I can’t remember— if ever— I began a book in which the first chapter had my blood boiling the way it did in Huckleberry. And had my attention so completely, utterly, wholly, truly, endlessly caught.

I was all a flamed! And I was raging for our heroine Logan. Within just a few pages, really just a few sentences, I was all in for Logan, I desperately wanted to fiercely protect her against the clear injustice being thrown her way. I barely knew this character, but I so instantly knew I would have her back. Her emotions rippled off the page and there was no looking away. I felt it all and needed to see this through.

And we’re not even to chapter two and look at how deep in the feels I already was!!! This book so quickly and effortlessly reeled me in.

I was getting ready to put my boxing gloves on, I was ready to throw hands, put me in coach, I want to fight!

Whewww! Let me calm down, let me calm down.

NO. Because my elevated blood pressure didn’t cease because not long after the injustice our heroine faces we then meet our hero Crew and, boy, I was SWOONING. Suddenly my blood was on fire for very different reasons, wooo. I was smitten, I was over the moon, seated on cloud 9, Logan was not, but she’ll get there soon enough, fear not. But I’m there! And I went from fanning the flames of anger to fanning the flames of love.

Will I calm down?! Still no!!!

Because it’s tension galore, it’s electric chemistry, it’s a fire that burns and burns and burns, and I simply can’t get enough!!!!

My girl Logan is all claws, all bite— she’s a fierce mama bear and I adore her and want to protect her, but now Crew is here so I guess I’ll let him do that job, but then they have to go and fall in love and of course I fall in love too! But we have so much engaging plot to get through alongside the love story! And we have a ranch to tend to! Aaand a scummy ex to deal with! Oh, not to mention a little boy to nurture and protect!

Okay, Logan and Crew handle it all really well, but I was too IMMERSED! I needed to be part of this story too! Once again, coach, put me in, I beg!

Alas, all I can do is stay on the sidelines and watch it from afar.

And what a damn good time I have at it.

This contemporary romance has the makings of all my top favorite things. Top favorite tropes, top favorite character archetypes, top favorite climaxes (mind out of the gutter but also yes!) and resolutions! It worked incredibly well. I never once felt disconnected from the story, it never lagged, it kept a high energy that was invigorating I truly felt I was there living it all, from the heart-wrenching moments to the sweetest, swooniest ones.

One side note before I wrap things up. Often times romances are promoted by trope list, and so many times contemporary romances are hyped with the “touch her and die” trope. And, look, I admit I roll my eyes good-naturedly when I see books like these promoted at such, because unless it’s a dark or fantasy romance, I think it’s safe to say that just means some alpha men marking his territory via growling. And don’t get me wrong— I’ll eat it up every time. Every single time. But, y’all, believe the authors as they hype this one up with that trope. Oooh boy, I shan’t say more, but I ate it up and then some!

And then some!

They took a trope and said, watch this.

Keep those eyes open, folks!

You most certainly don’t want to miss this.

I fear this isn’t a very coherent review, but I am still riding such a high for this one. I can’t wait to have a physical copy in my hands to make sure I place it front and center on my bookshelf. It’s the spot it deserves. An all-time favorite has been born. So please, if you’re reading this review without having read the book, I encourage you to click that “want to read” and to then secure “read” upon release.

You won’t regret it. Now time for me to invent a memory wipe machine so I can read this one for the first time all over again, see yaaa!

Thank you Jessica Norton and Aubrey Taylor for this complimentary copy, I leave this honest review voluntarily.