PSA: Before you read this, to catch you up on a few events, you should probably read Blood Heat and Kick Start, the third and fifth books in the series.

Fans have been waiting for years for the conclusion of the wily misadventures of Will and Taylor.

I have no idea whether I’m glad or sad the series is over and while my ambivalence over Will and Taylor is subject to doubt, Lanyon’s writing certainly isn’t. The staccato lyricism of her prose still keeps her firmly in the favourites aisle.

The novella picks up where Kick Start left off. Will and Taylor are now faux-engaged and running a security agency-- and already they feel in way over their heads. When Taylor’s college ex, Ashe Dekker, shows up asking them for assistance in trying to keep him alive, the situation is even more out there. Will is worried that Taylor bullishly offering to help pro bono is going to spread them thinner than faded muslin. But as Will so eloquently put it, there is no good time for bad things to happen. Will felt that it was up to him to reel Taylor in with this case but things between them are rocky at best. I almost wished this wasn’t mm and was more mystery fiction with gay protagonists so that their angst could be dragged out further and I couldn’t be guaranteed a HEA. Rather, I could be pleasantly surprised by it.

Regardless, Will knew that Taylor was taking it too far. Taylor wouldn’t recognize he was out of his depth if the fucking ocean closed over his head. Fortunately, that's what a loving partner is for- to help withstand the tidal pressure that come from whatever is out to get them.

The action/mystery in this wasn’t as fleshed out as the earlier books but that is something to expect from Lanyon these days. We also get a rushed through climax which is cut short then revisited with flashbacks. But considering the seminal shooting that was the catalyst for Will and Taylor's romance in the first book happened off page and was also revisited through flashbacks, I’m going to accept that it was characteristic of this series.

The thing is however, with Will and Taylor, having gotten a neatly wrapped HEA I feel like their story isn’t over. Lanyon called them ‘episodic’ and they do have the props for such stories. I only wish the author would consider giving them short story episodes as Sherlock and Watson had. That is definitely wishful thinking on my part but hey, a girl can dream, right?