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Men of Evercrisp Orchard #2
Almost Rotten
Delusions spiral toward disaster in Almost Rotten, the second book in the new dark, why choose, college hockey romance series from bestselling author Abby Millsaps.
He called me his wife.
My brother’s best friend and star hockey defenseman Tytus Tremblay stood in front of the Dean, declared we’re married, and bullied the man into bending to his will.
To Ty’s credit, it worked. My job is safe. The Dean has no idea who else was in the video with me.
But as the reality of the situation sinks in, I realize just how instrumental Tytus was in orchestrating this nightmare.
He’s delusional.
Tytus and I aren’t married, even though I used to dream about a future with him. That was before I met Mercer and Noah and allowed myself to fall for two older men.
Embarrassingly, when we’re locked away in my dorm, I give in to Ty’s delusions. I can’t help but push the limits, catapulting us toward his fantasies.
Now I’m torn between three men, so agonizingly confused I feel myself starting to slip away.
When Ty casually calls me his wife in front of his professional hockey team, I break.
I can’t go on like this. I can’t keep playing this game.
Every version of the future I dreamed of is slipping between my fingers. Irrevocable damage has been done, and I’m afraid nothing will ever be the same again.
He called me his wife.
My brother’s best friend and star hockey defenseman Tytus Tremblay stood in front of the Dean, declared we’re married, and bullied the man into bending to his will.
To Ty’s credit, it worked. My job is safe. The Dean has no idea who else was in the video with me.
But as the reality of the situation sinks in, I realize just how instrumental Tytus was in orchestrating this nightmare.
He’s delusional.
Tytus and I aren’t married, even though I used to dream about a future with him. That was before I met Mercer and Noah and allowed myself to fall for two older men.
Embarrassingly, when we’re locked away in my dorm, I give in to Ty’s delusions. I can’t help but push the limits, catapulting us toward his fantasies.
Now I’m torn between three men, so agonizingly confused I feel myself starting to slip away.
When Ty casually calls me his wife in front of his professional hockey team, I break.
I can’t go on like this. I can’t keep playing this game.
Every version of the future I dreamed of is slipping between my fingers. Irrevocable damage has been done, and I’m afraid nothing will ever be the same again.
359 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 29, 2025
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Abby Millsaps
23 books1,068 followersAbby Millsaps is an author and storyteller who's been obsessed with writing romance since middle school. In eighth grade, she failed to qualify for the Power of the Pen State Championships because all her submissions contained the same theme: young people falling in love. #LookAtHerNow
She's best known for writing unapologetically angsty romance that causes emotional damage for her readers. Abby prides herself in writing authentic characters while weaving mental health, chronic illness, and neurodiverse representation into the fabric of her stories.
Abby met her husband at a house party the summer before her freshman year of college. He had a secret pizza stashed in the trunk of his car that he was saving for a midnight snack—how was she supposed to resist that level of golden retriever energy and preparedness? When Abby isn't writing, she's reading, traveling, and raising her three daughters.
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She's best known for writing unapologetically angsty romance that causes emotional damage for her readers. Abby prides herself in writing authentic characters while weaving mental health, chronic illness, and neurodiverse representation into the fabric of her stories.
Abby met her husband at a house party the summer before her freshman year of college. He had a secret pizza stashed in the trunk of his car that he was saving for a midnight snack—how was she supposed to resist that level of golden retriever energy and preparedness? When Abby isn't writing, she's reading, traveling, and raising her three daughters.
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December 18, 2025
Sawyer Davvies believes long-time friend and crush, Tytus Tremblay is there in the dean’s office with her to help her out of a jam. So, when he calls her his “wife,” she goes with it. However, Ty has found a way to use the situation to his advantage, manipulating her into a relationship.
When Ty goes next-level unhinged, it’s not only perplexing, but it’s also threatening to her budding relationships with Professor Mercer Eden and Noah Henry.
Unable to stand idly by, Mercer crafts a plan to take away Ty’s leverage over Sawyer. But it blows up in his face spectacularly just before we get to “The end.“
Gah dayum!! As sweet as Ty was in book one, he did a 180 going full nuclear unhinged, no fucks to give, territorial alphahole in this installment. And I am not mad about it. I was not at all ready for that cliffy though!!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Burn: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Darkness: 🩶🩶🩶
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 😳😩🥵😢🤯
Ending: 🧗🏻♀️ {Cliffy}
POV: 👫🏻👨🏻🤝👨🏼 {Multiple | Present}
🗄️ Genre: Contemporary Romance
🗂️ Subgenre(s): New Adult
✨ Tropes: Age Gap (18), Enemies-to-Lovers, Family Saga, Forbidden, Forced Proximity, Friends-to-Lovers, Grumpy/Sunshine, Revenge Porn, Why Choose (Slow Build), Workplace
💫 Microtropes: Athlete, Boy Obsessed, Coming of Age, Curvy Woman, “Good Girl”, Pierced 🐓, Tragic Past
💋 Kinks: 🍑, Domination, Double Penetration, Finger Licking Good, Pearl Necklace, Praise, Spitting, Squirting, STFUATTDLAGG, Toys as Teammates
🚩 Red Flags: Alphahole, DubCon (by MMC), Jealous/Possessive/Obsessive, Manipulation, “My Wife”, OTT Hero
🤰🏻 Pregnancy: n/a
📍 Setting: College
⚠️ Warning: This one-handed read may cause blushing, squirming, combusting panties, and/or self-care. It may also leave you questioning your morals.
⛔️ Safety Squad: Child Abușe (Mostly Off-Page, Past), Recreational Drug Use, Self-Harm (Off-Page, Past), Suicidal Ideations, Violence, and other potentially triggering elements. If you have any hesitation, check the warnings before diving in. Otherwise, blind is best!!
📣 Type: Almost Rotten is part of the Men of Evercrisp Orchard series and ends on a cliffhanger. This series must be read in order.
🛑 Be Advised: My Goodreads shelves are … explicit in both senses. As such, they could be considered spoiler-y.
When Ty goes next-level unhinged, it’s not only perplexing, but it’s also threatening to her budding relationships with Professor Mercer Eden and Noah Henry.
Unable to stand idly by, Mercer crafts a plan to take away Ty’s leverage over Sawyer. But it blows up in his face spectacularly just before we get to “The end.“
Gah dayum!! As sweet as Ty was in book one, he did a 180 going full nuclear unhinged, no fucks to give, territorial alphahole in this installment. And I am not mad about it. I was not at all ready for that cliffy though!!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Burn: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Darkness: 🩶🩶🩶
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 😳😩🥵😢🤯
Ending: 🧗🏻♀️ {Cliffy}
POV: 👫🏻👨🏻🤝👨🏼 {Multiple | Present}
🗄️ Genre: Contemporary Romance
🗂️ Subgenre(s): New Adult
✨ Tropes: Age Gap (18), Enemies-to-Lovers, Family Saga, Forbidden, Forced Proximity, Friends-to-Lovers, Grumpy/Sunshine, Revenge Porn, Why Choose (Slow Build), Workplace
💫 Microtropes: Athlete, Boy Obsessed, Coming of Age, Curvy Woman, “Good Girl”, Pierced 🐓, Tragic Past
💋 Kinks: 🍑, Domination, Double Penetration, Finger Licking Good, Pearl Necklace, Praise, Spitting, Squirting, STFUATTDLAGG, Toys as Teammates
🚩 Red Flags: Alphahole, DubCon (by MMC), Jealous/Possessive/Obsessive, Manipulation, “My Wife”, OTT Hero
🤰🏻 Pregnancy: n/a
📍 Setting: College
⚠️ Warning: This one-handed read may cause blushing, squirming, combusting panties, and/or self-care. It may also leave you questioning your morals.
⛔️ Safety Squad: Child Abușe (Mostly Off-Page, Past), Recreational Drug Use, Self-Harm (Off-Page, Past), Suicidal Ideations, Violence, and other potentially triggering elements. If you have any hesitation, check the warnings before diving in. Otherwise, blind is best!!
