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You will love Lavender Hill if you love…
-Small Town Romance
-Return to Hometown

-Opposites Attract
Grumpy Sunshine
-Sworn Off Relationships
-Protective, Loyal, Alpha Sheriff
-Meddling, Match Making Mother
-Dog Dad

From New York Times bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes a heartwarming small-
town romance about a woman returning to the roots that shaped her—and finding a love
that will heal her.
Genevieve Fenwick has her life together—until her fiancé’s betrayal tears their future apart.
Now, heartbroken and unsure of what’s next, she looks for comfort where it all began:
Gooseberry Ridge, the quaint and still-welcoming hometown she left behind.
Genevieve’s heartache is soon displaced by family drama, eccentric neighbors, and a loveable
search and rescue dog. Not to mention scandalous thoughts about deputy sheriff Wyatt
Foster. But while Wyatt is ruggedly handsome, loyal, and protective (everything her fiancé
wasn’t), Genevieve’s still hurting. No amount of chemistry can change that.
And yet, as her meddling, matchmaking mother and tight-knit Montana home keep pushing
her and Wyatt together, Genevieve realizes there’s more than just a spark there. The charge
burns brighter with every run-in, every word, every layer exposing the softness beneath his
strength.
Wyatt has something Genevieve wants. Something she needs. And though her best-laid plans
lie in ruins, he might be the best shot she’s ever taken.

*****5 Absolutely Charming Stars*****

It is absolutely no secret that Aurora Rose Reynolds is one of my favorite authors. Her books are my happy place. I have been reading her books for well over a decade now and she has given me some of the best love stories and characters that I’ve ever read. Her books truly own, a very special piece of my heart and every new series and new world of characters and new couples that I get to fall in love with that she has created is truly a treat. It’s something I look forward to, it’s something I truly can’t get enough of, and it’s just something I absolutely love. This book was absolutely no different and I could not be more in love with this entire world of characters and especially Genevieve and Wyatt after reading and experiencing their incredible love story.

Lavender Hill is a phenomenal first addition to this incredible small town series that has already stolen my entire heart. This book is chock full of memorable characters, swoony moments, and a small town that feels like magic. From the moment I started this book, I knew I would love it. I just loved the vibe of the story, this incredible small town, and Genevieve and Wyatt. Those two definitely swept me in from the very first moment, and I loved getting to be in the thick of their story with them as they both decided to give what they felt a chance. This book has a beautiful, slow burning love story that is sweet, spicy, and charming in every way. But more than that, it’s just very real and authentic. I loved these characters, I believed in them, I felt how genuine they were, and how genuine their feelings were, and I just loved every second I got to spend with them. That is a testament to what Aurora Rose Reynolds creates in this book that just shows you can’t help but love every second of what she creates.

Honestly, that’s one of the things that I’ve loved most about reading her books over these last 10+ years. She is an incredible author that just makes her stories and characters come to life in a way that’s real and authentic, in a way that swoony and sweet, but most of all in a way that has you genuinely loving them and rooting for them and just experiencing the story with them. It is all of that coupled with her fantastic writing that has kept me coming back for more and more and truly as I sit here writing this review, all I can think about is the next book I can get my hands on from her because I just love her words and her love stories and what she gives me with her characters.

I absolutely love the premise of this book and getting to see the beautiful and very real connection between Genevieve and Wyatt play out. Those two definitely have the sparks fly from the moment they first meet. And even though she’s back in town after a horrible breakup, and he’s got his hands full at work, they can’t help but be pulled closer and closer to one another. The way these characters get each other, the way they show up for each other, the way that the love that builds between them is beautiful in it’s slow burn build to what is to come is truly everything to experience in this book.

Genevieve is headstrong, determined, and putting herself back together again after going through the most. Wyatt is protective, dominant, and has the best heart out there. These two have a world of connection that fires from the very first moments they need, but they dance around it for a bit, creating the most glorious buildup of tension between them. And when they finally give in to what has been there all along, you will absolutely bask in seeing these two fall so hard for one another. These two definitely get under each other skin, but only in the best way, and in a way that neither of them was prepared for. Because what they soon realize the more time they spend together and the more nights they share, is that their hearts will never be the same after meeting. Everything has changed now that they know each other and are falling for each other and there’s no denying that the two of them are just meant to be. You feel that in your bones and experiencing the two of them in their love story.

That feeling pulls you through every single incredible moment that you get with them in this book and you will LOVE every bit of getting to experience that with them.

