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Love & Legacy #5
Sweet Salvation
From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes an enemies to lovers, Vegas wedding, hockey romance.
Marrying my enemy in Vegas was never part of the plan. Falling in love with my husband . . . now that’s where things get complicated.
I’ve spent my life being called out as an ice queen.
I don’t do reckless.
I don’t do relationships.
And I definitely don’t do bad-boy hockey hotties who check every wrong box and skate for my family’s biggest rivals.
At least I didn’t until Logan Adler and his ridiculously sexy face sat down next to me.
One night in Vegas. One incredibly stupid bet. And one very real ring later, I wake up married to the one man who could destroy everything I’ve worked for.
In theory, walking away should be easy, but I need to avoid a scandal, and Logan needs a wife to help him keep custody of his little girl.
So we make a deal.
Stay married.
Keep it secret.
And whatever we do—don’t cross any lines.
It should be simple.
Until the lies start stacking, the lines start blurring, and Logan starts looking at me like I’m not his enemy. Like this wasn’t a mistake. Like maybe I’m his salvation.
And maybe . . . just maybe . . . he could be mine.
Marrying my enemy in Vegas was never part of the plan. Falling in love with my husband . . . now that’s where things get complicated.
I’ve spent my life being called out as an ice queen.
I don’t do reckless.
I don’t do relationships.
And I definitely don’t do bad-boy hockey hotties who check every wrong box and skate for my family’s biggest rivals.
At least I didn’t until Logan Adler and his ridiculously sexy face sat down next to me.
One night in Vegas. One incredibly stupid bet. And one very real ring later, I wake up married to the one man who could destroy everything I’ve worked for.
In theory, walking away should be easy, but I need to avoid a scandal, and Logan needs a wife to help him keep custody of his little girl.
So we make a deal.
Stay married.
Keep it secret.
And whatever we do—don’t cross any lines.
It should be simple.
Until the lies start stacking, the lines start blurring, and Logan starts looking at me like I’m not his enemy. Like this wasn’t a mistake. Like maybe I’m his salvation.
And maybe . . . just maybe . . . he could be mine.
340 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 25, 2026
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June 22, 2026
As I sit here to write this review, just know I am having a hard time seeing as I currently have tears in my eyes. This is something I didn't have on my bingo card for Sweet Salvation. Yes, Bella knows how to truly write an emotional book that will put you in all of your feels, but the way that I sobbed in this book. This one was truly a beautiful story and that is all I'm going to say before I spoil anything for you.
I say this with every new book that Bella releases but I truly do not know how she continues to do it. She writes some of the most beautiful stories. She has created this world that is such a comfort to me. It's truly like coming home to a nice warm hug (although this one did not give me a nice warm hug 👀). I feel like Bella is that one author who is able to write an emotionally charged book that will have you kicking your feet like a little school girl while delivering an engaging plot that will have you fill invested in a fictional world with characters that will make you believe in love. She wraps everything up in a nice little package with a bow. You never left thinking the story is incomplete, yes you are left wanting more because these books will make you feel good. But at the end of the day, Bella just delivers the perfect read every single time.
I truly loved everything about Sweet Salvation. I loved the plot and the turmoil that Olivia and Logan had to go through to finally get their HEA. I saw a lot of myself in Olivia. She's a boss babe who doesn't trust easily. She comes off as an ice queen and she doesn't let a lot of people into her inner circle. And then you have Logan who feels like he's not good enough for anyone to stay in his life. And the way that he takes a chance at letting Olivia in all while scared that she may not stay, ugh it had my heart. These two were perfect for each other. They had to work through their own personal demons but in the end, their love trumped it all.
Bella, as always, thank you for allowing me to be a part of this world. You truly will never understand how this series has changed my life in the best possible way. Keep them coming!
You should most definitely read this book if you like:
- Marriage of Convenience
- Hockey Romance
- Single Dad
- Found Family
- Black Cat FMC
- Top Tier Banter
* I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Bella Matthews for allowing me the absolute pleasure of reading Sweet Salvation as an ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts, opinions and review.
I say this with every new book that Bella releases but I truly do not know how she continues to do it. She writes some of the most beautiful stories. She has created this world that is such a comfort to me. It's truly like coming home to a nice warm hug (although this one did not give me a nice warm hug 👀). I feel like Bella is that one author who is able to write an emotionally charged book that will have you kicking your feet like a little school girl while delivering an engaging plot that will have you fill invested in a fictional world with characters that will make you believe in love. She wraps everything up in a nice little package with a bow. You never left thinking the story is incomplete, yes you are left wanting more because these books will make you feel good. But at the end of the day, Bella just delivers the perfect read every single time.
