"A.E. Valdez takes us on a journey through pain, growth and love in my favorite read of 2021. She’s able to captivate us with her writing in such a way that you find yourself rooting for her characters’ triumphs, crying along with their struggles, and falling in love all at the same time. This slow burn, emotional love story also showed us the reality of personal growth and opening yourself up to the possibility of a real, everlasting love. Harlow Shaw is one of the best female characters I’ve read in a while. Her strength, bravery, and journey to love herself has remained in my memory long past the last page of the book. 5 shining stars for how wonderful I felt at the end of this story and I can’t wait for more!"