I loved how these two just understood each other. They understood what held each other back, they understood each other‘s fears and worries, and they understood each other’s hearts. They just got each other and celebrated every piece of one another. I loved getting to see that unfold across their love story because it just made the two of them were real, and it made the love and connection they shared beyond real in the best way. And let me tell you, that those two definitely have a hell of a connection. There is just so much heart and fire in every breath of what they share and it comes together beautifully. You will be rooting for the two of them and everything they share with your whole heart. Trust me on that.

The two of them and Storm, completely stole my entire heart in this book. I could not have loved them more. Every sweet and spicy moment and everything in between had me just loving every single second with them. Their love and their connection just felt right, it felt easy, it felt meant to be. Aurora Rose Reynolds brings it to life in a way that feels just so real and incredible to experience and it just made their love story that much more enjoyable to get every piece of. I could not get enough of every moment they shared and honestly, I could have read so much more with these two because that’s just how much I loved the two of them, and getting to experience everything they shared together.

This small town has already stolen my heart, and I am so excited for more from this world. If it is anything like this book, I fully expect more meddling moms, charming people, and memorable moments that will just pull me even more into this incredible, small town of characters. I love that I just felt so connected to all of these characters, including Genevieve and Wyatt, whose story I was experiencing. It just made for an absolutely fantastic read from start to finish that I just loved.

This author creates books that are truly my happy place, that let me escape for a moment, and that just let me melt into all the spoon and love, and I honestly cannot say enough how much I love that. I love it so much, and her stories and words and characters have given me some of the most incredible reading experiences over the last decade, and I’m honestly beyond grateful for that. Aurora Rose Reynolds always creates a love story and a couple that steal my whole heart and that just genuinely make me believe in the love and connection they are sharing, and lavender Hill with Genevieve and Wyatt was no different. This book just made my heart happy, it made me smile and melt, but most of all it just had me loving everything this father so beautifully created for this couple and this incredible small town.

This is another must read from this author, and I can’t recommend this book enough! It truly is an incredible romance from start to finish that will just have you melting and loving every word of what you get with Genevieve and Wyatt. Those two are brought together by fate and maybe a little bit of her lovingly meddling mother, but it’s the sweetest most incredible love story you get with these two. And the way that this book opens up to an entire world of characters that she will love with your whole heart and that she will desperately need more of, is just the icing on top. What this author creates within the pages of this book brings you into a new world that you will just love. Her words allow you to experience every breath of this small town and the beautiful love story happening within it, and I truly could not have asked for more.

If you’re new to Aurora Rose Reynolds, this book is a perfect jumping off point. It perfectly encapsulates the charm and the heart and the swoon that you can expect in every other one of her romances. It truly stole my heart and gave me everything with this couple as I experience their beautiful love story, and I truly can’t say enough how much I loved every single second of it. I’m already counting down the days until the next week in this series because I’m just so excited for it, and my heart is ready! The Love Stone series is definitely one of my new favorites and I have no doubt that I will continue to love every second I get to spend in this world of incredible and charming characters.

Lavender Hill was the epitome of a good romance book. It had an incredible love story that was sweet and swoony and spicy in all the best ways. It had a charming, small town and fantastic characters that welcomed me with open arms. Through Aurora Rose Reynolds phenomenal writing, I just fell in love with this couple and this town and everything they all had to offer. The story stole my whole heart and so did Genevieve and Wyatt, and I truly would not have had it any other way! This is another, must read from this author, and I’m honestly just so happy that I had the chance to read and experience and love it.

Meet Aurora Rose Reynolds:
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground King, Shooting Stars, Fluke
My Life and How to Catch an Alpha series.
Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to
leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the
world.

Connect with Aurora Rose Reynolds:
https://aurorarosereynolds.com/

Never Been Tamed by Corinne Michaels is live!

– fake dating

– city boy X cowgirl

– age gap

– grumpy X grumpy

– only one bed

– small town

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I will not fall for my fake boyfriend.

Famous last words.

Dr. Ares Pierce may be new in town, but it only took one encounter to know he’s trouble. Sexy. Broody. Older. A broken look in his eyes.

The kind that says he’s carrying something heavy… and I should run.

But when my cheating ex-fiancé has the audacity to ask me to be in his wedding, panic takes over. A small lie to save face spirals out of control when I claim the sexy stranger beside me is my boyfriend.

And Ares plays along.

Soon we strike a deal: we keep up the relationship to help him win patients at the struggling clinic he’s trying to save, and I get a shield from the humiliation of my ex’s happily-ever-after.