📣 Type: Almost Rotten is part of the Men of Evercrisp Orchard series and ends on a cliffhanger. This series must be read in order.
🛑 Be Advised: My Goodreads shelves are … explicit in both senses. As such, they could be considered spoiler-y.
October 24, 2025
I was unprepared for the rollercoster of emotions this book made me feel. I think I felt just about every emotion possible at some point in this book.
This book picks right back up at the cliffhanger from book one. I was so excited for this book going into it because I was soo ready for Ty's story, but man did I question my love of him 1000 times while reading this. I wanted to punch him in the face and throw my kindle at him all while simultaneously wanting to wrap him in a hug because of his past and all his trauma. Despite his questionable behavior, Ty and Sawyer has undeniable chemistry. He will definitely need some redemption, but I'm still rooting for them to figure things out.
Following through in book two, Noah is the absolute sweetest and must be protected at all costs. I can confidently say he is my favorite man in this series and I don't see that changing. His hurt in this book destroyed me a little but he was never going to give up on Sawyer and I love that. Mercer on the other hand had me wanting to punch him too a little. I still love him but dang. His own past and trauma play a big role in his behavior too, but he also makes some seriously questionable decisions.
This is very much Ty's book and Ty's story, but I love that we still get Noah and Mercer throughout. I'm crossing my fingers that these three will work it out with Sawyer and get their HEA in book three. That cliffhanger though... ABBY!!! Rough, really rough and that's all I will say about it.
Definitely check your trigger warnings before diving into this book! Don't forget to strap yourself in for this rollercoster of a book, you're going to need it.
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🙌 Double Age Gap
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
💍 Marriage of Coercion
😡 Furious, Feuding Men
❤️🩹 Hurt/Comfort
🥺 “I didn’t know where else to go”
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
⛓️ Sabotage and Revenge
💔 “I’ll never forgive you for this.”
This book picks right back up at the cliffhanger from book one. I was so excited for this book going into it because I was soo ready for Ty's story, but man did I question my love of him 1000 times while reading this. I wanted to punch him in the face and throw my kindle at him all while simultaneously wanting to wrap him in a hug because of his past and all his trauma. Despite his questionable behavior, Ty and Sawyer has undeniable chemistry. He will definitely need some redemption, but I'm still rooting for them to figure things out.
Following through in book two, Noah is the absolute sweetest and must be protected at all costs. I can confidently say he is my favorite man in this series and I don't see that changing. His hurt in this book destroyed me a little but he was never going to give up on Sawyer and I love that. Mercer on the other hand had me wanting to punch him too a little. I still love him but dang. His own past and trauma play a big role in his behavior too, but he also makes some seriously questionable decisions.
This is very much Ty's book and Ty's story, but I love that we still get Noah and Mercer throughout. I'm crossing my fingers that these three will work it out with Sawyer and get their HEA in book three. That cliffhanger though... ABBY!!! Rough, really rough and that's all I will say about it.
Definitely check your trigger warnings before diving into this book! Don't forget to strap yourself in for this rollercoster of a book, you're going to need it.
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🙌 Double Age Gap
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
💍 Marriage of Coercion
😡 Furious, Feuding Men
❤️🩹 Hurt/Comfort
🥺 “I didn’t know where else to go”
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
⛓️ Sabotage and Revenge
💔 “I’ll never forgive you for this.”
October 24, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️
IM SCREAMING! Absolutely inconsolable. What a FAN FREAKING TASTIC BOOK. I’m obsessed, I love, i need about 10 cigarettes. EEEEK!
—————
All you need to know about this book is:
🖤 I am a Tytus girlie for life, fight me.
🍎 Mercer has a filthy mouth that can make me blush and giggle and I love that for me
🐝 Noah must be protected at all costs. That man is too pure for this world.
😭 I need about 20 cigarettes after this ending and I’m afraid I will never recover.
❤️ My girl Sawyer is about to BOSS UP, and I’m so excited for her to be the bad b that she is.
🌶️ Abby Millsaps level spice never gets old and if you’re not reading her books, I don’t even know what you’re doing?
😈 Find out why Ty’s favourite number is 7.
📸 Noah going from “Bee Daddy” to just “Daddy” SLAYED me. Merce just wants to take some pictures 👀
Anyways, this book was everything. I ate it up. No crumbs. Devoured it in about 12 hours, and I’m living on borrowed time until book 3 is here. 🙃
🌶️🌶️🌶️
IM SCREAMING! Absolutely inconsolable. What a FAN FREAKING TASTIC BOOK. I’m obsessed, I love, i need about 10 cigarettes. EEEEK!
—————
All you need to know about this book is:
🖤 I am a Tytus girlie for life, fight me.
🍎 Mercer has a filthy mouth that can make me blush and giggle and I love that for me
🐝 Noah must be protected at all costs. That man is too pure for this world.
😭 I need about 20 cigarettes after this ending and I’m afraid I will never recover.
❤️ My girl Sawyer is about to BOSS UP, and I’m so excited for her to be the bad b that she is.
🌶️ Abby Millsaps level spice never gets old and if you’re not reading her books, I don’t even know what you’re doing?
😈 Find out why Ty’s favourite number is 7.
📸 Noah going from “Bee Daddy” to just “Daddy” SLAYED me. Merce just wants to take some pictures 👀
Anyways, this book was everything. I ate it up. No crumbs. Devoured it in about 12 hours, and I’m living on borrowed time until book 3 is here. 🙃
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TROPES:
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🙌 Double Age Gap
🍁 Fall at Evercrisp Orchard
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
💍 Marriage of Coercion
😡 Furious, Feuding Men
❤️🩹 Hurt/Comfort
🥺 “I didn’t know where else to go”
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
⛓️ Sabotage and Revenge
💔 “I’ll never forgive you for this.”
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Goodreads: http://bit.ly/3V7kjxt
Start reading Almost Ravaged, book 1 in the Men of Evercrisp Orchard series!
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TROPES:
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🙌 Double Age Gap
🍁 Fall at Evercrisp Orchard
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
💍 Marriage of Coercion
😡 Furious, Feuding Men
❤️🩹 Hurt/Comfort
🥺 “I didn’t know where else to go”
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
⛓️ Sabotage and Revenge
💔 “I’ll never forgive you for this.”
October 15, 2025
All I feel is pain after reading this book. It was angsty as hell and I was screaming at Tytus the whole time.
We’re back with Sawyer and her guys and after the cliffhanger of the first book I was quite literally dying wondering how this was all gonna play out in book 2. All I can is it’s an emotional journey, one that will break your heart and just leave it in pieces.
I have so many mixed feelings about Tytus, one minute I hated him and the next I felt so sorry for him. In his own twisted way he’s just trying to stop himself from losing Sawyer but he does fuck it all up massively.
My heart broke for Mercer and Noah as well. They are quite clearly in love with Sawyer and this whole situation has left them wondering if Sawyer was ever really meant to be theirs.
Sawyer was basically in a losing battle this whole time. The trauma bond runs deep with Tytus and in her mind they never got their timing right, whereas Ty was willing to wait for her quite literally forever it seems. Although he has messed up and seems unredeemable they will never be able to move on from each other. So where does this leave Mercer and Noah 🥺 my sweet baby’s who deserve the world.
Once again Abby has managed to twist my emotions so I don’t know where they start or end and I’m just gonna thank her for it 😂 This series is consuming me entirely and I just keep repeating “it will all be ok in the end”.
Warning! This book does end on a cliffhanger.
Thank you to Abby for the ARC.
We’re back with Sawyer and her guys and after the cliffhanger of the first book I was quite literally dying wondering how this was all gonna play out in book 2. All I can is it’s an emotional journey, one that will break your heart and just leave it in pieces.
I have so many mixed feelings about Tytus, one minute I hated him and the next I felt so sorry for him. In his own twisted way he’s just trying to stop himself from losing Sawyer but he does fuck it all up massively.