I truly loved everything about Sweet Salvation. I loved the plot and the turmoil that Olivia and Logan had to go through to finally get their HEA. I saw a lot of myself in Olivia. She's a boss babe who doesn't trust easily. She comes off as an ice queen and she doesn't let a lot of people into her inner circle. And then you have Logan who feels like he's not good enough for anyone to stay in his life. And the way that he takes a chance at letting Olivia in all while scared that she may not stay, ugh it had my heart. These two were perfect for each other. They had to work through their own personal demons but in the end, their love trumped it all.
Bella, as always, thank you for allowing me to be a part of this world. You truly will never understand how this series has changed my life in the best possible way. Keep them coming!
You should most definitely read this book if you like:
- Marriage of Convenience
- Hockey Romance
- Single Dad
- Found Family
- Black Cat FMC
- Top Tier Banter
* I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Bella Matthews for allowing me the absolute pleasure of reading Sweet Salvation as an ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts, opinions and review.
June 27, 2026
This was a typical romance until the last 10% 😭
Spoilers ahead
The hero and heroine met in college. The hero has always noticed the heroine. They were *sort of* enemies.
Years later in Vegas, they both talk and realize that the hero needs a “wife” due to his custody case with his ex. The heroine needs a “husband” to prove she’s ready to settle down and become partner. They get married.
I’d say the hero was into the heroine pretty much from the start. She slowly got there. Both their families seemed to be tied together and there are A LOT of characters.
There was no 3rd act breakup or OM drama. A little OW drama due to hero’s ex wanting custody of the baby. No smex until around 60%
Major spoiler
So…one of the hero’s brothers, Jasper, was a side character. Jasper grew on me and I was interested in reading his book UNTIL he died. 😩 The hero, Jasper, and heroine were driving and their car was hit. They wrecked into the lake. The heroine was knocked out. Jasper told his brother to save her and don’t come back for him. The hero did swim back for his brother, but it was too late.
We get a quick epilogue where the MC had their baby and named him Jasper. Aargh
What a mood killer.
Spoilers ahead
The hero and heroine met in college. The hero has always noticed the heroine. They were *sort of* enemies.
Years later in Vegas, they both talk and realize that the hero needs a “wife” due to his custody case with his ex. The heroine needs a “husband” to prove she’s ready to settle down and become partner. They get married.
I’d say the hero was into the heroine pretty much from the start. She slowly got there. Both their families seemed to be tied together and there are A LOT of characters.
There was no 3rd act breakup or OM drama. A little OW drama due to hero’s ex wanting custody of the baby. No smex until around 60%
Major spoiler
So…one of the hero’s brothers, Jasper, was a side character. Jasper grew on me and I was interested in reading his book UNTIL he died. 😩 The hero, Jasper, and heroine were driving and their car was hit. They wrecked into the lake. The heroine was knocked out. Jasper told his brother to save her and don’t come back for him. The hero did swim back for his brother, but it was too late.
We get a quick epilogue where the MC had their baby and named him Jasper. Aargh
What a mood killer.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 27, 2026
The unnecessary car accident at 90% ?????
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 24, 2026
Hey Bella Matthews why did you have to do me like that?
This gets added to the short list of books to make me cry.
Olivia & Logan
Oh the enemies to lovers marriage of convenience trope 🔥
Olivia’s a little miss bad*ss lawyer
Logan’s the chiseled NHL hockey captain and single dad
I read a book last week with extremely similar tropes. And I went into this thinking, here we go again, but let me tell you this couldn’t have been done any better or different.
I mean Bella Matthews writes cat nip.
And the men she writes are what dreams are made of.
Arc review ✨
This gets added to the short list of books to make me cry.
Olivia & Logan
Oh the enemies to lovers marriage of convenience trope 🔥
Olivia’s a little miss bad*ss lawyer
Logan’s the chiseled NHL hockey captain and single dad
I read a book last week with extremely similar tropes. And I went into this thinking, here we go again, but let me tell you this couldn’t have been done any better or different.
I mean Bella Matthews writes cat nip.
And the men she writes are what dreams are made of.
Arc review ✨
June 27, 2026
These books are usually a warm hug, like slipping into your favorite comfort show. This one had great characters (as always), but the connection just didn’t spark for me. And the whole Jasper situation was not at all welcome. It didn’t fit the vibe, felt forced, and honestly was just fucking depressing. I cried my eyes out, but not in a way I enjoyed. Sadly, this one wasn’t a favorite.
June 29, 2026
This one was chugging along kind of nicely but I don’t get the point of the last 10% and it made me really hate that i read this entire book for what seems like a pointless ending.
June 28, 2026
RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Oh hi, I’m still sobbing over here because this book wrecked me.
