Haley knew Cade Renner was trouble the very first moment she saw him-- half naked and tossing a random girl out of his bed. She knew moving in with her brother and his roommate wouldn't be easy, but when she starts falling for the tattooed ladies man despite having a seemingly perfect boyfriend, Haley has to decide if she's willing to put her heart on the line for what she really wants.

I found this to be very middle of the road; I didn't love it but I didn't dislike it either, it was just very...meh. Some of the plot points of the story itself felt a bit juvenile and dialed up just for drama. I enjoyed the relationship Haley had with her brother and friend, Court, those interactions felt the most genuine and real. The chemistry between Haley and Cade was fine, and I particularly liked the character development they both went through. Overall, despite not finding this all too memorable, I did enjoy it for what is was.

This was my first book by this author. It was okay I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it either. I wasn’t super invested in the characters.

Let me just start off by saying that I love a good steamy, fluffy read every now and again. I adored this story and thought it was just that, until I got to about the 80% mark and I wanted to throw my kindle across the room. 🙈 Without getting too spoilery- I just got to a point where I didn’t care about the characters the way I had in the beginning. I will say though, I went into this thinking that it was going to be a typical love triangle with the boy next door on one side, and a steamy bad boy on the other that is totally “off limits” just based on the synopsis (which I wouldn’t have minded so much for an easy and entertaining read). But, it was actually a lot more than that. I definitely think that some of the characters had some great development throughout the novel. In my opinion, it could’ve been a bit shorter, and I could’ve done without the back and forth, and back and forth aspect of the romance.

*Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review*

My first read from this author and I didn't love what I read.
It seemed like it was more of lust than love. Much too steamy for my tastes.
However there were some good character moments for both the protagonists.

Luanna

Love this book!! A fully believable story of love and loss. It was written with such a clear voice. I can’t wait to read more of this author’s work.