Another perfectly crafted, engaging masterpiece from Jay Hogan that will stay with me for a very long time.
This is an emotional age gap, hurt/comfort read with two strongly developed, highly complex and loveable main characters. Penn and Kurt are both flawed, realistic characters who also happen to be romantics who are worthy of love. Their roller coaster of a journey to an HEA had me crying tears one moment and laughing the next.
Circumstances bring them together after a fleeting but memorable kiss a year earlier. That initial chemistry is highly combustible and leads to high heat steamy times.
Kurt’s PTSD is explored and written in sensitive and believable manner as is the issue that provokes drama and angst within Penn’s family.
I loved the flirty, witty banter and “emotional puddling” that is a huge part of Penn and Kurt’s relationship.
I must mention the amazingly vivid descriptions of the Southern Alps that made me want to walk between the vines, lazily running my fingers gently along the canes whilst drinking a glass of wine.
The author pulls all these elements together to create another amazing instalment in the Southern Lights series.
This can be read as a standalone but it brings a richer experience if you read the others in the series as all the previous characters have a part to play.