Five sizzling stars for this slow burn that threatens to ignite into a total firestorm with every turn of the page.

This is a unique paranormal read with a bit of first love, second chance, and enemies to lovers tropes all wrapped up in one. Clelia was an ideal sweet and innocent heroine while Joss was the bad boy she has crushed on all of her life. And then things changed.

Everything about this story has an edge of uncertainty about it. Is Clelia more than she appears? Are Joss’ co-workers to be trusted? And the one question that strung me along throughout the story...what is Joss’ goal and how will he fulfill it?

While I enjoyed Clelia and her loyalty to her grandfather, her animals and her home, it was Joss that completely stole my heart. He carries a bit of darkness with him even as he gives off waves of being a bad guy but promising to keep Clelia safe. And through it all, he is determined to claim Clelia, to keep her, and to provide for her. There were times that his fierce possessiveness led to a protectiveness that made my breath catch. His thoughts of death to men who might have looked upon her with lust absolutely fed my alpha loving heart.

This has a lot of romance with enough suspense, drama and action to keep the story constantly moving forward and amping the angst up towards the end. The secondary characters were definitely created to make me want more from them and as this is the first of a series, I’m very excited about that!