⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Absolutely. An overload of chemistry and an accidental pregnancy set the scene for this emotional journey to love.

My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man I’d ever seen broke up the scuffle before he asked me on a date. I was seconds away from accepting but then he told me his name. As an owner of the Haven River Ranch, Jax Haven wasn’t my boss. But he wasn’t not my boss either. Obviously, my only option was to turn him down, scurry away, then pretend like he was a stranger on my first day of work. And obviously, I could never, ever admit that he was my secret crush. For as hard as I work at my job, I work twice as hard to pretend Jax doesn’t exist. I don’t let myself think about his dazzling eyes or charming smile. I refuse to acknowledge how good he looks in a pair of faded Wrangler jeans. And as tempting as he is in a cowboy hat, Jax is a distraction I cannot afford. Everything was going according to plan until the annual holiday party. Until I drank one too many flutes of champagne and let him sweep me off my feet. After a night in his bed, there was no more ignoring Jax Haven. Not when I’m pregnant with his baby.

MY THOUGHTS

I finished this book in one day. It was impossible to put down. There were so many things to love. The adorable way Jax and Sasha opened up to each other by sharing their pain and fears. The way Sasha’s past was slowly and meticulously revealed. And how wonderfully complex Jax turned out to be.

There were some parts that were slow, but that frustration disappeared when juxtaposed against all the other emotions this book evoked. I loved Jax and Sasha together and their incredible chemistry. Their developing relationship had an edge of agony to it, with a constant push and pull, a sense of urgency and uncertainty interspersed with exquisitely tender moments. And the ending was *chef’s kiss* perfect.

I can highly recommend this if you like your steamy romance with multifaceted characters and all the feels.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: October 15, 2024
Sensuality Rating: Hot
Series: Book 2 of Haven River Ranch
Tropes: Cowboy Romance, Accidental Pregnancy, Forced Proximity, Work Romance