I was so excited for this book after what little I'd learned in Chilled and Thrilled about Honor and Julian.

Honor meets Julian, who is her girlfriend's dad, under less than ideal circumstances when she shows up to his house for Christmas just minutes after she finds out that said girlfriend has been cheating on her and breaks up with her. What was supposed to be a weekend spent meeting the parent of her girlfriend turns into just Honor and Julian spending time together.

During this time, they slowly built a sort of connection that neither had even expected. Julian was nothing like the man her ex had portrayed him to be, and Honor wasn't like so many others in his life who only saw him for what he was worth in dollars.

So much so that they continue to stay in touch even after Honor leaves. They both know it isn't right, but they aren't strong enough to sever that connection. Even now, they both still feel the pull towards each other but try their best to keep a tight leash on their emotions for all the reasons they think this thing between them is wrong.

Eventually, when Honor almost confesses her true feelings to Julian, he decides that he no longer wants to live this way and deny the connection that is very much real between them.

I loved their journey for sure. Honor being the responsible, rule-following people-pleaser, who always tried to do the right thing kept feeling guilty for wanting Julian even if everything felt right with him. She wanted someone to see her, choose her, and get her but didn't think it was a possibility.

Julian has spent years building his empire but now seems to have reached a point where it has lost its charm. Being the billionaire he is, he's used to people always trying to associate with him for his money, including his own daughter. He'd also spent years trying to work on his relationship with his daughter but only ended up feeling hurt in the process. Being with Honor, though, made him light up. When he decided to finally go after her, he gave it his all, and I loved that.

Their relationship had to go through a lot right when it began, but what I loved was that the two worked together to get ahead of things and were absolutely sure about each other. Julian gave Honor all the assurances and backed them up with his actions too.

I also liked that there were past chapters too, detailing the time when Julian and Honor spent time together over Christmas for us to see how things slowly developed between them. It was honestly so sweet and right.

The spiceeeee!!!! I couldn't get enough of it. Sooo freaking HOT!!! All that angst, all that time craving each other, and it was all so worth it. I love that the spice didn't take away from the plot or overwhelm, but was just what was needed.

Thank you to Cleo White for providing me with the ARC in exchange for an honest review.