Nalia never expected to move back to her hometown, especially not with her ten-year-old sister in tow. But when her biological mother is sent to prison, she finds herself stepping into the role of parent. Overwhelmed with her new reality, she turns to the one place she has always felt safe. Home with her family.
What she doesn’t expect when she moves home is him.
After getting divorced, Logan Rafe is not interested in another relationship. His world revolves around his two kids and the auto shop he built from the ground up.
But then he meets Nalia Mayson. Beautiful, brave, and completely uninterested.
Using everything at his disposal, including their kids’ friendship, as an excuse to get closer, Logan slowly breaks down her walls. And before long, what began as an unlikely friendship becomes something deeper, something only he saw coming.
But healing takes time, and Nalia will need to accept herself and her past before she can fully let herself fall in love. And the two of them, well, the two of them will need to navigate having children, a school bully, and a complex family situation if they are going to find their happily ever after.
What she doesn’t expect when she moves home is him.
After getting divorced, Logan Rafe is not interested in another relationship. His world revolves around his two kids and the auto shop he built from the ground up.
But then he meets Nalia Mayson. Beautiful, brave, and completely uninterested.
Using everything at his disposal, including their kids’ friendship, as an excuse to get closer, Logan slowly breaks down her walls. And before long, what began as an unlikely friendship becomes something deeper, something only he saw coming.
But healing takes time, and Nalia will need to accept herself and her past before she can fully let herself fall in love. And the two of them, well, the two of them will need to navigate having children, a school bully, and a complex family situation if they are going to find their happily ever after.
This was a slow burn, and I admit I enjoy a good slow burn, so I was all in with Nalia and Logan's story.
I did enjoy it. I believed in their connection, and I liked how all in he was from the beginning, but that he realized that he would need time, and for him to be willing to take his time with her. And, I love that others around them noticed that he was different with her than he was with others.
All of those pieces of the story really made me believe that they were perfect for one another and they were both invested in the relationship.
This said, while I understand the kids and them being single parents was part of the story, and they were secondary characters, at times I felt that the subplot with the kids and the ex took over the story a bit. And, in a weird way, I was also annoyed that those stories seemed unfinished at the end, or at least like they were only resolved for now. I guess what I am saying is if you are going to develop a subplot that seems to become a major part of the story, follow through with it to the end.
While this part did feel a little unsettled, it wasn't enough to make me feel like I didn't enjoy the story, or that I wasn't able to connect with the main characters, so overall this title did work for me.
I enjoyed and recommend this title.
