I don’t know if I wasn’t truly in the mood for this book or didn’t enjoy the writing, but i couldn’t get into the book. I think I needed more depth to the characters, but it wasn’t a bad book. I genuinely think many people love this book and will love it, I just couldn’t connect to it. I loved the little girl, Lola, and Marlow’s dog, Waffles who was an Australian shepherd and corgi mix 🤭. I definitely want to read the other books like the prequel novella about Dylan’s sister, Presley, and the most recent book, Cash. 

 Favorite quotes/scenes:

 

“Thank you. I’m glad you were with Lola today. She’s fortunate to have you in her life.” 

“Okay, who are you, and what have you done with Dylan Stafford?” 

“What if I said you make me want to be a better person?” 

 

He’s downright sexy, particularly with his five o’clock shadow and glasses. 

“You think I’m sexy?” 

Did I say that out loud? 

“Yeah, you did.” 

That too? 

“For the time being, let’s assume that whatever is going through your head is coming out of that beautiful mouth of yours.” 

“Will you stop being so nice? It’s freaking me out.” 

“You’ll get used to it.” 

 

“Taking care of Marlow brings me a sense of satisfaction that I’ve been missing. Now that I know what it’s like, there’s a part of me that yearns to be the one she trusts to heal all her wounds, the one to kiss away the pain.” 

 

“I want to be the first person she shares her successes with and the one to hold her when she cries. Whether we have a day, a week, or a year together, I’m willing to take the chance. Because aside from Lola, she matters more to me than anyone else.” 

 

“She’s a goddamn vision and I want to make her mine. Only mine.” 

 

“Dylan Stafford, what has gotten into you?” 

She has. Marlow Taylor has become a fixture in my life, and I never want her to leave. 

 

“God, this woman has me completely under her spell, and I’m basking in the gratification of being claimed by her.” 

 

“I would have paid a million dollars for a Marlow Taylor original. But for this particular piece, I’d give up everything. It’s priceless because I’ll think of you and Lola every time I see it. You’ve brought color into our lives both literally and figuratively, and there isn’t a version of our future without you.” 

 

“She’s like the sun, and we’re all lucky enough to be in her orbit, basking in her warmth. She deserves nothing less than unwavering support as she chases her dreams, and I’m committed to making sure she has it.” 

 

“Dylan might think of me as the color in his life, but he’s the brushstroke and the canvas in mine.” 

 

“I love you, sunshine. You own my heart and soul, and I’ll spend the rest of my life showing you how much you mean to me. No matter the distance between us, you’re mine. Now and forever.” 

 

“Getting a new neighbor didn’t turn out anything as I expected, but now I know what happens when a single dad gets a nanny for his daughter… She becomes their whole universe.”