I have chosen not to leave a full review for this title. I know the idea was of a fairy tale...and I was interested in it. But, somewhere in the middle of it, the story started to feel like it was really overwrought. I finished it, but am only able to rate it a 2.

Thanks,
Laura

This might be the first Geissinger book I've read that underwhelmed me. Kimber and Matteo threw sparks alright but they were at cross purposes the entire book. The set up felt ridiculous and seriously, no more beards. I've had it with that trope already.

Kimber wants to make her mark in the fashion world - the old fashioned way. She doesn't seem to have much more than ideas and a will to survive. In the world of fashion, that gets you nowhere. And then there's her dear old Dad who is now very dead and she didn't see him for years! I'm not even a little impressed with her, frankly. That she was too naive and yes, stupid, to see what was right in front of her face (with her ex) did not help matters.

As for Matteo, let's see. Yes, stupid comes to mind there too. So he's wounded. So he and his mother have a terrible relationship, kinda sorta maybe. So he wants to save his own fashion house bacon and uses Kimber to do it. So he wants her but doesn't trust her and decides that yes, sex will do the trick to get her. OMG! Trainwreck here.

Frankly, it was insanely over the top, even for a Geissinger book. But then, there were two other things in this book. It was so over the top it was funny. I mean, you can't make this shit up funny. Some of the humor was definitely meant, but I'm pretty sure that some of it wasn't. It was just too much. And the ex - yes, you read that right. Brad somehow made the whole book better! Call it comic relief, call it the character arc, call it whatever you want, but I went from wanting to bash his head in to rooting for him.

So yeah, I've read way better Geissinger books with way less stereotyping but it still made me laugh and shake my head a lot.

Boutique owner and designer Kimber DiSanto was left at the altar in front of 300 of San Francisco’s elite. If that wasn’t bad enough, she received news that her father was dying. After hopping a flight to Italy, Kimber is now left trying to save her late father’s failing dress shop after her own went up in flames while also dealing with an icy stepmother and an arrogant Italian fashion tycoon trying to buy her out.

Matteo Moretti, the king of Italian fashion always gets what he wants . . .and he wants Kimber. Not only does he find her gorgeous and intelligent, her sassy and independent streak is driving him wild. He also believes she is an extraordinary designer. His plan is to win her over with his charm one kiss at a time. Kimber, however, isn’t so easily distracted. After having just been left at the altar, she’s not ready to jump into anything, let alone with sexy and infuriating Matteo.

As their passions flare, both Kimber and Matteo realize that it’s a fine line between love and hate as well as that everything isn’t always as it seems on the surface. Will these enemies become partners and lovers or will this Cinderella romance fizzle before they have a chance to explore all the possibilities of what could be?

Ache For You . . . Ahhhh, this book was so hot that it will melt your kindle! The dialogue throughout this book acts as verbal foreplay, and it is completely awesome!

Matteo is so utterly smooth and sexy, yet he has a hidden, vulnerable side. All he wants is for someone to really love him. And Kimber . . . dear lord, the universe is out to get her! But, she never gives up on her dreams or what she wants. This duo burns so hot, it’s incredible! I love watching them dance around each other and going from enemies to lovers. Kimber’s BFF Kenner and her ex Brad also add a comedic element that will have you laughing out loud.

Ache for You was completely over the top in the best of ways and I absolutely loved it. 5 stars for this slow burn fairy tale romance!

I loved the first two books in this series. Geissinger wrote two charming stories with the slow burn that hits all the right buttons. Ache for You is a slow burn third entry in the series.

Matteo, when we first meet him, is a hit. I could feel my anticipation building for how the story was going to play out with Kimber. But then, as I got a bit further into the story, my anticipation began to fizzle. Matteo seemed kind of a jerk, and not in a "he's going to be such a great guy once the big reveal happens". I liked Kimber. She was determined that the constant spate of bad luck was not going to get the best of her, but I wanted to warn her away from Matteo,

Then, about midway through the story, Geissinger began to let the reader see Matteo's vulnerability and let us realize that he wasn't the alpha-hole that he appeared. At last! From that point forward, I loved the story. Let me add, his mother is a jewel of a character.

Being a Geissinger book, we get a wonderful HEA ending. Rating this 4 stars.

