I really wanted to love this one...I've really liked other books in the series...but it just didn't work for me. Both Harper and Mason's motivations were a bit problematic throughout, and their internal struggles seemed over the top much of the time. (Example, one of so many: she's torn over the loyalty she still feels for her ex, lectures his brother on how "long term relationships" work, yet she left and divorced Bruce before they'd been married even a year...at least that particular example gets pointed out to her--so many other examples don't) And don't even get me started on the resolution of the "who's abusing grandma?" plot and its eventual outcome...abrupt (and convenient, for the latter) doesn't even begin to describe it. The ending for Mason, Harper, and Brie (Harper's daughter) was absolutely adorable and beyond sweet, but it's a toss-up if a lovely ending makes up for all of the complete wait, whaaaaaat????? that came before it.

Rating: 2 1/2 stars / C-

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. ( )