My heart broke for Mercer and Noah as well. They are quite clearly in love with Sawyer and this whole situation has left them wondering if Sawyer was ever really meant to be theirs.
Sawyer was basically in a losing battle this whole time. The trauma bond runs deep with Tytus and in her mind they never got their timing right, whereas Ty was willing to wait for her quite literally forever it seems. Although he has messed up and seems unredeemable they will never be able to move on from each other. So where does this leave Mercer and Noah 🥺 my sweet baby’s who deserve the world.
Once again Abby has managed to twist my emotions so I don’t know where they start or end and I’m just gonna thank her for it 😂 This series is consuming me entirely and I just keep repeating “it will all be ok in the end”.
Warning! This book does end on a cliffhanger.
Thank you to Abby for the ARC.
November 24, 2025
RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
I don’t even know how to review this book because
A. This one of the most shocking cliffhangers I’ve ever read and
B. It was one of my favorite cliffhangers I’ve ever read.
I swear only Abby MIllsaps could put me through this kind of emotional trauma and have me begging for more.
Sawyer and her men are just living rent free in my head. You need to read this. If you like why choose, and an emotional rollercoaster you absolutely need to read this.
✨ Why Choose Romance
✨ Double Age Gap
✨ Hockey Romance
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
✨ Pierced Hero
✨ Forced Proximity
✨ Angst and Trauma.
Book one was a rollercoaster, this one is a doozy and I trust Abby to dox this and I cannot wait for the moment she does.
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
I don’t even know how to review this book because
A. This one of the most shocking cliffhangers I’ve ever read and
B. It was one of my favorite cliffhangers I’ve ever read.
I swear only Abby MIllsaps could put me through this kind of emotional trauma and have me begging for more.
Sawyer and her men are just living rent free in my head. You need to read this. If you like why choose, and an emotional rollercoaster you absolutely need to read this.
✨ Why Choose Romance
✨ Double Age Gap
✨ Hockey Romance
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
✨ Pierced Hero
✨ Forced Proximity
✨ Angst and Trauma.
Book one was a rollercoaster, this one is a doozy and I trust Abby to dox this and I cannot wait for the moment she does.
March 17, 2026
Almost Rotten urned the chaos all the way up and I loved it 🤭
Darker, messier, and even more unhinged than book one. Abby Millsaps really said no peace, only chaos—and honestly? I’m not complaining.
Darker, messier, and even more unhinged than book one. Abby Millsaps really said no peace, only chaos—and honestly? I’m not complaining.
November 2, 2025
3.5 rounded down. I get that this is labeled as dark t romance but even in dark romance the characters should have redeeming qualities. Ty really does not. I get that he has issues but he is awful from beginning to end. Mercer and Noah are fighting for her and caring about her and protecting her, Ty is only thinking about himself. The entirety of the “you slept with other people? Lie to me” plot point was terrible. Am I going to read the last one? Obviously. Am I going to be annoyed? Most likely.
February 26, 2026
I've officially lost my mind.
I love Mercer so much, he's literally the best. The way he loves Sawyer. And he's always clear with his intentions. He's so confident. He's just so perfect in his own way. My beautiful broken baby. (He went through a lot, I love him so much)
And Noah my sweet baby. After everything he went through, I admire him so much. Despite it all, he's sincere, considerate, genuine. He's just perfect.
Mercer and Noah are my favorites idc about anyone else. They're so understanding, they're the best!!!!
The FMC, she's nice but sometimes her decisions made me crash out.
I love Mercer so much, he's literally the best. The way he loves Sawyer. And he's always clear with his intentions. He's so confident. He's just so perfect in his own way. My beautiful broken baby. (He went through a lot, I love him so much)
And Noah my sweet baby. After everything he went through, I admire him so much. Despite it all, he's sincere, considerate, genuine. He's just perfect.
Mercer and Noah are my favorites idc about anyone else. They're so understanding, they're the best!!!!
The FMC, she's nice but sometimes her decisions made me crash out.
November 4, 2025
THIS SHIT WAS FUCKING CRAZYYY
ok so we all know ty sent the dean the revenge porn of sawyer and mercer, and then he was like oh that was me and she’s my wife. so now hes in deep psychosis and i mean DEEP psychosis truly believing shes his wife. she kind lets him have his way for a week, much to mercer’s dismay. during that week, ty stays at sawyers dorm room every night and guess what they hu. no sex but like still??? and then after that week shes like hey this isnt working you’re delusional even though i was definitely letting you finger me last night but we cant do that anymore, but ty had already told these hockey people that she was his wife, so she still is lowk obligated to play pretend with him because she cares about his career, but hes going off the rails. she runs back to mercer and noah and is like btw i wasn’t faithful but both of them are hella chill about it and are like “so long as youre ours” and ofc sawyer is like “ya im yours” but this girl cannot be trusted. ty is lowk flipping is shit and then threatens to send the video to the dean and other people in class, so mercer is like we gotta corner him at the orchard event and delete everything off his phone and kinda rough him up a little. so the event comes around, just two days after ty got super injured at the football game and made sawyer take him to the hospital instead of leaving with mercer like she was supposed to, mercer and noah trap ty in the bar and grab his phone and then shove him in a shed type thing thats made of metal and ty actually loses it because hello his father used to lock him in a dog cage when he was little, so ty tweaks out and boom sawyer shows up and is like “what the fuck are yall doing” and then noah and mercer couldn’t get him out but finally they do and hes kinda unconscious and bleeding a lot so someone calls 911 ig and sawyer looks at mercer and says she’ll never forgive him which valid but also babygirl u have done multiple unforgivable things in my most humble opinion.
sawyer continues to PISS ME OFF. what do you mean you can cheat on your boyfriends and get away with it??? what do you mean you can get with ty for funsies knowing damn well he’s experiencing a psychotic episode and then you’re just going to dip on him??? she’s a shitty person, but throws a “i want to know about you but only if you’re comfortable” “how can i support you” out once in a while and thinks that makes her a good person. WRONG. SEEK HELP. and matter of fact you go be with ty and leave mercer and noah ALONE.
i genuinely have no clue how this series is going to end but i hope sawyer suffers lol
ok so we all know ty sent the dean the revenge porn of sawyer and mercer, and then he was like oh that was me and she’s my wife. so now hes in deep psychosis and i mean DEEP psychosis truly believing shes his wife. she kind lets him have his way for a week, much to mercer’s dismay. during that week, ty stays at sawyers dorm room every night and guess what they hu. no sex but like still??? and then after that week shes like hey this isnt working you’re delusional even though i was definitely letting you finger me last night but we cant do that anymore, but ty had already told these hockey people that she was his wife, so she still is lowk obligated to play pretend with him because she cares about his career, but hes going off the rails. she runs back to mercer and noah and is like btw i wasn’t faithful but both of them are hella chill about it and are like “so long as youre ours” and ofc sawyer is like “ya im yours” but this girl cannot be trusted. ty is lowk flipping is shit and then threatens to send the video to the dean and other people in class, so mercer is like we gotta corner him at the orchard event and delete everything off his phone and kinda rough him up a little. so the event comes around, just two days after ty got super injured at the football game and made sawyer take him to the hospital instead of leaving with mercer like she was supposed to, mercer and noah trap ty in the bar and grab his phone and then shove him in a shed type thing thats made of metal and ty actually loses it because hello his father used to lock him in a dog cage when he was little, so ty tweaks out and boom sawyer shows up and is like “what the fuck are yall doing” and then noah and mercer couldn’t get him out but finally they do and hes kinda unconscious and bleeding a lot so someone calls 911 ig and sawyer looks at mercer and says she’ll never forgive him which valid but also babygirl u have done multiple unforgivable things in my most humble opinion.
sawyer continues to PISS ME OFF. what do you mean you can cheat on your boyfriends and get away with it??? what do you mean you can get with ty for funsies knowing damn well he’s experiencing a psychotic episode and then you’re just going to dip on him??? she’s a shitty person, but throws a “i want to know about you but only if you’re comfortable” “how can i support you” out once in a while and thinks that makes her a good person. WRONG. SEEK HELP. and matter of fact you go be with ty and leave mercer and noah ALONE.
i genuinely have no clue how this series is going to end but i hope sawyer suffers lol
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 5, 2026
4.5 Stars!!!
Wow… what a follow-up. I was staring at a wall after finishing Almost Ravaged. I had no idea how Abby was going to spin that ending. I was genuinely terrified... but book two, Almost Rotten, delivered in a way I absolutely did not expect. I am obsessed with this trilogy. I originally picked up Almost Ravaged for the fall vibes and the why-choose energy, but it’s become so much more. I cried twice. TWICE. In a dark romance, why-choose book! That is crazy TBH.
