Secret Nights with My Bestie's Big Brother

by Ella Ashton

Falling for my sister's best friend was never the plan.
Pretending not to want her? A disaster waiting to happen.
My little sister Jasmine's best friend Ana is too young, too tempting, completely off-limits.
My boss demands to meet my non-existent fiancée. I panic and ask Ana to play pretend.
She pulls it off flawlessly, impressing everyone. But now the lines between fiction and reality blur dangerously.
Big mistake. Huge.
One taste of Ana's forbidden fruit, and I'm addicted.
Every touch, every stolen kiss, sets my soul on fire.
My heart says yes; my brain screams no.
I can't risk losing my best friend Alec or breaking my sister Jasmine's heart.
So, I try to set Ana up with other guys.
Torture. Pure torture.
Now I'm sabotaging her dates, drowning in jealousy.
She's under my skin, in my blood. The one I can't live without.
I keep pushing her away, but she's etched on my soul.
Now I must let her go or risk it all for love.

*This is Book Two of The Steamy Off-Limits Love Series - they each can be read in any order, can be read as a standalone, and each has an HEA.

238 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 11, 2024

Reviews

[Kryztle | kryztlereads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ana is over men judging her based off her looks. She signs up for a dating app and is trying to find someone who’ll like her for her. Out on a date, she runs into her best friend’s brother/crush, Riley. Riley has always viewed Ana as his little sister’s best friend, but he recently started seeing Ana in a different light. He’s not the commitment type and views Ana as off-limits. He’s up for promotion & wants to show his boss he has a good work-life balance, so he convinces Ana to pose as his fiancée to impress his boss. As things progress between them, he keeps her at bay. When Ana is in trouble, he rushes to helped her. He even goes as far as to update Ana’s dating profile to make it more appealing, but keeps sabotaging her dates.

Tropes:
❤️ Friends to Lovers
❤️ Fake Dating
❤️ Best Friend’s Brother

I enjoyed this book & read it in an afternoon. I liked the storyline, but it felt a little rushed. I would’ve liked to see a little more depth in the characters with more details in the plot. Overall, I would read more from this author.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Barbara Hanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ana has had a crush on her friend’s brother for a long time. When she has a stalker, her friend, Jasmine, rings her brother, Riley, to rush to her assistance.
Riley is in denial regarding how he feels about Ana: he is convinced it is just lust and once will get her out of his system and boy is he wrong.
Riley keeps pulling her close and then pushes her away, which is cruel in the extreme.
Ana deals with a lot until she eventually breaks.
This is an emotional story: I hurt for Ana and wanted to get my hands on Riley, not in a good way! It was however, good to see Jasmine and Alex again, and see how they are coping on being parents to twin boys.
I voluntarily received and reviewed an ARC copy of the book.

[Kira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Secret Nights With My Bestie's Big Brother was an addicting read from start to finish! Falling for a best friend's big brother is one of my favorite romantic tropes and this author did a fantastic job bringing it to life. Ana and Riley know each other through family and friends, but when circumstances bring them together in another way, it brings all that tension to the surface. Ana pulls off pretending to be Riley's fiancee perfectly. Almost too perfect, and this twists what is pretend and what is reality for the two, which leads to more interesting and confusing moments. This was a great standalone read in the Forbidden Off-Limits Friends To Lovers series, and I look forward to checking out more in the series.

[Claudia Muafeca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Repetitive

The story was still good, just not that good for me. 📖🙅🏽‍♀️

I've come to enjoy Ella's books quite alot since I came across it. But this specific one wasn't my favorite, simply because the pretence between the main characters Riley and Ana took 94% of the book, them denying their feelings and acting immatured. It was frustrating and 6% at the end was a rushed process. Fine they had thrilling moment throughout the book, but there was no affection because they would go separate ways and lie to themselves that it's a mistake, and later that became repetitive.

I guess it would be better if one was bold enough to be open about their feelings in the beginning. The bickering became annoying I had to skip certain pages to get to the end.

