Three stars because this had so much going against it when it came to be something I’d normally read, and yet I FINISHED IT.

The story is cute enough. HS sweethearts, Evan and Cam are back in each other’s lives when Cam ends up divorced and back in her hometown, with her teenage daughter.

Cam and Evan were together up until graduation. They had the perfect night, Cam thought things were great, but the next day, Evan had left town. Heartbroken, Cam also left. She moved and met Ryan, got pregnant and married him.

I appreciate that the author didn’t do the predictable surprise kid trope. Even though Cam got pregnant with Morgan shortly after leaving town, there wasn’t really a question of who Morgan’s dad was. When Evan does get upset and lash out at Cam, asking if Morgan is his, Cam gets pissed. She’s angry that Evan could think that she would keep a child from him. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this situation played out in this particular way, and I enjoyed that.

The story is well written. I liked the side characters. I liked the hero, Evan. Cam, on the other hand was a bit too whiny for me. The story also seemed to move slowly.

Language is kind of explicit, if you like cleaner stories, it might be off putting for you. Sex scenes are fade to black. I’m good with explicit language and sex, so I had no issues with the content.

This was my first read by this author. This story seems to read very women’s fiction or chick-lit. I still enjoyed this one, but I don’t think that this series is for me. It was all just too sweet.