Review: Endearingly Sweet Yet Sexy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2013
With New Year's just around the corner Nate has decided it's time for a change.  He's single again after dating a woman who left him feeling disappointed.  In fact most of the women he's dated have left him disappointed.  He thinks a radical shake-up will refresh him and help him decide what he really wants.  His plan includes a spontaneous trip to Times Square to watch the ball drop that veers radically off-course, but does in fact show him what he really wants, after a car accident leaves him grateful to be alive.Cassie fell in love with Nate the moment they met but didn't want to jeopardize their friendship by admitting the truth.  She's stood by watching him go from one bad romance to the next remaining his supportive friend always.  But she too needs a change and putting her feelings for him behind her is her goal for the new year.  In the blink of an eye, and after a near-death experience, she realizes that putting her feelings for Nate behind her isn't as easy as she hoped it would be as they cling together in a reaffirmation of life that catches both of them by surprise.Friends to lovers is a favorite trope of mine and Ms. Grey has brought to life one that is both sweet and sexy.  Nate and Cassie are delightful characters who are immensely endearing with a journey to HEA that put a smile on my face.  Nate is charming but clueless at times as to what he has right in front of him.  Once it dawns on him how important Cassie has become to him he goes after her wholeheartedly in subtle yet romantic ways.  Cassie is a strong-willed woman who values what she has with Nate but can't help wanting more.  She wants it to be his decision, though when given the chance she too jumps at the chance to push their friendship to more.  The evolution from friends to lovers is slow yet teeming with sexual tension.  It's an ultimately satisfying journey that brought a tear to my eye and had me cheering at the same time.  Ms. Grey created a heartwarming story perfect for the holidays or anytime you want an uplifting story of realizing the importance of what's right in front of you.