I’d recommend you read Double Play first to see some of the interaction/tension between Sam and Wade before they got together as a couple.

Naomi

I looked forward to this one and while it was okay I honestly felt it seemed rushed at the end. I was reading it on my Kindle and not paying attention to how far along I was but when I turned the page after what was the end of the book I honestly was expecting there to be more of a wrap up to the story. Gack!

That being said, I look forward to more by Shalvis…would love to see Gage have his own story.

Welcome, Jaclyn! (And I’m sorry for making my first response so shallow.)

This was a B read for me. Sam and Wade had more chemistry to me than Holly and Pace, but I thought Double Play was a more original story with fewer overt manipulations.

Like Jane, I felt the plot line with the father was forced and that while it worked within the structure of the book, it felt like a cliche to me. Also, too rapid of a resolution for the depth of the problem. Also, I really, really didn’t think the sub plot with Sam’s nephew worked as anything but a softener for her, as well as a heart tugging prop. And I felt like the end was a long drop off a steep cliff.

But Wade and Sam were a great pair, I loved the balance they provided for one another, and there was a breezy sexiness about the prose I really enjoyed. You could feel their “heat,” and both were sympathetic and likable.

@jane
I think I understand what you mean about Sam being intrusive, but I felt that Wade needed that push–that in getting Wade to deal with his dad, Sam was exactly the partner he needed at that moment; thata unless he dealt with his dad and his fear of being abandoned, Wade wouldn’t be able to be anyone’s long-term boyfriend.