Take a Chance is the first book I've read by Claire Highton-Stevenson. I've meant to read her before but never got around to it, and then this one came out and I saw it on KU so I figured I'd check it out and get in a good holiday story while I was at it. It's apparently a spin-off of Last Chance, which I (obviously) haven't read, and while I do think I would have known who some of the side characters were better, I don't think it's necessary to have read it to follow this one.

Daisy is miserable at her job, getting evicted, and has dumped her cheating girlfriend, so she heads home to spend the holidays with her loving family. Her car breaks down in a snowstorm when she's almost there, but she's rescued by a cute passerby named SJ who helps her carry her luggage to her destination before heading home in the snow. The two feel a connection and both keep looking for each other until they meet again and oh, goodness, does the spark between them burn hot.

The two of them both have toxic exes in their pasts and try to navigate their feelings for each other while contending with their past traumas. The story itself is fairly straightforward and simple, with a lot of sexy times, a bit of angst, and more comedy of errors moments. I enjoyed it immensely, and this definitely won't be my last Claire Highton-Stevenson book, that's for sure!