I liked Jax in the previous books, but was disappointed with his story. It should've been more sordid, scandalous and mischievous than this boring try at wholesome healing. The heroine is fine, she had some moments, but the story overall is bleh. Too focused on the heroine's utter devotion, passion and love for children and family for my taste. Also, being a 3rd grade teacher doesn't as such explain her obviously intended deep knowledge in child psychology. I know this kind of novellas aren't literary masterpieces, but even an addition of special education teacher/ social worker would've made more sense as backstory.