The Naked Men are back and it is Riley's turn to have his life turned upside down and he is not a happy camper since he is all about order in both his job and the rest of his life. Ever since his brush with mortality as a teenager he now lives by a new set of rules and doesn't like to let loose. Now Summer Sheridan has crossed his path and she is everything that makes Riley crazy. There is a fine line between love and hate and Riley and Summer have been treading that line and bickering until a dare pushes Riley past his breaking point to a kiss. That kiss is the start of something good or is it...

Each book in this series can be read as a standalone but why would you, each one is better than the last. I highly recommend this one!

**Received a copy of this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

This is the fourth book in the Naked Men Series and I am not even close to letting them go. One more book and everyone’s story is told but I sure hope that this author continues the story after the ACSs each find love.

Riley is the subject of this story and he’s a pretty intense kind of guy. Returning to a normal life after the horrific bus accident was difficult for him. Coping for him is to plan ahead in absolutely every aspect of his life. You can guess how that works for him when he collides with Summer Sheridan, the epitome of a free spirit after she also had a life altering experience. She’s all about having fun and being spontaneous. Riley can’t accept that her dress shop is a worthwhile use of her time and energy. To him, it’s just ridiculous that someone spends that amount of time flitting around with clothes. That doesn’t accomplish anything productive. Working for the NTSB and determining the causes of vehicle accidents in hopes of preventing future one IS worthwhile. And not even his parents seem to agree with that – it’s not prestigious enough for them.

And then they kiss. And what a kiss it is! You’ll find this story to be a little more intense than the previous ones but no less entertaining. Meanwhile, I’m going to go back and reread them all to make sure that I didn’t miss something!

I received an ARC from the publisher for an honest and biased review. No compensation was promised or received.

If you have read any of this series by Christi Barth or read about the series then you know that the Nak4d Men are tied together by a devastating trauma in their youth. Trying It All the fourth in the series concerns Riley, who is a control freak, no down made worse because of being unable to control any of the events of the bus accident. Like the other men, he is still emotionally handicapped and wounded. I still find it interesting that these guys can open up in the Naked Men format, but it seems to be an outlet for them.

Until Summer comes along, which is much how it has been for the previous three men. What makes this story so different from the others is Summer’s approach to life after also living through a tragic experience. Both still have issues to work through as their also must deal with an undeniable hot attraction to each other. It is the emotional growth that makes the relationship into more than just lust and makes the story worth reading.

An ARC of the book was given to me by the publisher through Net Galley.

Book Review
Title: Trying it All
Series: The Naked Men #4
Author: Christi Barth
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Enemies to Lovers
Publication Date: May 16, 2017
Cliff Hanger: No

4 Stars

*This story is for mature audiences only. Contains explicit scenes and language intended for adults 18+

Synopsis:
Order. Attention to detail. Never leaving anything to chance. These are the qualities that make Riley Ness such a terrific federal agent . . . and a pain in the ass to everyone else. The only time Riley lets loose is when he’s hanging out with his closest pals. So when he’s thrown together with gorgeous, flighty Summer Sheridan, Riley’s brain tells him she’s a ticking time bomb—but his body doesn’t want to play by the rules.

Riley has to be the most irritating man Summer has ever met. The brooding hunk thinks he needs to teach her a few lessons about real life, while she’d rather show him how to enjoy it. But her BFF’s all but engaged to Riley’s best friend, and besides, their intense physical chemistry is all too real. Summer just needs Riley to try to meet her halfway and take a chance with the one thing that matters: his heart.

My Thoughts:
This is the first time I have read anything by this author and it won’t be my last. This book can be read as a standalone. I haven’t read the other books in this series and I didn’t feel like I was missing any information as the author does a good job of filling in gaps without boring you with too much detail.

Summer and Riley couldn’t be more different. Riley is all about planning down to the finest detail, where Summer is a fly by the seat of your pants and live in the moment kind of girl. They both have their reasons for their compulsion.

Riley was in a terrible bus accident when he was in high school. He and three of his teammates were severely injured and stranded for three days on a desolate mountain road until they were rescued. Their bond is still strong to this day. While waiting to be rescued Riley vowed he would never be in this type of situation again. He would plan for every scenario possible. He is an engineer and even made his career about preventing and working traffic accidents for the NTSB.

