Blossom Peace is losing a handle on her teenage son, and his acting out is seriously stressing her. One night, she gets called from work to Warrior's garage, where her son has been caught vandalizing his property. War gave the boy grace, on the strength of Blossom's father, and offered Blossom a new job so she could spend more time with him. But Blossom's pride and War's impatience make them oil and water.

I liked this book a lot. War and Peace had chemistry from the start; I liked that you could see it. Their arguing and their push/ pull led up to some great passion and it was worth it to get to that point, lol. I love the way War took an interest in the son, and then the way they all stepped in to parent the other two boys too. Family was a big theme in this book and I loved that too. Yetti was a wonderful character, one of my favorites in this book.

Blossom's lament over her mothering, but her refusal to accept help kinda frustrated me--no parent should have too much pride to help their kids. Her BD was a problem that took way too long to get eliminated, and I found myself wishing they'd get to the point with him. He never should have gotten the drop on her dad. Felt a little too fantastical. Plus, his subplot was entertaining enough, but there was A LOT going on. But I did like that the son set a firm boundary with him.

Addressing Blossom's past and her being a victim was not quite as delicate as I wanted, but I did like that everyone agreed her BD was a predator. And that Blossom was able to make that realization herself eventually. And it helped her grow in love. War stood on business and defended his family. And was vulnerable when it called for it. I enjoyed them.