So I missed out on the first book in this series, but boy am I glad I was able to read this one! I loved this story so much! As a teacher I loved all those aspects of the story. While it sucks that the teachers in this school didn’t share their lessons with each other, almost everything else Cass dealt was familiar and so true for the experiences I’ve had in education.

And then there was Wilder. Oh how I fell in love with him! He was of course an ex professional baseball player, now a firefighter, I mean what is hotter than either of those? I loved the small town and all the different characters, friends, and family that were a part of the story. The added storyline of Wilder suddenly finding out he had a daughter was so emotional, towards the end it had me in tears at several points.

There was a point when Cass was doubting if she should have gotten into the fake marriage/turned to real renewed relationship and I was so prepared to be mad about her doing anything that would mess them up. But the way the author handled it was perfect. People have doubts like that all the time, so it made sense, and then for her to just know she’d still choose what she did.

It was a really steamy book too, at times maybe a bit more than I normally prefer, but for the most part nothing too crazy. And it fit their relationship as well. Another winner from Staci Hart and now I need to go back and read the first one!