Summer was also involved in her own life changing trauma. She was the victim of a college campus shooter and actually died for over a minute until the medical team revived her. She vowed to live life to the fullest and to not have lasting relationships. She doesn’t plan too far in future because she feels that the future can be gone in an instant. She is a successful business woman with her boutique and she is gorgeous! Summer is best friends with Chloe, who is serious about one of the blood brothers, Griffin. So needless to say, Summer spends a lot of time with the group. She can’t help but push Riley’s buttons. He is so easy to rile with his uptight ways.

During one of the many banter matches, Riley gets so frustrated that he kisses Summer to shut her up. What they both didn’t expect was that it was a great kiss. They both realize that nothing can come of this because they are like oil and water, but the sizzle from that kiss remains. They can’t be in the same room without making snarky comments, until the gang was heading to the beach house for the weekend and Riley asks Summer for a truce to help keep the anxiety down amongst the group. Or so he says, it’s really because he might want to kiss her again and see where it leads. I am going to leave it right there. You need to read this to find out what happens with Riley and Summer.

This is a true enemy to lovers, opposites attack, have to get along for the sake of the friends type of novel. The banter is great and the chemistry is hot between these two. The friendships between the blood brothers is amazing. They are truly brothers to the core. Summer and her best friend Chloe have a great bond as well. The story is well written and I was drawn into the characters.
If you love an enemy to lovers’ romance, then this is the book for you.

ARC kindly provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

The book had all the ingredients for a great story, but the recipe didn't work out as smoothly as it should have. Riley and Summer have gone through a life-threatening event each in their lives, but they decide to handle life differently. Summer lives life to its fullest not thinking about the future and not planning ahead while Riley is living a safe life with the minimum chance of getting hurt. So far they had been bickering and not liking each other, but a kiss changed all that.

The book wasn't what I wanted to read exactly. Riley and Summer are two different people who seem to be so understanding about each other's way of living and habits even though they were not so cool with those things before they got together and yet close to the end they remembered that they were different and they had opposite views in life.They had almost found a balance in their shared lives, but all of a sudden the progress they had made was gone. The thing is that I didn't know whose side I should take on this fight and I am almost always on one side. I wanted to see Summer doing planning something that would last. Riley had more development as a character which is a good point for the book.

The only thing I know for sure is that I am going to read the previous books (all three of them) because I liked the secondary characters. I hope Josh and Annabeth will be the couple in the next novel because I liked the idea of them being together. The book wasn't very bad, but it was tiring in some places. I found myself taking a couple of long breaks in between chapters. The book had good and some bad elements so I am not sure if I would recommend it or not.

If you’re not reading The Naked Men series by Christi Barth you are missing out on an amazing group of friends and their friendship that was solidified by a lifechanging accident they were involved in when they were teenagers. Each of the friends recovery and life choices have been affected by the accident—and now we get to learn more about Riley Ness . . .

Riley is all about control. Everything planned down to the last detail. All contingencies contemplated and accounted for. This is how Riley gets through his day. He plans. He’s more ready than the readiest Boy Scout. What’s he’s not ready for is one Summer Sheridan.

Summer has spent the last eight years doing what she wants, how she wants, when she wants. Life is too short and uncertain to live any other way, because all she wants to do is live life to the fullest. Now if she could just get Riley to pull the stick out of his ass and live a little along with her. Not that she cares or anything . . . no, she’s not attracted to him at all. There’s that fine line between love and hate . . .

Until a kiss. A kiss that knocks both Riley and Summer on their asses. Rocking the foundation of their beliefs and actions. Is the attraction and chemistry enough to move this kiss into relationship?

Swoon. I loved Riley and his alpha controlling tendencies. He’s prepared for anything except for his feelings for Summer. And Summer, I just adored too—wanted to wrap her AND Riley into a big hug and tell them both things would all work out with a bit of communication and compromise. Gah, both have managed to deal with a significant tragic event and made it through . . . but Riley is a control freak and Summer is a total free spirit. But whoa do opposites attract and smolder in between the sheets. *fans self*

I loved catching up with the rest of The Naked Men too—Logan, Griff, Knox, and Josh. Loved seeing how they’re all doing in their relationships—well, except Josh. I am so hoping that this series is NOT ending . . . this was alluded to in the acknowledgements. NO Christi—JOSH needs a book!

