When Gage Buchanan walks into her family’s restaurant, he is exactly the kind of guy that Rory Casteel does not want: shiny, rich, and traveling with his Ivy League friends. The antagonism between the two turns into foreplay, however, and when Gage shows up after closing time, the two feel an intense connection. Surely it’s just a one-night stand, though, right? They’re from two different worlds.

Fast forward to Rory finding a clue to her father’s identity and following it to a town three hours away. And who does she find there? Gage, of course. She has unknowingly stumbled onto his home turf.

This is my first Mia Sheridan book, but I understand now why Archer’s Voice has such a high number of ratings and reviews. (I need to go back and read that, by the way.) 

I was hooked by this rich-boy-falls-for-the-girl-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks setup. That trope can easily become clichéd, but you can feel the real connection between Gage and Rory in the book. 

I liked the mystery hook—that she ended up crossing paths with him because of something unrelated to their hookup; how he is the one that is chasing after her; and how, by spending time together, they both find where they truly belong. Both are used to sacrificing their own needs for what they see as the good of their families. Through their time together, they both grow and find another, more fulfilling way to live.

I absolutely adored the found family aspect of this one. 

And the heat between these two characters is off-the-charts.

Many of the high society characters feel more like caricatures, but that didn’t really detract from my enjoyment of the story.

I enjoyed the dual narration by Maeve York and Benjamin Sands and consumed the book in less than two days. The narrators were well-cast for this story.

I received an advance copy of the audiobook from Dreamscape Media and NetGalley. All review opinions are my own.