secrets, Mac's job in Homicide still demands too much of his time, and Tony is caught in the middle. It's going to take everything these men can give to create a viable balance between home and work. Especially when the outside world seems determined to throw obstacles in their way.

Product Details

• File Size: 560 KB
• Print Length: 356 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: MLR Press (October 6, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B009MTO9UW
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,382 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect blend of romance, family drama and crime mystery. Love it. October 28, 2012

By R.Parklane TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I would have thought there is nothing much the writer can tell us about Mac and Tony now that they are a committed couple with two kids. I was so wrong. This 3rd book (excluding the little novelette) is such a well written account of two gay men juggling between work and two young kids, their every day struggle made harder because Mac is such a dedicated detective. Tony really shines in his unwavering love for his man and the two kids. There are times I want to give Mac a shake when his job obviously comes first but when this man does come through during those instances he places Tony and his family first, you just have to like this detective hunk just as much. This 3rd book is more about Mac and I realize that this complex character has really come a long way since he acknowledges his love for Tony in the 1st book and was forced out of the closet in the 2nd book. Their romance is even more convincing in this 3rd book as they take the very important step and sappy old me did get a bit teary eyed.

The hatred Mac faces during work from "homophobic" colleagues is very well done. I just want to scream at all those "bigoted" fools for their horrible attitudes. But there are good moments too when his senior partner, Oliver, finally shows his support. Still I wish the writer could have made it easier for Mac.

We also get to know Tony's family which is such an uplifting part of the story. Unlike other MM stories where the kids are just angels, both Anna and Ben with their daily bikerings and little childish tantrums are realistic. I love the way the writer weave the two kids so effortless into the guys' story without making parts of the story just about them. Little Anna seems to have a closure as an unfavorable aunt moves on but what about Ben. I hope the writer will give this endearing little six year old real happiness and peace too.

And now the crime mystery itself. It certainly held my attention and the thrilling part of it towards the last 25% of the story is excellent, which has always been this writer's strength. The ending is not a cliff hanger but it definitely is a promise of more to come. I hope the writer delivers soon and does make it easier for Mac. Well done Kaje Harper.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Kaje Harper does it again! October 7, 2012

By jeayci

Format:Kindle Edition

Sometimes we get exactly what we wish for, and Home Work is one of those times for me. In my review for Breaking Cover, I said:

"The first one ended with a solid HFN and the second ended with what could be a HEA but also leaves room for the possibility of another book. If there is no third book, the series reached a satisfying conclusion. But I'd love to spend more time with Mac, Tony, Ben, and Anna as they settle into being a family together."

Seeing them settle into being a family is the core of this story, though of course it has a mystery too. The first time I read it I loved it, but not as much as I loved Breaking Cover, which had a more straightforward story arc. However, I think the story has improved a lot since that first version I read. I beta'ed this, so I've read it several times already. I've loved it more with each reread (of course, it helped that it was improved between each read, lol). Because I've read it so many times now, I've lost my objectivity; I can no longer say how it compares to BC, just that while the core elements are the same, the balance is shifted.

What I can say is that unlike the first two, I'll be extremely disappointed if there's not another, but thankfully that's not a concern because Kaje has said she intends to write it. This book hints a little more about Mac's family, but in the fourth book we'll hopefully learn much more about them. Like the previous books, this one is a complete story unto itself, and it doesn't end with a cliffhanger. It's solidly HFN, it just needs at least one more book to get them to a real HEA. Which means more Mac and Tony, which is a very good thing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this world she's created November 12, 2012

By Will Parkinson

Format:Kindle Edition

Kaje Harper is simply amazing. She has created so many worlds that you can immerse yourself in, from werewolves to police detectives, to school grounds. She never disappoints. The latest entry in the Life Lessons saga has some great moments, but I don't want to spoil the best one. Let's just say that she made me cry over something beautiful and loving, even if it kept me up till 2 in the morning because I couldn't put the story down.

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