This is the 4th book in the series and I really love hearing more about the Naked Men and friendship. Riley feels a lot of guilt for the tragic bus accident which ended up killing the bus driver and stranding them in the snowy mountains. He was talking to the bus driver and feels like maybe he distracted him. While they wait to be rescue he decides he will never be unprepared for any thing. Be it tornadoes, car accidents or hiking on a trail. He learns all kinds of survival skills.
Summer is Chloe's best friend and was almost killed in the shooting in college. She decided to life to the fullest and spontaneity is her middle name.
These two don't much like each other and are always arguing. But their best friends are in love and decide to call a truce.
I found it interesting how they both survived a tragedy and came away with different attitudes on how to deal with it. Each of them going to the extreme.
The last few chapters put me on the edge of my seat with WTH is gonna happen now.

I have thoroughly enjoyed and been entertained by all of the Naked Men books since the very first one. I get so excited when I see a new one is coming out. In fact, this is the fourth book in this series of 5 friends who are blood brothers because of an incident that happened when they were teenagers, and I am worried that there is only one more book to go. Each book is a standalone so that if you haven't read them all, you can still enjoy this one, but if it is your first one, I dare you to read it and not want to read the others. Riley is the too cautious one of the group. Because of said teenage incident, he over plans for everything. He meets Summer, who also had a horrific incident happen to her while in college, but she has taken the opposite tack in life. She believes you can't control anything so you might as well not plan for anything and just be spontaneous. A classic case of opposites attract and one that Ms. Barth executes beautifully. Her writing is strong and the storyline works very well. I loved the characters, loved the emotional pull I got from reading this book ( and one I have gotten with each book in this series)! This was a joy to read and I thank Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this for an honest review. I honestly loved it.

“Living forever’s only fun if you truly live.”

The Naked Men series has been a lot of fun so far as we follow the lives of 5 friends who bonded and became family in the aftermath of a horrific accident in their high school years. One by one they have been finding their HEAs, and now uptight NTSB investigator Riley Ness is about to have his turn in the spotlight.

He and Summer were like the ocean beating against the dunes. Riley wasn’t sure who was the ocean and who the dunes in the scenario. But he knew that the constant beating against each other, the endless abrasion was bad for both of them.

Riley and Summer each experienced near death moments in their pasts but it caused them to react very differently. Riley tries to plan for every possible contingency down to the smallest detail and has become even more rigid and closed off than he was before their accident. Summer on the other hand has thrown herself into living in the moment because after actually dying for just over a minute, she knows the future is never guaranteed. They may be complete opposites, but they need each other more than they know.

The bickering between these two is legendary, but it's like the little boy on the playground who pulls the little girl's pigtails: they do it because they like each other and they have no idea what to do with that. They decide to call a truce in the interest of saving their friends from constant uneasiness around them on a weekend beach getaway, but when a few stolen kisses rock them both down to their core, the guys and gals are having a great time starting a pool to predict how long Riley and Summer will last before they cave to the obvious attraction between them. Here's a hint: no one is going for the long range prediction!

When Riley starts to actually let loose a bit, the fun loving guy who is normally only seen by his best friends finally makes an appearance. His need for control in all things is a bit of a revelation for Summer, but she is most certainly not complaining after some very hot moments leave her with a huge smile on her face. As they begin to open up to each other, they start to realize exactly how much the other one really gets them. But unless Riley can let go of a little of his rigidity and Summer can actually admit that she wants a future, their happiness may be short-lived.

I think Logan's story is still my favorite of the series so far, but Trying It All may be a close second. Since Summer's best friend is Chloe, we see more of her and Griff in this book but there are plenty of appearances from the other couples we have met in the series up to this point as well. Now there's just one Naked Man left standing - Josh, the food truck guru who is determined to remain a bachelor- and I can't wait to see his story unfold. In the meantime, I hope you take a chance and get to know the rest of the gang!

