Good book. The story opens with Caitlyn and her best friend Alice talking about Caitlyn's lack of a dating life. Caitlyn is shy and awkward around men she doesn't know, and it's gotten worse since she broke up with her ex a year earlier. When Alice suggests Caitlyn practice dating, she has her brother Russ in mind. But when Russ brings his friend Dev to dinner at Alice's, Caitlyn immediately feels comfortable with him.

When Caitlyn asks him for "boyfriend lessons," he's taken aback but intrigued. He is in Royal for a few weeks looking for a site for the restaurant he wants to build. He's drawn to Caitlyn, and if he can help her out while getting to know her better, it's a win-win situation.

I liked seeing the relationship develop between Caitlyn and Dev. Dev usually limits himself to casual encounters, but Caitlyn quickly gets under his skin. They spend time together scouting locations and discover that it is easy to talk to each other about anything. The more time they spend together, the closer they get and the stronger their attraction grows. But what happens when Dev has to go back to New York?

Both Caitlyn and Dev are very close to their families. Caitlyn's plans for her future center around Royal. Complicating matters, there is family trouble that Caitlyn feels she needs to be there to help with. Dev's family has very traditional Indian customs. I was happy I read the author's note before the book, or I would have wondered what was going on with Dev. Why on earth would a thirty-year-old man still be living with his parents and allowing them to accept applications to be his wife? I could feel Dev's struggle as his feelings for Caitlyn grew, yet she didn't match his parents' requirement that he marry an Indian woman.

While Dev grew more confident that Caitlyn was the one for him, she worried they were moving too fast. Her breakup with her ex left Caitlyn unable to trust herself and her feelings. When Dev's father shows up at an awkward time, the differences between her and Dev seem insurmountable. Crises with their families pull them apart and force them to take a hard look at their priorities. I liked that Dev didn't give up, and they found a way to make things work.

A little bit deals with the inheritance issue, which is the series's overarching subject.

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