Bad Boy Era

Mountain Men Matchmaker #4

by Amy Daws

Rule #1 on the Everly Fletcher Matchmaking Manifesto…Never fall for your best friend’s grumpy brother.

Everly is the matchmaking mastermind of her family, but her own love life is a bit of a flop.

Back from four years in Dublin, she’s ready for a quiet summer on Fletcher Mountain helping launch her aunt’s animal rescue center—until Conri “Wolf” Reilly shows up.

Wolf is her college roommate’s infuriating twin brother. He’s brooding, Irish, and college rugby’s resident bad boy with thighs that could crack a watermelon.

His red card reputation has trashed his rugby prospects…until a training camp in Denver comes calling. As a favor, Everly reluctantly gets Wolf a place to stay if he volunteers at the rescue center.

Now Everly’s finds herself working and living next door to the Irish tattooed grump who treats her like a nuisance—but looks at her like he could press her up against a hay bale until they forget their own names.

Wolf swore he came to America to fix his image, not fall for his sister’s best friend, but the more time he spends with Everly, the harder it is to keep his distance.

Perhaps Everly’s in her bad boy era…or maybe Fletcher Mountain might has its own matchmaking plans.

Perfect for fans of:
• Grumpy x Sunshine
• Small Town Romance
• Irish Rugby Players
• Overprotective family
• Meghan Quinn and Tessa Bailey

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Forced Proximity, Rom Com, Fiction, Spicy, Small Town Romance

448 pages, Paperback

Expected publication May 26, 2026

About the author

Number 1 Amazon Bestselling author Amy Daws writes spicy love stories that take place in America, as well as across the pond. She's most known for her footy-playing Harris Brothers and writing in a tire shop waiting room. When Amy is not writing, she’s likely making charcuterie boards from her home in South Dakota where she lives with her daughter and husband.

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Reviews

[JanFromNJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got to read an early copy of Everly’s story and let me just say this book is going to grab you by the heartstrings and never let you go. Brilliant Amy.

[Lexie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t believe it’s the end of an era. It’s such a bittersweet feeling. I loved this book so much and read it over 3 days (which btw is slow for me) because I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. The stories Amy Daws created for the Fletcher family is truly one of a kind. Each book takes you through a journey of love, loss, hope, joy and tears. I wouldn’t trade this book journey for anything.

I’m going to keep this review short and sweet since the book doesn’t come out until May 2026. All you need to know is this book is phenomenal. Seeing Everly grow right before our eyes and watching her come into her own was a joy to read from start to finish. This book is also hilarious. I don’t know how Amy does it, but she can always make me bust on laughing while reading her books and this one was no exception.

Lastly the addition of Conri and Cliona to our Mountain Men Matchmaker series was pure perfection. And I’m secretly hoping Cliona gets her own separate book one day. Listen I know it may not be in the cards but a girl can dream.

Big thank you to Amy Daws & Canary Street Press for allowing me to read and review Everly’s story early. You made my whole year and it felt like I got an early Christmas present when I got that notification.

[Amelia Blackmon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Bad Boy Era
Author: Amy Daws
Series: Mountain Men Matchmaker 4

What to expect:
*Best friends brother
*Irish Rugby player
*Grumpy / Sunshine

Ending 2025 by watching rugby players. Thank you Amy Daws for the introduction to a new level of hot men playing extreme sports!

If you have not started the Mountain Men Matchmaker series by Amy Daws, add this to your TBR now!

I am so excited I got to read Everly’s story, she has been such a fun character to read in the other books and I am so happy she got her HEA! Wolf was extremely hot and so protective of Everly. I adore his relationship with Everly’s family, especially Stevie!!

Safety:
No OW/OM drama, some slight jealousy. Tiny third act breakup, but neither characters would dare think about another person.