Possible spoilers ahead—read with caution.
We pick up right where we left off, with our poor boy Tytus and his absolutely unhinged announcement after Sawyer is caught red-handed in the dean’s office. He’s part savior, part obsessed man who sees his opening, forcing our girl into bowing to his delusions. And let me be 100% honest: this man is delusional. I went from laughing at his madness to being genuinely concerned, and then to feeling downright sad. Sawyer and Tytus’s relationship runs so deep, built on trauma, pain, and a twisted dependence. Is it healthy? No. Is it vital to their survival as people? Yes. Their bond is so complex it feels like watching a car crash in slow motion… and I loved every second.
Our other two men, however, are not enjoying this new development. Mercer, our dominant daddy, older-professor hottie, is ready to end Tytus for his actions. And Noah (Bee Daddy), our sweet softie, is trying to stand by his best friend while also trying to understand the new love he’s found with Sawyer. To call these relationships complicated would be an understatement. Also, the spicy is just top-tier.
I was stressed, sad, frustrated, and on the edge of my seat the whole time—and I loved every moment.
But THAT ENDING… how am I supposed to wait after the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers?! I have full faith in Abby because her writing is phenomenal, but damn, am I stressed. I cannot wait for Almost Ruined.
Wow… what a follow-up. I was staring at a wall after finishing Almost Ravaged. I had no idea how Abby was going to spin that ending. I was genuinely terrified... but book two, Almost Rotten, delivered in a way I absolutely did not expect. I am obsessed with this trilogy. I originally picked up Almost Ravaged for the fall vibes and the why-choose energy, but it’s become so much more. I cried twice. TWICE. In a dark romance, why-choose book! That is crazy TBH.
Possible spoilers ahead—read with caution.
We pick up right where we left off, with our poor boy Tytus and his absolutely unhinged announcement after Sawyer is caught red-handed in the dean’s office. He’s part savior, part obsessed man who sees his opening, forcing our girl into bowing to his delusions. And let me be 100% honest: this man is delusional. I went from laughing at his madness to being genuinely concerned, and then to feeling downright sad. Sawyer and Tytus’s relationship runs so deep, built on trauma, pain, and a twisted dependence. Is it healthy? No. Is it vital to their survival as people? Yes. Their bond is so complex it feels like watching a car crash in slow motion… and I loved every second.
Our other two men, however, are not enjoying this new development. Mercer, our dominant daddy, older-professor hottie, is ready to end Tytus for his actions. And Noah (Bee Daddy), our sweet softie, is trying to stand by his best friend while also trying to understand the new love he’s found with Sawyer. To call these relationships complicated would be an understatement. Also, the spicy is just top-tier.
I was stressed, sad, frustrated, and on the edge of my seat the whole time—and I loved every moment.
But THAT ENDING… how am I supposed to wait after the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers?! I have full faith in Abby because her writing is phenomenal, but damn, am I stressed. I cannot wait for Almost Ruined.
November 5, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
🗣️ Multiple POVs
📚 Book #2 in the Men of Evercrisp Trilogy; must read book #1 First
📕 Almost Ravaged
🏒 Hockey Romance
🖤 Why Choose
⼴ Cliffhanger
🔫 Check Those Trigger Warnings
While I knew it was going to happen, I was still not prepared for ANOTHER freaking cliffhanger! Im still reeling from it honestly. This book picks up where the cliffhanger from Almost Ravaged leaves off and geeze is that explosive.
Without giving a ton away, this was sooooo angst filled and there were so many mess ups from Ty that I wanted to throw my phone quite a few times. Buckle up cause this is a wild ride...This book mostly focuses on Ty, but it was still good to see things building between Sawyer & Mercer & Noah. Though now im all up in arms about how those relationship will pan out based on that cliffy! I absolutely need the third book asap
Tropes:
🖤 Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🖤 Double Age Gap
🏒 Fall at Evercrisp Orchard
🖤 Brother's Best Friend
🏒 Marriage of Coercion
🖤 Furious, Feuding Men
🏒 Hurt/Comfort
🖤 "I didn't know where else to go"
🏒 Tattoo Reveals
🖤 Sabotage and Revenge
🏒 "I'll Never forgive you for this"
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
🗣️ Multiple POVs
📚 Book #2 in the Men of Evercrisp Trilogy; must read book #1 First
📕 Almost Ravaged
🏒 Hockey Romance
🖤 Why Choose
⼴ Cliffhanger
🔫 Check Those Trigger Warnings
While I knew it was going to happen, I was still not prepared for ANOTHER freaking cliffhanger! Im still reeling from it honestly. This book picks up where the cliffhanger from Almost Ravaged leaves off and geeze is that explosive.
Without giving a ton away, this was sooooo angst filled and there were so many mess ups from Ty that I wanted to throw my phone quite a few times. Buckle up cause this is a wild ride...This book mostly focuses on Ty, but it was still good to see things building between Sawyer & Mercer & Noah. Though now im all up in arms about how those relationship will pan out based on that cliffy! I absolutely need the third book asap
Tropes:
🖤 Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🖤 Double Age Gap
🏒 Fall at Evercrisp Orchard
🖤 Brother's Best Friend
🏒 Marriage of Coercion
🖤 Furious, Feuding Men
🏒 Hurt/Comfort
🖤 "I didn't know where else to go"
🏒 Tattoo Reveals
🖤 Sabotage and Revenge
🏒 "I'll Never forgive you for this"
November 10, 2025
4.5 ⭐️
Like all of Abby’s books, I could not put it down. This is definitely a darker series from Abby and i have really enjoyed it so far.
I’m still in shock over this book and it’s living rent free in my head.
At this point we all know the drill, if Abby writes it, I’m going to read it. And if it’s not the last book I’m going to scream at the ending (iykyk).
Picking up immediately after book one and the bold statement Ty makes in the Dean’s Office, Hunter is now feeling like she’s being torn in two. between the man she’s always cared for and the professor and bee daddy she’s exploring new things with.
You cannot read out of order and no matter how much I tried to prepare myself for that cliffhanger, I wasn’t ready.
Like all of Abby’s books, I could not put it down. This is definitely a darker series from Abby and i have really enjoyed it so far.
I’m still in shock over this book and it’s living rent free in my head.
At this point we all know the drill, if Abby writes it, I’m going to read it. And if it’s not the last book I’m going to scream at the ending (iykyk).
Picking up immediately after book one and the bold statement Ty makes in the Dean’s Office, Hunter is now feeling like she’s being torn in two. between the man she’s always cared for and the professor and bee daddy she’s exploring new things with.
You cannot read out of order and no matter how much I tried to prepare myself for that cliffhanger, I wasn’t ready.
March 14, 2026
the MFC is so frustrating, but I also feel for her! this book was a rollercoaster of emotions and ended with a great cliffhanger
March 15, 2026
I will be withholding my rating until the book releases. I was so excited for this book. I’m going to be fully honest, I wasn’t liking where the story was going.
I had very high hopes for this book especially since I enjoyed the first one A LOT! I was not a huge fan of everything that went on in this book and the way the plot changed.
I already did not like Tytus…that continued into this book. Also, I used to love Sawyer who is the FMC and now I don’t. She’s indecisive and can’t make up her fricken mind. I just couldn’t.
The only character with redeeming qualities it probably Noah. My sweet Noah run. Run away from these psychos. Save yourself.