This is a great book with a wonderful story and well developed characters. The story flowed very well and was very enjoyable. This book will keep you reading long into the night and you will not want to put this book down until you finish. This was such a great read and full of surprises. I am looking forward to reading other books by this great author.

I love this series by the crazy talented J.T. Geissinger. Every book has been hilarious, romantic and drop-dead sexy. Ache for You is all that and more. It’s a fun and unique spoof of Cinderella, and I didn’t want to put it down. Matteo is an absolutely swoon-worthy playboy and will be on many book boyfriend lists. Don’t miss Ache for You!

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Avid Reader – ☆☆☆
M/F Romance

This is the third book in this series and I loved the previous books. This one, however, just didn't mesh well for me.

Matteo is a bit of a mystery in this story. He's somewhat arrogant, pushy, and I just didn't like how he handled Kimber or the situation they were in. He seemed incredibly self-centered and was kind of an A-hole for most of the story. Despite his background of being a strict designer, he had this strange way of conducting business with Kimber.

Kimber is flighty and ditzy for most of this story. I hated that she was so attracted to Matteo, but fought the attraction with sarcasm, judgments, and anger. While she was having a hard week, it still doesn't really excuse her behavior. It was strange to watch her justify her behavior – but it all boiled down to the fact that I found her incredibly unlikeable.

Overall, this just missed the mark. It didn't mesh well and there was a lack of development and background. Hopefully if more are to come, they will be more like the first two.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the third book in the series – each deals with separate romances, but with a common theme, and all are very enjoyable reads.

There are some lovely touches of fairy tale in this book, which are fun and romantic – as well as forewarning us of potential disaster ahead. It is never too much, but just enough to raise a smile and render the story familiar. The fact that it is set in a backdrop of the Florentine hills, speckled with aristocracy and new money, and in the world of haute couture fashion just adds to the drama and the fantasy.

Kimber is, however, a modern woman with a not insignificant temper, and she has recently been pushed to the edge. She now finds herself the owner of a large house inhabited by an unknown step-mother, and a failing business. So when faced with Matteo's visual perfection, she really doesn't know how to balance the incredible chemistry between them with the intense desire she has, not to make another mistake falling for a handsome man. I love the lengths she will go to in her head to justify and then simultaneously deny herself the opportunity to get close to him.

Matteo, too, is battling with his feelings, and how to show her he is sincere, in spite of the way he is behaving. It is a lot of fun being a spectator and definitely intense when they just cave into their desires!

There are some fabulous side characters who add a lot to the plot; Jenner, obviously, and Brad, unexpectedly, to mention just two. I did have a few issues with a few plot devices, as they didn't quite ring true – it seems unbelievable that Kimber had never picked up any Italian, she left aged three, when most children speak, and she had visited every year as a child... no child can avoid picking up conversational language when surrounded by it. And secondly, I was confused by the driving on the wrong side comment about? Italians drive on the same side as in the States. But these are minor things in the scheme of things, and just caused me a momentary blip in what is otherwise an entertaining and romantic tale.


Lee’Anne – ☆☆☆☆☆
I have such weird feelings about this book – I wanted to hate the hero, Matteo, so badly because he’s such an ass through 95% of this book but somehow, the author had me loving him. And this entire story.

Kimber DiSanto is having a terrible week, she’s dumped in the middle of her wedding, her father just died, her dress shop burned to the ground, she’s just learned she has a new “wicked” stepmother she had no idea about, and now, Matteo. Kimber and Matteo meet in the airport where Kimber believes he’s paparazzi, but quickly learns otherwise when he offers her his seat on a flight she HAS to be on… in exchange for her sketch pad that has all of her dress designs. Thinking she’ll never see Matteo again, she’s in for the surprise of a lifetime when she runs into him at her father’s estate and he’s determined to buy her father’s clothing shop. Kimber plans to not only keep her father’s shop as her own but is also determined to win her sketch pad back from Matteo, one kiss at a time.

The sexual tension between these two literally jumped off the pages, the author does a phenomenal job with bringing this story to life. The banter between the two main characters had me cracking up laughing at times and cringing at other times – it’s quite entertaining. I’ve been a huge fan of this series from book one and that momentum is definitely still going in book three. Already excited for more!