I am an absolute Bella Matthews Stan and I love this world and these characters so much. She continues to surprise me with other books that still feel fresh and unique, but also feel like a warm hug.
This one felt like a warm hug and then absolutely devestated me in a way that had me sobbing well after the last page. At the heart I still loved this story, but Bella please do not hurt me like that again…🤣😭
I adored Logan and Olivia, loved the progression of their relationship and I was rooting for them the whole time. There is just something about enemies to lovers that hits different.
✨ Hockey Romance
✨ Vegas Marriage
✨ Enemies to Lovers
✨ Single Dad
✨ Forced Proximity
Look, we all know that I love a good marriage of convenience and that Bella is my go to author for this, and once again she completely made me fall for another couple.
Logan is UP THERE on my book boyfriend list and this man had me in my knees. Why does making them a single dad make them instantly hotter?
Anyway of course I loved this, I am so excited for the next book and I guess I will forgive you Bella for ripping out my heart 💕
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Oh hi, I’m still sobbing over here because this book wrecked me.
I am an absolute Bella Matthews Stan and I love this world and these characters so much. She continues to surprise me with other books that still feel fresh and unique, but also feel like a warm hug.
This one felt like a warm hug and then absolutely devestated me in a way that had me sobbing well after the last page. At the heart I still loved this story, but Bella please do not hurt me like that again…🤣😭
I adored Logan and Olivia, loved the progression of their relationship and I was rooting for them the whole time. There is just something about enemies to lovers that hits different.
✨ Hockey Romance
✨ Vegas Marriage
✨ Enemies to Lovers
✨ Single Dad
✨ Forced Proximity
Look, we all know that I love a good marriage of convenience and that Bella is my go to author for this, and once again she completely made me fall for another couple.
Logan is UP THERE on my book boyfriend list and this man had me in my knees. Why does making them a single dad make them instantly hotter?
Anyway of course I loved this, I am so excited for the next book and I guess I will forgive you Bella for ripping out my heart 💕
June 20, 2026
∞⭐️ // 🌶🌶🌶
- Vegas Wedding
- Single Dad
- Enemies to with benefits
- boy obsessed
Infinity stars…no notes. Already in withdrawals from Logan & Olivia 😍
This book took me on the most emotional roller coaster ever!!!! It’s no secret I LOVE Cade & Scarlet’s story, Broken King, so I have been waiting for Olivia’s book. And OMG, did it by far exceed my expectations!! This is a Vegas wedding, marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers infinity star read. I am obsessed. Logan Adler saying “Wife” will haunt me in my dreams! I laughed, I cried, I got mad, this book gave me all of the emotions you want when you read a good book. 100000% recommend you download this IMMEDIATELY!
As ALWAYS, thank you to Bella for having me on your team to read these beautiful and amazing stories and you write them. I will forever be your #1 fan!
- Vegas Wedding
- Single Dad
- Enemies to with benefits
- boy obsessed
Infinity stars…no notes. Already in withdrawals from Logan & Olivia 😍
This book took me on the most emotional roller coaster ever!!!! It’s no secret I LOVE Cade & Scarlet’s story, Broken King, so I have been waiting for Olivia’s book. And OMG, did it by far exceed my expectations!! This is a Vegas wedding, marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers infinity star read. I am obsessed. Logan Adler saying “Wife” will haunt me in my dreams! I laughed, I cried, I got mad, this book gave me all of the emotions you want when you read a good book. 100000% recommend you download this IMMEDIATELY!
As ALWAYS, thank you to Bella for having me on your team to read these beautiful and amazing stories and you write them. I will forever be your #1 fan!
June 26, 2026
Loved it. Finished in one sitting. This was my first Bella Matthews book and on finishing I went straight to add a couple more to my kindle.
This was a great enemies to lovers fake marriage story. I enjoyed all the characters and will definitely be reading the first generations stories.
Liv and Logan are acquainted from when they were studying but more recently Liv the hot shot sports agent managed to rile Logan with one of the deals she did which affected his deal in a negative way.
Meeting in vegas they both have a problem which can be resolved with a marriage but they need to make it believable to even their families. Hate starts to fade to like to love.
Watch out for the twist in the plot that you’ll not see coming, it shocked me!
Thanks to Valentine PR and Bella Matthews for the arc. I do love it when you get a great one, especially from a new to me author.
This was a great enemies to lovers fake marriage story. I enjoyed all the characters and will definitely be reading the first generations stories.
Liv and Logan are acquainted from when they were studying but more recently Liv the hot shot sports agent managed to rile Logan with one of the deals she did which affected his deal in a negative way.
Meeting in vegas they both have a problem which can be resolved with a marriage but they need to make it believable to even their families. Hate starts to fade to like to love.