Thank you to Valentine PR for the ARC!
I had very high hopes for this book especially since I enjoyed the first one A LOT! I was not a huge fan of everything that went on in this book and the way the plot changed.
I already did not like Tytus…that continued into this book. Also, I used to love Sawyer who is the FMC and now I don’t. She’s indecisive and can’t make up her fricken mind. I just couldn’t.
The only character with redeeming qualities it probably Noah. My sweet Noah run. Run away from these psychos. Save yourself.
Thank you to Valentine PR for the ARC!
March 9, 2026
3.25 stars ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ Almost Rotten☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★
⁺₊★·.´🎧✩°｡ 0:56 ──♡───── 3:32 ⁺₊🎧★·.·´
🎶 “You betrayed me. And I know that you'll never feel sorry” 🎶
When a scandal threatens her future, Tytus Tremblay (H) shocks everyone by claiming she is his wife to protect her from the fallout. The lie saves her job, but it also traps her in the complicated reality of the past they once shared. Now caught between Tytus and the two older men she has begun to fall for, the emotional weight of secrets and tangled loyalties begins to overwhelm her.
🤍•.¸✿¸.•💌•.❀•THOUGHTS •❀.•💌•.¸✿¸.•🤍
Sawyer was incredibly frustrating throughout this entire book. Letting Tytus blackmail her with evidence of her and Mercer so he could force her into being with him is not romantic tension. It is manipulation. He already lost his chance. I stand by that. To me, he is not redeemable, and he is not even that interesting. This behavior does not make him some possessive, irresistible alpha male. It does not make him more attractive. What makes it worse is that Sawyer allows it. She frames it as trying to calm Tytus down so he will not spiral, but in the process she is actively hurting Noah and Mercer. If she is choosing Tytus, then she needs to say that. If things are over with the others, then she needs to say that too. The constant back and forth was exhausting.
Mercer completely opened up to her. He talked about always feeling second best to his first love and how that rejection pushed him into suicidal ideation. That is not casual vulnerability. That is someone trusting you with their most fragile truth. And she shut him down. Publicly. Right after he laid his heart out. Mercer is objectively the healthiest option. He goes to therapy. He communicates openly. He talks about his emotions and is direct about what he wants. He represents everything Sawyer claims she needs. Yet she keeps gravitating toward Tytus because of their shared history, even though he manipulates situations and acts entitled to her. He behaves like their past means she belongs to him, like she is a possession rather than a person making choices in the present. That is what makes it so frustrating. He should not even be in the running considering how he acts. Mercer owns my heart, and so does Noah. I genuinely feel for both of them because Sawyer cannot make up her mind. She will not fully push Tytus away, but she also refuses to fully commit to the others. It creates constant emotional whiplash. Then the ending shifts everything in a way that feels very deliberate. Mercer gets villainized, while Tytus is reframed as the wounded victim so he can become more sympathetic in the next book. That shift undercuts Mercer’s entire arc.
What Mercer did was wrong. Locking Tytus up was wrong, especially considering it triggered trauma tied to the cage from his past. Of course that is devastating. But Mercer’s intention was to protect Sawyer and remove her from a blackmail situation. He had no idea about that trigger. That does not excuse what he did, but it adds necessary context. Flattening him into the villain after he has been the most stable and communicative character feels unfair.Now the narrative wants us to feel sorry for Tytus. And the frustrating part is that I actually do feel bad for him. His trauma is real. His past is horrific. But trauma does not erase his entitlement, his arrogance, or the way he tries to control Sawyer and claim her as his wife simply because he decided it should be that way. Pain can explain behavior, but it does not excuse it. Meanwhile Noah is quietly being the most grounded character in the story. He is grieving his wife and carrying that loss every day, but he is still trying to move forward in a healthy way. He is patient with Sawyer, protective without being controlling, and genuinely trying to build something stable with her. He wants happiness again without erasing the past.
🤍•.¸✿¸.•💌•.❀•OVERALL •❀.•💌•.¸✿¸.•🤍
You can acknowledge Mercer made a serious mistake while still seeing that he has been the most emotionally mature character. And you can love Noah while wanting to shake Sawyer.
☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ Almost Rotten☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★
⁺₊★·.´🎧✩°｡ 0:56 ──♡───── 3:32 ⁺₊🎧★·.·´
🎶 “You betrayed me. And I know that you'll never feel sorry” 🎶
When a scandal threatens her future, Tytus Tremblay (H) shocks everyone by claiming she is his wife to protect her from the fallout. The lie saves her job, but it also traps her in the complicated reality of the past they once shared. Now caught between Tytus and the two older men she has begun to fall for, the emotional weight of secrets and tangled loyalties begins to overwhelm her.
🤍•.¸✿¸.•💌•.❀•THOUGHTS •❀.•💌•.¸✿¸.•🤍
“You filmed with me without my consent, and what? Thought you could use it to blackmail Mercer? What did he do to you?”
“To me? It’s what he did to you.”
Sawyer was incredibly frustrating throughout this entire book. Letting Tytus blackmail her with evidence of her and Mercer so he could force her into being with him is not romantic tension. It is manipulation. He already lost his chance. I stand by that. To me, he is not redeemable, and he is not even that interesting. This behavior does not make him some possessive, irresistible alpha male. It does not make him more attractive. What makes it worse is that Sawyer allows it. She frames it as trying to calm Tytus down so he will not spiral, but in the process she is actively hurting Noah and Mercer. If she is choosing Tytus, then she needs to say that. If things are over with the others, then she needs to say that too. The constant back and forth was exhausting.
“Noah’s heart is still so tender. I can’t fathom explaining to him why you’ve pulled back and why the fuck I’m honoring your request and just going along with it.”
“I’m sorry,” I whisper into the space between us.
“One week,” he murmurs. “And know this: I may be extending grace for now, but that in no way constitutes my approval of the actions of this boy.”
Mercer completely opened up to her. He talked about always feeling second best to his first love and how that rejection pushed him into suicidal ideation. That is not casual vulnerability. That is someone trusting you with their most fragile truth. And she shut him down. Publicly. Right after he laid his heart out. Mercer is objectively the healthiest option. He goes to therapy. He communicates openly. He talks about his emotions and is direct about what he wants. He represents everything Sawyer claims she needs. Yet she keeps gravitating toward Tytus because of their shared history, even though he manipulates situations and acts entitled to her. He behaves like their past means she belongs to him, like she is a possession rather than a person making choices in the present. That is what makes it so frustrating. He should not even be in the running considering how he acts. Mercer owns my heart, and so does Noah. I genuinely feel for both of them because Sawyer cannot make up her mind. She will not fully push Tytus away, but she also refuses to fully commit to the others. It creates constant emotional whiplash. Then the ending shifts everything in a way that feels very deliberate. Mercer gets villainized, while Tytus is reframed as the wounded victim so he can become more sympathetic in the next book. That shift undercuts Mercer’s entire arc.
“Please, Ty,” I plead, bringing my lips to his clammy, overheated skin. “Don’t leave me. You have to be okay. We have to be okay.”
“I will never fucking forgive you for this.”
What Mercer did was wrong. Locking Tytus up was wrong, especially considering it triggered trauma tied to the cage from his past. Of course that is devastating. But Mercer’s intention was to protect Sawyer and remove her from a blackmail situation. He had no idea about that trigger. That does not excuse what he did, but it adds necessary context. Flattening him into the villain after he has been the most stable and communicative character feels unfair.Now the narrative wants us to feel sorry for Tytus. And the frustrating part is that I actually do feel bad for him. His trauma is real. His past is horrific. But trauma does not erase his entitlement, his arrogance, or the way he tries to control Sawyer and claim her as his wife simply because he decided it should be that way. Pain can explain behavior, but it does not excuse it. Meanwhile Noah is quietly being the most grounded character in the story. He is grieving his wife and carrying that loss every day, but he is still trying to move forward in a healthy way. He is patient with Sawyer, protective without being controlling, and genuinely trying to build something stable with her. He wants happiness again without erasing the past.
