Our hero Sam is a RAVIAN fanboy of the highest order. RAVIAN is a series that seems to be GoT meets LotR meets whatever the hell Brandon Sanderson is pumping out. He is also an editor with the publishing house that represented Frank Sheridan, the RAVIAN creator, before he died, leaving his beloved series unfinished.
Ciara Sheridan, our heroine, is Frank's daughter, a frustrated crime writer who has been badly mistreated by the internet and her beloved father's propensity for giving away all his wealth to charity before his death.
Sam's boss sends him to Ireland to help Ciara finish her father's series and make a whole lot of money for everyone and also, you know, honor his legacy.
GUESS WHAT HAPPENS, YOU GUYS???
It's all there in the title. It's a nice, slow-burn, "this is definitely a bad idea to everyone except every single person who is reading this book" kind of romance. Everyone's motives are fairly realistic, the secondary characters are delightful and the setting is deftly drawn without being too irritatingly detailed.
What I liked about this is that the impediments to romance feel like they have some actual depth and the sex scenes are not embarrassing. Every romance has to have speed bumps, but often they are so ham-handed that I can't be bothered to care. Walsh keeps the stakes high, but doesn't take any messy shortcuts. As far as the steamy bits go, they are hot, but not trying too hard.
Ultimately, just about everyone in this book is likable and trying their best, Reddit trolls and clueless fans notwithstanding, and it is a lovely book about fandoms and love and getting the job done.
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