Simple. Temporary. No feelings involved.

Except nothing about Ares Pierce is simple.

The more time we spend together, the harder it is to ignore the man behind the broody exterior… The one who makes me laugh when I least expect it and reminds me what it feels like to be wanted after the worst betrayal of my life.

But our arrangement comes with an expiration date.

Ares isn’t planning to stay in Infinity Ridge. And when he’s forced to choose between the career he built and the woman he never meant to love…

I’m terrified I’ll be the one left behind.

Again.

*****5 Absolutely Amazing Stars*****

I knew I was going to love Never Been Tamed by Corinne Michaels before I even read it. I also knew I was going to love Never Been Tamed when a minor car accident and a punchcard entered the chat in chapter 1. I definitely knew I was going to love Never Been Tamed when two certain somebodies with a WORLD of connection and pull to one another thought they could just pretend to be together and that would be it between them. I also 100% knew I was going to love Never Been Tamed the second the glorious banter and the chaps entered the group chat. I knew I was going to love Never Been Tamed with every memorable word, every single incredible moment, and every bit of heart and yearning and fire brought to life with Ares and Harper.

I knew I was absolutely going to LOVE Never Been Tamed by Corinne Michaels through every single word of this book, and boy was I right about that because this is hands-down one of my favorite books. I have read this year and one of my favorite books by this author.

Just when I think Corinne Michaels can’t top her latest romance release, she goes and does just that. Because when I tell you, my heart was in it with Ares and Harper, when I tell you, I lived and loved and breathed every breath of this book, and when I tell you that I was utterly consumed in the most real way with this couple and their story, I mean it with my whole heart and my whole chest. I was in this book. I was in it to win it with Ares and Harper as they pretended that their fake relationship wasn’t the most real thing they’ve ever experienced. I was in it with them as they saw every vulnerable real and genuine piece of one another. I was in it with them as their crazy families and their friends and their small town drove them up a wall while simultaneously pushing them closer together. I was in it with them as they poured their hearts out to one another and put it all on the line when it really mattered. I was in it with them through every moment of laughter and love and fire and heartbreak and everything in between.

I was in it with these characters through Corinne Michaels utterly incredible writing that gave me a perfect love story from start to finish. Never Been Tamed was the most amazing addition to this series that has just cemented once again not only why Corinne Michaels is one of my all-time favorite authors, but also why The Heartstone Ranch Series is one of my FAVORITES! This world of characters owns my whole heart, and the way that Harper and Ares took pushed their way into it all in the most memorable and endearing way was truly everything.

And then some.

This book brings us back to the incredible small town that is Infinity Ridge, Colorado with two people who could not be more meant to be or more meant to drive each other crazy. You have Ares, an older, city boy doctor who is in town reeling from many things that have gone wrong. He’s grumpy, he’s definitely not thrilled with where his career is, and he doesn’t know what comes next. To put it lightly, he’s lost and in no way looking for something to tie him to the small town he’s now found himself in. Enter the one and only Harper Stone. She’s the town‘s golden girl, the perpetual good hearted country girl who always puts herself last, but is feeling the true weight of it all on her heart and shoulders. She’s a grump in her own right, but she’s also equal parts spark and vivaciousness, and boy is she ready to light the world on fire…Only she doesn’t know what that exactly looks like or how to let herself have it.

These two definitely know how to push each other’s buttons in the best way and boy do they have the most incredible level of connection and pull to one another. When a chance encounter and a series of unfortunate events leads to something momentarily fake that becomes more permanently fake that soon becomes oh so real, you have the true foundation and heart of this story between these two. He needs help showing the town that they can trust him, and she needs him to be her back up at her ex‘s wedding. They both need each other, they both feel everything for one another, and they both absolutely cannot deny the real feelings that shine between them… And honestly, that’s just scratching the surface of what you get in Never Been Tamed by Corinne Michaels.

When I tell you, I loved every second I got with Ares and Harper in this book, I mean it with my whole chest. Those two stole my heart from the very first moment I met them. Honestly, I loved them before that because I already loved Harper from the first book in this world, and I just loved her more in this book with what I got with her in the story. That coupled with Ares and his no nonsense self had me living for every breath of this story. The small town antics, the serious fire and flirtatiousness and connection bursting between these two, along with the moments of heart and swoon and true emotional vulnerability had me LOVING every single second with these two. I truly could have read hundreds and hundreds of more pages with them because that is how much I loved reading and experiencing their story with them.

