Ok, this has the age gap thing I am no fan of, but that isn't reason for the low rating. I did enjoy the traumatized heroine aspect of the book, and all the angsty misunderstanding stuff, but Zach is just too much of an asshole. He sexually assaults her. He even acknowledges that what he is doing is without her consent and wrong and awful, but he does it anyways. Generally, I like a book where the hero has to grovel, but this was just too problematic for me. I worry about the messages women get about what love is! Not to mention what we teach men is acceptable behavior. ( )

I continue to love this author. This one was a bit different since it's a new adult title. That genre is not typically my favorite but this one was nice. It took place over about six years. The hero had the hots for her and chased her off and on for years. But because he didn't know she was a rape survivor he was at a disadvantage because he couldn't understand why she wouldn't go out with him even though he could tell she liked him. He did some really sweet things and some pretty shitty things o to get her attention over the years. Loved the angst. The hero wasn't quite so crazy assed stalkerish as LC's heroes usually are but that worked well in this genre.

A nice read but I still perfer the adult stuff. ( )

Ok, this has the age gap thing I am no fan of, but that isn't reason for the low rating. I did enjoy the traumatized heroine aspect of the book, and all the angsty misunderstanding stuff, but Zach is just too much of an asshole. He sexually assaults her. He even acknowledges that what he is doing is without her consent and wrong and awful, but he does it anyways. Generally, I like a book where the hero has to grovel, but this was just too problematic for me. I worry about the messages women get about what love is! Not to mention what we teach men is acceptable behavior. ( )