I just love this super series as each of these emotionally damaged men are finally learning that it is ok to have a life besides each other. They had been a tight group in college but when a trip to Europe had almost wiped them out they vowed to always be there for each other, blood brothers, but instead of protecting them it was also keeping them locked in the past.
In each of the first three books three naked men found love in the most unexpected places, at times causing a huge rift in the group, but nothing could ever really keep them apart for long. By the way 'the naked men' are fully dressed. That is the name of the pod cast they run where they open their hearts, talk about girls and men issues that are quite often not spoken about. The taboo subjects. A safe haven where no question is deemed not worthy to bring up. Not that they don't get naked in these books because oh my they do so do be warned as these scenes are very descriptive.
This, the forth book in the series, is about the worrier of the group, the what if man that prepares for every possible thing that can go wrong. Riley Ness is a very fit and extremely efficient federal agent, but he just can not turn off.  One particular young lady drives him mad. No not like must have her mad, but because she is so reckless in her actions, a total polar opposite of him and being a friend of Chloe, one of his mates girlfriend, very hard to avoid. They do have one thing in common, neither of them can stand being in the same room with each other for long. Now this is going to be a challenge!
Christi Barth's series is a really joy to read. The base story of these men when they were younger is always retold in each of the books but through the eyes of the main character so there are variations, new information to what was relevant to that individual. They all had different injuries and different perspectives about the crash, with each of them scared mentally and physically to different degrees. Just love the characters she has created that are all so very different and the girls, can't forget them. There is humour in these books, parts that make you cringe and very tender times. A very special bred of men and women that have the ability to break the barriers down finally and live a normal life. Super series.

Trying It All is the fourth installment in the series and it absolutely delivers! The story is about love and taking risks despite it going against what you believe in.

Riley Ness is a government worker with a Type A personality. Everything in his life is meticulously planned out and he hasn't had a meaningful relationship due to the fear of falling in love. On the other hand, Summer is a risk taker and lives her life in a meaningful way. Both characters have gone through tragic situations that shaped who they are today. Out of their group of friend, they're the only two still single, besides Josh, and constantly bicker with one another. Riley and Summer have great chemistry and their constant banter was fun to read. The buildup between the two was also fantastic and made their relationship believable.

If you haven’t been reading Christi Barth’s Naked Men series, you’ve been missing out. All of the books are fun and sexy and the fourth installment—Trying It All—is no exception. They’re stand-alones, so do not worry about jumping in at any point.

Riley and Summer are complete opposites. He’s an extreme planner and control freak who always plays it safe - really, really safe. She’s a free spirit who doesn’t believe in planning and wants to live life loudly and embraces risks. They annoy each other to no end when they see each other, which is often because their best friends are in a serious relationship together.

Summer pushes Riley’s buttons every chance she gets until he snaps and kisses her. Turns out their annoyance and ribbing were manifestations of sizzling sexual tension that built to a fever pitch. The kiss knocks bother of their socks off, and there is no going back to frenemies for these two. They never see each other quite the same again and can no longer deny the intense chemistry between, even if they can't understand how they could want someone who is so different from them.

The banter between Summer and Riley is top notch, and they’re playful enemies-to-lovers vibe is thoroughly enjoyable. Both are endearing characters, and the reader will love going on their journey with them. There’s a sweet side to Trying It All as we uncover why both Summer an Riley live the life the way the day and how fear plays a big role when making their choices. There’s lots of guest appearances by characters from the other Naked Men books making this a truly entertaining read, and I can’t wait for the next story. --Keeper Shelf Book Blog

ARC provided, but this review was voluntarily and honestly written.

A delightful story and a fabulous add to Barth’s romantic series.

For the past decade Riley Ness has been trying and succeeding in keeping his demons at bay by following the Boy Scout motto “always prepared” for all possibilities, paying attention to every detail, leaving nothing to chance. Those are a lot of absolutes to define one person, they’re great qualities to have in his line of work, not so great for the people that are close to him. Except this blood brothers. The other four men who were there in the horrific accident that solidified their brotherhood all those years ago. So when one of his friends. So when one of his friends’ girlfriend starts bringing her wild and carefree BFF around, Riley’s life turns inside out. Because while his brain is screaming “Danger, run away!” his body is telling him the opposite.

For a woman who lives by the seat of her pants like Summer, someone who frowns upon little things such as jaywalking is way too uptight to even be around, much less interact with. Too bad all those boring suits hide a ridiculously attractive man. This juxtaposition is probably the reason for her knee jerk reaction to mock him at every turn, why they’re at it like cats and dogs and why, for the sake of their best friend’s they’ve reached a cease fire, which started when Riley kissed her to shut her up. Can they find a way to meet each other in the middle so they can not only explore their obvious attraction but perhaps more?

I have thoroughly enjoyed Christi Barth’s Naked Men series so far but I think this one is my favorite yet. Perhaps it was the tortured hero and heroine combination, both having lived through traumatic experiences but coping in diametrical ways. Perhaps this being the fourth book, I just feel like one of the gang or maybe it’s the deliciously hot chemistry between Riley and Summer. It could very well be the combination of all of the above. The point is, I definitely took pleasure in reading this story.

