Claire started pulling away from her friends after a traumatic event. Now that she has physically recovered, she keeps herself overworked and overscheduled to avoid memories. It doesn’t matter that her assistant pushes her to rest, and her friends are there to catch her, she doesn’t feel settled and safe in her own home anymore.

Kingston was there the night Claire’s whole world shifted, and though he doesn’t want to remind her of that night, he does want to help in whatever way he can. He has his own struggles going on when a longtime friend approaches him and needs medical assistance. Kingston is such a giving guy that he can’t help wanting to give whatever he can to those he loves.

When a group trip turns into just the two of them snowed in at one of the Montgomery mountain cabins, the feelings they have both tamped down lead to a night filled with heat, blurring the lines that had previously been clearly drawn.

I loved watching these two circle each other and then avoid each other. There was a certain amount of angst simply because addressing what was building between them meant Claire had to be able to let go of her nightmares. But watching as they each became safe harbor for the other embodied what I love about the Montgomery family and each of their books. The pacing kept things moving and I found myself flying through this story faster than I wanted.

Speaking of the Montgomerys, this is filled with plenty of the extended family but I especially loved seeing so much of Phoebe and Kane in the periphery of this book. There are a lot of Montgomerys to keep track of, but I have to say, I never forget who is who with the way the characters are included in the books that make the most sense for them to be in. I can’t wait for Crew and Aria’s book, as their teaser at the end has me wondering what is building between them!

Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Wilder Brothers, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She’s the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over one hundred novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.