This is a cute story, focusing on Curtis, who is painfully shy, and Chauncey, one of the mischievous bear shifter twins. There are some interesting developments in the overall story as well, and an old enemy gets his just rewards. Quite a lot actually happens for a short book, but the clear focus is the relationship Curtis and Chauncey are trying to build.

I liked how shy Curtis is, yet he follows his curiosity and stands up to his dads, which is about time. He is adorable in his fumbling attempts to ask questions so he can figure out what to do with Chauncey when they finally do have sex. Some of what the mates tell him is really funny, and all of it out of context adds up to more confusion than it is worth. Curtis also has to face his past, and that is hard. Luckily, Chauncey is there to help him through it.

Chauncey is hilarious, constantly telling himself how clever he is, even though he really isn't. He keeps running into issues and misunderstandngs with Curtis, but he doesn't give up. Good for him! He is also there when Curtis needs him, just like a good mate should be.

If you like this series and want to find out what happens next, and if you appreciate big, strong mates taking care of their physically weaker partners you will probably like this book ( )

I like the Lakelands (generally more than Maverick's pack) but Chauncey isn't my favorite of that clan.

My main issue here though is the whole Billy thing though. It didn't seem to make sense completely. I mean, if you go back to the original break up (Curtis didn't seem traumatized at the time and my understanding is that he continued to work at Mark's for a bit---until the supposed theft?) so I'm a little unclear on the timeline there. It's true that trauma is sometimes internalized or repressed and maybe there was more going on...

Anyway, overall, it wasn't a bad story. it just wasn't my favorite of the Lakeland family. ( )

Once again very funny. ( )