I love the fact that while Daniel is out in the cold because of an argument with his bigoted uncle he quickly realizes that we are all guilty of judging a book by its cover after he meets Ax. He assumes that big, muscled, tattooed guy has to be dangerous, but he quickly realizes that he’s more teddy bear than grizzly. The interactions between them are humorous and fun and quickly turn into something a little more. It’s a novella so things have to happen fast but Iris does a wonderful job of making the timing and flow feel natural.

I really wish there had been the opportunity for this to be a full-length story instead of a novella because I loved these two together so much … except I think to make it any longer Iris would have had to include some kind of conflict and that wouldn’t have fit with what we were given here. So I guess I should just be happy with what I got. And I am ecstatic with what I got :)

*** I voluntarily read a Review Copy of this book. All opinions stated are solely my own and no one else’s. ***