Travis and Isaiah’s relationship starts as a one night stand, but one neither can forget. I appreciate that Travis gathers his courage and is willing to face Isaiah again without knowing how he’ll be received. That takes guts. Luckily Isaiah is open to giving their connection a chance and there’s no looking back.

Isaiah may be young but he’s got a good head on his shoulders. And he sees beneath the surface to the man that Travis doesn’t let very many see. He works hard to bring that person out, to support Travis as he looks to the future and how he can make changes to embrace a future he wasn’t sure that he could have.

Novellas have their good points but they have a lot going against them too. To develop a relationship between characters you either have to have time jumps, which usually means that their are interactions that we wish we’d seen, or you have to go the insta-love route. Which is what we get here. Personally I don’t mind it in a short story, knowing that there are so few pages to work with, but it isn’t going to be everyone’s thing.

Hot Rucking Canadian is steamy but with moments of sweetness as Isaiah helps Travis figure out that there’s more than what’s on the outside and that his past doesn’t have to dictate his future.

**I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**