When Kimber's fiancé calls off their wedding, while she's standing at the altar, she thinks her life can't take any more drama. But the hits keep coming when she finds out her father is sick. To make matters worse, her father lives in Italy, and her seat is bumped thanks to the airline overselling the flight. What will she do? She has to make it to Italy before her father passes. He's her only family, aside from her bestie, Jenner, and she hasn't seen him in far too long. But lo and behold, a gorgeous, but obviously lying Italian hottie offers to give her his first class seat. All she has to do is give him her sketchbook of all her fashion designs. Designs she's been sketching forever and that contain the line she's hoping to make a reality. It's a tough choice, but not really because her father is her number one priority.

Once she arrives, however, she finds that aside from her father's obviously not good health, she's somehow got a new stepmother and stepbrother she didn't know she had. And that stepmother is an ice queen. And that stepbrother is...wait for it...the obviously lying Italian hottie who extorted her sketchbook out of her. Yep!

And then more hits when she finds out her tiny boutique back in San Francisco has burned down. So what does she have to go back home to? Nothing.

Might as well stay in Italy and try to revive her father's failing fashion business. And deal with her former stepbrother. The one she didn't know she had. The man who drives her absolutely batshit crazy with anger (and lust). And honestly, I enjoyed their snarky, witty banter as she zinged him and his ego was just so amazed and excited that this fiery beauty was telling him no, something that women never did to him. You see, Matteo is a Marchese, (not a Count as she kept calling him 😉) and women do not tell Marchesi, especially Matteo, no. Nor do they mistake them for paparazzos as Kimber did. And they definitely do not tell them to

"Go f yourself."

Ahhh! I loved Kimber's sassy, feisty attitude. And so did Matteo. And that's what I loved most about Ache for You. Their witty, snarky banter was so fun and funny, and yet it masked deepening feelings between these two seemingly mismatched people. And I fell in love with them as they fell in love with each other. I've loved all of the Slow Burn stories, but I think this one just may be my favorite (sshh...don't tell Jax and Bianca!) I hope there are more stories to come in the Slow Burn world because they've all been sexy with wonderful characters that share a passionate connection.

I like this series a lot! This one was another sexy and fun read.I enjoyed everything about the way this couple meet and continue to meet.I loved their chemistry. The heat between Kimber and Matteo was sizzling . There was angst but it was low which is ok with me!

I absolutely loved the first two books in this series and had the same expectations for this one. But it didn’t quite hit it out of the park like I hoped it would, but still found it an OK read.

To me, it felt like the style was a bit different than the past two books. And there were lines that I definitely could have done without, it went a little bit too far or maybe I’m sensitive. I wasn’t quite connecting with the characters like I hoped I would and the romance took a while to get to. I did feel for Kimber and everything she endured, so I understand a little bit about the way she was with being left at the altar and losing her father. I can only imagine the emotional roller coaster she was on.

I liked Matteo a little bit here and there, but he had his unlikable moments and I really just wanted him to be truthful about his intentions towards Kimber. I think it would have saved a lot of heartache for everyone.

Trust me, I’m bummed out that I didn’t like this as much as I wanted to, but it could still work out for you!

5 fairytale stars

A fabulous, flirty, and fun reinvention of a fairytale! J.T. Geissinger takes us on a ride in Ache For You, as only she can. In this enemies to lovers, or "frenemies who kiss" story, you'll want to cry, laugh hysterically, cheer and strangle all within a few pages and oh what fun it is.

Kimber was marrying the man of her dreams. Well he WAS the man of her dreams until he dumps her at the altar. Like a giant game of Jenga, this one event seems to make all the pieces to her life begin to tumble. She's the jilted dressmaker, her business burns to the ground and her beloved father is dying. As she rushes to Italy to be with dad, the hits keep coming when she meets the most beautiful man on the planet and is then bumped from her flight. Having recently decided on instahate as a game plan against men, meeting "Count Egotistico" wasn't quite the joy he believes his presence should bestow and she's only too happy to explain how underwhelmed she is with him. She does feel somewhat badly when he comes through with an incredibly kind gesture in order to facilitate her getting to her dying dad, until he reveals what he wants in trade. Thinking she'll never need to see this infuriating man again, she's floored when she finds out just who he actually is.

