Probably a 4.0, but maybe a 3.5 rounded up only because the pretty bow at the end was too big and perfect.
This gist of the story is that the heroine's sister gets pregnant and promptly dies after childbirth(it was rather sad). The heroine and the hero then start fighting over the baby. The bio dad, the H's brother, is still alive but he's not in the picture because he's a big loser. There's then pages and pages of entertaining fighting and mudslinging between the H & h. I thought it would get old but it was rather enjoyable at times.
I'm so surprised that many people didn't like this one. I thought it was great. It had so many of the elements I love in my trashy harleys: angst, a controlling alpha male, a heroine who tells him what's what, OW issues... I even found myself misting up a time or two (don't judge me ;D). I thought it was a fun ride.
The H did get pretty mean, but if you consider his motives, I thought he was pretty forgivable. The h's insecurities got a little tiresome after a while, but I could see why she thought she was dirt.
I think this one is relatively safe for those avoiders of hard subjects out there. But it might be more to the taste of those with an inclination for the big bad alpha.
