Gilly for me was never a character worth noticing. It was a bit weird how much William was interested in her while she was a minor. I do commend him for taking a best friend/father stance vs pursuing her. I was curious how Gina was going to tackle Gilly's story since she was so young and damaged.

I can say that she did not disappoint. Our girl underwent a Xena Warrior Princess make over and addressed her trauma, over came it, and waited until she was ready to get physical and I appreciate all of it.

The Puck vs William banter was entertaining. Love the twins. It was a much better story than I thought it would be. And that's why Gina is the bomb.com

This book was a suggested read that I'm glad I did not ignore. If I known better, I would have read all three of the Hartigan books first. In Tomboy we get more face time with Cole's ex.
I read it after this one and the extra insight on Cole's ex and her personality in contrast with Tess was nice.

I love Tess. I know a few woman similar to her and foster kids who have similar defense and coping mechanisms as both Cole and Tess. If you read the summary you know that she's preggers in this story, but her reaction, acceptance, and determination to be good person and mom.

They are a great couple and it's a cute story. I love them and their friends.

I fell in love with Claire Morgan after the first paragraph of this book. She could be my best friend! Jenny, Drew, Liz, Jim, and Carter could all be my friends. I normally don't like it when a book switches back and forth from viewpoints but Tara Sivec made it work. In a quest to lose her virginity Claire has a one night stand in college. Problem #1- Five weeks later she realizes she was left with a souvenir. Problem #2-She didn't catch the guy's first name let alone his number. Fast forward five years and she runs into her infamous one night stand. How does one even begin to explain "Oh hey remember me? We totally hooked up this one time and I've been raising your son ever since." Some people may think that his scenario is incredibly fictional and that this could not happen. Well I got news for you people. It happens! Just not to me. I was on pins and needles for most of this book curious to see the role that Carter choses to play with his new found responsibility and attraction to Claire. I also laughed my ass off because this book is seriously funny. And not in the characters find themselves in cookie situations funny but that their personalities are honest and forward. Great Read So Happy I Found It! Will Read Again and Again!!!

I really enjoyed this book. I felt an emotional connection with the main character and was able to sympathize with what she was going through. I was surprised after reading this book to see so many low ratings and bad comment. I can't fault people for their opinions. I believe it's possible that someone who is a Sophie Katz fan may have come into this book expecting something different. This is not a murder mystery, chick lit, day at the beach read. This was a book about mental illness, personal strength, and self discovery. A lot of people seemed to believe that April should have seen the signs that something was off with her husband right away. I disagree. My mother is bipolar and she went undiagnosed and unmedicated for 20 years. People like to write off someone's unexplainable behavior with words like flighty, ditzy, passionate, different. People are scared to put a mental health label out there. Also it's hard for some to believe that someone accomplished and educated could suffer from such a mental illness.But the truth is most brillent minds are a little off. My husband suffers from depression and anxiety. His mother has a chemical imbalence so it makes sense that he could have one too. There were scenerios in this book that were exact replicas of my relationship. My husband is NOT bipolar. Unlike April his erratic behavior at times were stress related and we were able to work through them early in our relationship and are going 12 years strong. Everytime April reasoned things and stood by her man it's not because she was dumb or blind it's because she wanted to be that woman who was the backbone and able to keep it together through the storm so that she could enjoy the rainbow afterwards. And if you want to point out the fact that he stole from her, keep in mind that drug addicts and gamblers have stolen from loved ones and with their forgivness were able to work through their issues. Money is material if you love someone that would not be a deal breaker. A painful betrayal yes but not a deal breaker with your soulmate. NOT if you believe he/she is worth fighting for. But that's just my opinion on this book and that situation.

It's my own fault. I speculated on Hannah. I felt like she deserved a longer more detailed story. Hannah is direct and lacks emotion. I thought and still do believe she's on the spectrum.

She's misunderstood and labeled by those in her community as cold, rude, and bitchy. What we know about her is the following: she's a nurse, the daughter of two dysfunction parents, her dad was the former sheriff, she is direct, other women are threatened by her, she takes pride in her appearance, she bakes for all the public service stations, she's incredibly intelligent, yet lacks real world experience, she's awkward, insecure, and doesn't like being touched.

There is so much to unpack and I'm sad that we didn't get a deeper journey. With that said, I love that her love interest is diverse and hefty. Malik has been watching snd crushing Hannah for some time. I love his analytical mind and fumbled words.

Capricorn Cove has been nothing but diverse, its exciting and relatable. This entire series could be an ongoing series. It gives me a Degressi production vibe.

I absolutely love Gabby and Rune. Top things I appreciated in their story, while the chemistry was instant there was resistance on both sides as far as moving forward. Both had to reevaluate their lines. Gabby has a physical handicap. Not sure why this was listed as a BBW because her weight was NEVER mentioned not that it mattered, Rune is 6'8 Viking so her size really is a none factor. He could make ANY woman feel small. Her physical handicap was addressed during an interaction with a child and it gave me so many feels.

Rune is a bit of grump but he is incredibly thoughtful, artistic, family oriented, and one hell of a dirty talker. It's always the quiet ones that rock the bed room!

If I had not already loved the Larrson family before this story, this would have made me fall in love with them. They are big, loud, supportive, and funny. I'm so glad all the siblings are getting their own stories.

If you read Beach Party (book 4.5 of the Capricorn Cove series) you would have already seen the shit show that left Erik the proud papa of twin boys over Christmas. Having this prior knowledge had left me super excited and anticipating his story.

I also already loved Erik based on his interactions with his brother's fiance in Thunder Thighs (CC book 1). I'm so happy that his personality stayed consistent. He is protective, hardworking, and kind of a mess. Laura literally sweeps him off his feet. I love her take control personality and direct communication skills. She is not one to drag any topic out.

These two have fabulous chemistry. The babies make sure there is never a dull moment. I laughed a lot with this one and agree that Erik's ex is a selfish witch.