All of us have had crushes at some point in our lives, obviously. Many when we were children, and on people TOTALLY out of our league. Teachers, celebrities, etc. Perhaps not so much on our parents' friends, but that's what happens with Rye. Ever since she was sixteen, she was attracted to him and had the biggest crush on him. Thirteen years later, she's back in her hometown to live with her dad and his new fiancé and about to plan their wedding. What she didn't expect was they'd asked the best man to provide assistance in organizing it: Her childhood crush, Ash Hawthorne. 

They spend months together meeting with vendors and making decisions, and during this time, they're hot and cold. Ash goes from being rude and practically ignoring her, to wanting to kiss her, back to being a jerk. During this stage, they get a bit TOO hot together a couple of times, which leads to an unexpected pregnancy. Things don't exactly go well after that. Ash and Rye have to decide what to do next and if they can make things work between them without ruining any of their relationships with their friends and family. 

Ash, despite being the head honcho of a Fortune 500 company and being forty-six years old, doesn't have himself fully sorted out, and I love that. It shows that even when you're older, people struggle. People aren't perfect. People don't always have their lives all together, even if it seems like it. Ash has conflicting feelings and makes wrong decisions, but he's still a good man at heart. He's a family man, he's loyal, and he loves deeply. It's for this reason he's so torn about what to do with Rye. She's his best friend's daughter, the same age as his eldest son. So much could go wrong, but she feels so right. It's an internal struggle that's written about so well and where love triumphs in the end. 

This is an age gap, pregnancy romance. The spice is about a 3/5, though when it happens, it's written VERY well. 

Five stars!