🤍•.¸✿¸.•💌•.❀•OVERALL •❀.•💌•.¸✿¸.•🤍
You can acknowledge Mercer made a serious mistake while still seeing that he has been the most emotionally mature character. And you can love Noah while wanting to shake Sawyer.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 26, 2025
Book 2 in the men of ever crisp orchard series
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️What did I just read? Literally me the entire second half of this book! I was screaming inside and wanted to chuck my kindle across the room! This book is deep into a very messy, emotional, “why choose” dynamic. But I ate every bit of it up and left no crumbs! I felt all the emotions with these characters!
Ty…this man..I was screaming at him one min, wanting to throw him into therapy the next and then there were times I felt for him..but he was chaos.
Mercer..this man was sin in a suit and omg🥵Then there’s Noah..He stole my heart from the beginning and I needed more from him! Chaos? Yes. Dramatic? Yes. Messy? Yes. But I could not stop reading it!
And that ending?!! Abby left us hanging again with that cliffhanger😱I need answers, therapy and book 3 asap!
Dark hockey
Why choose
Double age gap
Marriage of coercion
Brothers best friend
Sabotage and revenge
If you love why choose check this one out! Releases October 29th!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️What did I just read? Literally me the entire second half of this book! I was screaming inside and wanted to chuck my kindle across the room! This book is deep into a very messy, emotional, “why choose” dynamic. But I ate every bit of it up and left no crumbs! I felt all the emotions with these characters!
Ty…this man..I was screaming at him one min, wanting to throw him into therapy the next and then there were times I felt for him..but he was chaos.
Mercer..this man was sin in a suit and omg🥵Then there’s Noah..He stole my heart from the beginning and I needed more from him! Chaos? Yes. Dramatic? Yes. Messy? Yes. But I could not stop reading it!
And that ending?!! Abby left us hanging again with that cliffhanger😱I need answers, therapy and book 3 asap!
Dark hockey
Why choose
Double age gap
Marriage of coercion
Brothers best friend
Sabotage and revenge
If you love why choose check this one out! Releases October 29th!
October 15, 2025
Where do I even begin?!?!? Ty, Sawyer, Noah and Mercer will have you wanting more through out this whole book. My anxiety was on high alert the whole time! It was like the first hill of a roller coaster, but the fall side, not the climb. It was a spiral of emotions, and in perfect Abby fashion, she's got me questioning EVERYTHING! We start feeling one way, and she leaves us in a whole other type of way. CANNOT wait for book 3, I need my heart to be put back together. Be sure to read the trigger warnings. I'm not gonna lie, this one is a hard one (in the BEST way), so please read the warnings. Then buckle up and grab onto your oh $HIT bar and hold on. These boys are gonna ruin you 💚💛💚💛💚
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tropes contain spoilers for Almost Ravaged book 1
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🙌 Double Age Gap
🍁 Fall at Evercrisp Orchard
✨ Brother's Best Friend
💍 Marriage of Coercion
😡 Furious, Feuding Men
❤️🩹 Hurt/Comfort
🥺 “I didn't know where else to go”
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
⛓️ Sabotage and Revenge
💔 “I'll never forgive you for this.”
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tropes contain spoilers for Almost Ravaged book 1
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🙌 Double Age Gap
🍁 Fall at Evercrisp Orchard
✨ Brother's Best Friend
💍 Marriage of Coercion
😡 Furious, Feuding Men
❤️🩹 Hurt/Comfort
🥺 “I didn't know where else to go”
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
⛓️ Sabotage and Revenge
💔 “I'll never forgive you for this.”
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 21, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Three Stars
Almost Rotten was another solid three star read for me. I had pretty much the same feelings about this book that I had about the first one. It was enjoyable enough to keep me reading, but it still did not feel incredibly original and it left me wanting a bit more.
I will say the ending was something else. It was the kind of cliffhanger that makes you sit up straight and blink a few times. It absolutely left me wanting more, and that alone guaranteed that I will keep going with the series.
Even though it is not the best thing I have ever read, and even though I might sound a little harsh, I am invested enough in the story and the characters to continue. I will definitely be picking up the next book once it comes out.
Almost Rotten was another solid three star read for me. I had pretty much the same feelings about this book that I had about the first one. It was enjoyable enough to keep me reading, but it still did not feel incredibly original and it left me wanting a bit more.
I will say the ending was something else. It was the kind of cliffhanger that makes you sit up straight and blink a few times. It absolutely left me wanting more, and that alone guaranteed that I will keep going with the series.
Even though it is not the best thing I have ever read, and even though I might sound a little harsh, I am invested enough in the story and the characters to continue. I will definitely be picking up the next book once it comes out.
November 2, 2025
3 stars!
2nd Book in Series + Age Gap Reverse Harem + Messy Conflict + Cliffhanger Ending
I was so excited to get to this one but unfortunately the FMC was just too whiny for me. She acted like a teenager. Also the way Noah kept saying “honey” was giving me creepy grandpa vibes. I just didn’t feel the connection between the characters in this one as much as I did in the first book and it fell flat for me.
2nd Book in Series + Age Gap Reverse Harem + Messy Conflict + Cliffhanger Ending
I was so excited to get to this one but unfortunately the FMC was just too whiny for me. She acted like a teenager. Also the way Noah kept saying “honey” was giving me creepy grandpa vibes. I just didn’t feel the connection between the characters in this one as much as I did in the first book and it fell flat for me.
December 14, 2025
Okay, things definitely got soooooo messy in this one, and I was eating it up! I don't want to spoil anything since this is book two, but one hero gets a bit unhinged causing the heroine to pull away from two of the other heroes. I do wish she would have just asked the other two heroes for help (I wanted so much more page time with them), but the desperation they felt that led to that ending!? I need book three now!!!
October 29, 2025
✨Ａｌｍｏｓｔ Ｒｏｔｔｅｎ✨
Wow this book was a wild ride!!! Still a Bee Daddy girlie but now I’m torn on how to feel about the other 2! I’m on the edge of my seat for Almost Ruined. The ending???? Jaw on the fucking floor. You’re not going to want to sleep on this series.
Thank you so much @abbymillsaps and @valentine_pr_ for the early copy!!
Wow this book was a wild ride!!! Still a Bee Daddy girlie but now I’m torn on how to feel about the other 2! I’m on the edge of my seat for Almost Ruined. The ending???? Jaw on the fucking floor. You’re not going to want to sleep on this series.
Thank you so much @abbymillsaps and @valentine_pr_ for the early copy!!
October 17, 2025
My god - that ending. NOT where I thought it was going but I am HOOKED. I need book 3 for the sake of my sanity.
October 29, 2025
Abby Millsaps has once again proven why she reigns supreme when it comes to cliffhangers. Just when I thought I’d recovered from the ending of Book 1, she hits us with another finale that left me screaming for Book 3. This sequel picks up right where we left off, continuing Sawyer’s tangled journey with the three men who shape her world. Tytus, Mercer, and Noah.
From the very first chapter, the emotional tension is relentless. Tytus and Sawyer’s connection is as magnetic as it is painful, and watching Tytus unravel as Sawyer’s feelings for Mercer and Noah deepen is absolutely gut-wrenching. Sawyer is torn in opposite directions, and the choices she faces could shatter everything she’s built with all three of them. Abby’s gift for creating layered, deeply flawed characters shines here, each decision feels raw, human, and impossible to look away from.
This book comes with heavy emotional content, so definitely check the trigger warnings first. That said, the mental health representation is handled with honesty and care, something Abby always excels at. While this story primarily centers on Tytus, his trauma, his spiral, and his desperate attempts to hold on, we still see plenty of Mercer and Noah, whose contrasting personalities and unwavering devotion to Sawyer bring balance to the chaos and heartache.
Tytus is a complex storm of a character. There were moments I loathed him, moments I pitied him, and by the end, I just wanted to wrap him in a hug. Sawyer’s bond with him runs deep, but her love for Mercer and Noah is just as powerful, leaving her constantly torn between healing and heartbreak. The emotional push and pull is relentless…..and completely addictive.