Despite the fact that he's actually somewhat reclusive, Matteo Moretti isn't used to women turning him down. He's the head designer for the House of Moretti, one of the most sought after fashion houses in the world. He's gorgeous, successful, rich; he's a marchese, for crying out loud but none of that means anything to the stunning spitfire he meets at the airport. For reasons unbeknownst to him, she hates him on sight, while he experiences feelings the exact opposite. He's drawn to her in a way he's never felt before but no matter what he does, she insists on hating him. Well she really seems to like kissing him but she hates everything else. Pitted against her in business when she decides to stay in Florence to try and salvage her father's dress shop, he longs to find a way for them to succeed in business and love. He pulls out all the stops to win her over, after all, as the saying goes alls fair in love and war.

This modern day remake of a fairytale was delicious! Matteo and Kimber are fire and ice and their friends to lovers story nearly caused my tablet to overheat. Add in a wicked stepmother, a GBF and a ridiculously crazy ex and it was just sheer fun! I don't want to give away any of the twists and turns but I loved every minute of this crazy tale and I'm betting you will too!

AnnMarie - Alphas Do It Better Book Blog

3.5 stars--ACHE FOR YOU is the third instalment in JT Geissinger’s contemporary, adult SLOW BURN erotic, romance series. This is Italian Marchese Matteo Moretti, and boutique owner/designer Kimber DiSanto’s story line. ACHE FOR YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kimber and Matteo) ACHE FOR YOU is a Cinderella-esque / forbidden romance story line focusing on Italian Marchese Matteo Moretti, and boutique owner/designer Kimber DiSanto. Kimber DiSanto’s life is spiralling out of control: dumped at the altar, the death of her father, blindsided by a step-mother she never knew, and a fire that destroyed her designer boutique, our heroine finds herself in Florence, Italy in an effort to ensure her father’s dress shop remains a viable operation. But Kimber’s run of bad luck continues to grow when a gorgeous Italian male makes Kimber an offer she cannot refuse. Enter Marchese Matteo Moretti, Kimber’s ex step-brother, and the man with whom Kimber will fall in love. What ensues is the acrimonious relationship between Kimber and Matteo, and the potential fall-out as Kimber struggles with issues of trust, when betrayal is but a design sketch away.

Kimber DiSanto’s father was dying and our heroine was desperate to catch a flight overseas but Kimber was bumped, and her only option was to reluctantly give her latest designs to the handsome stranger in exchange for a first class ticket to Florence, Italy. Judgemental but wary Kimber doesn’t do herself any favors as she endeavors to take control of her father’s fashion line in an effort to prevent the competition from gaining control. Matteo Moretti was drawn in by the beautiful designer from the first time they met but offering her his ticket in exchange for her designs was all kinds of betrayal for a woman he would come to love. Hoping to make things right, nothing ever goes according to plans and the fall-out threatens the woman he loves.

The relationship between Matteo and Kimber is one of immediate attraction but Kimber was in no position for a rebound romance including a romance with a man she believes is out to destroy the DiSanto family business. As Matteo attempts to seduce our story line heroine, Kimber is conflicted by rumors and warnings about the man (and family) with whom she is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text but I struggled with a perceived lack of palpable sexual energy. Matteo is the epitome of an Italian lover while Kimber is a brash, mouthy and slightly hysterical American of Italian descent.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and charismatic. We are introduced to Kimber’s best friends: fashion model Jenner, and Danielle, as well as her ex-fiance Brad Wingate; Matteo’s mother, the Marchesa Lady Moretti, and her major-domo Lorenzo, and her father’s best friend Dominic.

ACHE FOR YOU is a captivating, multi-troped story line: enemies to lover, reimagined fairy tale, left at the altar, and forbidden romance. The premise is entertaining and enjoyable; the romance is seductive and sexy; the characters are spirited and animated.

There are some issues of repetition including the use and application of the word ‘uterus’ (and derivatives) sixteen times as our heroine’s inner monologue focuses on her attraction to a man she believes is the ultimate betrayal. I am a big fan of JT Geissinger’s style of writing but I had a difficult time connecting with her latest couple.

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A RomCom version of Cinderella

The third story in the SLOW BURN Series, Ache For You is a lighthearted RomCom version of Cinderella. I absolutely loved this book and i would have to rate it amongst my "unputdownables" for 2018. This is a hilarious, over the top sexy, enemies become lovers comedy. If you don't laugh at all reading Kimber and Matteo's story, you definitely need to go and find your sense of humour.

