Family Matters

I love the family Patrick has already built for himself. He has faced so much and been so strong. I love the fact that Seth is what he needs. Seth has some issues of his own that he didn't even realize he had. It's nice when a Dom can admit his mistakes and take a long long at himself to figure out what changes he needed to make. It was wonderful to see Patrick finally get all that he needs to be his best self.

This book is all about family, especially a family with same sex parents. The past for Patrick has not been positive but he creates a better family when he 'Inherits" his two younger siblings with the help of his best friend. The addition of Seth to Patrick's life enlarges this family and make it a loving family that includes new grandparents.

A very enjoy read with lots of emotional moments.

The title of this book is so appropriate it isn’t even funny. For Patrick, family is the only thing that matters, the only thing he can be strong for, the only thing he can protect, when inside he feels far too clingy and needy. The family he has made, Joey, Jenna, Travis, and Denise, is the only one that matters as his biological family is barely worth mentioning. ‘Family Matters’ has it all in spades but the one thing it emphasizes is love… and that’s worth the read right there.

When Patrick meets Seth, he has been Joey and Jenna’s ‘Daddy’ for over five years and as far as Patrick is concerned, his kids don’t need to know that he’s really their brother, and their parents are worthless a**holes. He has given up his dreams, focused everything on his kids, and given them a wonderful life. Patrick is very shy, has little to no self-confidence, and believes himself to be unwanted and unlovable. He’s completely thrown for a loop when he meets Seth and Seth helps him to see himself in a new way.

Seth has no idea how much of himself he has forgotten until he meets Patrick. Granted, there’s the small stumble when Seth realizes Patrick has kids, but after talking to his mom (she and his dad are the best), Seth starts to realize that the loneliness he suffers is his own fault. His strict adherence to cleanliness and orderliness isn’t how he was raised and he has forgotten all the wonderful memories he has of growing up in a loving home. Kids are messy and Seth was once a kid, too. It takes remembering all of that, wise words from his parents and Denise, and Seth can begin to love and appreciate the family he has found.

‘Family Matters’ is a wonderful story about love, what it means to be family, and what it takes to make that family work. A very happy tale of the realities of kids, relationships, family, Dom/sub lifestyles, and love. Always love.

NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews

This is a beautiful story. It’s about a young man who sacrifices his happiness to take care of his younger brother and sister. Sometimes feeling overwhelmed. He finally meets someone who could share his life and his problems. Things don’t go all that smooth, but life never does. Great story. Good Job.