****4 STARS**** 
 This was my first book by K.L. Kreig and I will be picking up more of her books for sure. Have mercy on my soul, this was a really good book, now let me tell you why.... 
 The book starts with Maverick marrying her childhood bestfriend, Kael. Now, Maverick is not in love with Kael, she's in love with his brother, Killian. But....Killian is married to her sister, Jillian. Yeah, I know, crazy. 
 Kael knows that Maverick is not in love with him. He knows that she loves his brother, but he doesn't give a rats ass. He's like, "I love her and she can learn to love me." God bless his heart for that because unrequited love is a b**ch. 
 Let me tell you what I love about Kael.... 
 1. He likes his girls with some meat on their bones. No stick figures. 
 2. He marries Maverick knowing that she is not in love with him - now, normally that is a huge turn off for me but it works in this story. But trust me, WHEN you read this book (because you will) you will see what I mean. 
 3. His self control is amazing considering the fact that he his loved her since they were kids. He was willing to wait until she was ready to at least try to love him. 
 4. Maverick's temper is sexy to him. (I can get a little crazy from time to time so I love a man who loves the crazy.) 
 5. He never pushes her into falling in love with him, he waits for it to become natural. For her to decide whether or not she can love him as more than a friend. 
 6. He's willing to give her up if she decides she can't ever love him and wants to be with his brother. 
 7. And my #1 thing....he sees her love as a gift. 
 K.L. Kreig was able to portray a story where there was no physical cheating but some may view it as emotional cheating. I may be in minority but when you marry someone who isn't in love with you, you have to accept that their emotions are still tied to someone else, you don't have their heart. Now add to that that it's your brother and you are going to be around him....you knew what you signed up for. But Kael handles it like a man, so I have to give him props for that. Side not - Maverick does kiss Killian at one point but I don't really see that as cheating. It was circumstantial. 
 All that being said, Kael is not a pushover either. He can get a little but alpha on her ass when he needs to and that is so sexy. 
 Maverick does work as hard as she can on her marriage. She really wants it to work. But it's not easy to turn off your feeling for a man you've loved for almost 20 years. To make matters worse, Killian still loves her too and is not letting go that easy. But how do you get over a man who is still holding on to you? 
 I enjoyed this book very much! Plus no one died, yes! Thank f**k for that, I didn't know how many more I could take where someone dies. I started to feel like I needed therapy. 
 There is a HEA and everything is cleared up in the end. 
 I recommend this book for sure! :) 
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