And that ending was brutal, and now I need the healing and hope that Abby always creates for her cohorts in the finale, and I can’t wait for the bliss after all the trauma and pain. But I know, as always, there is still more drama to come before the HEA. NEED IT NOW!!
What to expect (spoilery so avoid if you’ve not read book 1)
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🙌 Double Age Gap
🍁 Fall at Evercrisp Orchard
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
💍 Marriage of Coercion
😡 Furious, Feuding Men
❤️🩹 Hurt/Comfort
🥺 “I didn’t know where else to go”
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
⛓️ Sabotage and Revenge
💔 “I’ll never forgive you for this.”
From the very first chapter, the emotional tension is relentless. Tytus and Sawyer’s connection is as magnetic as it is painful, and watching Tytus unravel as Sawyer’s feelings for Mercer and Noah deepen is absolutely gut-wrenching. Sawyer is torn in opposite directions, and the choices she faces could shatter everything she’s built with all three of them. Abby’s gift for creating layered, deeply flawed characters shines here, each decision feels raw, human, and impossible to look away from.
This book comes with heavy emotional content, so definitely check the trigger warnings first. That said, the mental health representation is handled with honesty and care, something Abby always excels at. While this story primarily centers on Tytus, his trauma, his spiral, and his desperate attempts to hold on, we still see plenty of Mercer and Noah, whose contrasting personalities and unwavering devotion to Sawyer bring balance to the chaos and heartache.
Tytus is a complex storm of a character. There were moments I loathed him, moments I pitied him, and by the end, I just wanted to wrap him in a hug. Sawyer’s bond with him runs deep, but her love for Mercer and Noah is just as powerful, leaving her constantly torn between healing and heartbreak. The emotional push and pull is relentless…..and completely addictive.
And that ending was brutal, and now I need the healing and hope that Abby always creates for her cohorts in the finale, and I can’t wait for the bliss after all the trauma and pain. But I know, as always, there is still more drama to come before the HEA. NEED IT NOW!!
What to expect (spoilery so avoid if you’ve not read book 1)
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🙌 Double Age Gap
🍁 Fall at Evercrisp Orchard
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
💍 Marriage of Coercion
😡 Furious, Feuding Men
❤️🩹 Hurt/Comfort
🥺 “I didn’t know where else to go”
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
⛓️ Sabotage and Revenge
💔 “I’ll never forgive you for this.”
November 27, 2025
FML. That cliffhanger?!
This was a wild emotional rollercoaster, and I'm so thankful for Noah!! All the other characters have had me loving and hating them, their decisions and reasoning frustrating at times...but undeniably human. But Bee Daddy is that safe constant that gives you the feel of being all wrapped up in a hug.
Can't wait for the next in the series, because I am so ready for their HEA after all this.
This was a wild emotional rollercoaster, and I'm so thankful for Noah!! All the other characters have had me loving and hating them, their decisions and reasoning frustrating at times...but undeniably human. But Bee Daddy is that safe constant that gives you the feel of being all wrapped up in a hug.
Can't wait for the next in the series, because I am so ready for their HEA after all this.
December 11, 2025
Tytus what are we doing man? i loved him in the first book & all that he went through is so sad but in this book i just wanted to throttle his ass so badly he pissed me off
honestly i did not like Tytus until 95% of the way through
Mercer & Noah treat Sawyer like a damn queen & i absolutely understand that she was being blackmailed but pulling away from NOAH of all people made me so mad at her, that man had been through too much
Mercer is also my favorite because he fought for her like any man should, he did not care that his job was in trouble he was just worried about her
Tytus mainly just made me so frustrated with him especially with the “my wife” stuff, normally i love that but Tytus said it like it would fix everything, when in reality it just made everything worse for Sawyer
Mercer was completely justified in doing what he did at the end because AGAIN he was worried about Sawyer’s safety & this was the best plan to him to make sure she would not be blackmailed anymore, i definitely felt bad for Tytus but Mercer did not know
all of Mercer & Noah scenes made me so happy for them & how they treat Sawyer will always be so damn sweet
right now i’m not sure how Tytus is actually ever going to be okay with sharing her but i’m definitely looking forward to the next book!!
ARC REVIEW
honestly i did not like Tytus until 95% of the way through
Mercer & Noah treat Sawyer like a damn queen & i absolutely understand that she was being blackmailed but pulling away from NOAH of all people made me so mad at her, that man had been through too much
Mercer is also my favorite because he fought for her like any man should, he did not care that his job was in trouble he was just worried about her
Tytus mainly just made me so frustrated with him especially with the “my wife” stuff, normally i love that but Tytus said it like it would fix everything, when in reality it just made everything worse for Sawyer
Mercer was completely justified in doing what he did at the end because AGAIN he was worried about Sawyer’s safety & this was the best plan to him to make sure she would not be blackmailed anymore, i definitely felt bad for Tytus but Mercer did not know
all of Mercer & Noah scenes made me so happy for them & how they treat Sawyer will always be so damn sweet
right now i’m not sure how Tytus is actually ever going to be okay with sharing her but i’m definitely looking forward to the next book!!
ARC REVIEW
November 25, 2025
I wasn’t sure what to think after the first book. I don’t mind when the men in the harem aren’t aligned, and I like dark bully. But I especially love and read RH because I really dislike triangles, and unfortunately this feels like one dark and big triangle. There is only one book left and we have spent most of this series as a triangle. Ty just doesn’t seem likable at all and my preference would be for this story to just be a ménage. Sawyers waffling wouldn’t be so annoying if Ty felt at all redeemable, but I’m just not seeing it. He treats her like a possession and even his internal thoughts don’t reflect anything much more.
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October 17, 2025💔 Dark Romance
🔥 Why Choose
🏒 College Hockey
🖤 Brother’s Best Friend
⚡️ Forced Proximity
💍 Fake Marriage
🥀 Obsession
⏳ Emotional Turmoil
Star: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Almost Rotten by Abby Millsaps is a dark, intense, and emotionally chaotic descent into obsession, heartbreak, and the blurred lines between love and delusion. As the second book in the Men of Evercrisp Orchard series, it takes everything that made Almost Ravaged so addictive and twists it tighter, raising the stakes, deepening the emotional turmoil, and pushing its characters right to the edge.
This story continues to follow the tangled lives of Fallon, Tytus, Mercer, and Noah, but this time, it’s Tytus Tremblay who steps fully into the spotlight and into madness. When a scandal threatens Fallon’s future, Tytus does the unthinkable: he stands before the Dean and claims they’re married, forcing everyone to play along with his fantasy. What begins as a desperate attempt to protect her quickly spirals into something far more dangerous, as Ty’s obsession starts to consume not only him but everyone around him.
Fallon’s inner conflict drives the emotional core of the story. Torn between three men who each hold a piece of her heart, she’s caught in a storm of passion, confusion, and guilt. Her connection to Tytus is raw and magnetic, built on years of longing and pain, while Mercer and Noah represent stability and depth but even, they can’t save her from the emotional fallout Ty sets in motion. Abby Millsaps captures that torment beautifully, letting readers feel every ounce of Fallon’s unraveling as she struggles to hold on to her sense of self amid the chaos.
Tytus is the epitome of a dark, broken antihero possessive, manipulative, yet heartbreakingly devoted. His delusions blur the line between protection and control, love and obsession, and Millsaps doesn’t shy away from showing the consequences of that imbalance. His complexity makes him impossible to look away from, even when his choices make your heart ache.
The writing is immersive, sharp, and emotionally charged. Abby Millsaps has a way of weaving psychological tension with deep character intimacy, creating a story that feels both dangerous and devastatingly beautiful. The pacing is relentless, the emotions raw, and the atmosphere thick with tension.
Almost Rotten is a story of spiraling delusion, fractured love, and the haunting realization that sometimes the people who claim to save you are the ones pulling you apart. It’s dark, messy, and addictive in the best possible way—a gut-wrenching continuation of a series that refuses to hold back.
