Okay okay okay. So, first of all I very much enjoyed this book. It was funny, sweet, and occasionally spicy. All great things.

Juliana is a recently widowed mother of two young girls. When she starts her new corporate job, she and Ben almost immediately become enemies due to her overhearing him complain about her to his friend/colleague. For two years they bicker and prank and honestly act incredibly immature for two people in leadership positions. But set that aside.

We’re two years in and now they have to work closely on a big project. The forced proximity is going to allow them to get to know each other in a way all the years of animosity haven’t. She’s going to learn a few things about him that she didn’t know. Let me just say that this is super unbelievable to me, because I know literally everything about my coworkers. Things I don’t necessarily want to know. Bathroom habits, marital problems, financial concerns, parental obligations, and much much more. How she went two years not knowing a couple huge things is beyond the realm of probability. Again, set that aside.

Ben has his sights on her romantically and he’s doing everything he can to coax her into seeing him as an option. She has a lot to consider. Obviously she’s terrified to love again since her college sweetheart husband was killed when a car hit him. She doesn’t know if she can love like that again. Also, I love love love that this author didn’t write Ben as being better than her dead husband. Juliana doesn’t even compare them in her mind. ❤️❤️❤️

So yeah, they have obstacles to overcome. I love that Juliana stands up for herself and doesn’t accept less than she deserves. She also admits when she’s wrong. It’s hard for her, of course. She’s a great character.

The one thing that I absolutely cannot get past though: At one point, they’re going to cross a busy street and Juliana, the woman whose husband was killed by being hit by a car, MAKES A JOKE ABOUT BEN THROWING HER IN FRONT OF A CAR. Did no one reading this think that is the worst?!

Bottom line: this is a good book and it’s worth reading, but you might want to throw it at the wall once or twice. Full disclosure: I read this on my iPad, so I did not even think about throwing it at the wall.

I received this eARC via #netgalley and @stmartinspress. All thoughts are mine alone.

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