Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

With a groan he crushed her to him, burying his hand in her hair, his mouth pressed to her temple. “God, I love you too, sunflower.”

This book is a great example of how my taste in books has changed quite a bit over the last couple years. This one was one of my favorite books and I reread it quite often. I still enjoyed it a lot, but not a solid 5 star like it was previously. It’s a very sweet small-town romance with a really entertaining suspenseful plot, which is exactly my what I want from my books lol. I’m also such a sucker for an age gap and a main character in law enforcement. Older sheriff MMC and the sweet girl next door? Really works for me.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Age gap
Small town
Neighbors
Sheriff MC
Serial killer
Virgin FMC
Murder mystery
Romantic suspense
Found family

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Mentions of self harm (past)
MC buried alive (on page)
Attempted sexual assault on MC
Sexual harassment
Attempted murder of MC
Broken bone (side character)
Drugging and kidnapping (on page, MC)
Explicit sexual content
Domestic abuse (side characters, on page)
TBI and fallout (side character)
On-page (assumed) suicide (SC, driving car off cliff)
Past and present bullying of MC
SC with combat PTSD
Alcohol consumption (casual drinking)
Mention of death of parent (past, off page)
Mention of MC being cheated on by ex (past)
Mentions of alcoholic parent (past)
On-page shooting of wild animal
Explicit sexual content

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, multi
Genre: Romantic suspense
Pairing: M/F
Strict roles or versatile: N/A
Main characters’ age: 26 and 38
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 224
Happy ending: Yes


He shook his head. “So that’s how old you are? Twenty-five?” “Twenty-six now.” She raised her head to look at him, staring up into those impossibly blue eyes. “How old are you?” “Thirty-eight.” His eyes danced with humor. “Too old for you?” She laughed softly. “No.” “Good.”



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