Honestly, Denise Williams does it again. And might just be getting better and better (although idk if anything can beat Britta and Wes for me!). RJ sure is going to try though. RJ, RJ, RJ. I love a career-focused women in romance. I love a hidden softie. I love a loyal b*tch*. And RJ is all of those things. Denise truly writes fully fleshed out, complex, SMART women and I love her for it. 

"I'd learned young that people were rarely worth trusting, and baring your teeth was easier than baring your soul, only to be shown you weren't worth someone's time." 

WHEW WHEW WHEW. RJ is it for me honestly. 

Then you've got Lear. Who, despite trying to hard not to be a "nice guy" is SUPER SWEET. He is a dirty talking cinnamon roll and his backstory is quite frankly, devastating. And RJ and Lear truly felt enemies - they didn't like each other from the jump while LOVE IT YES. But when they went enemies to lovers???? then lovers to friends????? then to LOVEEEEE????? I was in it y'all. In it to win it. 

Now Denise, I know that Cord and Pearl are next. And ma'am. I need that book in my hands TODAY. 

My favorite part about Denise is that individualism of each book. None of her books feel the same - they are all different people, different problems, different tropes. But you know you will always get smart women, sweet men, and beautiful love stories. 

Thank you to Berkley for my copy to review!