OMG I loved this book. Melanie does not disappoint with another absolutely beautiful love story. I was hooked from the very beginning and couldn't put this beauty down. I fell so in love with these characters and cried with tears of joy when it was over. These characters are going to stay with me for a long time. 
 Claire is very nice, caring, and very trusting art teacher who had no luck in her love life. After lying to a coworker about having a boyfriend to bring to her wedding, Claire is in a pickle. She hires Theo from Hotties for Hire and sparks fly. Claire feels drawn to Theo and the chemistry is off the charts. Claire is such a beautiful character. She's a great person and sees things in Theo he fails to see in himself and gives him things he never had before. She was perfect for him and he was perfect for her. Theo is a drifter, always on the move. He doesn't commit and is chained down by his troubling past. But Claire stirs things in him he never felt before and finds himself wanting to stay, be what she needs, despite not feeling good enough for her. He just can't stay away from her. 
 I love Theo. He is so damaged and broken. Each day he spends with Claire is a battle to fight those demons and insecurities. I love that she makes him bring those demons into the light. He helps him cope with his guilt and his childhood. She makes him better. Not only that he makes her better. Claire plays things safe, afraid of being hurt an rejection. She let it keep her from the things she really wanted in life and he makes her feel comfortable enough to enjoy those things that held her back. I liked that they both had battles to fight and they were able to do that because of each other. Their love was something to admire. It sunk deep down into my bones and I could seriously cry at their love story. I felt so connected to these characters. Love is so powerful and trust is not something to fear. 
 I loved this book so much. I love broken characters and Theo is definitely broken. I liked his road to discovery. With his ability to finally open up about his childhood with his parents, he was able to see how it affected him in the present. I liked how he worked those things out before he was able to give himself to Claire the way he wanted to. But it started wit her, she drew out those feelings. He wanted to open up to her, trust her, love her, and for her to give him another chance. It is so bittersweet in the end. We do not have to be prisoners to our past. Melanie has written another 5 star read. I loved this book so much that I want to read it all over again. I highly, highly recommend.