Hey, this is great. Found another Vino and Veritas novel. #4 in the series of 19.

Undercover is just as enjoyable as other Vino and Veritas series novels I've read, and once again, has the added benefit of introducing me to a new author - great idea publishers.

Eliot Grayson gives us the story of undercover FBI agent Alec and ex-grad student who regularly changes the neon shade of his hair, Gabe. They become aware of each other among the bookshelves of the Vino and Veritas bookstore and bar.

There were moments when the mix of FBI, yoga mats, bookshelves and neon hair was going to be too much farce for my taste, but Grayson held it in and gave us a solid romantic comedy. ( )

3.5 rounded up to 4 stars. This was kinda cute (once it got going) and entertained me. It took me a little while to warm up to the main characters, but they grew on me. ( )

This was a really fun entry in the series. I read it in one sitting, partly because it’s fairly short and partly because it moved the story forward so well on every page. The book is interesting from start to finish, and you just have to see where the two guys are in their budding relationship that you want so badly to happen for them. It follows Gabe and Alec. Gabe is a rich, former party-boy who got kicked out of his Ph.D. program because he got in with the wrong crowd and got distracted. And now he feels a bit aimless. He also has serious self-esteem issues. Alec, on the other hand, is a grumpy FBI agent who’s currently working undercover. The two of them meet via Vino & Veritas, and there are lies involved. Like Alec’s real identity and his suspicion that Gabe might be related to the case. The book is equal parts the case and the romance. And I think both of those were executed and balanced well. I liked Gabe and Alec together. And I liked that, even though Alec didn’t tell Gabe about being an FBI agent, there was never any doubt that his feels toward Gabe were genuine. I also like that there was a real, justifiable reason for Alec to keep his job a secret, as it would’ve gotten very frustrating otherwise. I don't usually like conflict in my romance books but the conflict toward the end was done very well and was soon worked out with the "what" and "why" making perfect sense. I respected Gabe more as a character. I really enjoyed this book. It wasn’t the most memorable of the series but it was well-paced, well-written, had a good plot. I thoroughly enjoyed it. ( )

I like policial couples so much, but this guy just didn't worked for me. FBI? Really? And Gabe, OMG, put your shit together! ( )

[DNF] With a premise like "investigate a smuggling scheme involving yoga mats," I was genuinely curious to see how the story would unfold, but sadly I struggled to get into it....