***4 'All In' Stars*** 
 I don't know how Ms. Halle can give us a book (or duet in this case) that falls dark, gritty and smexy spectrum and then totally switch gears and give us a book that falls on the sweet and swoony spectrum, though still just as smexy (dear LORD is it smexy) but she does and does it well. This book is all kinds of sweet and swoon worthy with a good dose of drama/angst to keep things interesting and characters that you'll fall in love with while praying that they get their shit together and see what's right in front of their noses. 
 I really liked Jackie even though she drove me a little batshit crazy. She's an amazing mother and I loved how she wanted to show everyone that she had learned from the missteps of her past and is most definitely not the same person, and she accomplished that and more in my eyes and on top of that she is an amazing mother. But that same desire had her making choices out of fear that had me wanting to have a 'come to Jesus' style conversation with her. 
 Will was simply all kinds of nummy deliciousness. He exuded an almost old world charm that had you wondering just what truly lay beneath the surface, because you know that there is so much more to the man than he was showing. And what was underneath it all was all kinds of smexy alpha male goodness with a heart of gold. 
 Their road to their HEA had so many bumps in the road: The whole boss/employee thing. Parents friend thing. The age thing. And then you just add in their own issues into the mix and it would seem like they'd never get out of park to get things going. But despite all of that, Will and Jackie do find their way and it totally worked for me because they simply worked. It was easy to forget the age thing with the way they interacted with one another. There was a ease to it that allowed them to show each other who they really were and become more and the sexual chemistry between them was explosive. Then adding Tyson into the mix simply solidified what their future could be if they took the chance. 
 This was a fun read filled with sweet and smexy moments. While there is some drama that goes on between Will and Jackie it doesn't get too angsty. The supporting cast of characters were all well written, a couple I wanted to gut with a spoon, but I really liked how they all helped to make Will and Jackie more three dimensional. Tyson was simply adorable and I loved Alyssa and though this is a standalone, I'd love to see her get her own book one day down the road. 
 ~ Copy provided by the author ~