Corinne Michaels put you in the heart of this world, the small town, and this couple who becomes so very real together. Her words not only allow you to feel so emotionally connected to both of these characters in their journeys, but she just wholeheartedly invest you in their love story. She shows you why they have to be together, she shows you why they need each other, she shows you how deep their desires and connection truly go, and she shows you that there is no ending that doesn’t involve the two of them together because they just have to find a way to be together. That is how meant to be they are, that is how emotionally invested you are in their story, and that is just how much you love these characters and what they give you.

I have felt that in every book I’ve had the pleasure of reading from this author, but this series delivers that in spades through her incredible writing, and I truly cannot say enough how utterly incredible and amazing that has been to experience as a reader. It’s books like this one that make me the proud romance reader I am because this was a hell of a love story. It was emotion, it was vulnerability, it was heart, it was charm and swoon and fire, but more than that it was two people feeling everything for one another, and becoming the most true, real versions of themselves when they were with each other. It was two people putting their hearts on the line when it really mattered, and realizing that there was someone they could count on, and someone that they could be their most honest vulnerable self with. It was two people showing up for each other, even in the hardest of moments, to reassure one another that they were in it, that they felt it all, and that there was nothing that could undo the ties and feelings that bound them together.

Never Been Tamed is Ares & Harper’s story of fake dating, turned very real dating, turned so much more than these two ever could’ve bargained for. These two grumps are definitely going to give each other a run for their money, and they couldn’t be happier about it because what they give each other, what they make each other feel, and what they bring out in one another is life-changing. But more than that, it’s an incredible, emotional, and beautiful love story that brings these two to places they never thought they could ever be, but find themselves in together at the exact right time in their lives where they’re truly meant to be…together.

Now Harper Stone is a girl after my own heart. I loved her with my whole heart, and I saw myself in her so much because she is the epitome of a girl who does everything for everyone else and puts herself last in every opportunity. She’s the girl with a heart of gold who gives everyone her all. She’s also a girl who feels like no one ever chooses her and that she’s never enough. I think that’s something that is so easy to resonate and connect with with her character and the way that this author just pulls your heart to hers as she lives and goes through and experiences this story is truly everything. I felt so emotionally invested and connected to her through every second of this book and I just rooted like hell for her. Because if there is one character who deserved a happily ever after, it was Harper Stone. That girl is fire, she is heart, and she is just pure goodness and I loved getting to see her not only find her own strength and her own tenacity and her own worth, but also getting to see the exact right person see and celebrate that too.

Harper Stone is a forced to be reckoned with and getting to be caught up in her storm throughout this book was an absolute pleasure that just had me loving every second with her. It was also all kinds of fun to see the effect and impact she had on the one and only Dr. Ares Pierce. That grumpy man was brought to his knees…literally for her, and it was EVERYTHING.

Now Ares is his own force to be reckoned with because when I tell you that man has this illustrious pull that you cannot resist, I mean that with every fiber of my being. There is just something about him that pulls you in and you can’t resist it. He’s got a rough exterior and he is definitely stubborn and grumpy, but boy are there so many layers to him. What I loved about Ares is that he means what he says, he truly cares with his whole heart, and he is determined. He’s determined to get his life back on track, he’s determined to fix his career, he’s determined to write the wrongs that he’s done, he’s determined to put himself back together again, even if that takes him far from where he started. I really appreciated that determination and that tenacity from him because it was fierce, it was distinctive, and it was so very him in the most memorable way. But more than that, I just loved also getting to peel back the layers of Ares to see the vulnerability that was there from his own past and his own experiences and what brought him to this town and this story in the first place.

The way that this author just allows you to get that man full force in every memorable way will truly have your heart with his as he figures it all out and as he realizes what truly matters. And it is the best. Ares just has that incredible allure that pulls you in heart first while simultaneously making you blush your ass off and you will be here for every second of it. Trust me.

Ares Pierce and Harper Stone are fierce. They are vibrant. They are consuming. They are connection personified. They are their own forces to be reckoned with. Getting to experience that pull they share, getting to be in the thick of that desire they cannot deny, and getting to be in the heart of that beautiful and vulnerable emotion they share together as they give each other every piece of themselves, every insecurity, every fear, and every part of what truly matters between them, is the most spectacular thing to experience in this book.

