I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I've been saving this book to read when I needed a pick-me-up, and I'm glad I did because it's absolutely delightful.

Charles is extravagant and flamboyant in a very lovable way; he also has a strong moral compass, as he has agreed to marry Alma, a woman he does not love romantically but thinks of as a sister and wants to protect. Miles, an author and bookstore purveyor who lost his love years earlier, is more reserved and cautious but equally as compelling. Their romance is sweet and has palpable chemistry, and I enjoyed reading about them as their relationship develops over the course of the novel. The ending is dramatic, but entertainingly so, and I love how Jess Everlee incorporates the side characters throughout the story and uses them to resolve this ending.

Grab this if you love books by Cat Sebastian, Keira Andrews, or K. J. Charles.