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On Midnight Shores by Julie Olivia

I have been looking forward to this book throughout the other two as we got to know Bonnie more and noticed her infatuation with Rafe, seemingly town bad boy, mysterious artist extrordinaire. Then the cover was released and oh my word, it is my favorite of the series so far! Tattooed dude and redhead heroine? Sign me up! And then I learned one of the tropes was sex lessons where she's a virgin to start, and with a bit of an age gap as well. Happy to report that it was everything I wanted it to be, plus more since it ended up being that beautiful kind of cozy where the MCs feel at home with each other and so the readers do as well. I loved their banter, especially as she started to assert herself even more. I loved the breadcrumbs for two upcoming books in the series as we got more info on two other Davies siblings and their probable partners (especially something about Peter that I didn't see coming but makes so much sense and I look forward to delving into further). What I loved most, though, was the way Bonnie and Rafe really saw each other for who they really were, flaws and insecurities included, despite everyone else in town having preconceived notions or being stuck on a past version of them. Another excellent showing from Julie Olivia, and my favorite of the series so far, quite possibly of her books in general too.