The way that Ares and Harper choose each other in this book will truly give your heart everything it needs and more, just as it gives these two everything their hearts and souls needs. These two choose each other. When it’s “fake”, when it’s real, and everything and moment in between. They choose each other. They choose their feelings. They choose every version of each other and themselves. They choose each other’s present and future, even when they’re unsure what that’ll bring them. They choose the good and the bad and every little and big thing because they choose each other. In every opportunity and reality and hope, they choose each other and it makes all the difference.

It means EVERYTHING for these two.
Absolutely everything.

To make that choice, to stand by it with their full hearts. To be the choice that’s finally chosen and stood by. To be enough. To be someone’s reason. To be someone’s purpose. To be someone’s true home. To be someone’s dream. To be someone’s more. Ares and Harper make those choices and choose each other in every way that matters in Never Been Tamed and it is truly everything.

Honestly, it’s more than that.

It’s them, in the most real and raw and authentic heartfelt way choosing each other, choosing their feelings, choosing their hope for more, choosing to love and care even when it scares them both out of their damned minds. This story is them showing up, in the big moments, in the small ones, in the highs and lows, feeling it all, and choosing each other again and again in every possibility and in a way no one ever has for them before…and it’s PERFECTION.

It’s them, wholeheartedly, genuinely, and beautifully, choosing each other in every way that matters and it’s the fucking best.

Corinne Michaels brings the heart of them and everything they share together to life in the most real and tangible and authentic way, and I could not get enough of it. I was utterly consumed with these characters, their love story, this small town, and every second in between as Ares Harper realized that their fake relationship was the most real thing they had ever experienced. Getting to be with these two as they understood what another, as they fell for one another, as they dealt with all of the small town, family, and friend antics, but most of all as they saw each other and showed up for each other was truly everything my heart could’ve asked for. This book delivered their epic love story in a way that I know I will never forget and it just had me LOVING and honestly treasuring every second with them.

Ares and Harper just get each other. They get each other’s insecurities and fears. They get what weighs on each other. They understand the struggle that they both have experienced previously and what they’re currently struggling with as their paths cross in this book. They understand and get every piece of one another. And more than that, they love and cherish those pieces. They get their dreams, they get the complications of it all, and they get why the other one is wholeheartedly worth every breath in their body and every chance they will take with one another. They just get each other in every way that matters and you feel that in your bones reading this book.

And honestly, that’s just part of what makes this such an amazing love story to read and experience, and one of the best books I have read this year.

Never Been Tamed combines the perfect amount of fire, connection, love, small town goodness, with a family and world of characters that my heart loves in every way and the best dose of banter and humor and swoon that you could ask for. Corinne Michaels delivers another must read romance in this book that gives you an epic love story from start to finish that will show you in every single second and word and moment with her characters that they have to find a way to be together because there’s no reality that can’t exist without the two of them sharing what they were always meant to share and feel. This book was another treasure filled moment and reading experience in the world of Infinity Ridge Colorado and Heartstone Ranch, and I for one I’m already counting down the moments until I can go back because that is how much I am fully invested and just utterly in love with this entire world of characters.

And let me just tell you now, while Ares and Harper are the complete star of the show in this book, it would be remiss of me to not mention the one and only Clyde Stone. That man is in a league of his own with his own heart of gold and a level of humor that you will never forget. And let me tell you, cue up Taylor Swift‘s mastermind every time you see that man on the pages of this book and every other second you get with him in this entire series, because that man is scheming. He is scheming in the best way, and I love him for it. He is truly a gem and I could read about a million more pages with him plotting all the things and epic love stories for his kids, and my heart would be happier for it.

If there’s one thing you take away from this review, besides the fact that Clyde Stone is one of a kind, it’s that you need to read Never Been Tamed by Corinne Michaels.

This book is her at her best and it was the most incredible love story to experience. Harper and Ares bring it all in this book and the way they lay their hearts on the line, the way they allow you to feel and experience it all with them, and the way they show up for you and for each other in this book is truly nothing short of everything. I could not have asked for a better trip back to this small town with this dynamic and memorable world of characters than what I got within the pages of this book. Corinne Michaels delivers another phenomenal romance in this book and she will have your heart in every breath of what you get with her characters.

And honestly, you’re just going to love it.

You’re going to love every second of this book so much. You’re going to love every moment with Ares and Harper so much. You’re going to love the chaps and the punchcard and the banter and the fire of it all. You’re going to love the sweetness and the swoon and the vulnerability. You’re going to love seeing these characters find more than enough in one another and you’re especially going to love the ways in which they show up for each other, the way they reassure one another, and the way they show each other that the only place they’ll ever want to be is with each other.

