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4.25 stars!

This was so good! I was so glad to get back what I love about Wasp's stories with this one when the last book I read didn't feel quite as good as usual with Wasp's stories.

But this was on par. There were still typos here and there, which are starting to feel like a staple of Wasp's stories as well as the fun and great stories, but oh well. I've learned to deal with them by this point.

Beau is 29, in the ECHL, which is a step below the AHL, so it's the lowest professional rung of of Hockey, and he could have probably gone on to the AHL an then NHL, but he's never cared enough, never put in the effort. And he's always been comfortable leaving, going from place to place, never staying long.

And when he meets Connor, 28, where he works at a mechanics in a small town in Texas when his car needs tuning up, there's an instant connection for both of them.

But Conner, just 4 months ago, got custody of his 4 younger siblings, all below 18, when his mother and step father (and father to the rest of the 4) died in a car accident, leaving him with the responsibility of raising them. But social services is breathing down his neck, and his house still needs repairs done - Hurricane Harvey did a number on it and it still isn't finished. And the social worker threatens to take away the kids if the house isn't completed with repairs in a month.

So Conner turns to Beau, who's looking for a place anyway, to help with the repairs. He doesn't plan for Beau to help out with the kids, and he sure as hell doesn't expect to fall for Beau.

And Beau wasn't looking to come to love the kids either, and definitely not fall for Connor and finally not want to leave, to want to stay forever.

But Connor and Beau are both scared, and take them a bit to get with the program and fight for what they want.

I loved this story - all the 4 kids were great, to adorable little 6-year-old Benji to 16-year-old Sean. Micah and Fiona are the other two kids, and they were great as well.

There are a few angsty moments, like it diving a little deeper into Connor's slight PTSD after leaving the Marines, which he'd been in for 9 years.

But having Beau there helps them all, and helps Beau too. He brings light and laughter to the family but also gains a family as well.

And Beau and Conner were awesome together, I loved them - their chemistry was off the charts, and the sex was hot ;) (well, what little we got of it. Having 4 kids around did not make it easy for these two to get busy).

The ending was great too, it was adorable and sweet and made me laugh and smile like a loon. Loved it! Definitely recommend this, it was awesome :D