**I received a review copy of this book in exchange for an honest voluntary review. All opinions are my own and not influenced by my source.**

After such a strong start in this series, I couldn't wait to get Jake's story! I love it when our hero is hopelessly in love with the heroine...but she doesn't really know it yet. There's just something about the tension it brings that sucks me in.

Jake is everything you want in a romance hero. He's sweet (seriously, he says the nicest things about Marlee), confident but not overbearing and ridiculously sexy as a result. By the end of the first chapter, he had completely won over. It doesn't hurt that he is hopelessly in love with Marlee either--there is just something so attractive about that!

I loved that these two had already established a friendship before the book started. They are great friends who support each other and just have a really solid relationship. And that translates well in the first few chapters of the book. I was able to see their great connection--not simply be told it existed--and that set up a great foundation for the rest of the story; especially when the romance begins to develop.

My reason for 4 stars instead of 5? I don't want to give too much away, but I think it's fairly obvious early on what type of situation Marlee finds herself in and why she needs Jake's help. Regardless, I just wish the ramifications of her situation was elaborated on a little more; especially in the current climate we are in socially. Marlee gives a somewhat valid reason for her decision but it just gave me a bad taste in my mouth and one that stayed throughout the novel.

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Actual Rating: 4/5 ( )