Watch out for the twist in the plot that you’ll not see coming, it shocked me!
Thanks to Valentine PR and Bella Matthews for the arc. I do love it when you get a great one, especially from a new to me author.
June 29, 2026
#Review: *Sweet Salvation* - Bella Matthews - ALC [18+]
4.5/5✨
3/5🌶️
🔹Plot: One night in Vegas and a bet were about to change Olivia's life. When hockey player Logan Adler challenges Olivia, they ended up being married in Vegas. That new situation should help Logan, who needed a wife in order to win his daughter's custody. Olivia didn't have "marriage" on her list and being with Logan might ruin everything she worked for, but what she didn't expect at all, was to start falling for the single dad.
🔹Impressions: I simply love the vibes from Bella's books and I adored listening to Samantha Brentmoor and Corvin King and the way they brilliantly brought to life these characters!🥰 This one was focused on the marriage of convenience between Olivia and Logan and I liked how it wasn't, in fact, fake at all🤭. There was something floating between them even from the start, loving so much that whole banter between them. I liked how Olivia was portrayed as a strong, independent woman and that made her such a great inspiration to me. But even strong women can have soft hearts and Logan for sure stole hers while being part of this fake marriage. It was sweet to see how things changed between them and how Olivia became so invested in Logan and his daughter and in helping him with his custody situation. As always, Samantha was simply amazing with her craft and I loved discovering Corvin King, not having that many opportunities to listen to books narrated by him. I liked his style and him and Samantha have for sure made me re-live all those moments, fun and emotional, from this story.
I just adore this second gen series by Bella, always super excited to see what she has prepared for us when it comes to her characters. I always have the bestest time reading her books, enjoying this one so much!🩵 Of course that I'm already looking forward for her next book from this series, being so curious who are going to be the main characters of that one.
Sooo grateful for being part of Bella's content team, which made it possible for me to read this book in advance. Thank you so much Bella and team for sending me this ALC!🩵
✨Tropes
▫️Secret Romance
▫️Marriage In Vegas
▫️Single Dad
▫️Enemies To Lovers
▫️Man Obsessed
▫️Found Family
▫️Sports Romance
▫️Hockey Player
4.5/5✨
3/5🌶️
🔹Plot: One night in Vegas and a bet were about to change Olivia's life. When hockey player Logan Adler challenges Olivia, they ended up being married in Vegas. That new situation should help Logan, who needed a wife in order to win his daughter's custody. Olivia didn't have "marriage" on her list and being with Logan might ruin everything she worked for, but what she didn't expect at all, was to start falling for the single dad.
🔹Impressions: I simply love the vibes from Bella's books and I adored listening to Samantha Brentmoor and Corvin King and the way they brilliantly brought to life these characters!🥰 This one was focused on the marriage of convenience between Olivia and Logan and I liked how it wasn't, in fact, fake at all🤭. There was something floating between them even from the start, loving so much that whole banter between them. I liked how Olivia was portrayed as a strong, independent woman and that made her such a great inspiration to me. But even strong women can have soft hearts and Logan for sure stole hers while being part of this fake marriage. It was sweet to see how things changed between them and how Olivia became so invested in Logan and his daughter and in helping him with his custody situation. As always, Samantha was simply amazing with her craft and I loved discovering Corvin King, not having that many opportunities to listen to books narrated by him. I liked his style and him and Samantha have for sure made me re-live all those moments, fun and emotional, from this story.
I just adore this second gen series by Bella, always super excited to see what she has prepared for us when it comes to her characters. I always have the bestest time reading her books, enjoying this one so much!🩵 Of course that I'm already looking forward for her next book from this series, being so curious who are going to be the main characters of that one.
Sooo grateful for being part of Bella's content team, which made it possible for me to read this book in advance. Thank you so much Bella and team for sending me this ALC!🩵
✨Tropes
▫️Secret Romance
▫️Marriage In Vegas
▫️Single Dad
▫️Enemies To Lovers
▫️Man Obsessed
▫️Found Family
▫️Sports Romance
▫️Hockey Player
June 23, 2026
✨ARC review✨
well, i cried like a baby. i may be a little mad at Bella but i still love her and her stories so much. this was no exception because Olivia and Logan were everything 😭
i loved the pace of the story and how we got bits and pieces of their past throughout that really painted the picture of how down bad Logan has been for Olivia, well forever really.
the found family of Logan’s was so enjoyable because it felt like a big change from all her other stories getting insight into a whole different family and they were so tight knit and could tell how much they loved one another 🥹 while still getting our normal big ole favorite Kingston-Sinclair family!
