[She] had waves. I had doors. Maybe we could sit on my door and float on top of those waves together. 
 Lawrence "Viper" Finkle is a well known womanizer and has no intention of changing his ways, settling down, or starting a family. It's not that he doesn't like kids, as he is fantastic with his teammates' kids (when he remembers not to swear around them). His friends watch his actions and accept him as he is. Do they always agree? No, but he is unapologetically himself at all times. 
 In the Cranberry Inn series, he offered some hilarious moments as he adjusted to Kacie and the twins as part of Brody's life, and I am so glad his story came out here. 
 I'm not including very much plot description as part of this review on purpose. You won't see the name of the woman who catches his eye, nor am I going to share how they met, or anything about their journey. Why? Because not knowing makes this reading experience so much more emotional. I spent the first part of the book watching his interactions with the women around him wondering which one would cause him to begin breaking his rules, and that mystery made it even better than if I had been waiting for a specific woman to walk through his door. 
 Could we make it work? Could we both let go just enough to make it possible without letting go completely? 
 I loved the way this story built. By the time it was clear who the woman was going to be, I was so emotionally invested in this story that my heart broke with every new scene. Every new detail. I shed plenty of tears over the course of this book, from sadness to happiness. There was so many emotions tied up in this story I couldn't help but have them spill out of my eyes. 
 I loved getting inside Viper's head so much more than I could have imagined. There is so much more to his backstory that a simple self-proclaimed perpetual bachelor. His walls and rules were solid, but the right woman slipped right in without him even realizing she had broken through. And getting him to admit she was inside his walls was an even tougher change for him to make. 
 "I have thought about it, and it kills me every single time, because while I can't imagine my past without him, I don't want to imagine my future without you." 
 The journey each of the main characters take is emotional. With promises made, walls erected, and pain to overcome, there are some wrenching moments. I loved every minute of this read, and found myself unable to put it down at several points. I didn't know I NEEDED Viper's story until I was finished with the 9 sentence prologue. But from that point on, this story was a necessity. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.