[ann miggins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Battle with truthfulness I

While it is positive that he has found love with Ana, his actions of hurting and deceiving her are concerning. As a mature adult, his behavior appears to be manipulative and disrespectful towards her emotions. he could with his arrogant ass. He knew she had a crush on him for years,so I thought that he shouldn't have never too her for granted and that she should have kicked him to the curb and moved on with her life. Especially if he wasn't going to man up with his true feelings for her. Instead he was acting like an immature chunk. He could have man up earlier and not put her through pain.Glad they had a happy ending finally

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOLY MOLY this is definetly one romance book that deserves a 20/20 STAR review. The characters Riley and Ana have some of the ABSOLUTE BEST ORGASMIC MIND-BLOWING sex ever. I had a super hard time putting this book down all because I didn't know if the fake engagement between Ana and Riley was going to backfire on them or turn into something much more HEATED. All I am going to say is your missing out on one HOT read if this book isn't in your kindle right this very minute. Ella has a wonderful romance read that will keep you warm for sure.

[Merry Jelks-Emmanuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ana and Riley are attracted to each other and they continue to play it off by ignoring their feelings. When Riley's boss demands to meet his fiancé a person, he doesn't have he asked Ana to play the role, and she does so to perfection. Now he is caught up in her and when she goes out on dates, he sabotages them. Will these two ever connect and get their chance for happiness.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Shannon Binegar-Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

He is her best friends brother so totally off limits. The he needs a fake fiancé for a promotion at work and things really heat up. On top of that there is her stalker that brings them closer together.
I loved this so much. What a fun read.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

[Bonnie Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. I found it very well written and interesting. The characters were well developed and the story was charming, suspenseful, and made me chuckle. It was also fairly realistic, the feelings of the characters were very true to live.

I enjoyed the book and found it hard to put down. I read it within 24 hours of the download.

[Susan Murray · Rating 1 out of 5]

Secret nights with Besties brother

I hate to give a bad review but this was a miss for me. Especially as the title was misleading with the “off limits” part. No one actually cared.
This was mostly pages and pages of sex with a bit of drama sandwiched in between. Also in two places wrong names were used so editing missed those.

[Nate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Riley and Ana’s story. His boss demands to meet his non-existent fiancée. So he panics and asks Ana to play pretend. She pulls it off flawlessly, impressing everyone. But now the lines between fiction and reality blur dangerously. I thought it was a fun and exciting read. And voluntarily leaving this review.

[Kandiemarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riley and Ana’s story is a fun and exciting fake engagement. It's a well written and interesting read. The characters were well developed and the story was captivating and suspenseful. Enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more from the author.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Joan Phillips · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovers

This was a use me story. They used each other. She has decided it was time to settle down. Riley still was playing the field. Sexual they were a perfect match. Both they wanted different things. They continued being friends with benefits, but Ana wanted more.

This was not a offs limit story.

[Patricia Lord · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ana has a big crush on Riley, her friends brother.
Riley likes Ana, but isn’t sure if it is real or not. When Ana gets a stalker and Riley’s boss wants to meet his fiancé they come to an agreement to pretend to be engaged. This a good book with real feel like emotions.

[Dawnal Hartman-Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Friends to A Couple

This can or could of been true, so many times one does not let their feelings be known to the other. Truth and love when meant to be our hearts lead the way.....

[Vanise B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love The Suspense 🥰

I truly enjoyed reading this book. The back and forth between Riley and Ana while connecting Jasmine and Alec kept the interest going!! Looking forward to continuing the series.

[Jordan Schwefel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a sucker for forbidden romances and this one drew me in from the first line. I love the banter between the MMC and the FMC and how he tried to protect his sister by pushing the FMC onto other guys.
They both fell hard for each other but tried to do the right thing. I love how it all worked out in the end but getting there is always my favorite part.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a cute little read

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The buildup in this story is so teal but you just want to scream. Lol. It's a very sweet story!

[Susan M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this entire series of Ella Ashtons books. She.is my favorite author and I can't wait until more books come out. Thank you!!

[Merry Jelks-Emmanuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ana and Riley are attracted to each other and they continue to play it off by ignoring their feelings. When Riley's boss demands to meet his fiancé a person, he doesn't have he asked Ana to play the role, and she does so to perfection. Now he is caught up in her and when she goes out on dates, he sabotages them. Will these two ever connect and get their chance for happiness.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.