About this deal
Working at Lovelight Farms is the best part of my day, and being able to go to work with my two best friends is icing on the proverbial cake.
Borison is the author of cozy, contemporary romances featuring emotionally vulnerable characters and swoon-worthy settings. And since this is a POC hero, it makes me think all sorts of dark thoughts about racism when it doesn’t seem like this sort of book.I also love that Borison’s style allows for a low angst feel while also tackling some heavier subjects. Overall it was a pretty meh book and I have to say I am honestly glad that I finally managed to finish it. I absolutely ADORED her connection with Caleb, from the Hawaiian shirt through their dates, and even her confused feelings (they broke my heart, but I understood her as a character, so I never felt like the conflict was forced).
However, when his loyal men, the Iron Dogs, come to him with stories of how they are being hunted down and picked off, Hugh finds a spark of .
It made me want to cry how hard he was on himself, how he prepared every date with all his care and a single thing going wrong would make him feel like a failure, like it was a signal of him not being good enough for her. Layla is also amazing with her sense of humor, caring nature, and optimism, but she has a lot of internal self-doubts. He chews with his mouth open and doesn't bother finishing before he replies, bits of food flying out with his answer.