I really enjoyed this book! It's fast and fun and steamy.  It's not one that will stick in my head for a long time, but I had few complaints with it and am eager to get my hands on the rest of the Halifax Hellions.

What was most impressive was that it was a novella but never felt like insta-love or irritatingly-surface-level which novellas tend to do.  The beginning was a bit abrupt and hard to follow, but that's what gave the solid backstory for the characters and relationships to feel not-abrupt. Okay words are failing me right now, but what I'm trying to articulate is that this was a novella done right.

-inexperienced hero
-boy obsessed
-boy falls first
-brother's best friend
-very experienced bi heroine
-only one bed/random cottage when caught in the rain
-only one horse
-"road-trip" quest to Gretna Green to stop her sister's elopement
-different classes
-lots of chemistry and tension and spicy scenes

If anything I thought the ending was a bit abrupt, but I may just be used to eplilogues. I'm excited to see more of Margo and Henry in Matilda's book.

The audiobook narration was incredible and I will definitely be checking out more stories read by Mhairi Morrison.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio arc in exchange for an honest review.