Licking Thicket never disappoints.

Sometimes you just want a low angst, fun, pun filled romance with great main and secondary characters that make you giggle, from the main characters Carter and Riggs to the monologuing drug lord and the gamer obsessed cousin. This levity is perfectly balanced with a bit of suspense to keep things interesting.

Circumstances bring Riggs, a bodyguard, and Carter, a cardiologist, together and even though Riggs doesn’t have the best first impression of Carter, there’s definitely some chemistry between them. They really do try their best to ignore said chemistry but it was never going to stay that way for long so some steamy times take place. I cheered these two on from the very beginning and just thinking about their HEA makes smile still.

This is a very enjoyable and engaging read with some feels, a bit of drama, some fantastically quirky side characters and lots and lots of puns. A terrific start to the Thicket Security series and I eagerly await the next book, which we do get a quick peek at.