This book surprised me. I hadn't read anything from this author and just picked it up at the library on a whim because I wanted some easy fluff read. For me, it was touching, endearing, had my heart breaking during the conflicts, and had me rooting for the couple at the end.

I liked that the relationship grew over several months rather than the usual mere days or a week. I was pained by the heroine's backstory, and I thought the author wrote it well. I felt I understood the development of the heroine's character and it wasn't out of place. The hero was my favorite because it's rare that you read about a young hero who is mature and sensitive. The sex scenes were also hot, so always a plus with me! I need to feel the passion along with the compatibility for me to really believe in the characters and the love story. This was a definite reread for me!

I wasn't overjoyed at the almost annoying persistence of the hero to get the heroine's attention in the beginning, but then again there would be no other way for the heroine to have not easily pushed him aside. However, it still got my dander up, if that's the right phrase. I did like that the heroine softened towards him by seeing his gallantry and sensitivity first. I also rolled my eyes at the way the conundrum was wrapped up in the end -- it's literally the second book this week to wrap up the villain's storyline in the most permanent way so that the conflict is just suddenly gone. This book didn't really play into many of the same romance tropes that I was slightly disappointed that the ending was a quickie wrap up with such a Basic Ending. But, it was such a small glitch in an otherwise fantastic book that it doesn't bother me overly much!