I didn't love the first book in this series but this one wowed me. I am not sure what the difference was-- maybe because bad boy Gray was more interesting than good guy Will? Gray was a great character-- Cleeton doesn't flinch from making him unlikeable at first and really damaged, but then Blair doesn't flinch at that either so it works well. Blair is complicated and credible- she's got her own issues and we see her working on them steadily. The same with Gray-- he develops and changes in lots of scenes, not just the most romantic ones. The scenes between them are full of longing and connection and heat too. I'm looking forward to the next book now, though Kate is very unlikeable in this book....