4.5 stars 
 Clara Morgan is known for her work with struggling hotels, finding solutions to turn around landmark businesses. Though she appreciates the traditions of the locations she works in, she doesn't keep personal traditions and isn't tied to many people or things. She is attracted to the history and beauty of Bryant Mountain House, but finds the owner's son hard-headed and against every change she suggests. 
 Archie Bryant lives and breathes his family's historic hotel. His father has hired a branding expert to turn things around, but he is tied to the traditions and doesn't think they need outside help to keep their hotel running. 
 Neither character is what one would consider open, or even particularly warm towards the other. They each have pasts that have kept them closed off. In Clara's case, her detachment keeps her on the outside, even among her longtime friends. Archie's hesitancy only applies to Clara, though. For the guests at Bryant Mountain House he has nothing but smiles and stories to share. 
 Because of the way they keep themselves reserved, Archie and Clara were at times difficult to love. Knowing Roxie and Natalie loved Clara made it a little easier to let her get away with being cold, but it took a little while to get used to it from both main characters until their backstories became fleshed out a little deeper. 
 But as they discovered more about each other, and found walls tumbling and secrets revealed, these two characters who kept themselves so isolated began feeling warmth and trust in another for the first time in a long time. I loved watching these two people carrying so much of their pasts as they let go of the pain and tried something new. These two may have started out as enemies, but quickly find they have more in common than it first appeared. 
 Returning to Bailey Falls with Clara to see Roxie & Leo, Natalie & Oscar, and all our favorite characters made for a fun, sexy read and made up for the cold moments between the characters. As Clara and Archie open up, we see more of the established characters interacting with our couple here. I loved watching as they embraced Archie as if he had always been part of the group, despite having spent most of his adulthood up on his mountain. In addition to the Bailey Falls group from earlier books, readers also meet an entirely new cast built around the hotel. Archie's staff is as much his family as his father is, and their interactions in the book say the same. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.