In one word: forgettable.

Something about this just didn't quite connect for me. It was a cute, quick read in a lovely small-town setting gearing up for Valentine's Day celebrations, but it just sort of...fell flat. Nothing of substance there for you to grab hold of.

The first two paragraphs are almost a prologue, setting up the sparks between "Hot Bartender" Trig and "Sexy Bar Babe" Kissie. Yes, that is what they call each other at first and it's just, blech. It comes across as corny and desperate, rather than fun and flirty. Anyways, they share a steamy kiss and then Kissie goes home, leaving her Hot Bartender to pine for two years thinking about her until she returns to get over being dumped. I didn't mind the time-jump. It made it seem less insta-lovey than it actually was.

The sparks are still there between the two after their separation, and when Kissie's wingwoman falls ill, Trig steps up to be the wingman while Kissie looks to "hook up and get messed up." Being a novella, it felt a bit rushed and over-complicated with juvenile conflicts all in the span of their 3-4 days together. I didn't quite believe that their connection was more fulsome than just a lusting romp.

I received a free copy of this book from BookSirens and am leaving this review voluntarily.