Cherished, as the fourth novel in the Wanted series, continues the stories of all the couples already established, and highlights the new relationship between Jess and Scott. They have known each other since high school, when one kiss caused Jess to lose her heart to Scott and Scott to run away from Jess. That first kiss only set up the pattern of running that these two seem to do so well. When things get tense, look ugly or go bad for one or the other, they run. It makes it very difficult to work through a problem if the first instinct is to run, and that instinct is the big hurdle for Scott and Jess's relationship. 
 I ached during Jess and Scott's scenes reading the way they dealt with their pain. When Jessie disappears without telling anyone where she is going I just wanted to reach into my e-reader and yell at her to call home and listen to what happened. And then her time away increases, and she meets a brokenhearted man also seeking refuge at the same hotel, and then I was mad at her. Meanwhile we watch Scott's reaction to finding Jessie missing and not being able to find her and my own heartache just continued. 
 I also really liked the humor in some of the individual scenes, including another instance of Garrett having a six sense interrupting sex. This group of friends is really there for each other, in good times and bad. The girls' reaction to Jessie's disappearance, and the whole group rallying around Scott to help keep him focused really shows the community that has developed over the course of the series. They know exactly what each other need and are they to give that help. 
 I have loved this series from the beginning and love seeing the established couples in their daily lives, but in Cherished, it almost felt like the other couples didn't add to Jess and Scott as much as they have in previous books. There were a lot of scenes that felt repetitive and unneeded for the central plot to progress, which made it hard at times to stay as excited about Jess and Scott. If I had one complaint about this book, it would be that I wanted more of Jessica and Scott and less of the friends. A hard statement to make. 
 The hints made in this story as to the next couples make me excited to keep reading the series, even with my frustration with the secondary couples in this book. I will keep reading this series because I do love the characters and community development that has happened over the last four books (and the novella), but this one was sadly not my favorite in the series. 
 Thanks to Kelly Elliott for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.