You are going to love every single second of this book and then some because that is how incredible it is. I really can’t say that enough, so just take this as your sign to go forth and live and love and experience this book. Never Been Tamed is a one of a kind romance that delivers it all and more, and your heart will be the happiest it can be with Harper and Ares and all they give you. I promise you that Ares and Harper are ready to welcome you with open arms and open hearts and they’re grumpy selves that could not be more meant to be, and you will honestly cherish every morsel of a moment you get with those two in this book.

Trust me.

Silver Sweet by Krista & Becca Ritchie is now live!

Phoenix is a hot drummer with a bad attitude. Tom is a punk-rock singer who’s too hard to impress. Two problem children of their bands have one shot at making it big in this M/M Rockstar Romance—if they don’t burn it all down. 

Tom Cobalt has been called a lot of things. Arrogant god. Overachiever. Demanding, uncooperative jerk. It comes with the territory of being the fifth-born of a storied family. Not even his own punk-rock band can meet his high standards. So when every member of The Carraways quits on him before finishing an album, he’s left with a bruised ego and a major dilemma. 

Reviving his childhood dream comes down to one infuriating choice: pair up with a hard-edged drummer or be dropped by his music label permanently. 

Phoenix St. Pierre has enough baggage to ground every plane in New York City. He’s volatile, sleep-deprived, and still carrying the fallout of imploding his own band. He should not be paired with Tom, the stuck-up trust-fund baby who pushes all his buttons—yet the second chance is impossible to walk away from.

Making music means too much to Phoenix and Tom to let this last shot slip through their fingers. But working together feels like a Shakespearean disaster ready to unfold. Especially when off-the-charts chemistry, undeniable attraction, and destructive habits threaten to make or break them. 

It’s nothing personal—but they just might be the best and worst thing that ever happened to each other.

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*****5 Absolutely Magnetic Stars*****

Tom Cobalt is a force to be reckoned with. So is Phoenix St. Pierre for that matter. And Silver Sweet by Krista and Becca Ritchie is their magnetic story of music, dreams, and undeniable connection. This book is their beyond consuming and dynamic story of how these two enemies become reluctant bandmates and soon become so much more on their breathtaking collision course to becoming lovers. Everything changes for these two when they are paired together, and boy do those sparks start to fly, but so do the lyrics…and the music…and every dream these two have ever had.

Getting to experience every breath of this story through Krista and Becca Ritchie’s unforgettable writing is truly everything. Honestly, it’s more than everything. It’s Tom and Phoenix at their truest and rawest and realest. It’s the two of them pouring their hearts and souls and dreams out to one another over the course of their consuming story. It’s the two of them breaking down each other’s walls, baring themselves, their vulnerabilities, their secrets, and just about every piece of themselves to one another, and doing all of that while experiencing the most unadulterated connection possible.

Simply put, Silver Sweet by Krista and Becca Ritchie is one of the best romances I have ever had the pleasure of reading and it is a PHENOMENAL journey back into the world of The Cobalt Empire that delivers in every way.

Now it is absolutely no secret that this world of characters owns my whole heart. From the first moment I met the Hales, Cobalts, and Meadows I have been completely enamored, consumed, and just blown away by them, their tenacity, their journeys, and the glorious and beautiful found family they have all created and worked their assess off for. My love for them all and their stories truly knows no bounds, and I honestly treasure any moment that I get to spend with them through the words that Krista and Becca Ritchie create.

The Cobalt Empire has been the most incredible reading experience with the one and only Cobalt family, and I for one cannot get enough. Literally. Burn Bright, the first book in this series delivered a love story I still haven’t stopped thinking about, and Silver Sweet gave me Phoenix and Tom, who have both burrowed themselves so deep in my heart that I don’t think it’ll ever be the same. And honestly, I don’t want it to be the same because what I experienced and felt and lived with these two through their unforgettable story is something I will treasure forever.

Tom Cobalt and Phoenix St. Pierre are magnetic. I mean there are so many words that I could use to describe those two, but magnetic just fits them. They start off this book completely opposite, or seemingly so. Two alike poles, pushing each other’s boundaries and buttons at any given moment, bantering with each other until the cows come home, and getting under each other’s skin like it’s their actual job. And let me tell you this right now, they are both damn good at their job. But the more these two push, the more moments they share, and the more music they start to create, they realize that while they might push and push and push, there is something truly forceful that happens when they are together. That force not only creates the most epic music of their lifetimes and careers, but it also forces the two of them to come face to face and heart to heart with every single thing they feel for one another.