Kimber and Matteo are definitely two people who cannot stand the sight of each other. Yet the chemical and sexual tension between them is totally combustible. He's a dirty talking, sexy hunk of Italian man, and she's sworn off all men after being unceremoniously dumped at the altar. After being totally ignored by Kimber when they first meet, Matteo takes it upon himself to chase and wear her down. What ensues is a magical story of laughs, misunderstandings and some very steamy scenes.

Wait until you read the epilogue ... if you weren't swooning by then .... you definitely will be. Loved the story, loved the series. An absolute winner in my eyes.

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FIVE STARS

This was the first book from this author I'd read, although I've heard good things about her books and even have two sitting on my Kindle waiting to be read (TBR problems, y'all). I won't go into a recap of the story, but I was not disappointed with Ache for You, which is a modern take on the classic Cinderella story with some "enemies to lovers" vibes thrown in for good measure.

Matteo was intriguing and could certainly bring the swoon factor. And although the author tried to keep things kind of mysterious, it was pretty easy to guess what was going on from pretty early on in the book. But since this wasn't a "mystery" or "romantic suspense", I didn't really think it detracted from the story.

Kimber was a bit more difficult for me to pin down. Her reaction to some things seemed a bit unrealistic at times. Without giving away any spoilers, I thought her feelings towards her ex would have moderated a bit. Frankly, I felt like some of her relationship/reaction to Brad was done more for comedic purposes than anything else. And although this is categorized as a "romcom", I'm not sure I really felt it was funny enough to be called that. There were certainly some funny and light moments, but I'm just not sure it rose to the level of a "romcom".

I'll definitely be checking out the other books in this series and the other books by this author that I already own.\

*I was provided with a copy of this book by the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

4.5 STARS
Kimber DiSanto’s life is a mess. Her fiancé left her at the altar, her business went up in flames, and now she is stuck in Florence dealing with her dads failing business. To make matters worse her new stepmother is an ice queen. Then she has to deal with the sexy Italian that wants to take her to bed. In Kimber’s desperation to get to Italy before her father passes, she bargains her sketchpad for a plane ticket with the sexy man. Now Mateo is going to use that as his bargaining chip. Kimber wants her sketchpad back and Mateo wants Kimber.

These two were hilarious. It is obvious to the reader that Kimber has pegged Mateo all wrong. Try telling that to her though. Kimber has been burned bad and does not trust. More than anything, she cannot trust her own judgement. It was understandable but after a while, I wanted to scream at her. I wish that she had come to her senses a bit sooner. Mateo was a completely swoony hero. I could feel his frustration.

All in all this was a fun read. It was sexy, sweet, and funny.

On what should have been the happiest day of her life, Kimber is dumped at the altar and within 24 hours is on a plane to Italy to spend the last bit of time left with her dying father at his hospital bedside. She was lucky to have made it in time actually, the kindness of a cocky, handsome stranger was her saving grace.

Upon arrival at her father’s home, Kimber is shocked to discover that her father had recently remarried and she now has a not only a step mother but a step brother too. That is not the only change, her childhood bedroom is now occupied by two spoilt dogs.

Kimber is struggling to deal with the loss of her much loved father when she receives more bad news from home which has her deciding to make Florence her home for now. She is determined to rebuild her father’s flailing dress shop business with her own designs, she knows she can do this and honor the legacy he left behind.

Then she meets her new step-brother, Matteo Moretti. The handsome stranger who helped her get on her flight at the airport. The man who she was hugely attracted to and has been day dreaming about since she met him. He’s also the man who wants to buy her father’s business from her to expand his own fashion empire.

‘As rich and buttery soft as his shoes, his voice also has a slight italian accent that manages to sound suave and sexual all at the same time. I bet he could make me orgasm just by whispering the phone book in my ear.’

The thing is, he has something of hers that she traded at the airport and now she wants it back. However, Matteo has his own terms that Kimber has to meet if she wants what he has. She can’t seem to figure out this smooth talking man who seems to have injected himself into her life, daily. What she does know is that the man kisses her like it’s the last one he will ever have, it’s incredibly erotic foreplay.

‘His mouth is heaven. I’ve died and gone straight to heaven. I’m floating on clouds. Somewhere off in the distance, cherubs pluck harp strings and unicorns sail over rainbows.’

