Never Been Worse by Morgan Elizabeth is now live!
Harper Abbott’s reputation has never been worse. The one time she tries to be spontaneous ends with her and her two best friends getting arrested for a prank gone wrong. Now, her cheating ex and his new girlfriend are on a mission to ruin her fledgling career as a fashion designer.
Wes Holden, guitarist for Altas Oaks, was pleasantly surprised to find out the charity date he was wrangled into was won by Harper, the woman he’d been quietly into for years. When he hears about the trouble she’s facing, he has the perfect solution: they should get married. His band needs a distraction in the media, and he could help her designs get more exposure.
With another leap of spontaneity, Harper agrees and is thrown into the limelight. Soon, what started as a mutually beneficial fake agreement starts to become more, and Wes finds himself working to convince her to give them a shot while Harper struggles to keep the full truth of her breakup—and its repercussions—under wraps.
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*****5 Utterly Incredible Stars*****
Morgan Elizabeth has firmly cemented herself as one of my new favorite authors. I have recently binge read almost all of her entire back list and I have been blown away by what this author creates with her words. Her books are a joy to read. They are equal parts, funny and spicy and swoony and just incredible. They are romantic comedy goodness, and I have loved every single book of hers. They have all been five star reads and I have just been overjoyed getting to spend the time that I have with all of her characters, their antics, and their love stories.
Simply put, this author is one of my favorites, and I was beyond excited to read this book.
Never Been Worse had some of my all-time favorite tropes in it. But more than that, it had an incredible love story that I could not put down. This book was honest, it was vulnerable, it was funny as hell, it was spicy as all get out, and it enamored me with this couple and their connection. I mean, I was a melted puddle of goo reading this book and watching these two fall for each other, and I was here for every second of it. The way that Wes loves her with his whole heart from the very beginning, and the way that she is able to find herself and find her heart again after going through so much was perfection.
Those two were beyond meant to be. They may have come together in the most unorthodox of scenarios, but they were written in the stars. They were meant to be. They were endgame. You know that in your bones reading this book and I loved getting to be with the two of them as they realized how real it was between them. I mean, we definitely knew it was real the whole time, and it took Harper a hot second to get there herself, but getting to be with these two as they fell, as they felt it all, and as they willingly gave in to the epic of their connection and fire together was truly nothing short of everything.
I truly cannot say enough good things about this book. It truly had everything I love about a romance novel, but especially one from this author. The banter was perfection. The fire and connection between this couple and the build up to them giving into that and sharing it was chef‘s kiss. Couple that with the fact that it was a revenge story, a marriage of convenience that was so real that it would pass any lie detector test with flying colors, and the fact that these two had an undeniable level of connection… And I was smitten. I was more than smitten because I loved everything about them, everything they were sharing and building together, and the way that they continue to show up for each other in every way that mattered.
One of my favorite aspects of this book was Harper‘s character. I really connected to her, her honesty, and her vulnerability about the challenges she faces after the end of her previous relationship, after realizing she blindly put her faith and trust in the wrong people, and as she tried to figure out what was real and what was not, was everything. Her journey and her character was so real to me. I felt such connection to everything she goes through in this book and what it’s like to feel like you’re restarting your life when everybody else around you has firmly cemented theirs. The way that she wants more, the way that she realizes that she deserves more, and the way that I was able to connect to her character through this author‘s words as she fights for the life and the love that she’s always deserved was absolutely wonderful. And beautiful as all get out.
I loved that girl with my whole heart reading this book, and not only that I connect with her struggles and her journey that she goes on in this book, I was rooting like hell for her through every page. I wanted her to succeed. I believed in her. I wanted to be friends with her. She’s that fantastic and likable and real of a character that I felt all of those strong connections and feelings. And honestly, that’s just part of what I loved about her character and what I got with her throughout this book. Morgan Elizabeth truly has a knack for making her characters the people you want to be best friends with and Harper was no different. That girl is strong and resilient, and definitely knows how to dish some revenge, and I loved every second I got to spend with her.
Now not to be done, Wes Holden pretty much stole my heart from the very first moment I met him. From the very first book in this series, it was a parent that Wes had something there for Harper. But when you finally get into his head in this book, and you realize that that man has fallen hard and deep for Harper, there is no resisting him. Couple that with the fact that he is the most protective gem of a man on this planet, the fact that he would do anything for that girl, and the fact that he is willing to put in the hard work and play the long game to make her his was nothing short of perfection. That man is the best. End of.
