This was probably more of a 3.5* book but I rounded it up because it was great company during a long, sad road trip that I took this week to my aunt's funeral. 
 I loved the first 2/3 of this book, the characters were fresh, unusual and complex, the early sex scene was great and I have an interest in the female lead's area of exertise (knitting and textiles) and the male lead was ... well... sexy. 
 Unfortunately the last bit of the book was a let down with some unpleasant family dynamics, a baffling deception and an overblown ending. 
 I also enjoyed the audio book format, which isn't often the case for me with romances.