Fitz and Antoine's story had all my favorite qualities of an enemies to lovers romance: snarky banter, steamy sexual tension, and that aggressive hate-that-I-want-you passion that kept them in each other's orbit. Fitz was very protective of his home town and didn't want to see any major changes, so when Antoine came crashing in with his tourism and marketing campaign and shook everything up, he and Fitz butted heads immediately. Their arguments could have been contained to the first time they met each other, but Antoine had the worst luck in Savannah, getting into a series of accidents and mishaps that Fitz inevitably ended up rescuing him from. The two of them undeniably hated each other at first and didn't want to be around each other, but with each forced interaction, they learned something new about each other that eventually softened their sharp edges. When they fell into a hot, no-feelings-allowed fling, I was overwhelmed by how wildly compatible they were in bed, and that really set the wheels in motion for the rest of the book. Fitz and Antoine tried to keep things strictly physical, but deeper feelings started creeping in as they spent more time together. Both men were deeply lonely, Fitz because of his fear of being let down by a lover and Antoine because he'd grown increasingly unhappy with his nomadic lifestyle, but they fought hard against their developing romance. Even as their relationship started to feel like everything each of them were looking for, they kept all their fears and insecurities internalized and didn't communicate with each other. I honestly think a lot of their angst would have been prevented with a solid hour long talk, but Antoine and Fitz were determined to take the harder path to find love and put themselves through the wringer before finally embracing their connection with open arms.

**I voluntarily read an ARC of this book. This review expresses my honest thoughts and opinions.