Probably more 3.75 but I'm not rounding. Here's why.

So much weird drama. Like the murder. So much time was spent on it and what I feel very little on the actual growing relationship b/w Gretta and Hix. Their relationship moved at lightning speed with little detail on how or why. I get physical attraction, but Hix was a douchecanon (towards Gretta) for a good portion of it. Yes he came to his senses and apologized, but... I don't know. I just didn't see how Gretta could keep taking his $h!t over and over. Then you have him basically pining over his ex wife. I wasn't sure he wouldn't take her back. Then Gretta's ex shows and I just.... I don't know. So 3 stars.

I read all the way to somewhere around past 30%, then I skimmed the rest and I can say I didn't miss much. There was a lot of filler, that didn't interest me this time around. The crime investigation and what happened with Greta were a bit of a meh. I thought the whole reason Hope got divorced from Hix was plain stupid, and that she should have told him what was wrong so he could have tried more. Then then other EX Keith, I was somewhat sad for him too. I hope KA isn't losing her touch or it could be the fact its been a while that I've finish one of her books that I loved.

I didn't love this book, and actually couldn't wait to be done reading it. It could have been good, and some of the characters were very likeable. However, the sex scenes were a little much; there were too many subplots going on, so they were not well hashed out; and the "who done it" fell flat on its face. I wouldn't recommend this. This could have been half as long as it was, or a couple different books.

Every time I start a Kristen Ashley book, I get a little nervous. Will this be the book that disappoints?! I'm happy to say that it wasn't! As with all of her other books, the author had me hooked from page 1 of the story. This novel is a tad different from some of her more recent books, but it's still very much a character driven story. Which is, of course, the reason I adore this author's stories. The characters and their multiple plot lines were woven together in such a way as to keep me invested in the story well beyond the last page. I borrowed the ebook from my local library, via Overdrive, but will be purchasing a print copy of Complicated for my keeper shelves. This story is definitely worthy of a second (third, fourth...) read.

If you like KA, then you're sure to like this book.

I have read every book that KA has written. Yeah, I'm that much of a fan girl. This, was good. It was pretty standard for KA. I read it quickly, enjoyed it and don't regret spending money on it. I will probably even reread it at some point in the future. My only complaint is, this wasn't really anything new. The perspective, dialogue and plot never strayed too far from any of her other books. Also, I personally enjoy her stories where there is a larger secondary plot to solve more than just straight contemporary, i.e. Ghosts, serial killers, the mob etc etc. This book had a splash of that, but never really jumped in like some of the others. So, good, but doesn't break into my top 5 favorite KA's.

KA never fails to deliver. Her characters are relatable and the way she is with her words just pulls you in!

Liked this book just as much this time around. I really like Greta and I love Hix.

Oh I did enjoy this! KA gives me life!!!

I’m not really sure if this would work for me in an audio book but I think now that I’ve read it I’m willing to give it a go.

Standard KA stuff really. Alpha male, sad lead female, alpha male behaves like a douche not once but twice, he grovels, she forgives, HEA follows. It’s standard but to be honest I can’t get enough of it. One of my favourite things about KA is the fact that her lead females are not 20 year old virgins but a lot of the time women over 30 who have actually had a life before they met the alpha male who is gonna cause emotional upheaval before she gets her the HEA!

I’m avoiding the Honey series because it just doesn’t sound like me cup of tea at all so I’m delighted we get some of her standard stuff this year. One more before Christmas which I’m delighted about!

There were a lot of things I liked about this book... but I think it went on way too long.

KA books are guilty of a few things:

①- Being super long for contemporary romances

② - Having a lot of extraneous details about décor, clothing and hair.

③ - The midway break-up because the hero/heroine becomes a complete idiot for a minute over a misunderstanding that could have been cleared up easily with a conversation.

④ - Lots of side characters and random details about their lives.

⑤ - Some semi-cheesy language for nicknames, or using a song to convey some emotion or a combo of the two.

But you know what, it really doesn’t matter I get sucked in still. I will admit I sometimes skim the details about the kitchen and living room décor and anything about throw pillows but overall I get hooked into the story from beginning to end.

This is a small town story and I’m a bit of a sucker for those. You know the type one where everyone knows everyone else’s business and there don’t seem to be any secrets. Also it is a place where nothing bad ever really happens.

Hix is Sheriff in this little town and he has just made bit of a mistake, he went home with Greta had the night of his life and everyone is going to know about it. What is worse is that he is recently divorced and knows that she might be everything he wants in a woman but he isn’t ready, it’s too soon and he can’t deal.

Greta is great! While I was on the fence about Hix for about half of this book I loved Greta immediately. She is kind, funny and comes from a hard background. Her mom is a piece of work, just WOW. But her brother is really adorable and I you can’t help but love the sister who did everything she could to take care of her brother after an accident that left him in an assisted living home.

The one thing KA always does right for me are the kids in her books. They are kids and fun and add to the story instead of taking away from it. I like that many of her romances are with people in their late 30s and early 40s. Just because you aren’t 20 anymore doesn’t mean that the finding your true love portion of your life isn’t over.

There is a murder in this small town that rocks it. It is just part of Hix’s job but overall it really didn’t add much to the story other than seeing how good of a guy and cop he is. It is a little random and thrown in there but I guess that might be how murder in a small town would feel.

Overall this reminds me of her Burg series more than some of her other series. I enjoyed it and as always felt like about 100 pages should have been cut. But KA always makes the end worth the journey and has some of the best epilogues in the business.

Not my absolute favorite of hers but I hadn’t read a KA book for awhile and it was great to feel like I was coming home. She still remains one of my favorite guilty pleasures.