This is a wonderful, slow burn in which Killian and Shepherd took a very long road to get to their HEA. A road that’s filled with all sorts of bumps and obstacles including very bad men doing very bad things. I enjoyed how this side of the story was slowly revealed piece by piece as the romance progressed.

I started out really questioning the character of Shepherd, not even sure that I liked him, but the author very skilfully revealed his truth and I couldn’t help but love him as much as I loved Killian. These two men have lots of baggage which leaves them both feeling so very broken so there’s not a lot of steamy moments but when they do happen, it’s poignant, tender and so very meaningful.

All the twists and turns kept me flicking page after page desperately needing to know what would happen next and how Killian and Shepherd would beat the insurmountable odds. All the while keeping up their witty banter, sense of humour, irrepressible human spirit and looking after a supposed “monster” of a dog!

I loved every moment of this book and highly recommend it.