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by Liz Tomforde

The third book in the Windy City series is when I finally understood why people adore this series! Miller and Kai were an incredibly fun couple to read as they faced their fears, challenged each other, and helped each other become the people they truly wanted to be.

Kai is a star pitcher for the Chicago MLB team. A lifelong bachelor, he was surprised when an ex showed up to drop a baby on his doorstep. Now navigating life as a single, overprotective father, Kai sees the world differently than he did a year ago. Max comes before everything. As such, he is questioning his career because the travel schedule is grueling, and no nanny is good enough. He has fired dozens. But his coach’s daughter, Miller, is in town for the summer, taking a break from her high-pressure job as a pastry chef. She agrees to step in as a temporary nanny, which means she can spend time with her dad. Max takes to Miller immediately, and so does Kai. As they navigate Max, travel, baseball, and baking, Kai and Miller begin to lean on each other as a couple would. However, the clock is ticking on their arrangement as Miller has her high-profile career and restaurant contracts around the world waiting for her at the end of the summer, and her nomadic lifestyle doesn’t fit with a boyfriend or a kid. But can either of them walk away from a relationship that feels so right?

This book has so much to love, but I’ll put Miller’s relationship with Max toward the top. Watching Kai fall in love with Miller as she grows to love his son is disarming. I also loved that Miller had her own life and career – a big life and career – that she needed to figure out. Both Kai and Miller have complex family backstories that heavily influence their life decisions, and they begin to see their experiences through a new lens with each other’s help. You also get lots of Z & Stevie, Ryan & Indy, and other characters from the previous books.

The audiobook is excellent…and, like the other books, really enhances the story. This book is shorter than the previous two, which makes it more successful. As a die-hard baseball fan and lover of Chicago sports, I still wish this series contained more about sports and the city, but it is a very fun book with a deeply satisfying ending.