ETA: Congratulations to Maisey Yates for her 2016 RITA Award for Brokedown Cowboy!!! If you all haven't read this series, READ IT! 
 First let me just praise the cover. The guy model? WHO are you sir and are you single? I mean.... 
 Ooof. *fans face* I kept catching myself staring at the cover and wanting to rub my face on it like a lunatic....... 
 Aaaaanyways, this is my first book by this author and it won't be my last if the writing is anything to go by. Her wordplay is seriously one of a kind and nothing I've seen. I would seriously give a 5 stars just for that. It's so fluid and organic, she manages to go dark and humurous at the same time which I liked and haven't seen before in a CR setting. And by dark I mean dealing with a hero who is still greiving over the death of his wife. The wise cracks and ribbing that bounces off the brothers and group of friends is so much fun and so natural. Nothing is trying too hard. There were some lines that really made me LOL and re-read and other moments that just made me go YES! I know that feeling exactly. 
 Years of fantasies could not have prepared her for the reality of Connor's lips on hers. It was new, and it was familiar in the most beautiful way. Like Christmas. Different all the time and somehow the same. With surprises and tradition all wrapped into one. That was kissing Connor. 
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 She wanted a customizable menu of options with boxes she could check. Access to his finer feelings? Check. Awkward self-consciousness? No. A solid, unshakable friendship? Check. Crippling loneliness and despair? No. 
 Consequence-free orgasms on tap? She would double check that. 
 "Right," she said. "Probably should've just grabbed your penis again instead of trying to talk about feelings." 
 Connor sputtered, coffee sloshing over the edge of his mug. "What the hell, Liss? You can't just say stuff like that." 
 "Now is not really the time to get precious. The horse has left the barn, run across the pasture and trampled the daises. If you go after him now, he'll just get spooked and kick you in the head." 
 The 'I'm in love with my best friend' theme here was executed wonderfully. I liked the fact that the author was conscious of the couple's long standing friendship and the hero's personal struggles to move on from losing his wife. I like that none of it was brushed under the rug and played a big part in the tension between the hero and heroine. It made the dynamic and HEA that much more realistic and plausible. The fact that Connor could *finally* accept that he will always love his wife and it's ok to move on and love someone else was so simple and honest yet bittersweet. It was a real struggle for this character and it made total sense especially given that the heroine has been his best friends for 18 years. That's a lot of history right there. And I have to say Liss, the heroine, really surprised me the most out of the two. Her no-filter personality and blurting whatever she thinks was a real hoot and so refreshing. It could have easily turned into an obnoxious quirk but it wasn't here. I loved how she kept Connor on his toes and left him speechless. I definitely want to read the next book with playboy Jack and Connor's little tomboy sister Katie. Another interesting dynamic with a lot of potential. I really recommend this author because her comedic timing is really great and her wordplay is divine!