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3,5 stars

Darn. I really wanted to love this.
The potential for an explosive story for Kit and Henry seemed written in the stars.
I hate to say it left me lukewarm.

And here is why:

�� The first half of the book is extremely slow, with the MCs only meeting once at 35% for one conversation. (I admit, Mcs meeting so late in the book is a pet hate of mine)
The rest consists mainly of lengthy backstories for almost every Tom, Dick and Harry that pops up in this book, and monologuing narrative.
Some of this is totally unnecessary, imo. And it takes far too long for Henry to find out that Kit never received his severance payment so many years ago.

�� The story picks up at 50% when Kit and Henry meet for the second time and things get more interesting, with a daring challenge thrown at Henry’s feet. To me it felt that the book only started at this point.

�� This means there’s only half a book dedicated to the development of Henry and Kit’s relationship. As a result, everything happens relatively fast. Yes, Henry does an excellent groveling job, and I can see why Kit would give into that so easily, but I had really hoped for a lot more sparks between them.

�� Speaking of sparks �� it was a bit of surprise what happens between Kit and Henry in the bedroom, but very much on the positive side! But although there’s some heat and chemistry between the guys, it’s not near as sizzling and urgent as David and Murdo’s.

�� Some page time in the second 50% is also taken by a secondary plot involving both Kit’s and Henry’s families. Which was fine, but �� I simply wanted more Kit and Henry!

�� The book ended in the blink of an eye with everything resolving quickly and easily in a few pages.

There are a couple of other things I had doubts about, but I think you get the idea.
Only question: What the heck is the deal with that parrot? I found that later scene with it a bit �� strange???


While I enjoyed the second part of the book a lot better than the first, unfortunately, this doesn’t rate anywhere near the first three books for me. I sincerely hope that other people enjoy this more than me.