Shannon Stacey is an automatic read for me. When I got this ARC from NetGalley I jumped right in. It was a solid read, but in the end it was just ok for me. 
 Jessica has never met her grandparents in Boston. Her father never wanted to talk about them, just claiming "They're not our kind of people." When Jessica finds out her grandfather has been having some medical issues, she decides to visit them and see what's going on. Joe & Marie are Jessica's grandparent. They don't even know they have a granddaughter until Jessica shows up at their door. Rick rents the apartment on the top floor of their house and helps them out whenever he can. He meets Jessica and is attracted to her, but feels very protective of Joe and Marie.This story is about how their attraction plays out, despite their potential conflict of interest as to what is best for Joe and Marie and it's about Jessica and Rick's long distance (California to Boston) relationship. 
 What I liked - right off the top, I liked that Jessica and Joe are mature enough to have a long distance relationship without falling apart. They miss each other, but they can still function. For the most part, Jessica and Joe talk to each other a lot and there are no big misunderstandings. The sex in the story is well written and hot. I enjoyed Rick's fellow firemen and their bantering. 
 What didn't work so well for me. I enjoy a low conflict romance - where all the conflict is internal, but this one dragged. From the very beginning the outcome (that they would be together and where they would live) seemed obvious to me. The part I generally enjoy is how they get there. In this case, the pacing was off, and the story ended before things were totally resolved. It's a believable ending, but I felt like I wanted a few more chapters of epilogue. 
 I expect a lot of humor from Shannon Stacey. There s was some in this book, but not as much as I wanted. 
 If you're a Shannon Stacey fan or a lover of firemen, you'll probably enjoy this book. For me, it was just ok.