Frankly speaking, after the second book Milo, I didn’t know whether I’d be able to like Gideon as a person and boy, was I wrong. I am sold on Gideon and Eli’s love story and now I love Gideon. Should have never doubted the goddess Lily Morton. After being in self-denial, doubts and on the patch of self-destruction for a couple decades, Gideon finally caught pneumonia which almost costed him his life. Now he has no choice but to stay away from all the nasty drugs and twinks that he indulges all the time, stay in bed and recuperate. And for that, he needs someone who will take care of him and more importantly can tolerate his nasty temper and cutting, snarky remarks. Cue and enter Eli who’s sweet, charming, extremely patient and most importantly able to tolerate Gideon’s nasty temper who also happened to be super-qualified nurse. When these two very opposites men are trapped together on a months long cruise, Gideon discovered that Eli is nothing like he has through the before. He is sweet, considerate, charming, loving and is able to understand all his insecurities and fears. And Eli just wants to help Gideon escape from the evil clutches of his bastard manager and live his life to the fullest. A bud of love blossomed on a romantic cruise and so much more. Signature Lily Morton snark and witty banter! I gobbled up everything about the conversations between Gideon and Eli. I’m also glad that Gideon was finally able to come out of his shell and connect with the characters from the previous books. It was really sweet and charming. And my, that Frankie the manager is a nasty piece of work. Seriously, karma could have brought a much more severe comeuppance for all his manipulation and threaten on Gideon over the years. And Joel Leslie did such a stellar job portraying Gideon and Eli. He really does snarky and witty banter the best. Overall, couldn’t get enough and I wish to get more Lily Morton books/audios ASAP. 5 I just need to protect you stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Audio rating Story – 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Narration – 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Performance – 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Overall – 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️