I would like to say, for the amount of times this book made my heart twist and had me sweating, I really enjoyed it. 

I normally HATE the miscommunication trope but it made sense here. Our characters are virtually strangers, they got off the wrong foot from the start and they aren't natural communicators. Courtney is extremely independent and has never had anyone to rely on before. Sterling is bad with words and also has been alone alot so he just doesn't talk much. So it made sense why the misunderstanding developed and dragged the way it did. And while this would normally frustrate me, the way it unfolded and the way the miscommunication actually ended up helping our characters learn more about each other without verbally communicating... I teared up a few times. 

This is my second book from S.J. Tilly and I have a feeling she's fast-tracking to becoming one of my favourite authors. I really liked that even though Courtney is so independent, she WANTS to depend on someone. She WANTS someone to rely on, someone to provide for her and someone to be a security blanket for her. And there is nothing wrong with that. 

Society will teach women that we should never rely on a man and that it's shameful to want to. But that is not true. Genuinely, Sterling provides for her because he WANTS to. He hates seeing her struggle and he wants to make things easier for her. He wants to see her smile. And he wants to solve her problems. Not because she can't do it by herself. But because she doesn't HAVE to.  And that's beautiful. 

Everything about this book was just so great. Even the side characters were cute - Cook and Fisher were the best sidekicks. The ending was beautiful though the third act conflict came very out of left field (luckily short-lived but still entertaining) and I legitimately cried when Ben was introduced. 

I am looking forward to the next installment in this series and will be picking it up as soon as it's available!