Darling Dmitri is a standalone in the Boys on the Hill Series from Rose Croft. This is honestly the first book that I have read in this series and I didn’t feel like I was lost or missing anything. This is also my first time reading Rose Croft but I really loved her writing style so it will not be my last. I have to also say that I wasn’t the biggest fan of these characters many times in this book, however that is half the fun of reading fiction and just waiting for that one moment when the characters redemption is coming. And the feelings you get when they finally give you what you were wanting.
Dmitri is a poor little rich boy but he wasn’t always a rich boy and his life on the streets of Moscow will break your heart. However he was adopted by a man named Arty and he made sure to take him under his wing too. At the age of sixteen Arty brings home another child but this time from Romania. Sorina is a really amazing gymnast but she carries around a lot of secrets and has a very dark past. These two do not get along at all from the very beginning. Dmitri knows deep down that he has to get away from her and quick or things would quickly combust between them so off to college he goes where he quickly becomes the star of the football team.He is doing really well at stomping out his feelings for Sorina. However he gets the shock of his life when Sorina comes to college to help out with the cheer time and in no time at all the push and pull between them is once again very evident. However neither of them are the same sixteen and fifteen year old and now he is a dominant personality and it isn’t long until they are making promises, secrets are flying all over the place. Promises are broken and the flame that was once doused when Dmitri left is now growing in a bonfire. This book is really fast paced and your going to love to hate these characters for a while. I don’t think there was a dull moment in this book and I had a lot of fun reading this book.