I love Maria Luis’ writing style, her characters, and this romance does not disappoint. Dominic and Aspen had plenty of things to work out before coming together, but the slow-burn was so worth it. Dom was a dirty talker who loved to keep Aspen on the edge, he hated being predictable. Aspen was a strong woman and mother who parried with Dom in hilarious conversations. They were both starting over in a small town, and I loved that Maria had these two characters never lie and be as open as they felt they could be during the beginning of the relationship. We didn’t get their whole backstory of what they went through immediately, Maria would work in snippets as Dom and Aspen started to fall in love. And she wrote a great “evil” ex-husband that had the perfect moniker of Rick the Prick. I highly recommend signing up for the epilogue novelette that Maria has at the end of the book, it’s the perfect ending for this couple.