I really liked this one. Probably my third favorite. But it had the childhood friends/crush to lovers arc with the opposites attract and dangerous man elements that often hit with me.

I have noticed that the later books in this series rely on the "foreplay" or flirtation in earlier books to believe the couple in the book and we don't get to see the relationships develop and then are left with insta-love.  It's just not as satisfying.  I will say that for this one it felt better because of the complexity and longevity of their past and that they were still kept apart through this plot.  It was very much a book about her accepting her feelings for him instead of developing them.

Anyway, fun with better plot than most of them and maybe my favorite steamy scenes.  LOTS of blood and violence in this one though.