This was such an endearing cute western romance and as always when this author is involved, I had a fabulous time with this one. The pacing was a bit slower in the middle which is why it took me so long to finish it, but I adored the setting and the trope and the characters were so delightful. I do think that this author is better in audiobook at least for me. I was really fascinated by the set up for this one. I do love a good fake relationship romance. The romance that develops between the main characters was so much fun and really sweet yet spicy at times too. (the sauna scene haha ). Carolyn Brown really knows how to write her atmospheric westerns and it only made me want to go out to the countryside while reading this one here. I love how realistic these books fee like and Carolyn Brown definitely knows her stuff. I was also intrigued by other characters that we ended up introduced to and I definitely want more from this series and can't wait for book 2 but might try it in audio for it.