Truly, Cara Bastone is a wizard. When I discovered that main character Serafine was determined to be a foster parent, no matter what, and Tyler with the loafers and ironed shirts and pressed trousers never wanted to be a father or have a family, I was concernedTM.

BUT trust the this author to make me so fully invested in this romance that I couldn't stop reading it until I got to their beautiful HFN. I do so love an opposites attract, and Fin with her clairvoyance, her crystals, and her reading of people, plus her firm take down of Tyler when he asked her out was so good. I also loved seeing tightly wound and seemingly image-focused Tyler get real with why he always maintains a "perfect" exterior.

Plus, Bastone gifted me with multiple soft pretzels AND when this slow-burner finally got up to a wonderful boil, Fin and Tyler chose to leave the bed to bang on an honest-to-goodness chaise longue. Readers, I weep of perfection.

CW: complications of grief, parental abandonment (in the past and with Tyler's 14yo sister), use of ableist language (of note, crazy, insane, etc).

Some spoilers

*loved how Fin sussed out why she wanted to be a foster parent, and why she was okay if it never actually happened with Tyler. Tyler and Fin also both never want to be bio parents.
*Kylie was a well-rounded teen and a great secondary character, I loved how her relationship with her brother was showcased, and her friendship with Fin.

*I checked out a copy from the library