I loved reading the history behind Theo and Anniston, I enjoyed every moment.

The way you could feel their feelings for each other and the tension behind every word and action was amazing. It was an amazing insight to the beginner of how close the two of them were before Commander in Briefs began. ( )

I will be honest that when I first heard about this being a prequel to Anniston and Theo's story I was skeptical. For a couple of different reasons, the first being that I wanted new words from her, and secondly these were two characters that had their story told three books ago. However, I have changed my mind. This book was everything that I didn't know that I wanted. It was the backstory of what had made me fall in love with them in the first place. It filled in the history and the connection that had kept me from fully appreciating the first book, a book that while I loved I still had some issues with.

These characters, especially Theo, had me wanting to punch them both in the junk. They were two alpha's trying to prove their dominance in the relationship. In this story, though I was able to see how they truly were the better half of each other. They pushed themselves to be better people. They fumbled a lot of the time but in the end, they were only doing the things they were doing because they were afraid of ruining their connection.

In typical fashion, this author wove her magic and created a short story that was packed full of details that enhanced amazing characters and story that eventually paved the way for an amazing series of standalones. Well done. I would highly recommend this story and the entire series. ( )