while this story was heartbreaking, it was also very heartwarming for Olivia to finally let her walls down, have her own back and realize there was more to life than work work work. while falling in love with Logan and little Maggie 🥹 and Logan finally getting the whole family unit that he deserved after everything he’s been through and done for himself
will never stop recommending Bella, so get on it ladies!
well, i cried like a baby. i may be a little mad at Bella but i still love her and her stories so much. this was no exception because Olivia and Logan were everything 😭
i loved the pace of the story and how we got bits and pieces of their past throughout that really painted the picture of how down bad Logan has been for Olivia, well forever really.
the found family of Logan’s was so enjoyable because it felt like a big change from all her other stories getting insight into a whole different family and they were so tight knit and could tell how much they loved one another 🥹 while still getting our normal big ole favorite Kingston-Sinclair family!
while this story was heartbreaking, it was also very heartwarming for Olivia to finally let her walls down, have her own back and realize there was more to life than work work work. while falling in love with Logan and little Maggie 🥹 and Logan finally getting the whole family unit that he deserved after everything he’s been through and done for himself
will never stop recommending Bella, so get on it ladies!
June 24, 2026
I love every single book Bella writes but this one? It grabbed my heart and didn’t let go for 345 pages. Like, GOOD GOD, woman, are you trying to wreck me? If so, well done! What an emotional, deeply moving story that absolutely slayed me in every way. Perhaps my favorite from Bella yet. And that’s saying something. Now excuse me while I go blow my nose and dry my very red eyes.
Thank you for this ARC, Bella! I loved it so much!
Thank you for this ARC, Bella! I loved it so much!
June 21, 2026
Per usual, Bella cannot write book I don’t love and I devoured this one! Let me just say the whole enemies to lovers vibe was absolutely working for Liv & Logan! The banter was top tier and Liv is not one to not speak her mind - I love her boss babe energy! These two have known each other since college and when they happen to make a bet in Vegas ending in them getting married, what could possibly go wrong?? I was swooning seeing Logan with Maggie - there’s just something about a dad who would literally do anything for his kids. And I think it’s safe to say, that this is something that Liv definitely noticed and grew to love as well!
The audiobook for this was absolute perfection! Performed in duet by Samantha Brentmoor & Corvin King - loved how they both brought Liv & Logan to life!
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩:
🩵single dad
🩵hockey player x boss babe
🩵enemies to lovers
🩵vegas wedding
🩵marriage of convenience
🩵found family
🩵my wife
🩵it all started with a bet
🩵she wears his jersey
The audiobook for this was absolute perfection! Performed in duet by Samantha Brentmoor & Corvin King - loved how they both brought Liv & Logan to life!
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩:
🩵single dad
🩵hockey player x boss babe
🩵enemies to lovers
🩵vegas wedding
🩵marriage of convenience
🩵found family
🩵my wife
🩵it all started with a bet
🩵she wears his jersey
July 26, 2026
Ouch… fuck. That HURT. 😭💔
That ending had me BALLING. What the actual!? I’m going to need some time to recover from this one. I am heartbroken.
This book legit has all my favourite tropes rolled into one and THIS IS HOW YOU FUCKING DO IT. 👏🏼
Tropes
❤️🔥 Marriage of Convenience
👨🏽🍼 Single Daddy
🔥 Enemies to Lovers
❤️ It’s Always Been You
🫶🏼 Found Family
💍 Vegas Wedding
Bella Matthews has this incredible ability to make you fall completely in love with every single character and then immediately crave their story. I hope Kroydon Hills NEVER ends because I’m not ready to leave this place.
Olivia is a boss B! She’s the family lawyer, working her arse off to prove she’s Partner material at the firm, always putting everyone else before herself and flying in and out of different cities for meetings. She knows her shit, handles business, and I absolutely LOVED her.
And then we have Logan Adler… 🥵 DAMN. THIS MAN - Captain of the Nobles hockey team, single daddy to one-year-old Maggie, and currently dealing with a custody case hanging over his head.
A night in Vegas turns into a marriage of convenience that could help Logan win custody and help Liv prove she has what it takes to become Partner. The chemistry between these two? UNDENIABLE.
From day one, their relationship was pure unfiltered sexual tension. Someone stick me in the freezer because i'm hot!!
The first spice scene?! I LOVED IT. Really annoys me when characters have so much self-control and have all this tension and then the MMC says 'im not fu*cking you here for the first time' and then make her wait until they find a bed. Nope. We did not have that problem here. Thank you, Bella!!
Serena...what is the story there?! I'm not a fan of her dependancy on Liv. She calls and Livvy drops absolutely everything and runs. I need answers because I feel like I missed something. What did I miss?! Its annoying, especially that damn broken tyre.
