A slow burn, with Blakely's witty charm blended into this friends to lovers romance.

I will admit this was not my favorite Blakely book, it still held a lot of the elements I love reading in her books. The chemistry between Crosby and Nadia was off the charts, whether it was in or out of the bedroom this couple had it in spades. What didn't hold my specific attention was some of the in between moments spent with the secondary characters. It wasn't all of the time, but some of the time. I see great potential for spin offs, which is what I love about any secondary character, but this is just my opinion on this particular book.

Aside from that, I absolutely adored any time Nadia and Crosby were together. They were engaging, swoony, funny, all the things I love to see in Blakely's characters. While this was a slow burn to the final ignition, they lit the fuse early in how they got there and watching the final countdown was rather exciting. 

Crosby has called off dating all women and even though Nadia has been a friend since they were early teens, he never really considered her as more. Perhaps its because he's always dated the wrong women and now that he's detoxing he's finally seeing her clearly. While he's on the wagon it seems like the wrong time to start anything with Nadia, but it may also be the most perfect time ever. 

Nadia is taking a break trying to find a good man to date. She's never really had any luck...well ever. She's still fully intact of her V card, but now that Crosby is giving her all of the perfect signals, it could be the perfect time to finally punch that card. 

A 4.5 star read overall for all of the steamy, friendship, and worthy moments that fill the pages.