Their connection is undeniable, the forces that pull them together are unadulterated and feel practically tangible, and the rightness that exists as these two push and pull to build up that glorious tension across this book is actually everything. And it makes for a hell of a story. Trust me. But more than that, it makes these two characters, who are so alike in so many ways, who feel absolutely everything, and who are both on the precipice of having their lives changed, realize that there’s something undeniable between them that pulls them closer and closer and closer to each other in ways they’ve NEVER felt before.

And when they finally allow that glorious tension and connection and fire to burn and ignite, there is no resisting that pull and the attraction they share on every level.

I truly could not get enough of what Tom and Phoenix shared together in this book. And honestly, I could go on and on about that and it wouldn’t even come close to capturing the true dynamic, the true vibrancy, and the true fire that exists between them in this book. You just have to experience it for yourself because what these authors create with these characters and with this couple over the course of this book is absolutely amazing. It’s raw, it’s honest, it’s messy and complicated, it’s so real and authentic, and in the same breath it’s just so Tom and Phoenix. The way these characters are just allowed to be their most authentic versions of themselves while falling so hard for one another, while simultaneously pushing each other’s boundaries and walls every step of the way is truly unforgettable and equally breathtaking and just incredible to experience as a reader.

There is something truly unforgettable about the connection that Tom and Phoenix share, what they bring out in one another, and the way that their paths not only cross but intertwine over the course of this book.

You really get to see that throughout every chapter of this book. You see how they not only create the most beautiful and raw music of their careers, but how they also start slowly peeling back the layers of one another to realize who each other really are. The more layers they pull back, the more pieces they get of one another, the harder it is to resist the connection and fire they feel. That tension builds up in the most tangible and real way until there is no more resisting it for these two. And let me just tell you when they finally give into everything that’s been building between them, when they finally go from enemies to lovers…it is absolutely EVERYTHING. It’s more than everything because it’s more than something physical for them. It’s life-changing. it’s emotional, it’s heart touching, it’s real. It’s just them in the truest most real way baring their souls and themselves to one another, and connecting in a way that they never have with anyone else.

Getting to experience every moment with both Tom and Phoenix as they build a friendship and then a relationship and then something so much more is absolutely phenomenal. Krista and Becca Ritchie put you in the heart and soul of this book with those two. They show you their secrets. They show you what makes them so meant to be. They show you how their dreams are so similar and so beautiful and how these two are truly more like than they realize. They show you that Tom and Phoenix are two of the hardest working people on the planet. They show you the tenacity of not only their work ethic and dreams, but of their vibrant personalities that definitely know how to get a zinger and the dramatics in. It is the absolute best reading experience getting to watch these two not only fall for each other, but watching them understand each other, celebrate one another, be there for one another as they fight for each other and for the dreams they both share, while also showing up for one another in every moment that matters. Getting to be in the thick of that, getting to believe in the two of them, and just feeling so completely connected to them over the course of this book is something I will truly never forget as a reader. It made experiencing the story the most real thing and it just pulled my heart to both of these characters fiercely. I truly cannot say that enough.

Krista and Becca Ritchie connect you through their words to everything these characters see and breathe and feel and think and it just has you desperate for more of them and everything they create and share together.

I started off this review saying that Tom Cobalt and Phoenix St. Pierre are both forces to be reckoned with, and you know that from the very first page of this book. You truly do. They are both fierce. They are both loyal in their very own distinctive way. They are incredible and mesmerizing to watch. They are fiery and layered and complicated. They are full of dreams and hopes and definitely some secrets. They are authentic to themselves and to the journey they are on themselves and together. They are two of the most dynamic characters I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading and falling in love with, and honestly I could go on for pages and pages about how much I love their characters.

You have Tom who is just beating to the tune of his own drum and I LOVED him for it. He is fierce in his dreams and his desire to create music and to create an experience for people that will impact them, and he is also so vulnerable and honest at times in a way that feels so real and true. There are just so many things about him that I loved, from his humor to his flair for the dramatics to just the way he is so dedicated to what he does. There are so many nuances and pieces to him that you get to experience and love in this book, and it just made me love him even more than I thought possible. He is truly something else in the best way and getting to fall even more in love with his character, while also seeing his passion and his dream come to fruition, will also getting all of the incredible and memorable moments and interactions with his family members was everything I could have hoped for and more. There is truly no resisting the magnetic and vibrant pull of Tom Cobalt in this book and I for one could not get enough. And honestly I just want more because I LOVE me some Tom, especially when he allows himself to feel all of the things, to be his most authentic self, and to let himself shine in the magic he has worked his ass off for.

