Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

Nicky James certainly knows her craft! This is a superbly written, perfectly paced intriguing plot that kept me engaged from the very first line. All balanced by her wonderful story telling ability,

The two main characters, Jason and Skylar made their way into my heart and settled there. They are strong, flawed and complex. Jason is older and circumstances have left him extremely grumpy, unable to trust and with his mental health unraveling. Skylar is a 25 year old bouncing ray of sunshine music addict that can’t stop himself from babbling. He is also the rock that Jason desperately needs. The depth of their relationship changes and grows as they navigate some very bumpy roads on their way to a well deserved HEA. Aided and abetted by some very interesting side characters.

I highly recommend this trope filled book which includes age gap, romantic suspense, teacher/student, hurt/comfort with grumpy/sunshine guy thrown in as well.
It’s medium angst, medium heat with some drama and lots of feels.