Wowzers. This was hot and steamy with some action, intrigue, and mystery. I was loving every minute of reading this and didn't want to put it down. Jayden and Lucas had intense chemistry right from the first pages even if they were strangers and never expected to see the other again. The scene was totally smoking, but I could see just from the short lived bliss that Jayden needed this.

Of course, the reintroduction of the two characters caused some big questions. They both remembered each other and the incredible experience they both had, but Lucas was brought in as a bodyguard for Jayden after a threat on his life. They had trouble ignoring their feelings for each other, and eventually decided they couldn't let something so great pass them up.

The mystery was well written, and I was surprised at who all played a part in the death threats/attempts. I liked that I never really suspected all of the people. It was fun watching Lucas, as a former SEAL, people watch and make determinations of things based on observation.

I loved this book, and was so excited to see a new one by Max Hawthorn. I loved their first book, and I was not disappointed with this one. Max is on my list for to-buy authors moving forward.

I am voluntarily reviewing an ARC received by LesCourt Author Services ( )

OMG, the heat on this one is off the scale. I mean, my fingers are still on fire from it. I just loved it.

Jayden is out and proud. What he's not so happy about is the fact that his dad outed him to his board, and when his dad died, the board of their company ousted Jayden before he even knew what was going on. Then they started raising the price on lifesaving medication. Now Jayden is fighting tooth, nail, and claw to get control of his dad's company back. Then he gets a death threat.

Lucas was a Navy SEAL. When his brother-in-law died, he left so he could help out his sister and her daughter. Her daughter has type 1 diabetes and her meds and supplies have all of a sudden started going up. When he gets assigned as a bodyguard to Jayden he realizes 2 things. One, Jayden's name is the same as the company that makes his niece's medication, and second, he and Jayden had a one night stand months ago across the country. And it's one that neither one of them forgot.

I will definitely be reading more by this author. ( )