This book was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Some things really bothered me. Others, I loved. The subject matter, for example. I added an entire star for that alone. I don't think romance has to be completely fluffy to be fun. I really appreciated the inclusion of a main character with PTSD in a book that also happens to revolve around a phone sex operator. A little heavy mixed in with the levity can be a great combination. 
 So. Plot. 
 East (That name bugged me for the first half of this book. I kept forgetting it was a name, not a direction) needs to get to Maine for a job interview as a school psychologist in an idyllic town in Maine. Her car has just been hit, so she needs an economical way to make the trip. She decides to hitch a ride with a delivery truck from the company her father used to work for and she knows well. Ansel, who recently survived a school shooting, is taking time off of his teaching job and started working at said trucking company. He agrees to take his friend Ron's cross country job for a little time to get away from his life and reflect, unaware that East will be part of his cargo. Considering that this will be Ansel's first cross country delivery, Ansel's boss considers having East along for the ride a good thing. Ansel is less than thrilled, obviously. He wanted the time alone. East isn't any happier about than he is. She is going to be stuck for the next 14 days with a stranger, albeit a really cute one. So, take one ex-teacher with PTSD and add a recently laid off school psychologist that has reluctantly started taking calls as a phone sex operator to supplement her income, and we get an interesting couple. 
 There were times I really enjoyed this book, but a lot of things just rubbed me the wrong way. I couldn't stand East. She always had the best of intentions and was kind to a fault, but she was just so...annoying. When she decides to work on Ansel and his PTSD and anxiety, she takes on this weird therapist/life coach type of mentality that felt completely out of place in a H/h relationship. When she started lecturing Ansel for his food choices, I rolled my eyes so hard. Sure, healthy body, healthy mind. But come on. From the way he is described, he's about as fit as he can be. If someone that I fell for ever followed me around criticizing my food choice and telling me to exercise more, even if they have my health in mind, I'd probably punch him in the face. Sort-of-therapist or not. And when Ansel thinks to himself that East even tastes clean because of her organic eating habits? 
 On the flip side of this, Ansel decides that East is too tightly wound and needs lessons in letting go a bit. He convinces her that having a few bites of his nachos will not actually send her to an early grave. She's even too nice to be decent as a phone sex operator. That brings me to my main complaint. This is book about two people deciding they need to change one another. Each of them finds each other wanting and decide that if only he/she was this or that then they would be the perfect bf/gf. The way I saw it, rather than have them slowly decide that they are perfect just as they are, they end up successfully changing one another and are grateful for the results. Ansel even thinks to himself that he is amazed East "fixed him". 
 Nope nope nope. 
 So why three stars then? First of all, the plot was original. And second, Ansel. The inclusion of Ansel's PTSD from a school shooting was both well written and incredibly relevant. His reactions felt authentic and his fears were heartbreaking and completely understandable. Maybe it's because I liked him so much, but I didn't really mind that he wanted East to loosen up. I kept thinking that if I'd been in his shoes and stuck with her for almost two weeks, I would want her to loosen up too. HAVE A BREAKFAST SAUSAGE, EAST. It builds character. 
 Overall, I think my recommendation depends on what kind of book you're looking for. If you absolutely love contemporary romance and want a nice way to pass the afternoon, this might be the book for you. If you're looking for heartwrenching, sigh-inducing romance, you might want to look elsewhere. 
 *I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.