When big-city developers threaten to buy up my small town, I need to save the rental cottage next door from demolition. I have a plan . . . until Daniel Sutton checks in.
Six-four, a face chiseled by the gods, and a body built by a career on the ice, I’m knocked sideways. He’s charming with me and adorable with his son. And when we touch, it’s electric.
But two things change everything. The pipes break in the cottage, and his agent calls. Before I can stop myself, I’m offering him a place to stay, and Daniel is offering me the answer to my problems. He’ll buy the cottage for me if I help him clean up his reputation.
Sounds simple enough. But when I start to fall in love with him, even though I know he’s leaving in a few months, it’s suddenly more complicated than ever.
I’m willing to take a chance on us and pour my heart into a letter. But with him skating on thin ice, he’s going to have to sacrifice something—me or his career.
I just hope XOXO, Summer isn’t the last thing I ever get to say to him.
Sometimes, it's just nice to read a book where both of the characters are all in from the beginning, are honest with one another, and while they know being together might be work, are also honest about both wanting to figure it out.
Yes, Summer and Daniel had some hurdles and had to figure things out along the way, but this was about two people who both knew the other wanted to figure it out, and that made this an easy and enjoyable read.
Add in that I genuinely liked both characters (and am looking forward to the next in the series) and this was a book I relaxed into and enjoyed as a perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon. The secondary characters are interesting and feel real, giving this a small town vibe that works because the setting doesn't ever overpower the characters, which can be a tough balance for a first book in a series, but this one was well balanced.
Yes, Summer and Daniel had some hurdles and had to figure things out along the way, but this was about two people who both knew the other wanted to figure it out, and that made this an easy and enjoyable read.
Add in that I genuinely liked both characters (and am looking forward to the next in the series) and this was a book I relaxed into and enjoyed as a perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon. The secondary characters are interesting and feel real, giving this a small town vibe that works because the setting doesn't ever overpower the characters, which can be a tough balance for a first book in a series, but this one was well balanced.
