Love and Cherish is billed as an age gap, but I wouldn't have realized as it's not a major factor in the storyline and isn't addressed by either of the main characters. In my opinion that's not a bad thing as age gap is one of my least favorite tropes, but if you're here for that specifically it's probably not going to scratch that itch.

Cherish and Haylee are both well written, but I did find myself getting a bit annoyed with Haylee's over the top insecurity at times early on in the book. Like girl, chill. There's quite a bit of development, though, and her self-esteem and confidence definitely improves as the book goes on, and I loved her determination. Most of the drama in the relationship is tied to miscommunication (or perhaps more accurately a lack of communication) and Cherish getting stuck in her own head, but I was fairly satisfied with how it worked out in the end.

There aren't a lot of side characters here but they've all got their own distinct personalities and I enjoyed them all. The brothers are both great, I loved Allegra, and I'm definitely looking forward to reading Febe's story when it comes out. The book also gets fairly steamy, with 3-4 nicely done intimate scenes that I quite enjoyed.

I received a free ARC from the author, but my review is unbiased and left voluntarily.