🔥 Why Choose
🏒 College Hockey
🖤 Brother’s Best Friend
⚡️ Forced Proximity
💍 Fake Marriage
🥀 Obsession
⏳ Emotional Turmoil
Star: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Almost Rotten by Abby Millsaps is a dark, intense, and emotionally chaotic descent into obsession, heartbreak, and the blurred lines between love and delusion. As the second book in the Men of Evercrisp Orchard series, it takes everything that made Almost Ravaged so addictive and twists it tighter, raising the stakes, deepening the emotional turmoil, and pushing its characters right to the edge.
This story continues to follow the tangled lives of Fallon, Tytus, Mercer, and Noah, but this time, it’s Tytus Tremblay who steps fully into the spotlight and into madness. When a scandal threatens Fallon’s future, Tytus does the unthinkable: he stands before the Dean and claims they’re married, forcing everyone to play along with his fantasy. What begins as a desperate attempt to protect her quickly spirals into something far more dangerous, as Ty’s obsession starts to consume not only him but everyone around him.
Fallon’s inner conflict drives the emotional core of the story. Torn between three men who each hold a piece of her heart, she’s caught in a storm of passion, confusion, and guilt. Her connection to Tytus is raw and magnetic, built on years of longing and pain, while Mercer and Noah represent stability and depth but even, they can’t save her from the emotional fallout Ty sets in motion. Abby Millsaps captures that torment beautifully, letting readers feel every ounce of Fallon’s unraveling as she struggles to hold on to her sense of self amid the chaos.
Tytus is the epitome of a dark, broken antihero possessive, manipulative, yet heartbreakingly devoted. His delusions blur the line between protection and control, love and obsession, and Millsaps doesn’t shy away from showing the consequences of that imbalance. His complexity makes him impossible to look away from, even when his choices make your heart ache.
The writing is immersive, sharp, and emotionally charged. Abby Millsaps has a way of weaving psychological tension with deep character intimacy, creating a story that feels both dangerous and devastatingly beautiful. The pacing is relentless, the emotions raw, and the atmosphere thick with tension.
Almost Rotten is a story of spiraling delusion, fractured love, and the haunting realization that sometimes the people who claim to save you are the ones pulling you apart. It’s dark, messy, and addictive in the best possible way—a gut-wrenching continuation of a series that refuses to hold back.
October 28, 2025
✨ARC Review✨
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🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
I am feeling so many emotions that I don’t even know where to start my review. I was completely unprepared for everything that transpired in this book. But I devoured this book so fast. I was on the edge of my seat and couldn’t get enough.
The spice was absolutely incredible. Abby nailed that in this book. Those scenes with Ty were HOT. Completely in love with the spice in this book.
Book two picks up right where book one ended. I was excited to learn more about Ty. I loved him in book one. I couldn’t wait to learn about his story. At first I was a little annoyed with him. But then I grew to feel bad for him. I just wanted to wrap him up in a big hug and hold him.
I loved Noah and Mercer in both books. I could truly see her having her happily ever after with both of them. Ty brought out the worst in Mercer in this book. I understand why Mercer is the way he is but I think I expected better from him. His actions left me completely speechless. Noah holds a special place in my heart. I love him so much and want so much for him.
Abby, you are the queen of cliffhangers. I stayed up way too late to finish this because I couldn’t go to bed without knowing how the book ended. Which was mind blowing and I didn’t see that coming at all. Never would have guessed that!
Throughout this entire book, I couldn’t guess what was going to happen next. I tried and I couldn’t wrap my head around what I thought would truly happen.
*Check trigger warnings*
What to Expect:
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🐝 Double Age Gap
❤️ Brother’s Best Friend
🏒 Marriage of Coercion
🐝 Hurt/Comfort
❤️ “I didn’t know where else to go”
🏒 Sabotage and Revenge
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
❤️ “I’ll never forgive you for this.”
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🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
I am feeling so many emotions that I don’t even know where to start my review. I was completely unprepared for everything that transpired in this book. But I devoured this book so fast. I was on the edge of my seat and couldn’t get enough.
The spice was absolutely incredible. Abby nailed that in this book. Those scenes with Ty were HOT. Completely in love with the spice in this book.
Book two picks up right where book one ended. I was excited to learn more about Ty. I loved him in book one. I couldn’t wait to learn about his story. At first I was a little annoyed with him. But then I grew to feel bad for him. I just wanted to wrap him up in a big hug and hold him.
I loved Noah and Mercer in both books. I could truly see her having her happily ever after with both of them. Ty brought out the worst in Mercer in this book. I understand why Mercer is the way he is but I think I expected better from him. His actions left me completely speechless. Noah holds a special place in my heart. I love him so much and want so much for him.
Abby, you are the queen of cliffhangers. I stayed up way too late to finish this because I couldn’t go to bed without knowing how the book ended. Which was mind blowing and I didn’t see that coming at all. Never would have guessed that!
Throughout this entire book, I couldn’t guess what was going to happen next. I tried and I couldn’t wrap my head around what I thought would truly happen.
*Check trigger warnings*
What to Expect:
❤️ Why Choose
🏒 Hockey Romance
🐝 Double Age Gap
❤️ Brother’s Best Friend
🏒 Marriage of Coercion
🐝 Hurt/Comfort
❤️ “I didn’t know where else to go”
🏒 Sabotage and Revenge
🐝 Tattoo Reveals
❤️ “I’ll never forgive you for this.”
October 30, 2025
ARC Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
It’s heady, being watched. Knowing I’m the reason his pupils are blown out and he looks like he’s on the verge of losing control.
I can still feel my head spinning! I was not expecting anything this book threw at me, but I loved every bit of it. From the high angst and steam, to that "holy-shit-what-did-I-just-read" cliffhanger ending, I was in it!
My sweet Tytus was not so sweet anymore. I ached for his pain and every time he stumbled and just made everything worse, my heart broke. I was a bit thrown by his almost 180 personality shift, but it was just his darkness taking over. Speaking of darkness, this book is much darker than Almost Ravaged. Tytus takes no prisoners when it comes to making Sawyer his own (coercion and blackmail).
Love Noah (aka Bee Daddy) so much more after this book. He is truly the best out of Sawyer's suitors. Yeah, yeah, Mercer is also pretty steamy, but I love Noah's quiet protection a little more than Mercer's wrecking ball approach to life.
There is so much spice in book two - incredibly hot moments with Sawyer, Noah, and Mercer, but also between Sawyer and Tytus.
Remember that cliffhanger I mentioned? I knew it was coming, but I was still not prepared. Almost Ruined cannot get here soon enough!
Thanks to Valentine PR and Abby Millsaps for the e-ARC.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
It’s heady, being watched. Knowing I’m the reason his pupils are blown out and he looks like he’s on the verge of losing control.
I can still feel my head spinning! I was not expecting anything this book threw at me, but I loved every bit of it. From the high angst and steam, to that "holy-shit-what-did-I-just-read" cliffhanger ending, I was in it!
My sweet Tytus was not so sweet anymore. I ached for his pain and every time he stumbled and just made everything worse, my heart broke. I was a bit thrown by his almost 180 personality shift, but it was just his darkness taking over. Speaking of darkness, this book is much darker than Almost Ravaged. Tytus takes no prisoners when it comes to making Sawyer his own (coercion and blackmail).
Love Noah (aka Bee Daddy) so much more after this book. He is truly the best out of Sawyer's suitors. Yeah, yeah, Mercer is also pretty steamy, but I love Noah's quiet protection a little more than Mercer's wrecking ball approach to life.
There is so much spice in book two - incredibly hot moments with Sawyer, Noah, and Mercer, but also between Sawyer and Tytus.
Remember that cliffhanger I mentioned? I knew it was coming, but I was still not prepared. Almost Ruined cannot get here soon enough!
Thanks to Valentine PR and Abby Millsaps for the e-ARC.
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