The concept of a whiskey bar/men's barbershop was a cool one and I loved that both main characters were barbers, but these things were underdeveloped as the majority of the plot revolved around family drama, trauma, and conflict.

Maybe and Alexei felt a little insta-love despite a two year gap in time between their introduction and relationship, but it was steamy and kept me reading. I felt like I was missing some plot about Maybe's sister's abduction, but perhaps this will be explored further in the next title in the series.

Intriguing, but not sure if I'll keep up with the series.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!