Honestly, I didn't think I could love a fictional character as much as I love Wilder (Book #4) but Aidan .... well, let's just say he's moved to the top of my "reasons I want to live in Silver Ridge" list.

When I read about Aidan and Maddie meeting at a bar just hours before she has to leave town, I was taken back to my own chance encounter at a bar almost 17 years ago. Sparks flew, chemistry was there, and then she left. When she returns 18 months later, things do not go as she dreamed they would. But life gets messy, and relationships are always worth the work.

Claire Cain has woven this story into the Silver Ridge community and the events we've read about in past books. I love how there is just enough overlap to look back and say, "Yes! I remember that!" but not so much that if you didn't read the last book, you are confused. The character development is strong, the relationships real and the descriptions of the area beautiful. I felt like I was in this book, watching this relationship develop, part of the girls group, and I could practically smell the delicious treats coming from Sadie's shop.

I cannot even imagine what she will come up with next, but I am here for it.