3.75 stars 
 A copy was provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review 
 I liked this romance. It was well paced and satisfying. It hit all the beats with precision, and was on the less angsty end, which really suited what I was wanting. It made a hard day better. 
 This breaks mold from L.A. Witt's usual military m/m romances. Nate, the MC in the military, isn't closeted, and doesn't have PTSD or angst about service, or struggles on the job. I liked that about it, enjoyed a romance that had obstacles and conflicts that weren't about being gay and in the military. Instead, the core romantic conflict was an everyday one, a casual rebound relationship where then the characters start having feelings for each other, but the guy on the rebound hasn't dealt with the baggage from his breakup and is using the new one to avoid doing that. I liked that the arc was something everyday like that, liked watching the characters go through the stages of that and struggle to admit their feelings. It was sweet and light, and done quite well. It resolved a bit quickly at the end, making it feel a bit like things were being rushed, but that didn't really bug me. 
 I liked watching Lucas grapple with his own struggle at work. I wanted a bit more to that arc, but I really enjoyed what was there, especially the details about tattooing. I loved the chemistry between the MCs, it was both sweet and hot at the same time, and the scene where they first meet is just wonderfully full of sexual tension. The sex scenes were well written and enjoyable to read, and I liked that the characters switched. Nate is gay and Lucas is bi (named on the page) and his bisexuality is a non-issue, which I appreciated. I got a little worried that would go south at some point because Lucas has a long history of casual sex and Nate was married for ten years, but it never did. 
 Nate's marriage broke up because (view spoiler)[ of his husband's infidelity, and I appreciated that we got to see a confrontation of his ex and that no excuses were made for the cheating. (hide spoiler)] That felt right for the story, and worked for me as a reader. 
 This is the third in the series, and I got the sense that my reading experience might be a bit more enjoyable if I had read the prior books, but it definitely worked as a stand alone. 
 I didn't connect very deeply with the characters, but I enjoyed spending some time with them, and liked this story quite a bit. It was a fun, mostly light, not too angsty read. 
 Trigger Warnings: (view spoiler)[ Cheating (not by the main characters). Alcohol use. Brief references to combat situations. 
 Sex scenes include frotting, anal sex, oral sex. Consensual kink: light bondage and sensory deprivation (blindfold use). (hide spoiler)]