Thank you so much to Tristen Crone for the copy of this!

This book is out now!

This is a second book from Tristen Crone and I think I love this one more than I love Playing for Keeps! Once again the cover for her book is *chef's kiss* - a hot dark hair MMC with a midsize beauty set against Italy. It sets the vibe for the whole book.

"My days begin and end with you."

One of my favorite things about this book is that it is written entirely from the male perspective! When I started reading this, I kept waiting for it to switch to a female point of view but it never did. I felt that it was refreshing compared to other contemporary romances and now I want there to be more romances that is only told from the male POV.

I thought the chemistry between the two was so strong. They both held their ground with not giving into temptation as they were working together for those few months. I loved seeing Matteo's growth from the beginning to the end and realizing he needed to grow up. He never fully gotten to grieve his father because he was just so angry at him and how he was treated. I am glad though that he knew what he didn't want and that he didn't just fall in line with taking the family business. I am also glad that he was able to take care of himself after his time in Italy and work on the trauma that was inflicted.

I love how Giuliana was this strong female who wanted nothing more to work in her family's business and making it successful. Her sister and grandmother were also enjoyable addition to the story. And because Matteo could see how hard she worked to keep the olive grove afloat and understood her big plans for the farm to help bring in money, he wanted to make sure that he did not ruin that for her.

My selfish self wish we got to see more intimate time between Matteo and Giuliana just because I loved the way that Crone wrote those scenes.

I'm looking forward to see what Tristen does next!