*This book was an ARC. This is my honest voluntary review*
This was a little outside my usual romance books, being that it wasn't dark or horror, but I still loved it. Leo and Darby's relationship is beautiful. The way before Leo cares for and encourages Darby to grow, and she shows him he's worthy of love is fantastic. The way now Leo shows up for Darby despite so long apart is so... perfect. I was so mad at Darby for having run back home and never explained to Leo why, but my heart kinda broke as the why was revealed. I can't wait to read everything else Sarah has written because this was an amazing introduction to her writing and to the Pacific Shores family.
This book touches on some hard topics like Miscarriage, Pregnancy loss, and Toxic parental relationships but Sarah does a fantastic job portraying them and her chapter warnings are so well laid out you can skip over each of those without harming the story.