Rating
Character Driven -------⭐️--- Plot Driven
Light/Fluffy -------🌟-- Emotional Damage
Low Angst --⭐️-------- High Angst
Slow Paced -----⭐️----- Fast Paced
Spice Level 🌶🌶🌶
Book Boyfriend Rating
Red Flag --------🥐-- Cinnamon Roll
Serious ------💕--- LOL
Stories I need next: Rafe and Waverly. Separately, obviously, because otherwise that would be f*cking weird.
Bella, I’m begging you… do not let Kroydon Hills end. I’m emotionally attached to these people now and I refuse to leave!!
Thank you team Bella for the eArc.
That ending had me BALLING. What the actual!? I’m going to need some time to recover from this one. I am heartbroken.
This book legit has all my favourite tropes rolled into one and THIS IS HOW YOU FUCKING DO IT. 👏🏼
Tropes
❤️🔥 Marriage of Convenience
👨🏽🍼 Single Daddy
🔥 Enemies to Lovers
❤️ It’s Always Been You
🫶🏼 Found Family
💍 Vegas Wedding
Bella Matthews has this incredible ability to make you fall completely in love with every single character and then immediately crave their story. I hope Kroydon Hills NEVER ends because I’m not ready to leave this place.
Olivia is a boss B! She’s the family lawyer, working her arse off to prove she’s Partner material at the firm, always putting everyone else before herself and flying in and out of different cities for meetings. She knows her shit, handles business, and I absolutely LOVED her.
And then we have Logan Adler… 🥵 DAMN. THIS MAN - Captain of the Nobles hockey team, single daddy to one-year-old Maggie, and currently dealing with a custody case hanging over his head.
A night in Vegas turns into a marriage of convenience that could help Logan win custody and help Liv prove she has what it takes to become Partner. The chemistry between these two? UNDENIABLE.
From day one, their relationship was pure unfiltered sexual tension. Someone stick me in the freezer because i'm hot!!
The first spice scene?! I LOVED IT. Really annoys me when characters have so much self-control and have all this tension and then the MMC says 'im not fu*cking you here for the first time' and then make her wait until they find a bed. Nope. We did not have that problem here. Thank you, Bella!!
Serena...what is the story there?! I'm not a fan of her dependancy on Liv. She calls and Livvy drops absolutely everything and runs. I need answers because I feel like I missed something. What did I miss?! Its annoying, especially that damn broken tyre.
Rating
Character Driven -------⭐️--- Plot Driven
Light/Fluffy -------🌟-- Emotional Damage
Low Angst --⭐️-------- High Angst
Slow Paced -----⭐️----- Fast Paced
Spice Level 🌶🌶🌶
Book Boyfriend Rating
Red Flag --------🥐-- Cinnamon Roll
Serious ------💕--- LOL
Stories I need next: Rafe and Waverly. Separately, obviously, because otherwise that would be f*cking weird.
Bella, I’m begging you… do not let Kroydon Hills end. I’m emotionally attached to these people now and I refuse to leave!!
Thank you team Bella for the eArc.
July 1, 2026
5🌟, 3🌶️
This is easily one of the most beautiful and moving stories I have picked up in a long time.
It is rare to find a book that hits so hard, blending genuine, tear-jerking devastation with those giddy, butterflies-in-your-stomach moments. Returning to this world felt like visiting home, even if this specific journey took me on an emotional rollercoaster I never saw coming. It was a beautiful, gut-wrenching experience that completely consumed me from the first page to the last.
Olivia and Logan were absolutely electric together. I fell hard for Olivia, whose sharp, independent boss-babe exterior hides such a deeply tender heart. Watching her slowly open up to Logan was incredibly satisfying, especially as she realized he was the exact person she needed. And Logan? He is the ultimate book boyfriend. Seeing him be such a devoted, caring single dad made him impossible not to love, and the chemistry between him and Olivia, fueled by their relentless, top-tier banter, was perfection.
I am genuinely struggling to move on now that the story is finished. Watching these two work through their pasts to find their way to each other was incredibly rewarding, and their hard-won happy ending felt earned and deeply moving. It was intense and emotional, but the payoff was everything I could have wanted.
My heart is so happy, and I am already desperate for a reread.
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Huge thank you to Bella Matthews and Valentine PR for the ARC! 😍 All my bookish thoughts are completely my own. ✨
This is easily one of the most beautiful and moving stories I have picked up in a long time.
It is rare to find a book that hits so hard, blending genuine, tear-jerking devastation with those giddy, butterflies-in-your-stomach moments. Returning to this world felt like visiting home, even if this specific journey took me on an emotional rollercoaster I never saw coming. It was a beautiful, gut-wrenching experience that completely consumed me from the first page to the last.
