Thank you, NetGalley, for an ARC of this book! Tessa Bailey is my FAVORITE author and I've been looking forward to book 3 for so long. This definitely did NOT disappoint! I've read many many many slow-burn and forbidden-love romances, but DAMN how did this book make me hot the entire way through?!?!?! I literally read this in one night til the sun came up, and no, I will never regret missing that much sleep before a work day. Tessa, you are my hero. Keep writing my favorite steamy scenes, girl. <3

This entire book I felt like I was screaming at them to JUST GET MARRIED BEFORE YOUR PARENTS DO!! PROBLEM SOLVED!! I also stayed up past midnight to see how they were gonna fix this mess, and the twist honestly had me bursting out into laughter at first, though it's actually pretty serious. This book gets extra bonus points from me for having a cute dog in it. It's not often that I like a book with insta love in it, but since it wasn't insta sex it weirdly worked for me in this book. I also liked watching him really support her and be there for her at the beginning through a few time jumps before they actually started their "forbidden" relationship. This is one of my top Tessa Bailey books.

5 stars

Tessa Bailey has done it again! This book had be giggling and blushing from the very first page. Sig and Chloe are two absolute sweethearts who are so unbearably down bad for each other. Their chemistry was impeccable from literally the minute they met. I was hooked on their connection and the tension between them.
This book may not be for everyone because of the whole possible future step sibling thing but honestly it worked for me. The forbidden romance aspect made the tension so much more palpable and I was desperate for them to find a way to be together (they do and it makes the whole book worth it)
Possibly the best part of this book though was the was Sig and Chloe loved each other and showed that love. They are both the embodiment of “if they wanted to they would”. Sig would do literally anything for Chloe, including renting her a nicer apartment than his and selling his hockey memorabilia to pay for it and all Chloe wanted from him was for him to be around.
This book was sweet, spicy, funny, heartwarming, and literally everything else you could want in a romance. I absolutely adored these characters and already can’t wait to reread this book.

Read if you like:
-Hockey romance
-forbidden romance
-PINING
-acts of service
-found family/goody side characters
-golden retriever x golden retriever

Thank you to Avon Books for this ARC!