Laura Albright is going to be a mother. A good one. Not like her own. And this little Bump of her will be more loved than she can say. So when she runs to the last place she felt strong and independent - she runs straight into Samir Bianchi.

Laura is strong and kind and brilliant despite living with a tyrant and trying to put herself back together and thinking herself unworthy. Samir is literally the warmest and gentlest human who takes Laura in any way she wants him to - whether it is just friends or more. I honestly don't know how to process how much I loved this book. It is slow-burn - emphasis on burn, friends to lovers, a second chance but it is so much more than aby one trope description. There are conversations about being strong, what marriage really means, listening to someone and believing them, escaping your own damaging past and creating a future that you want and love. I literally laughed and cried on nearly every page. Not to mention - they are normal shaped humans and not a six-pack to be seen.

SIDE NOTES: TH does an awesome job with CWs but please pay attention for your own reading needs. Please read book one of the Ravenswood books first - this won't work without it.