It's weird. I started of this book not loving it. Brenna is an emotional needy mess (understandable), and if Judd hadn't shown little signs here and there of being interested in her...her behaviour would've come across totally stalker-like and uncomfortable. 
 Fortunately Judd starts to thaw out, and when he reciprocates what she feels, it felt less uncomfortable...and more right. To see mutual affections is a big relief, because I thought Brenna would continue playing the "damsel-in-distress" thing, where she keeps running to Judd whenever she's feeling weak or out of sorts or whatever. She was basically forcing her company on him. 
 ...But when he started letting his emotions show, the story just got better, and better, and better and then it just peaked. And I was right there, baby. This is the first book by Nalini Singh that I've properly loved, but the third I've actually read. Before I felt no compulsion to keep returning - but now I do. I think I will hunt out more of her books and give it a whirl. She has won a new fan.