This was a sweet romance. I like stories where you get both characters' points of view in alternating chapters. While our main characters definitely had their pasts to overcome, once they figured out how they felt about each other, the main drama and stress in the book came from outside issues, exes or dealing with the loss of Caroline's bookstore or else her horrible mother. It's nice to read a story where the people in love are able to know that and not have to stress back and forth and not trust each other or push each other away. Sometimes it is nice to read a "perfect" love story, and this is definitely one where that takes place. There are very steamy sex scenes, but also very dreamy romantic scenes. There are also good family members, on Clayton's side, as well as some great friends of Caroline's. There are babies, and a wedding as well.

I did have a few scenes where the sexy bits kind of jarred with the sweetness, didn't quite fit seamlessly together. And there was a lot of crying at the end that seemed a bit overdramatic to me, as well as some of the professions of love did get to be a bit much. But overall I enjoyed the story, and would definitely love to go back and read how the other couples got together. I'm sure if I'd read all the books in order, it would have made the epilogue set 15 years in the future mean more to me.

If you like a sweet romance, without drama between the lovers, steamy sex between them, flirting, funny friends, all of that, this is the book for you!