I received an eARC from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I’ve been meaning to read this one for a while now, so when it popped up on NetGalley I jumped on it. Since this is a republished book (being self published prior), I am unsure on what (if anything) changed from the original.

Overall this was a super sweet romance that centered around the FMC finding herself after a twelve year relationship ended. Aurora finds herself returning to her hometown, which she left as a young child. As she arrives to the garage apartment she rented, she gets confronted by a man who thinks she’s trespassing. After some confusion between the two, it’s discovered his teenage son rented the apartment out without his father’s knowledge. Aurora is able to stay as long as she follows Rhodes’ rules. Aurora slowly begins to bring down his walls during her time there. 

I was unsure about the age gap at first, especially since the FMC, Aurora, assumed Rhodes was much older than he was. Once their ages were finally revealed, it was fine for me (for anyone curious, it’s about a 9 year gap). 

Read if you like…
• grumpy sunshine trope
• small towns
• a strong FMC
• found family
• grumpy man who’s a teddy bear for the woman he loves <3