Olivia and Logan were absolutely electric together. I fell hard for Olivia, whose sharp, independent boss-babe exterior hides such a deeply tender heart. Watching her slowly open up to Logan was incredibly satisfying, especially as she realized he was the exact person she needed. And Logan? He is the ultimate book boyfriend. Seeing him be such a devoted, caring single dad made him impossible not to love, and the chemistry between him and Olivia, fueled by their relentless, top-tier banter, was perfection.
I am genuinely struggling to move on now that the story is finished. Watching these two work through their pasts to find their way to each other was incredibly rewarding, and their hard-won happy ending felt earned and deeply moving. It was intense and emotional, but the payoff was everything I could have wanted.
My heart is so happy, and I am already desperate for a reread.
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Huge thank you to Bella Matthews and Valentine PR for the ARC! 😍 All my bookish thoughts are completely my own. ✨
October 24, 2026
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SPARKS! Logan Adler and Olivia (Liv, Olive, ice queen, b*tchy Barbie, wife) Kingston-St. James make oil and water look like best friends, and it is so stinking fun to watch them spar.
Seriously, they keep me engaged. I love how they come together and how the walls crumble around them. Of course, there is heat, and it is a very nice bonus, but it's not a need for their story. It's a shocking statement from me, as I love smexy times.
“I said you’d need to find a wife, not that I’d volunteer as tribute, Adler.”
-- Olivia St. James
There are many things that I love about this, but one thing that keeps me coming back to Bella's books is the relationships with family and friends and the banger banter. That is definitely the case here, too. A number of times, they have me busting out laughing at their volleys. I love it so, so, so, so much.
“You’ve always been a hot little ice queen. Doesn’t mean I wanted frostbite.”
-- Logan Adler
The way Logan loves Maggie melts my heart (and Olivia's). Every child should know that kind of love. I love that he puts her needs above all else. The support he receives from his family is also awesome.
I listened to the audio book. The narrators, Corvin King and Samantha Brentmoor, are magnificent in duet. I love duet with two wonderful narrators, and they absolutely do not disappoint. 🎧🩵🎧
Story: 5 stars
Narration: 5 stars
Listening Speed: 1.8x
H & h = 29
TROPES & TRIGGERS:
🎙 Duet narration 🩷
👶 Adorable one-year-old
💒 Vegas wedding
🏒 Hockey player x sports agent / lawyer
💥 Enemies-to-lovers
🧔♂️ Single dad
☠️ Loss of a loved one
💜 Close family / great friends
💍 Fake relationship
🔥 Open-door steamy scenes 🌶
🕐 First person, dual POV
September 15, 2026
I absolutely loved this story of enemies to lovers, hockey god Logan and the girl he's wanted since college Olivia.
These two meet in college and years later after Logan has been drafted into the league of hockey. They both find themselves at a casino in Vegas and make a deal to get married in the hopes that Logan can keep his little girl "Maggie" in a custody battle with her mum who walked away and left her and for Olivia to make partner at her firm.
Everything is going well but as time moves on so do the feelingz for eachother,
I absolutely loved this book but what happens near the end had me welling up
These two meet in college and years later after Logan has been drafted into the league of hockey. They both find themselves at a casino in Vegas and make a deal to get married in the hopes that Logan can keep his little girl "Maggie" in a custody battle with her mum who walked away and left her and for Olivia to make partner at her firm.
Everything is going well but as time moves on so do the feelingz for eachother,
I absolutely loved this book but what happens near the end had me welling up
July 6, 2026
Frankly, I don’t have any idea how many stars to give this book. in my opinion that death was absolutely unnecessary.. Like at all.. It ruined the whole bloody book.. so I’m taking the stars off for it.. And these mega emotional events Bella keeps on squeezing into these books have been bugging me for some time now already. So yes, I’m not happy.
I loved the kiddo tho.. Totally cute.. But robbing her of her uncle was absolutely not fucking needed.. to hit all the emotional bullshit Bella has planned to hype this up.. Yeah.. Done tbh.. very done with these books.. This is the last one I read from her.. I’ve had enough
I loved the kiddo tho.. Totally cute.. But robbing her of her uncle was absolutely not fucking needed.. to hit all the emotional bullshit Bella has planned to hype this up.. Yeah.. Done tbh.. very done with these books.. This is the last one I read from her.. I’ve had enough
October 8, 2026
✨ ALC BOOK REVIEW: Sweet Salvation by Bella Matthews ✨
💕 Love and Legacy Series | Book #5 💕
💍 “One night in Vegas. One incredibly stupid bet. And one very real ring later, I wake up married to the one man who could destroy everything I’ve worked for.” 🎰🔥
💍 Accidental Vegas marriage
🔥 Enemies to lovers
💕 Undeniable chemistry
✨ Witty banter
🎧 An audiobook I finished in ONE DAY!
