I've stuck with this author through two pretty good books and finally think this one is a real winner. The plot is less contrived than the others (no big emotional issues exactly, just regular insecurities). Dallas and Carson are good characters and aren't gratuitously mean to each other the way a lot of couples behave in romances (nice change!). They actually get along from the start, and communicate! So the conflicts in the book are more natural ones: between their priorities and their circumstances. The plot moves somewhat awkwardly (a rival/ex-boyfriend is dispensed with between chapters quite suddenly) but the writing and characterization are strong and the connection between Carson and Dallas is deep and believable.