Two times? Okay, he didn’t learn his lesson! Three times? This is getting old, really fast. I mean, one time? He’s protective and maybe scared. It was gross, Vlad was gross.Īnd Vlad forcefully lying and stopping Leila from participating in the battles that directly impacted whether or not she lived was super fucking annoying. Again, this really scares me about books I’ve rated in the past, because Vlad was controlling, belittling, secretive, and hurt many people in this book, including Leila, the love of his life and our main protagonist. I used to love Vlad, I even wanted Cat to get with him over Bones, but the way he acted in this book was so unacceptable and inexcusable.

When I was younger, I would ignore a lot of problematic shit that I no longer will stand for, and I felt like this book had a spotlight on Vlad and his problematic behavior constantly. I think back to a lot of books I’ve given five stars and loved when I was young and in high school and college, and I’m pretty confident they wouldn’t be five star reads if I reread them. Now I’m questioning myself and wondering if I’ve just grown out of this series/world. This book was long awaited, and pushed back very many times for personal reasons (seriously, this book has the best acknowledgments I’ve ever read, and it made me love and respect Jeaniene even more so), but unfortunately this book didn’t work for me at all. A mutual agreement for a one-night stand turns into a week-long adventure, and even after Lindsay returns home to Washington, Henry can’t stop thinking about her.I have been reading Jeaniene Frost for a very long time, and I’ve loved and devoured everything she has touched.

She’s fiercely independent but also vulnerable and burned-out from dating the wrong men. A casual fling with a willing cowboy might be just what she needs, and Henry fits that description.ĭevastated after learning that his son isn’t his, Henry is in no mood to entertain ideas about starting a new relationship, but when Lindsay boldly introduces herself, he’s intrigued. Lindsay has sworn off men until her son is old enough not to be hurt by them, but on a kid-free vacation to see her best friend married off, she has a chance to remember that she’s a woman with needs and not only a struggling single mother. Lindsay Miller and Henry Hammond aren't looking for love, but a pact to have a little fun together may turn into something a lot bigger… and last a lot longer than her vacation.

Once burned book