"In that moment, with no words spoken, we said everything that mattered." 
 This is the first book I have read by Tessa Teevan and I was not disappointed. I was recommended her as an author by a friend, so was looking forward to reading this. This book is a spin-off to the Explosive series, but I read it as a standalone, not having read the other series, so it can definitely be done. You really don't need to have read any others, but I will definitely be going to seek them out now. 
 Well this book starts out super emotional! The first few percent is a heart-wrencher, but the story quickly develops and we get an understanding of what may happen. I realised quite quickly the direction this story was going to take, but there is a lot more to it. 
 This is a huge second chance romance between Ava and Tucker. Friends since they were children, but due to reasons, to an extent outside of their control, their lives took them in different directions. But now they have been thrown back together again, with Ava moving back to her home town once again. There is a lot for them both to work through, bringing up a lot of thoughts and resentments from the past, but can they work their way through things? 
 "I don't want to talk about the future. I don't want to talk about the past. I just want to be here, in the present, with you. We'll deal with everything else later." 
 The characters in this are great! Tucker is lovely... A great hero character. Ava is also a great girl - she is sweet, sexy, sassy and funny. This book is all about love and friendship, and theirs really is a truly wonderful love story. 
 Although emotional at the start, I didn't make me cry. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it so much, I found it very funny, moving and brilliantly written. I just didn't feel that emotion down to my bones! But it flowed really well, and there was a great depth to the characters and the storyline. 
 The secondary characters in this book are great, especially Ava's parents (who I understand are main characters from the Explosive series) and her brothers. I also really liked Tucker's brother, Tanner and would like to see more from him. 
 I definitely look forward to reading more from this series, and this author. A great introduction! 
 **** 4 solid stars! **** 
 Lou 
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