Format: Edelweiss ebook
Genre: Contemporary fiction, Romance
Overall score:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice level:🌶️🌶️🌶️
POV’s: Everly (FMC) & Conri “Wolf” (MMC)

[Tiffany Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Edelweiss for the ARC!
I ate this book up! Delicious story of desire, discovery, and acceptance! Everly deserves love and her own happily ever after. But not only her, Conri had my bleeding heart before I knew it!
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Amy Daws, girl, you’ve done it again! And as a reptilian lover and keeper of a bearded dragon, thank you for including us reptile parents!! I have never fed Lancelot freeze dried crickets. But okie dokies 💜

Everly puts so much on herself but she deserves peace for herself, not just for everyone else. But she also needed someone to have her back in ways you don’t expect for a contemporary romance. Thank you for tasteful stalking 😜
And I loved that extra flavor in her story. Conri…. Omg that man was delicious! And the perfect heartthrob for sweet little Stevie! And her calling him Nana was so funny and I’m glad she stuck to her guns about him and being around him.
I’m sad to see the story end. I want more of the Fletchers, but I understand that some amazing things must all come to an end. I look forward to the extra content of their wedding 💜💚💜💚💜💚

[Monica Beard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obviously, I loved this one. Like myself and my husband, Everly and Conri met at Trinity when she was an American and he was a local student (even if I was far more into student government than running a college matchmaking society.)

I tend to eyeroll a bit when Americans write Irish characters, but Conri felt very grounded as an Irish character - he's from a very specific place (no, Kerry is not right outside of Dublin) as a boy from Ballymun and rings very true to that character. I also loved that the relationship between himself and his twin sister (who frankly, needs to be a character in a future Amy Daws romance.). I really also enjoyed that the book acknowledged that women's sports is not nearly as appreciated at the men's team, even if they're a national team.

It's bittersweet to know that this is the finale of the Mountain Men series, but just as we could never predict that 11 year old Everly would one day be a romance heroine, I suspect we'll see more of this family, even as cameos (and seriously - Amy Daws, please right a book about Cliona). This is for fans of Nora Robert's Irish romances or Tessa Bailey. Thanks to Amy Daws and Harlequin for the early copy.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is it. The final book in the Mountain Man Series, and I'm in mourning. I'm not ready to say goodbye to the Fletchers. But what a way to end it.

Everly is the busybody matchmaker of the family. She started with her dad Max, and his wife Cozy. Then went to work on Wyatt, Calder and Luke. Each one got their happily ever after. So why is Everly convinced that she's destined to be alone?

Conri "Wolf" Reilly is her roommate and best friends twin brother. For four years, he's ignored the blonde American beauty, but his current circumstances put him working at her aunts animal rescue center for the summer. Ignoring her when they are in close proximity day in and day out proves to be harder than he expects.

I love these two. Wolf is the perfect guy for Everly. He's dark and broody to her light and joyful. They balance see each other in ways no one else sees them.

Amy, thank you for giving us this incredible family. With each book, I felt like I was right there on Fletcher Mountain with them, and saying goodbye is tugging hard on the heartstrings.

[Kirby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the ARC. I laughed, I cried, I squealed with delight. This was exquisite. Great option for grumpy/sunshine fans, and a good choice for readers who aren't usually into college-age romance. All of Amy Daws' books are fantastic but Bad Boy Era is definitely something special.

[Kaitlyn Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was SO excited to find out Everly was finally getting her book. This was by far my favorite of the whole series. And wolf might just be my new favorite book boyfriend. There’s yearning, laughing and so much love and self discovery in this book!

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute! Loved this store for Everly and Wolf!

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have loved all the Mountain Men Matchmaker books, and I really enjoyed this one too. Glad to see Everly get her story.

[Breanna]

ARC provided by the publisher MIRA.

[Kristie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yay we finally get Everly's story! After all her matchmaking it is her turn for love.

I loved this book! Everly felt so relatable and her relationship with Wolf was super sweet. I also loved the glimpses we got at the previous couples.

Tropes
* Grumpy Sunshine
* Sports Romance
* Small Town Romance
* Super Involved Family
* Forced Proximity

5 stars