If I could I would give this one four an a half stars. It's so refreshing to find another author that doesn't center the entire universe around romance. This was one of those books that you look forward to escaping into at the end of the day because you love being around all the characters and can't wait to find out what happens to them. I'm desperately looking forward to the second one which has been ordered and can't make it to my mailbox soon enough.