The first book I read by this author was Smut, and I loved it. But I also enjoyed The Artists trilogy, even though it was much darker. This book is back along the lines of Smut, light, funny, and just plain fun. And once again, I loved it! I love how realistic the reactions were of the characters to set-backs and problems with each other. But then there was the ridiculousness of some things that just cracked me up so much. Like the chicken, and Kessler's fear of them, not to mention how he thought he kept running into the same chicken all the way through. Then the craziness of how Nova dealt with having the guy who broke her heart back was funny too. Although I totally went "eww" at her bit about finding Jeff Goldblum sexy, because no thank you, personally anyway. Kessler's son Hunter was adorable, of course, and he added so much to the story without being the biggest part of the story like kids often are. Towards the end, something happened to come between them, something I saw coming since the first mention of swimming lessons. And the way it caused a rift between Nova and Kessler definitely brought tears to my eyes. But I like the way the author handled the overall situation, and how it helped Nova and Kessler finally be able to admit their feelings freely. Although that even led to a hilarious use of the word "aloha", with lots of uniquely adjusted quotes from movies to use that word. One of the final issues of the story was a bit of a surprise, and I love when an author can do that. I guess I should have seen it coming with the way Kessler just happened to have a house to live in.

A wonderfully sweet, very sexy, hilarious story from Karina Halle. I could barely put the book down to do anything else, and that is what I love in a rom-com!

Review first posted on Lisa Loves Literature.