I have so enjoyed meeting and visiting with the Gentlemen of Emerald City. I have always been a bit sad when each of their stories came to an end...but I own the series, so they are only a bookshelf away. This one? I really, really, really didn't want it to end. I had waited so long to see Scott "find himself" and find his happiness. To see him have the courage to lose his toxic father and others in his family and hometown. He tried so hard to be someone and something that he wasn't, to please them. Not only did I not want this series to end, but it seemed that the author, L A Witt didn't want to say goodbye to her Emerald City guys and their pro-hockey team, the Washington Beakers, either. This was the longest book in the series. She spent so much time telling Scott and Hunter's story...letting us see his heartfelt apologies to all his teammates for the way he had treated them. They had never given up on him even when he was at his lowest and sometimes meanest. His family? His last visit with them was heartbreaking. I will never understand how any parent can treat a child like they treated Scott. Scott, with Hunter's love and help...got everything...every bit of acceptance very ounce of love, and support that he had coming to him. Also, a nice surprise at the end. A big "thank you" to L A Witt for this treasure and all the other little treasures she has written and that I have collected and read over the years. The Guys from Emerald City and their partners will live on my bookshelf and will certainly be read again and again. I have loved them all but this one was phenomenal! ( )