Now Phoenix St. Pierre Is a force to be reckoned with in his own way. I was immediately pulled into his character and every bit of who he was, especially with what I already thought I knew about him going into this book. I loved that there were so many pieces of him to gather over the course of this book and that every moment I got a new piece of him and who he was and what he was afraid of and what he hoped like hell for and just any little nugget of what made him him was a moment I truly treasured. Getting those pieces of him in the way that these authors allow you to experience his character is truly unforgettable. He is a complicated man, who has been through a lot and has many secrets to his story, but the way that he shows you his true self, his true heart, and his true intentions is absolutely beautiful. I had so much love for his character and I loved the journey that he went on across this book as he shows you exactly who he’s always been and where his heart and passions lie. I loved getting to fall in love with his character, I loved getting to believe in him and root like hell for him while reading this book, but most of all I just loved him. I loved Phoenix. I loved that he was his most true and real self in this book and that this story very much felt like a second chance for him. It felt like a breath of air that he not only needed, but so fucking deserved. I loved getting to be a part of that story with him, getting to see him put it all on the line, getting to see him heal from what he had been through, and getting to see him fight like hell for the dream and the love that he’d always had.

Basically, I loved Tom Cobalt and Phoenix St. Pierre with my entire heart and getting to experience every moment and second and breath with them over the course of this book just solidified that love.

These two may start off bringing out some very distinctive moments in one another, but in the midst of this story and in the thick of it with each other, you start to realize that they bring out the absolute best in one another. They hold each other accountable, they push each other for more, they relish in each other’s greatness, and they celebrate and love each other for who they are and what makes them them. They are the best brothers, who feel with their whole chests and will do anything for their families and those they love. They show up, they fight, they feel, they give it their all, and in the thick of that they also create the most all-feeling and breathtaking music and lyrics and moments together. They get each other, they feel everything for one another, and most of all they own every bit of themselves and their music and their dreams and what they hope for for themselves and each other. It’s beautiful to watch and experience, and I honestly just wish I could experience it all with them for the first time again because that is how special they are and that is how incredibly unforgettable and amazing their story is.

Silver Sweet Is a rockstar romance, that brings the enemies to lovers to so much more in a world of characters that are the definition of a found family that I will literally never tire of. This book is an epic Love Story between two characters who definitely have a memorable start to their relationship, but soon realize that every piece of their story was bringing them together to the moments they share in this book. Krista and Becca Ritchie bring it all to life through their unforgettable and amazing writing and storytelling in a way that I truly will never forget. There is a reason these two are two of my all-time favorite authors. The way they put you in the thick of their books, the way that they show you this family of characters is everything, and the way that they let them all shine and be so authentically themselves while falling so deeply in love with their perfect match is something I honestly feel honored to have experienced.

Every new book of theirs just solidifies my love of this family and this world of characters and all of their stories, and Silver Sweet with Tom and Phoenix was that and more. It was an epic love story of two people who create literal magic together, who make each other feel and believe in their wildest dreams, and who love and see and believe in each other for who they are through and through. And honestly? Getting to experience every breath of that in this book with Tom and Phoenix and all of the other amazing characters of this world is something I will never forget. I meant it when I said those two burrowed themselves so deep in my heart and I truly wouldn’t have it any other way because that’s just Tom and Phoenix and their emotional, fiery, and vibrant story.

They fall. They rise. They try again.
They create. They soar. They push. They pull.
They fight. They fall. They feel it all.
They believe. They hope. They dream. They spark.
They sing. They drum. They take flight.
They give it their all. They pour themselves out. They pick each other up.
They zing. They laugh. They lament. They love.
They share secrets. They share their hearts. They share themselves.

They’re together. They’re everything. They’re them.
And more. So much glorious more that you get and breathe and experience and live in every word of Silver Sweet with the one and only, Tom Cobalt and Phoenix St. Pierre. There is no not loving those two with your whole heart and soul. Trust me, I speak from experience and I honestly don’t think I’ll ever be over this story or them or what they so authentically and breathtakingly give you on every single page of it.

So just do yourself a damn favor and read this book. Read it. Feel it. Breathe it. Live it. Take it all in with these two and enjoy every single second of it. It would be utterly wrong to not experience the literal magic of Tom Cobalt and Phoenix St. Pierre’s love story because these two…well they’re everything.

And then some.