This was yet another sweet and spicy entry in the Sullivans series. This time professional baseball pitcher Ryan manages to reconnect with the woman he has had a crush on since they were both sophomores in high school. Vicki was from a military family and didn't stay in one place for long. When she left, the two of them still kept in touch. After all, they were best friends. (Neither one was willing to admit that they loved each other and wanted to be more than friends.)Now fifteen years have gone by and Vicki is back in San Francisco after a bad marriage and she is trying to earn a Fellowship so that she can pursue her career as a sculptor. However, one of the Board for the Fellowship is attempting to sexually harass her and pressure her into a relationship. What does she do but call on her best friend Ryan to save the day.When they met again, the sparks flew but each was afraid of ruining their friendship by starting a romance. It took a pretend engagement—instigated by Ryan—before the two of them could take a chance to have more than their friendship. The uncertainty each of them felt really ramped up the emotions in this story. And Vicki managed to hurt Ryan a number of times because of her fear. I was glad when she pulled up her "big girl panties"—in this case a sexy thong—and decided to take a chance on Ryan.I loved the glimpses of the other Sullivans I have come to love through this series and just wish we could have seen more of them.
