This book is third in a series and I have read the other two although the connection between the second and third is pretty slim so not necessary to read the others first. This is the story of Felix, who has a large family of a brother and 3 sisters where he handles much of the responsibility while his mother is recovering from kidney transplant surgery. The beginning of the book was a little hard to follow because it seems to start in the middle of the story but the more I read the more I understood what was going on. Mort was the best friend of Felix's older brother Roch for many years, and was like a member of the family. Mort disappeared a yer ago without really saying why or goodbye and now he has has reappeared and wants to get back into everyone's good graces and he also has eyes for Felix who is gay just like he is. The story is a little complicated but Mort has everyone's best interests at heart in coming back but not all the Rochester's are thrilled with his return and it takes them a while to accept him again, especially Felix and Roch who were both really hurt when Mort left. A nice slow love story between Mort and Felix. Definitely enjoyed the third installment of this series. Thanks to NG for the ARC!!!

Another win by the queen of slow burn romance!!

I went in expecting this to be as fun as the last book in the series, but this went in a very different direction. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of adorable bickering, but the focus is more on the emotional journey, and on Mort and Felix working on repairing their relationship and taking it to the next level.

The story starts a year after Mort left his friends behind without a word. The Rochester brothers and sisters were like a family for him, and he has to win back their trust. And show Felix that his crush on the older brother was just thar, and that what he really wants is him.

I actually enjoyed the angsty Felix, because his worry that Mort, his best friend since childhood, his first (and only) male crush, might still be in love with his brother, and that he is nothing but a consolation prize. I loved how Mort patiently showed him with his actions that this is not true. It was so adorable and heart-warming!

This second chance romance was just wonderful! The boys work through their issues by actual communication (*gasp*), and I loved that they were given enough time to regain lost trust before anything more happened.
If you're looking for a strong, character-driven second chance story, here it is!

Mort Campbell returns home after leaving a year ago -- and his plans is to get his family back. Family comprises of the Rochesters, which includes his best friend, Roch, whom he has crushed on long ago, as well as Roch's younger brother, Felix, whom Mort is having all the feels NOW. But it's not going to be easy to gain Felix's forgiveness. And Mort knows he has to work on it...

Happy for You is the third installment of Anyta Sunday's Love & Family series. It can be read as stand-alone. Although, if you are a fan, you will not want to miss the previous two books. Happy for You has the Anyta Sunday's signature of delicious slow burn and words exchange that shine throughout.

There are no questions about unrequited feelings here -- Mort knows that he wants Felix in his life. And Felix, well, he has been in love with Mort for years! The only roadblock to their happiness is that Felix cannot trust his heart to Mort just yet. Felix feels that he is the more vulnerable one, because Felix knows how Mort loves Roch. Plus Mort left, a year ago, without so much of text and news afterwards.

All those moments until Felix accepts Mort again are DELICIOUS...

I do have one complain about the person responsible driving Mort away for a year though. I felt like this person didn't do enough to apologize for what happened and I wasn't happy about it *boo*.

GAH MY HEART I loved reading this Mort and Felix FINALLY.
I have so much love for these characters especially Felix so I am thrilled he has his own book.
The story itself was well paced and I liked that it wasn’t an easy relationship. Both of them needed to overcome obstacles and that just made them better.
I feel like I need to re- read Rock and shrewd angel now so I can get all the cute backstory goodness

Happy for You is the third book in the Love and Family serie by Anyta Sunday. After reading the second book in this series I really wanted to read more by this author and this book didn't dissapoint. It's an amazing, slow burn story about Mort and Felix. Felix is the younger brother of Mort's best friend. I really love the story, the characters and the writing.

This story was classic Anyta Sunday, with the slow burn turned up to about 15, tossing out a full spectrum of emotions.

There were a few different reasons for the drama in this book.

First, Mort returned to town after a year, leaving at nearly the very moment that the Rochester family could've used his support the most; however, while trying to gain forgiveness for his absence, the one person who knew that Mort held zero blame for his sudden departure remained quiet. Très frustrating, guys.

Second, Felix had been in love with Mort since they were kids, while Mort had been head over heels for Felix's older brother, Roch. But Roch was getting married to "a lovely young woman", so when Mort and Felix's flirtatious interactions were bumped up a notch, of course Felix fought with feelings of being the "consolation prize" brother. The second choice.

On our way home, he doesn’t ask why I disappeared or why I’m acting skittish.

I don’t tell him it’s unbearable being in love with him.

But over time, as they began opening up more to one another, Felix became cautiously optimistic, and others began to notice.

“Now I understand why you are the way you are around Mort.”

“The way I am around Mort?”

“Like he cut out your heart and holds it ransom, and you want it back.”

“No, Tiff, that’s not right.”

“It’s not?”

“I don’t want mine back. I want his.”

This book wasn't completely Romance Central on quite the same level as Anyta's beloved "Rock", but I did find myself really enjoying the times when Mort and Felix let their true feelings see the light of day.

“How can you tell they like you if they aren’t crazy stalkers?”

Mort chuckles and side-eyes me. “Extended eye contact. It’s a look. You learn to recognize it.”

“Show me.”

“I am.”

“I can’t tell. You look at me like that all the time.”

“This is true.” He returns his focus on the road.

Gah, folks, just... GAH!!! Am I right?

The story also wasn't jam packed with snark and banter (or tons of steam), but Mort and Felix definitely kept me constantly engaged and laughing with their often-ridiculous antics.

“So once you’ve navigated through these dozen sheep, we’ll -- ”

“Dozen? There are fifty, at least. And when we retell this story, there’ll be a hundred.”

“Excuse me. Once we navigate through forty million sheep, we’ll -- ”

“Better. We’ll head to the best place on Earth.” Felix sucks on his lips. I smirk at him. “Not my bed, Felix.”

“Holy crap. Stop reading my depraved mind.”

One aspect of the story that I particularly liked was how, even though there was plenty of internal monologue, it was balanced extremely well with *actual* dialogue, which is by far my preference. Stories with MC's that live primarily in their own heads, rarely speaking their mind, well, those books make me pretty bonkers, and real damn fast.

Although this wasn't the most angst-ridden or steamiest book, it felt a bit nostalgic for me, especially during the Pax Polo cameo scenes (from Anyta's "Shrewd Angel" story). Pax was such a fun character, so getting to visit with him again was great.

The story kept me anxiously awaiting what would happen next from start to finish, smiling for most of the ride, so I'd rate this one at around 4 stars and recommend it.