Holy Krumcake!!!! This book was everything. Aarya and Alex were fire from their first encounter. I kept waiting for Alex to give into Aarya's forward advances but that man was as steady and patient as they come. And for good reason. His character was absolutely swoon-worthy! That man had a heart of gold and kept his priorities in line, no matter the sacrifice. Aarya was the perfect embodiment of freespirited yet cautious. She was very strongwilled and knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. The way her walls and apprehensions slowly crumbled over time, the more she was sucked into Krum's world just had my heart ablaze. The slow burn was perfect for this couple and even though there wasn't a lot of spice, it was top knotch when it happened! This was easily a 5 star read for me!