Rhayne's review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 4.5 STARS 
 Review copy provided for an honest review 
 Frankie and Benny take us along on their journey full of pain, heartache, forgiveness and love. We've had to wait a while for their story, but it was well worth the wait. 
 For me this story was so different from the others in this series. Part of it is located in the Burg surrounded by characters we have come to love, and part of it takes place in Chicago surrounded by a large, loud, loving Italian family. We were introduced to snippets of the past Frankie and Benny shared and the turmoil surrounding them since Vinnie's death. We are also treated to an up close and personal tour of the lives and feelings left in the aftermath. 
 This story begins immediately following book two, At Peace. I will admit I'm usually not a big fan of rewind stories in a series. I prefer them to go on order; however it completely worked in this case. Frankie and Benny needed to have their story told, and it needed to happen close to Vi and Cal's story. 
 It took me a bit to warm up to Frankie and understand exactly where her story originated from, but once I understood more I fell hard for her. She has no experience being around a loving solid home or family life. She found that family love while being married to Vinnie and once he was killed, she didn't only lose him, she lost them all. She has lived for seven long years using her past as a shield. Watching her grow and find a new happiness and then realizing she has to fight to keep it really solidified her as a fierce sassy character that I adored. 
 Benny is a master pizza maker, super protective, Italian hot guy who knows how to treat a woman. In the seven years since his brother's death he has fought his feelings he's had for Frankie. He knows what he wants and he isn't afraid to let Frankie know exactly how he feels. He has an uphill battle and lots of groveling to throw out in order to get Frankie to forgive him, but seriously it just added to his hotness. He's a typical alpha male character that Ms. Ashley is famous for, but he has a compassionate side that completely stole my heart. 
 This story is really a mix of enjoyment. We get an inside view of Cal and Vi's wedding, spend some time in The Burg, spend some time with an intrusive but loving Italian family, get a suspenseful mystery plot that pulls in the Nightingale Investigations team; so we get Luke and Lee, all this is wrapped around a sexy sweet love story that leaves readers extremely satisfied. Ms. Ashley proves time and time again that she is in a league of her own with each new book she pens. There is no one that possesses the distinct, beautiful, intriguing writing style she shares with us. Her ability to pull readers into a story by introducing them to characters that end of being much more than just characters on a page is completely unmatched.