• 4 stars
• October 16th
• Buy on Amazon

I thought I was beginning to tire of romance books, but this one hooked me. It had one of my favourite styles with dual POV. I liked that there was history between the characters and how it was told in flashback when something in the present reminded one of them of it, graphite smudged fingertips or a bottom lip bite.

Emily Ann, is cast as the lead in the new season of her favourite dating show, thanks to her mum’s appearance on national morning TV! Soon she’s at a mansion with 30 men and her ex-boyfriend Jake, who turns out to be on the crew of the show. Jake left in the middle of the night 7 years ago in the summer before they were due to start college. Emily hasn’t seen or heard from Jake in that time and what better way to reconnect than while she has to pick a man to marry.

The pacing was really good, considering there were 30 guys, we could easily have got so bogged down with the tales of their dates and descriptions, but it’s almost as if the show was secondary and I loved that. It kept Emily and Jake front and centre, with just a handful of guys mentioned.

I’m so happy there’s going to be a sequel and I’m so happy about who it will focus on, I’m really looking forward to reading more from Kay Marie and more in this series.