I've read all but two of the Pennyroyal Green books, and I'd have to place this one near the bottom of the pack for me. Maybe my expectations are too formulaic: I want my hero and heroine to either kiss or have sex around the 50% mark so that there's plenty of time for them to make googly eyes at each other before they get separated, and then to be reunited.
This book just didn't fit the pattern enough for my taste. Tansy and Ian had barely had a conversation with each other halfway through the book. Sure, they spent most of their waking moments thinking about each other, but it was all guessing games based upon observations and third-party information.
I also had a a little trouble understanding what made each character tick. You know there's always some big clue or a past experience that motivates them, but the characters themselves didn't reveal them during narration. They hinted, and perhaps if I was smarter I would have figured things out, but I wasn't hit over the head with "this is why I act this way." It wasn't until Tansy and Ian explained themselves to each other that I really understood them, but that happened too late in the book for me. They had great dialogue, so I would have loved to see them spend more time together as a happy couple. As it is, I felt that there was a lot of buildup and a quick resolution.
I still love this author and the series, but these weren't my favorite characters.