If you’re looking for some heat on a cold autumn night, this is the perfect book for you. Wren and Creed are an inferno when they’re in the same room. I’ve never been one to understand couples who constantly fight, so I wasn’t sure how this one would play out for me. No worries, their love/hate dynamic was handled beautifully. Just when it seemed it would get tired, their interactions changed subtly. Bit by bit…

This story is marketed as a holiday romance but that’s not how I viewed the book. Sure, it was set in the late fall leading up to Christmas, it just didn’t really focus on the whole holiday thing enough for me to consider it a true holiday romance. I love holiday stories, but I was okay with this story not delving into that too much. It held up fine without having to rely on the Christmas angle. The only issue I had with the timing is there were times throughout the story that the timeline didn’t seem to add up correctly. I’m a stickler for those things, though.

So far, this series has stories that move quickly and carry a ton of heat. I’m loving it! There’s no pussy-footing around. Once Creed and Wren realize their situation, they don’t hold any punches. Well, they hold back their true feelings, but they move ahead at warp speed. I appreciate how they both try to cater to and understand the other while hoping the other doesn’t notice they’re actually being kind. Gasp! Imagine these two actually getting along. Once they realize there is more than sexual chemistry between them, they actually start opening up about their pasts…but still not their true feelings.

The relationship between Wren and her sisters is also intriguing. You just know that when Cricket finds her match there are going to be fireworks. Not to mention whatever the heck is happening with Wren’s mom and Creed’s dad. I am so on board for that story.

Basically, what I’m saying is that this story is a fun, quick, and sexy read. It will get you out of your head and take you on a delightful ride for a while.

**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Net Galley and Harlequin. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**

You can find an excerpt of this story on my blog, All In Good Time.

Merged review:

If you’re looking for some heat on a cold autumn night, this is the perfect book for you. Wren and Creed are an inferno when they’re in the same room. I’ve never been one to understand couples who constantly fight, so I wasn’t sure how this one would play out for me. No worries, their love/hate dynamic was handled beautifully. Just when it seemed it would get tired, their interactions changed subtly. Bit by bit…

This story is marketed as a holiday romance but that’s not how I viewed the book. Sure, it was set in the late fall leading up to Christmas, it just didn’t really focus on the whole holiday thing enough for me to consider it a true holiday romance. I love holiday stories, but I was okay with this story not delving into that too much. It held up fine without having to rely on the Christmas angle. The only issue I had with the timing is there were times throughout the story that the timeline didn’t seem to add up correctly. I’m a stickler for those things, though.

So far, this series has stories that move quickly and carry a ton of heat. I’m loving it! There’s no pussy-footing around. Once Creed and Wren realize their situation, they don’t hold any punches. Well, they hold back their true feelings, but they move ahead at warp speed. I appreciate how they both try to cater to and understand the other while hoping the other doesn’t notice they’re actually being kind. Gasp! Imagine these two actually getting along. Once they realize there is more than sexual chemistry between them, they actually start opening up about their pasts…but still not their true feelings.

The relationship between Wren and her sisters is also intriguing. You just know that when Cricket finds her match there are going to be fireworks. Not to mention whatever the heck is happening with Wren’s mom and Creed’s dad. I am so on board for that story.

Basically, what I’m saying is that this story is a fun, quick, and sexy read. It will get you out of your head and take you on a delightful ride for a while.

**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Net Galley and Harlequin. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**

You can find an excerpt of this story on my blog, All In Good Time.