I didn't do a review of this book the first time I read it, but I remembered it being super short and an easy read, so I decided to re-read it. Honestly, I kind of had to re-read it before leaving a review, because I couldn't remember much about it. And that's the problem.

It's forgettable. Even with a character who is a billionaire (or near it), owns his own town (why was this necessary?) and is the president of the local MC. Dude had a lot going on.

The story itself isn't bad. If you like insta love, and over-the-top, possessive, alpha males, this might be right up your alley. The plot also seems secondary to the insta love between Boomer and Crystal. We get way more scenes of them steaming up the sheets than we do of actual story. But, again, this might be what you're looking for; an easy read with little to no angst.

Boomer is happily living his life as the president of the Steele Riders (Boomer's actual name is Garrett Steele). He has a brother and a younger sister. It's through his sister, Morgan, that he meets Crystal. His attraction to Crystal is immediate. He, as so many in these types of books do, "claims" her. There is some drama, but both of the characters are all-in, when it comes to the relationship. The drama comes from enemies of both Crystal and Boomer. One problem I have is that I read this (for the second time) pretty recently, and I honestly can’t remember the details of the couple’s “enemies”.

The plot just doesn’t leave an impression.

I liked the character of Crystal. She was fierce, loyal and she knew how to fight. I would have loved to see her resist Boomer a bit longer. I didn't think it fit with the rest of her character, for her to just fall in love with him so quickly.

I'm going to go ahead and give my virgin warning now. I've read this entire series. Every heroine in this series is a virgin. Five books, I think? And, yep, all five of them "untouched" "innocent" "only mine" and all of the other cliche bullshit you hear in this genre. The only plus side is that the men, while not virgins, at least don't fall into the "manwhore" trope. Boomer says it's been a while since he's been with a woman. They have a MC, but they don't engage in the typical "club whores" (seriously, can that word just die?) and Boomer keeps sex out of his clubhouse.

I also didn't like Boomer's obsession with getting Crystal pregnant from the first time they had sex. Like, you barely know her. And the whole "I need to put my kid in you" bs just reeks of misogyny. (Another spoiler: this theme also continues throughout the series)

So, basically, I'm torn on this book. It wasn't great. But the fact that the man isn't the typical sex-with-everyone-until-he-meets-the-heroine, gives it a bit of a bonus. And the female character was likable. It's low angst, which I appreciate. I just wish there were more plot.