I really do love a good older woman/younger man story, probably because I am attracted to younger men. Usually not this much younger, but I really liked the way this story was done. Ash knew what he wanted, the 32 year old single mother who moved in next door. Ash was only 17, and knew that he needed to wait until he was 18. Ash had a not so great past, and so was now doing his best to be a good person. Not only that, he really started to like Kristy more than just wanting to hook up with her, the more he made her wait until he was 18. Now, he kept his true age from her, and made her think he just wanted to get to know her better first. When she found out how old he really was, well, Kristy knew that it wasn't okay. As a single mom, her daughter came first. Ash understood that as the child of divorced parents. He'd wished his mom had done the same for him.

I really loved how the whole thing played out. I felt like Kristy was very realistic in how she behaved and reacted. I mean, she could have lost her daughter, her job, etc., for messing around with a 17 year old boy. And even once he was 18, it was still better to not flaunt it. Another thing I liked is that Ash was really chasing her. In fact, the last line of the synopsis is one that really rings with me. I like younger guys, but don't feel like a cougar, because I am not a forward person, one who would go out and chase a guy. So this is definitely my kind of romance. It had steamy parts, when he was 18, and also some very emotional parts, when things looked like they couldn't go on. Oh yeah, and all the puns that Kristy came up with Ash's name, like the title of the book, loved those!

Glad to find a new author that I'll be checking out more books from in the future!