3.5 stars

I loved the premise of this story. I loved the dire situation they found themselves in because survival romance is a guilty pleasure. However, there were week points in the story. I wanted them fleshed out so that their survival didn't get cheesy, which it ultimately did in parts.the family reaction was weird to me too.

It had potential and I did read until the end so it does do it in some ways . ( )

Author, Nicole Dykes does not hold anything back. She starts this book out with a nice "How you doing", and in the next moment she is pulling the rug out from under your feet. Yet, Nicole makes up for it with Cooper and Everly.

I could feel all of the emotions coming from Cooper and Everly. There is the fear, loss, friendship, sexual tension, and love. I did not know how much I craved an emotional, steamy romance until I read this book. There is a lot of sex happening in this story but it never felt over the top or too much. This is because of where Cooper and Everly were coming from. A place of deep emotions that were real. All that I can say is that author, Nicole Dykes left me "stranded" with emotions reading this book in a good way. ( )