Jack Bloom has returned to Bend, Oregon, after twelve years away to teach at the local college. With his return comes the memories of his high school relationship with Ann, the great love of his life. The couple broke up when Jack publicly dumped Ann for another girl; but he has never forgotten her, even after all these years.

Ann Weaver is also a teacher now, and just happens to have Jack's nephew in her class. For her part, Ann never understood why Jack publicly dumped her. After she learns he's back and wants to see her again, Ann gets with her two girlfriends to vent. The women plot to gain revenge against Jack, both for the broken heart and public humiliation he heaped on Ann in high school. For her part, Ann discovers that the best revenge is SERVED COLD.

The couple begin a very hot and satisfying affair, but never discuss their past hurts. Because of something he was told by another girl in high school, Jack thought Ann was fooling around behind his back. All Ann knows is that she was dumped by Jack for the very same girl who had told the lies in the first place. Yes, it's the old 'big misunderstanding' trope, where the issue could have been cleared up in minutes if the couple had just talked to each other.

Marie Harte's SERVED COLD is a pleasant story about love the second time around, but is not without its faults. The story is rather short, but a great deal of page time is spent with Ann and her girlfriends discussing the problem men and their lives, and plotting revenge. The other two women are to be in the next books gaining revenge against the men who did them wrong; but there is entirely too much time spent on their angst and not the story at hand. Jack and Ann's story got shortchanged while the next books were being set up at length. The issues the couple had could have been averted entirely with a little communication between them; and the relationship progression was all but drowned out by the sex scenes. These scenes were steamy and enjoyable, but ultimately served to hinder the building of the couples new relationship. The short length of SERVED COLD and the time spent on other characters kept Jack and Ann's story from being fully realized.

Still, SERVED COLD is quite the enjoyable read. Re- kindling an old love is a favorite trope of mine, and the reason I read the book. Author Marie Harte did a nice job of bringing the couple back together for another chance at love. Plotting revenge, girlfriend time, re-kindling and old love, and steamy sex kept the story moving along nicely. The setup in SERVED COLD for Maya and Riley's revenge tales made them look to be interesting reads as well, leaving the reader anticipating them.