It was so good to be back in Trinity County.  This book follows Rosie Harlow, who is a single mother, raising her twelve-year-old son in Disciple, and Amon, who has returned to Disciple after being away for twelve years to start up Edge Security with Collin, Nash, and Ryan.

After getting pregnant at the age of sixteen and being abandoned by her boyfriend, who disappeared without a word just a week before she was due, Rosie had to grow up at a very young age and had to fight for her and her son's place in the county. She is content with where her life is, but all that changes when she starts getting letters with weird puzzles that seem to hint at something from her past, and this person seems hellbent on getting her attention.

Rosie was a delightful character, and I loved how headstrong, dedicated, and authentic she was. Even if she liked playing dress up in the three towns, actually, especially because of it. It showed that she was true to herself and took the time to do the things that brought her joy, and she was absolutely unapologetic about it.

Amon is finally settling in Disciple after being away for twelve years. His focus is now on Edge Security, and part of that is his project of training dogs for the squad. After traveling the world for missions for over a decade and seeing the things he'd seen, he finds himself feeling glad about his return to his town and starts considering settling down and starting a family of his own.

Watching Amon court Rosie and doing such thoughtful things to make her feel, special, cherished and celebrated like she deserved made me fan myself just like Rosie. Amon is just so goddamn swoon-worthy that his actions made me let out a long, contented sigh and then pout because why can't this man be real. He was all in right from the start and made it so clear with his words and his actions.

After always being the filler/side character in the revival her whole life, watching her turn into the main character was so wonderful and this was made possible by Amon who wanted her to have her moment, knowing how much she enjoyed it all and wanting to show her off to the town which was adorable.

The spice was honestly so good. Watching Amon undress the many many layers of Rosie's costume in her cottage was just so hot. I also liked how Amon slowly eased into the dirty talking not knowing if Rosie might like it at first.

With book 1, we got a gist of the three towns and were introduced to Blueberry Hill and some speculations regarding it. This book delves deeper into Blueberry Hill territory towards the end and we find more revelations that leave us with even more questions. I really loved the idea of the underground tunnels being used as a military base which gets you curious to find out just what is going on.

Collin Creed is truly something else and we are slowly getting more feelers about just how dangerous he can be. Watching Collin, Amon, Ryan and Nash flex their power and getting the government to agree to their terms was honestly so satisfying and I was grinning like an idiot.

I do wish that once the situation with Cross had settled, Rosie and Cross would've had a more in depth and a much needed conversation about his father and all that their present situation entails.