I enjoyed this one a whole lot more than the first book, though I did enjoy seeing Tristan and Reina reappear to see how their happily-ever-after is going.

I went into this book thinking that the two main characters, Nash and Nixie, were going to be like all those other romance novels where the main characters discuss a marriage of convenience for whatever reason, and then over the course of the story, they slowly end up falling love and the marriage becomes more "real."

I'm glad that this isn't that book. The marriage doesn't even come up until about three-quarters of the way into the book, and it was a third-party suggestion. I won't say more on that due to spoilers, but I will say that, should Tara Leigh write a third book in this series, I feel like I know who will get their story told next...

My only qualm, though, was Nixie and her inability to stand up for herself. Throughout the book, she's telling us that she doesn't need anyone to save her, that she can take care of herself, but her actions said otherwise. Even when her inner dialogue says that her "damsel in distress" days are going to end, it's anticlimactic, because she never actually does anything to stand up for herself.

I did love how Nash went from being an arrogantly cocky bastard on Wall Street, to someone who's no longer afraid to find love again, and I actually did love Nash and Nixie together, I just hated her characterization, but still enjoyed the story, which is why I gave it four stars.

This may be technically a sequel, it reads as a standalone, although you will get a brief spoiler alert for how the first story turns out, so read at your own risk, I guess.

I received an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.