Gosh, this is only my second re-read of Beginner's Luck HOW!? You all know I'm a dedicated Zoe and Aidan simp but forgive me Mr. Benjamin Tucker but I forgot how thorough you are in both restoring a chandelier and serving up some delicious sex to Miss Kit Averin. I think my favorite part ever is when they FINALLY FINALLY kiss, and he boosts Kit right up on that table, and then oh no Kit's pal Greer interrupts them mid-makeout, and then Ben tries to gracefully exit BUT lays a kiss right on Kit before he goes, leaving everyone speechless. Perfection.

Kate is also so wonderful at creating wonderfully complex secondary characters. I do wish more care was taken to describe them, especially physically.

Isn't it the best when you find a new to you author and you immediately fall in love? I've been hearing about Kate Clayborn on Twitter for a while now, and I finally picked up the audio for Beginner's Luck on Hoopla (yay libraries) and it sucked me in from the first chapter. Carly Robins and Will Dameron did an exceptional job narrating, completely bringing to life this romance between a head hunter and a materials scientist.

Clayborn's attention to details, the secondary characters, and the EMOTIONS she can bring from writing a glance between the two lovebirds was just, ugh. I die. I did spend a lot of this book yearning for that first kiss, that first lovemaking scene, that happily ever after. Definitely a slow-burn, but not one where the heat was absent.

I cannot wait to listen to the next books in the series, in fact I checked out Luck of the Draw immediately after finishing this one.

Highly recommend.