This story appealed to me for two very big reasons. The first is that the friends to lovers trope is one of my favorites. And the second is that I came to question my own sexuality later in life, so I could really relate to Cash.

Cash has always thought she was straight, just that she didn’t really want to be in a relationship with any of the guys she hooked up with. When she starts questioning her sexuality, she goes through a lot of emotions and a lot of fear for how it will affect her life, her relationships, and, most importantly, her daughter’s life. It takes her time to fully accept herself.

I love the community in Ridley Falls. Everyone is very accepting and supportive, even though they initially kind of kept to themselves. But everyone proves to have both Jane’s and Cash’s best interests at heart.

The friendship between Inez and Cash is amazing, even before it develops into more. I don’t blame Cash for being afraid to mess that up and probably would have made some of the same decisions that she did. Inez is an amazing person, and you can see how much Cash and Parker mean to her from the beginning.

While I didn’t feel like distance between Inez and Cash before the final confrontation was true to their characters (or at least not true to Inez’s character), I did like the way everything came together in the end.

And I adored Parker.

Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this story through Net Galley on behalf of the publisher for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are my own.