3.5 stars
I liked this series very much, so, after reading the eighth book, I decided to re read them all.

In this first book, Cole and Ren's love story, we also get to know the whole crew of the Four Bears Construction.
The brothers Cole and Ollie decided to start their own construction business along with their friends, Stone and Everett. After over a decade, the business is thriving and the four men have built a solid friendship, full with banter and pranks but also with affection and support for each others. The guys are all in their 40s and they're all single.

Cole is the one more happy about his personal life: he's not interested in dating, he just goes out every Thursday to hookup.
Ren is the opposite: he's a relationship guy and he never was into casual sex, but after his last devastating break up, he gives up on relationship and he's pushed by his best friend Daniel to try non committed sex.

They have a epic one time encounter and don't even exchange names. But after a month, Cole knocks at Ren's door to do a renovation job: they were obviously shocked to see each other again.

They start to have regular hookups, where they meet only to have sex without sharing anything about their personal life. Neither of them is interested to have more, even if their physical chemistry is strong.
At the same time they start chatting online and building a solid connection, without knowing they're talking to each other.

I liked how the story evolved, with all their reticences and their personal issues. I especially liked that Cole was the one to fall first: I lovd how he overcame his fears and asked Ren out for a real date.

What prevented me from giving a higher rate:
Cole in love is amazing and I like him. But I can't get past the fact that he is an real asshole to his brother, constantly mocking him about his failed marriages. Even Ren, after just one minute spent with all of them together, could understand how Ollie was hurt by his brother's words.

Next book is Stone's story, I'm going to reread it soon.