While I ultimately enjoyed the story, I do have some mixed feelings about this one. There were several things that bothered me, as well as many things that I really liked.

I don’t want to get too negative, but let’s briefly cover the things I didn’t like first. There was some word usage that didn’t really work for me (the word “jizz” is used A LOT, and Trista refers to herself as a “cow” constantly). I also found Wyatt to be a little sexist. And finally, I found it really jarring that the first female POV chapter was from Everly, Wyatt’s niece, immediately following someone at the surrogacy agency asking Wyatt if there was a family member that could act as a surrogate for him. I had to stop reading and go back to check the blurb to make sure there was a different surrogate.

OK, now for the things I did like.

I really liked that Wyatt’s family is so close, and that after Wyatt got over himself and let Trista talk to his brothers, they proved they would do anything for Trista as well.

While Wyatt can be sexist and possessive, he is also a bit of a marshmallow when it comes to the people he loves. He dotes on Everly and wants to spoil Trista.

Trista is strong, despite a lot of emotional baggage that she carries around from her neglectful parents. She continually insists that she is fine, even when she isn’t. But her heart is huge, especially when it comes to needy animals.

And the animals are really the best part. I laughed at the animal tally at the beginning of most of the chapters.

While there were some bumps along the way, from a reader perspective, Wyatt and Trista still really worked as a couple and their romance was believable  (minus the initial insemination scenes). I am continuing the series and look forward to Calder’s and Luke’s stories as well.

Disclaimer: I received an eARC for review consideration though NetGalley, on behalf of the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.