I’m going to go back a bit and comment on the reason why I was attracted to this series in the first place because it’s very original and I feel it got a bit lost in this one. Naked Men is a blog turned into a highly successful podcast. It was originally created by the five friends, also known as the American Soccer Survivors. Growing up and going their separate lives, the blog was created for them to keep in touch and to share with the world their thoughts on anything and everything. Can you imagine what guys like to talk about?

That’s the bare bones behind the Naked Men and in this book Riley wants to take them further by creating a foundation that would get seatbelts put in buses, something that would have mitigated their injuries when their bus slid down a cliff. Riley is a great hero. He’s selfless and wants to make a difference, is always trying to help others, but his life is ruled by fear even though he doesn’t see it that way and it’s easy to dismiss because his meticulous actions make for sweet and swoon worthy moments.

Even though I wanted to shake some sense into Summer almost at the end, I loved and even envied her cheerful and relaxed approach to life. Which on paper was completely wrong for Riley but her happy-go-lucky attitude combined with her strength and understanding makes her perfect for Riley.

I enjoyed Summer and Riley’s push and pull enemies to lovers relationship. They both had big issues to overcome but with the right partner and a little help from their friends, who by the way I loved catching up with, almost anything is possible. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series, but I’m also dreading it because it’ll probably be the end of an awesome series.

Trying It All is book #4 in the Naked Men series by Christi Barth. It is a standalone contemporary romance. Told from both points of view and has a happy ending.

I love this series.

Naked Men is such a great series. I had never read anything by Christi Barth until reading the first book in this series, Risking It All. After reading that I knew that I had to read the remaining books as they came out. Trying It All is the fourth book in the series and it centers around Riley and Summer. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone and Ms. Barth does a great job of giving you all of the information you need so that you don't feel lost if you haven't read the other books. I love reading series in order, though, so I'm really glad that I started at the beginning.

Riley and Summer have both suffered severe, life changing, trauma and, naturally, this has affected how they each approach life. Riley became determined to be prepared for any possible bad situation while Summer decided to live life one day at a time and not plan for anything too far in the future. She is a free spirit and he is a bit of a stick-in-the-mud.

Riley and Summer are frenemies – they have to tolerate each other because Summer is the BFF of one of the Naked Men and it's impossible for Riley to totally avoid her, but they don't like each other much. They love to pick at each other and hurl thinly veiled insults. One day Summer goes a bit too far by saying Riley doesn't have the balls to do anything risky. Next thing she knows he grabs her face and kisses her. They are both stunned by how the kiss affects them. Thus begins the transition of their relationship.

This book has everything I want in a great story. There's plenty of humor, some sexy time, and enough emotion to bring me to tears more than once (both happy and sad). When the expected conflict comes, it was not what I expected at all. Ms. Barth did a great job of putting her characters through the wringer and then straightening everything out again.

I wish I had been able to sit down and read this straight through because I didn't want to put it down. Unfortunately, I had to stop to get some sleep. I'm really looking forward to reading the next book which I hope will be about Josh, the last Naked Man standing.

A review copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley but this did not influence my opinion or rating of the book.

***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions***

This review will be posted to Xtreme-Delusions dot com on May 17, 2017.

It's characters like Riley and Summer and the authors that create them, that remind us how precious and fleeting life really is. Riley is the planner. Summer is the risk taker. Both are survivors, but have handled the experiences in different ways. Summer's recipe is to live life to the fullest, experience all there is to explore and leave her mark on the world. Riley is more level headed and not willing to take unnecessary risks. His plans blow to smithereens when Summer walks into his world and worms her way into is heart. An inspiring story of courage and hope that provides humor, heart and thought.

I love the Naked Men series by Christi Barth. What is there not to love? Trust me there is a Naked Man for every taste ;) If nothing else, the covers of this series would leave any red blooded woman's tongue wagging!

Riley Ness is the "serious one". There is nothing more that he loves than being prepared and having everything planned to a T. He spends his life analyzing risks and threats and has dedicated his life to saving people. He is a federal agent working for the NTSB - the National Transportation Security Board - and he specializes in the safety of roads. Ever since the accident in the Italian Alps with his fellow ACS and best friends, he blames himself for distracting the bus driver and causing the crash. Since then, he has been doing everything in his power to help avoid similar accidents and make the roads as safe as possible. He is a stickler for rules and regulations. So the last thing that he expected was to be drawn to the woman who is the complete opposite of everything that he stands for and believes in.

