I knew I was going to love Robbie, but I didn’t know I was going to LOVE him. And I wanted to saddle up beside him to ride into battle for Skylar because I adored her too. The two of them just *fit* together.

The initial meeting between Robbie and Skylar was set up in Dream Girl Drama, and I loved getting to see it from their perspective in this one. Robbie defined the “he falls first, fast, and hard” lightning strike moment, something Tessa Bailey does so well. What I loved most about how that played out with Robbie was that meeting Skylar inherently changed him, or rather put him back on track to the kind of man he was raised to and wanted to be. Robbie had a past, and I loved the way it was handled from his perspective in that it was acknowledged, but from the moment he met Skylar she was it for him. She was a wake-up call for him, and he rose to the occasion. (In more ways than one because this is a Tessa Bailey book, but we’ll get there.)

Skylar was a firecracker, but also someone who struggled to find her place and her voice among in her family. She was such a standout, yet often made to feel like no matter how hard she tried or how much she achieved, it was never quite up to par with the family expectations. The idea of Robbie helping her make Madden jealous to ultimately win his affections might now have worked for me if it hadn’t been so clear that that was at best simply the idea of Madden that she was really in love with. The spark between Skylar and Robbie was present from the first moment, despite Skylar’s reluctance. It quickly became clear that Robbie was exactly the kind of man who would elevate her, see her, and give her all the affection and love in the way she needed and craved.

It wouldn’t be a Tessa Bailey book if some of those needs weren’t of the steamy variety. Robbie was cocky for a reason because the man knows how to deliver. And when matched with a partner who cared about her needs and her desires, Skylar flourished in her own right when it came to meeting him move for move. It was more of a slow burn to get down to it, and it worked so well for the story to play out that way with the two of them.

I know I’m forgetting things I wanted to comment on but this is already super long. I just really loved this one. I laughed at the banter, I swooned at the romance. I had a ton of fun reading. Thank you to Avon via NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

i'm a robbie corrigan stan for life
hi dj and danielle <3 <3 <3 <3
more tessa bailey please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!