This is an african american romance which I did not know when I decided to read this story.(I have never read this author before.) I am white and so a lot of times I don't read african american romances because some of the terminology goes way over my head. So there were some things mentioned in this book that I did not understand what it meant. That said I really enjoyed this book. It was very well written and I could easily picture Sinclair (Sin) and Garett (Rett) as they bicker and fall for each other. It really reminded me of a Hallmark movie type of romance and I really enjoyed the story.

This was a really cute second chance romance between Sin's bully from High School, Rett. They have always had an adversal relationship but five years before they had a very hot one night stand. It did not end well and so at the beginning of the book we see them as their best friends host an engagement part and they are both chosen to be in the wedding party. They spend a lot of time together as Rett's aunt wants to remodel her home and since he is around for the wedding, she has him work on the house. Sin helps out and this causes these two spend lots of time together.

This was a story I really enjoyed and the book has lots of sex scenes. I definitely would like to read the next book in the series and I could not put this book down. It was so very much fun with Sin and Rett as they bickered as they fall for each other.

I absolutely loved every minute of this book! It’s a very touching, small town, enemies to lovers romance.

Garrett and Sinclair were perfect for each other, according to everyone in town. I love that they’d secretly pined for each other since they were kids and referred to each other as a hate-crush. For some reason that was really cute to me! Their relationship was mature from start to finish which is a huge plus for me! I stan a book that opts for good adult communication rather than the third act breakup than gives the MCs a sudden epiphany! It was a nice touch that Rett was the one stopping Sin from walking away from hard conversations. We love a man who’s not scared to do the work a relationship takes!

Amongst Rett and Sin’s beautiful love story, we also get intertwining stories of friendship and family. The story goes on a journey with the MCs as they learn new things about themselves, each other, and the town they grew up in. It felt like a true grown and sexy novel, emphasis on the grown! There was banter without immaturity. Disagreements without dramatics. This was well done, an easy 5⭐️!