Second chance romance with grit.

It took me a moment to get into the swing of the time jumps back and forth but once my head got that squared away I really enjoyed this second chance romance. Before the “sweet” kicks in there’s a lot of raw, gritty, angsty and angry times. Aaron and Josh are very real characters, strong with flaws but underneath very good people.
Aaron’s sweet and romantic side is very well disguised under layers of snarky, tactless and annoying behaviour and they both suffer due to severe lack of communication skills. These two characters do have to overcome huge obstacles before they get their well earned HEA. Throughout it all the chemistry between them is constantly bubbling beneath the surface making for high heat levels and as a counter, some very vulnerable moments between them.
I did really wonder at times if their relationship would make it but the story telling ability of this author pulled it all together and left me smiling for Aaron and Josh at the end.