Honestly after the not thrilling books number 4 and 5 in this series I remember starting this one with some trepidation.

This book focuses on Hugh Latimer who finds himself drawn to his next door neighbor Josie Pae Ata.

Josie is a rising star in Australia and New Zealand though she wishes to try her hand at doing something else then always playing the cheating scheming man eater she does on television. Hugh plays rugby for the All Blacks. We do have some old favorites of the series show up in this book like Koti but for the most part the story stuck with Hugh and Josie.

Things I really liked about this book is that we have the heroine in this book portrayed as Maori. It was really interesting to read things about the culture from a woman's point of view. Also we get Josie actually in a relationship that she has no intention of ending just because she finds herself a teensy bit attracted to Hugh (hence the title).

The character of Hugh was also interesting since we have him raising his half brother and sister after dealing with the fallout from his father and stepmother's accidental deaths. You can see Hugh doing things wrong and feeling overwhelmed by everything he is supposed to be doing and left on his own by his aunt that pretty much left him holding the bag with his brother and sister.

The love scenes were fine to me in this one. The book showcases Ms. James usual display of hot and raunchy with sweetness. However, this time I was more interested in what was going on between the two characters when they were not in bed. Next to Hannah and Drew I thought that Hugh and Josie were fantastic characters that ended up being quite memorable to me. ( )

My favorite so far in a series I adore! Hugh is plain brilliant. Amelia was a bit trying, but Charlie...ah Charlie! Just wanted to give him lots of cuddles!! I loved Josie too. Yep, great read! ( )