This is now the second book by this author that I've read. And like that first book, it has such delightful and surprising characters and pairings.

First off, it starts at the Battle of Yorktown and I have to say that that is my favorite song on the Hamilton Soundtrack. So I already came into this with good feelings. John Hunter is a black soldier fighting for America. He's fighting for his freedom and the freedom of his family. Henry Latham is a white officer fighting for the British. The two meet as enemies on the battlefield and obviously have to try to kill each other. Somehow Henry talks John out of that course of action. We will soon learn that Henry is very good at talking. A lot. Nonstop, actually. And when the two have to take a journey together, that talking unexpectedly leads to romance.

Like I said, Henry talked a lot. One scene his endless rambling kind of gave me a headache, but he really was a sweet (albeit odd) and endearing man. He gets under John's skin and the two fall in love on their journey. This being my first m/m romance, I didn't know what to expect. But we do meet the character of John Hunter in a different novel, so it was fun reading his back story here.

The endless talking and that rancid cheese were kind of hard to take at times, but they also added to the charm of the story, so I kind of considered them as additional characters. Overall, this is a very cute story that will leave you smiling.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.