Wow. Jamie McGuire certainly knows how to write a damn good book.

This is the first installment in the Maddox Brothers series, and holy canoli it was a fantastic read. I found myself swiping through my Kindle app so quickly my fingers were burning and my eyes threatened to kill me if I didn't let them rest. I was captivated!

Trent Maddox is just... sigh, so swoon worthy. I know many people said they loved Trent more after reading this, but I'm still a #1 Travis fan. Yes, Trent was absolutely adorable and so sexy, but I can't turn my back on my main man lol. Travis is still the guy for me! :)

Cami and Travis both have some rough pasts - family drama, deaths, sadness, and a will to work hard in life to get what they want. I loved their chemistry together, and throughout the first half of the book I kind of wanted to scream because they wouldn't just give in. Dang that stupid Cali boyfriend! But what's up with T.J. anyway? Well, I'll just say this... OMG THAT ENDING! No spoilers - promise - but seriously, that ending made it. MADE. IT.

I'll be adding another McGuire book to my shelf of favorites. I just love her writing style. The witty banter between characters is fun and the side character development is refreshing. So often there are one dimensional side characters that I could take or leave in a story, but Jamie makes me want to read about every single person in her little world. I want to go to the Red Door and hang out with them, get a tattoo and talk about their past, hang out with them in the cafeteria, root for Travis with them at the hottest fight of the semester. Jamie just absolutely sucks me into this world and I love it.

Fantastic job from an amazing author. Five stars from me and I'll be anxiously awaiting the next story - ESPECIALLY after that ending!