This is going to sound like I'm saying I read Playboy for the articles, but I read this book for the plot. I did, really. I like this series, the characters, and the business they run. I want to see them take down the evil guys. So by book 3 of this series I found the love relationship repetitive and actually in the way at times. But the characters are well-developed through the book. I like these people, and the family they're building.