The novella did grip me initially with the grumpy insta-love hero and his possessiveness. Also I salivate over heroes using "little one" as an endearment. CM writes pining self restraint heroes so well, I got hooked.

There was a couple hot "just the tip" moments and the heroine remained technically a virgin even though she got pregnant then plot happened which was when it lost me a bit. Some Beauty and the Beast parallels that took me way to long to notice (like at 42%) but overall I enjoyed it like I soak up all Chloe Maine's stories for the gruff daddy. This didn't have daddy kink in it but he's totally a daddy, a protector and a caretaker. As always the bonus epilogue is where it's at so make sure it's loaded and ready to go.

Thanks to Chloe Maine for the review copy and this is my honest review.