Kimber is desperately trying to fight the undeniable attraction she has for Matteo and he is pushing back just as much. Kimber has already been fooled once by a man she thought of as her prince charming and she will not be fooled again. Can she really trust someone else with her heart again?

‘I’m not ready to roll out the red carpet for another white knight just yet. Considering the last one turned out to have rusted armour and a lame horse.’

I loved the flirtation dance between these two, Kimber finds it hard to trust and Matteo has his own struggles from his past to work through as well. I really loved Kimber’s friends, they were among the other secondary characters who were an integral part of this story. This was very different to the other books in the series and had a lot more humour which I really enjoyed ☺

If you are a fan of funny and sexy enemies-to-lovers books then you need to read Ache For You.

When it rains it poured for Kimber DiSanto. She got left at the altar with no explanation then she gets a letter telling her to come to Italy because her father is not well. While she is waiting at the airport this gorgeous sexy Italian man starts hitting on her, Matteo Moretti. After arriving in Italy Kimber is hit with more news, there is someone who wants to buy her father company - Matteo Moretti.

I’m usually in a big fan of slow burn romances, but there was never a dull moment to this book. Kimber has an aggressive side to her when the men in her life make her mad. And it will have you laughing out loud when she attacks.

This book was scorching hot, dare I say the steamiest in the series?! I knew I was reading Ache for You as soon as a friend introduced me to J.T. Geissinger this summer. I am trying to expand my reading genres and usually don't do sizzling romances because true story, I blush uncontrollably. No matter how many kisses or sex scenes I read, as soon as the pages start steaming up, my face starts turning red. So as you can imagine I spend the majority of this book as a delightful tomato, dying a slow, death from the sexual tension between Kimber and Matteo.

It was really the best possible way to go. Kimber is a feisty woman who is the definition of Murphy's Law. Fiance dumps her, check. Loses her business and all her work, check. Loss of loved ones, check. If something can go wrong with her, it will. I spent a good portion of the book wondering if she was ever going to catch a break because the hits just seemed to keep coming. But Kimber is resilient and determined, she held her chin high through it all.

But what I really want to talk about is Matteo because SWOON. Seriously, fell so head-over-heels for this cocky, arrogant Italian with the body of a Greek God. I loved his stubborn attitude, Italian dirty talk, and his innate ability to read people. His word volley with Kimber had me bouncing back and forth from giggling to combusting into a pile of ashes where I sat. The tension and competition between these two is off the charts! Have I mention how steamy this book was?! *fans self* Lets just say Matteo wasn't all talk, and thank goodness for that!

I really loved the balance in the story, from the romance to the secondary characters, everyone had a moment to shine. I was captivated by Jenner, Kimber's gay BFF. He was hilarious and added much needed sass, comic relief, and real talk. Brad, well I didn't see his story line coming but I liked his complete 180 overhaul and the man we meet at the beginning of the story is not who we see as we close the last page. But h*ll if I am honest, I am still over here lusting after Matteo...from his romantic gestures to his dirty mouth, he just stole every scene and page, and I am definitely okay with that!

Book #3 in the slow burn series finds Kimber who was literally left at the alter on her wedding day, has lost her business and learned her dad is not expected to make it much longer. She goes to her dad’s death bed only to find he was married to a witch of a woman who wants to sell his business to the highest bidder. After her dad passes Kimber realizes she has nothing to go home for and decides to stay and run her dad’s business. The evil step mother want to sell it to Matteo, whom Kimber had a brief run in at the airport with, but Kimber hates him on site. Kimber has pretty much sworn off all men and love. While I did really like Matteo, ecspecially their verbal sparring. But Kimber was hard to like, I get it she was heartbroken, but because of it the story was too much of a slow burn. I would stay that was the only thing I didn’t care for in the story. Matteo was clearly smitten with her but Kimber seem to be oblivious and would just out rite be rude which was a major turn off. Over all still a good book to read, and the epilogue was really great.

I LOVED the two previous books, so I had very high expectations with this one.
It started well, I laugh with Kimber's mouth (and drama), and also all this Mateo's Alpha attitude, but then I got tired, I just need more consistancy....
That's why I'll refrain from sharing my review. I love the series and the author too much.