Slick's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 Sometimes you find a book that you just can't put down, one where the characters speak to you and one where they have problems but they aren't insurmountable, and one where two people seem so different but share a bond that brings them acceptance and understanding. Leveling the Field was not an easy romance as it contains a brooding, reclusive hero and a heroine determined to make him see his life is worth living, but it wasn't overfilled with angst and there was such a feeling of hope throughout that I loved every minute of it. 
 Ever since the car accident that left him scarred and killed one of his sisters Ethan Talley has closed himself off from the world and even from his family except his younger sister, Chloe. When photographer Lissa Kingsman comes to the magazine he co-owns to shoot photos for an article on the magazine he is immediately attracted, but he refuses to be photographed something she respects but questions especially since she'd planned to ask him to participate in a project near and dear to her heart. 
 From the first moment they met the connection was electric, I don't know how this author did it but I could feel it rolling off of both of them. Ethan was terse and rude, but Lissa couldn't get him out of her mind so when they meet again they get physical very quickly. This was somewhat of a backwards romance in that they f*cked, they made no excuses that was all they had to give and they planned to move on, but neither one could stay away. With each encounter little pieces of the wall Ethan had built up around him began to fall and Lissa didn't cut him any slack. She called him out on his behavior, she spoke her mind about his issues, and she challenged him over and over. Ethan was not unaffected by their time together; he found himself missing her company, wanting her and needing her. I'll admit there were a few times I wanted to slap some sense into Ethan, but I could also understand his issues and because of the way Lissa handled him, I found myself letting go of my anger towards him. I always appreciate when an author shows us a character's growth and that was shown over and over in this book. 
 A strong heroine, a challenging hero, a complex relationship and a whole lot of sexy goodness in between make Leveling the Field my favorite book in Megan Erickson's Gamers series and one of my favorite books of 2016! 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.