Summer Sheridan is Chloe's best friend. For those who have been following the series, you know who she is. You also know that she is the complete opposite of Riley. She is reckless, carefree and spontaneous with no regard for rules. Ever since surviving a shoot out in collage she has adopted a new outlook. She never plans anything. In fact she hates planning anything because she doesn't believe in the future. That's her motto and that's why she has never ever had a serious relationship. She believes in living life to the fullest and experiencing everything and everyone that life has to offer. She finds Riley to be too serious and constantly makes fun of him. But I guess it's true what they say about opposites attracting. Because once these two let go of all their prejudices, they discover that there is more than meets the eye and that this spark is about to turn into a huge bonfire ;)

Another great addition to this amazingly entertaining series. I know that Josh is the only Naked Man that is left. So that will probably mean that his story will be the last book of the series. I am truly sorry to see this series coming to an end. These guys are not only HOT and drool worthy (don't even get me started on the amazing covers! ) but they are also fun and hilarious. I love the banter that goes on between them and when you add the intense love scenes between the couples, then you are left with one scorching romance! If you still haven't read this series, then please just stop whatever that you are doing and start immediately, you won't be disappointed!

Love, love, love Riley & Summer's story! Every one of these Naked Men are fabulously written and wonderful stories! Riley & Summer especially, have a unique bond, even though they go about things in opposite ways. This may be my favorite, but I think I say that about all of them! Josh's story is next and going to be fantastic!

Another awesome book in the Naked Men series. This is the fourth book but each can be read standalone, however, I recommend you read the whole series to fully understand the bond between these men. This is Riley's story and it's absolutely perfect for him. Riley is the planner. Always prepared for any and everything. That's how he lives his life now. After surviving their horrific event in high school, Riley doesn't ever want to be unprepared again. Then Summer Sheridan comes along and threatens to blow is very controlled life right out of the water. Can he let loose enough to grab for a little happiness and will Summer let him?

Definitely a book you want to read. I highly recommend it.

Riley is one of the ACSs who were involved in the famous bus accident in the Swiss Alps. And he believed he was the one responsible for the accident, so he has dedicated himself to help others who are the victims in vehicle crashes. Summer is the friend of one of the other ACSs and was also involved in a tragedy ... a shooting at her college. Summer was shot 3 times and actually died for just over a minute. But she handled it way different from Riley. While Riley over prepared for everything that could go wrong ... Summer prepared for nothing - living every day as if it were her last.

When Riley and Summer 1st met, all they did was argue and taunt each other. What they say about there being a fine line between love and hate ... well that fit them to a tee. Once they stopped arguing for more than a minute and actually began to look at each other ... well then they couldn't keep their hands off each other. But how long could this truce last? Are they really too different to make a lasting commitment?

This is a funny, sweet and HOT romance! I can't wait for Josh's story ... the last ACS to find his forever.

I received an ARC copy courtesy of Random House - Loveswept through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

I love the five guys in this series. They are successful, loyal, kind, caring men. They are closer than brothers and have been since high school. Knox, Griff and Logan have found their soul mates. This is Riley’s story.

Riley’s insecurities from the incident in high school cause him to be obsessive compulsive about safety. He works for the NTSB. He speaks English, Spanish and French. He can start fires without matches. He doesn’t even jaywalk. He is ready for anything that can go wrong and prepares for all scenarios. He is a serious control freak.

Summer was shot three times in a college classroom shooting. It has caused her to live her life in the now. She doesn’t plan for the future because no one is guaranteed that. Summer and Chloe, Griff’s girlfriend, are BFFs. Chloe was also involved in that shooting.

Riley is very attracted to Summer but can’t fathom how she lives her life like she does. Summer thinks Riley has a big stick up his butt. There is so much back and forth for most of the book. This has been my least favorite of the series. It starts really slow and the back and forth gets old. After a traumatic incident of their own, these two finally figure it out.

We get to see previous couples and watch as these guys continue to be there for each other. I am so happy for Griff!! I actually yelled out YES! Finally! I’m thinking Annabeth and Josh are next!

You can read this as a standalone, but read the series, you will enjoy it more.

I voluntarily read an ARC provided by NetGalley.