This is was a fun quick read!

This is a sort of second-chance romance. Paxton and Sawyer slept together three years together and now they're back in their hometown working on a job together. I liked this set up but I could not get over how much lingering on high school there was. These two are 37 years old and they talk about high school far too much for people who are that age. I thought their careers were really interesting. having them work on civil engineering projects is something I've never seen before and it made for really interesting conflicts. However, the conflict at the end, which was introduced in the last ten pages, wrapped up way too quickly. And was introduced way too close to the end!

I did enjoy the romance, though I thought the reason that they separated three years before was a bit contrived. I enjoyed some of their banter, though some of the work arguments did annoy me. Even though this was a short book, I did feel like we saw them reconnect. I would have liked to have heard more about Paxton's mom and the bar but generally the characters in this book were enjoyable to read.

I know Rochon has more recent releases and I would be interested in reading a book where she has more room to flesh out the story. This was a good introduction to this author and I'll probably read more soon! ( )

Not sure how I ended up with a Harlequin on my "to read" list, but it was OK. Not much plot, high school crushes reunited, hot sex, etc. A quick read. ( )