Devlin & Val—i liked this concept a lot. I think Val being super into rescuing animals was a great storyline. I liked how Monica actually wasn’t the devil deep down, and how Liz for the most part was a supportive best friend. I think Devlin fit his grumpy/rough exterior well. I would’ve loved to see Val & Devlin with Sasha, though.
Devlin is a dark guy for sure. He has issues with and about everyone and everything. Val though, he has a soft spot for but has a very weird twisted way of showing it. I will say my rating is 3.5 because there is no definite conclusion to the mystery of who wrote the smutty Valentine cards. There is also the impending bomb detonation when Sasha finds out about the new couple. Lastly, I knocked of some because some of the discussions between Val and Devlin do not make sense. It is akin to code. But it was a quick read with a HFN or as happy as Devlin gets anyway.
This novella was decent. Val is an interesting character. Devlin is kind of a red flag and a bit of a creep. Overall though i think they are cute together.