This was adorable and cute and flirty, I would say a good balance of story with smut. I wish the covers were more reflective of the characters though because that really helps me visualize who we’re reading about. 

I thought Payne’a character arc was really encouraging. He’s 40, recently single by divorce of a cheating spouse, and starting over. And you have Beau who is this very anxious, artistic author, friends-younger-brother. 

I think they really balanced each other out and brought out each other’s best qualities!

And the romance…I wouldn’t call it insta because it’s a long awaited moment buuuut it did seem like it just happened too quick. I do appreciate though, Payne’s character still being human and still grieving his marriage and we see that struggle in the pages, I really appreciate that from the author.

I’ll definitely be checking out the next book in this interconnected stories. It’s probably best to read them in publication order because you’ll meet characters from previous books but to each their own.
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