I seem to be stuck in re-read land, especially the In Death series - I need to get over my addiction to Eve and Roarke! This is definitely a sweet romance with an interesting meet-cute, and some hot steamy bits, but honestly the meaningful non-romantic relationships and self reflection from both Nova and Ronan really sealed my love for this one. It also has the "evil other woman" trope which I personally dislike - pitting women against each other who fall all over themselves for the MMC. The local boosters are determined to get Ronan married to a local girl to keep him in town after his first winning season.

It’s such a nice sentiment, but it feels like I’ve heard this same thing about 1000x in the past, it’s not a unique sentiment, and yet the author tries to pass it off as the wisest wisdom that ever wisded. Ronan is now the star football coach in their small town, Nova is his neighbor, and they just keep running into each other.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). That dart game was a super bizzare with the very infantile "make the man wear a bra, haha" and the sudden cramp to force touching. Just felt like a way to make the sister quirky instead of delving into the complexities of what it means to be on the spectrum. Then, the heroine gives advice that sounds like it could have come from my 5 year old’s Daniel Tiger books.

I liked the lighthearted, small town feel, but would’ve appreciated more focus on Nova and Ronan’s connection without everything else getting in the way. The feelings that started back all those years ago pretty much come back to life now that they’re in each others’ lives again.Skeet and Sonia were also fantastic supporting characters and Skeet especially had me cracking up with his endearing, golden-retriever energy! A person can want something at one point in their life, then want something entirely different later, especially after they’ve realized what’s important. I loved how they both took chances on each other even though one wasn't ready but they still stood by each other's side.