I have loved every hero by this author, but Wes might be my new favorite. He just had such a way about him. The way that he was so honest and real at all times with how he felt about Harper, the way he showed up for her, showed up for his friends, and the way he showed up for every challenge that came their way was utterly fantastic. And I’m not going to lie, getting to spend time with a rockstar covered in tattoos, who loves with his whole heart and isn’t afraid to be so real about those feelings and fight like hell for the woman he loves was absolutely swoonworthy. It was everything and then some and that man is truly a gem with a heart of gold.
Like I said, I could not put this book down with these two. I was beyond consumed in everything they were building together, I was here for every moment of their “fake “relationship, and I was absolutely blown away by what these two give each other. What these two share is very very real, it is built straight from the heart, and it is romantic AF. There is no resisting Harper and Wes and what they share in this book. I promise you that. Every moment with them will have you rooting with everything that you have that these two will find their way and that they will give into everything they’re sharing.
I would also be remiss if I didn’t mention the fact that Jules and Ava make up the best trio with Harper and I could spend 17 more books with those three. Their antics are everything, their banter is joyous, and the way that they show up for each other and create the most solid friend group was incredible. Getting to see the two of them with their respective spouses, getting to see the found family of characters that all of these characters have created together, and getting to be there through every antic and fun filled moment and crazy revenge plot was fantastic.
And so damn fun.
This book just made me so happy. I cannot say that enough. All of this author’s books have brought out this feeling in me as I’ve read them, which is just part of the reason I love them all so much, but this one truly might just be my new favorite. It was so incredibly written, it was consuming in every way, and I just loved what I got with these characters. Revenge, fun, spice, love, and all the glorious swoon. What’s not to love?
Never Been Worse is what love stories and romantic comedies should be. This book proved that to me again and again. This book was so fun, it was so heartfelt and genuine at times, so swoony and romantic at others, and it just highlighted how incredible love can truly be. The love you find with your friends and those you chose to build your life with, the truest love you can build out of something you thought might not even be real, and the love that you find within yourself when it really matters.
This book is definitely going down as one of my favorite reads of this year, and I truly cannot say enough good things about it. This was not only the perfect conclusion to a series that I’ve loved, but it was another utterly incredible read by an author who is one of my favorites. This book Was everything I needed. My heart was so happy reading it, and I loved everything I got with these characters. Wes and Harper bring everything to the pages of this book, they deliver it so vulnerably and sincerely, and you cannot help but love them and root for them and want every good thing for them while reading their story. And honestly, that’s just part of what makes this book so incredible, so romantic, and so phenomenal to read and experience.
I highly recommend this book and every other book by this author. You will love everything about how she creates her love stories and what she infuses into her words. There is such life and color and vibrancy to what she creates that it makes such a magical reading experience that will just make you unbelievably happy. I can’t say that enough. Throw in the fact that there are some incredible Taylor Swift references, the best kind of revenge plot lines, and just so much fun and love to be had, and you will just love it all. I promise you that.
Never Been Worse is a marriage of convenience story that will have you knowing from the very first page that everything between this couple is so incredibly real, and that everything they’re building together is meant to be. You will swoon with these two, you will feel it all, you will laugh your ass off at times, but more than that you’ll believe in everything that they’re sharing together and fighting like hell for. This book is what romance novels are made of and it is perfection. I can’t say that enough!
Run yourself to this world, these incredible characters and their love stories, and all the romantic comedy goodness this author’s fantastic words have to offer. It would be wrong not to.
Meet Morgan Elizabeth
Morgan is a born and raised Jersey girl, living there with her two boys, toddler daughter, and mechanic husband. She’s addicted to iced espresso, barbecue chips, and Starburst jellybeans. She usually has headphones on, listening to some spicy audiobook or Taylor Swift. There is rarely an in between.
Writing has been her calling for as long as she can remember. There’s a framed ‘page one’ of a book she wrote at seven hanging in her childhood home to prove the point. Her entire life she’s crafted stories in her mind, begging to be released but it wasn’t until recently she finally gave them the reins.
I’m so grateful you’ve agreed to take this journey with me.
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