Y’all, Sweet Salvation had me HOOKED! 😍💗
Olivia St. James and Logan Adler’s story was everything I wanted in an enemies-to-lovers romance! From their unexpected Vegas marriage to the witty banter, sizzling chemistry, and all those complicated feelings, I couldn’t get enough!
I absolutely loved watching their relationship evolve from enemies to something so much deeper. What started as one incredibly stupid bet in Vegas turned into a love story filled with emotions, vulnerability, and unexpected romance. Their chemistry was EVERYTHING! 🥹💕
🎧 Let’s talk about the narration!
Corvin King and Samantha Brentmoor absolutely DELIVERED! 🙌 Their performances brought Olivia and Logan to life, capturing every bit of tension, humor, emotion, and undeniable chemistry.
When I tell you I was so invested in this story that I finished the ENTIRE audiobook in ONE DAY, I’m not exaggerating! 😂🎧💕
Bella Matthews has a way of creating characters you can’t help but fall in love with, and Olivia and Logan were no exception! I was rooting for them from beginning to end! 💗
💕 Love and Legacy Series | Book #5 💕
💍 “One night in Vegas. One incredibly stupid bet. And one very real ring later, I wake up married to the one man who could destroy everything I’ve worked for.” 🎰🔥
💍 Accidental Vegas marriage
🔥 Enemies to lovers
💕 Undeniable chemistry
✨ Witty banter
🎧 An audiobook I finished in ONE DAY!
Y’all, Sweet Salvation had me HOOKED! 😍💗
Olivia St. James and Logan Adler’s story was everything I wanted in an enemies-to-lovers romance! From their unexpected Vegas marriage to the witty banter, sizzling chemistry, and all those complicated feelings, I couldn’t get enough!
I absolutely loved watching their relationship evolve from enemies to something so much deeper. What started as one incredibly stupid bet in Vegas turned into a love story filled with emotions, vulnerability, and unexpected romance. Their chemistry was EVERYTHING! 🥹💕
🎧 Let’s talk about the narration!
Corvin King and Samantha Brentmoor absolutely DELIVERED! 🙌 Their performances brought Olivia and Logan to life, capturing every bit of tension, humor, emotion, and undeniable chemistry.
When I tell you I was so invested in this story that I finished the ENTIRE audiobook in ONE DAY, I’m not exaggerating! 😂🎧💕
Bella Matthews has a way of creating characters you can’t help but fall in love with, and Olivia and Logan were no exception! I was rooting for them from beginning to end! 💗
September 14, 2026
OLIVIA & LOGAN?! Oh I ATE THIS UP. 😭🏒❤️🔥
Enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience AND he’s a SINGLE DAD?! SAY LESS. 😮💨 Logan and Olivia have known each other since college, she’s a badass sports agent/lawyer, he’s the NHL captain who calls her Ice Queen, and the BANTER between these two?! EVERYTHING. 😂👏🏻
I loved getting little pieces of their history throughout the book and slowly realizing just how long Logan has been DOWN BAD for Olivia. Like sir… it has ALWAYS been her. 😭
But what really got me was watching Olivia slowly let those walls down and realize there’s more to life than work, while falling in love with Logan AND little Maggie. 🥹 The found family was everything, and seeing Logan finally get the family he deserved absolutely melted me.
AND BOOK BESTIES… when you get into that final 10%?! GET. YOUR. TISSUES. 😭 I was NOT prepared for that twist.
❤️🔥 Marriage of Convenience
🏒 Hockey Romance
👨👧 Single Dad
🔥 Enemies to Lovers
❤️ It’s Always Been You
🫶🏻 Found Family
💍 Vegas Wedding
🖤 Black Cat FMC
😂 Top-Tier Banter
A single dad hockey player who has secretly been down bad for her for YEARS? Yeah… you already know I’m SAT. 😮💨🏒🤍
Enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience AND he’s a SINGLE DAD?! SAY LESS. 😮💨 Logan and Olivia have known each other since college, she’s a badass sports agent/lawyer, he’s the NHL captain who calls her Ice Queen, and the BANTER between these two?! EVERYTHING. 😂👏🏻
I loved getting little pieces of their history throughout the book and slowly realizing just how long Logan has been DOWN BAD for Olivia. Like sir… it has ALWAYS been her. 😭
But what really got me was watching Olivia slowly let those walls down and realize there’s more to life than work, while falling in love with Logan AND little Maggie. 🥹 The found family was everything, and seeing Logan finally get the family he deserved absolutely melted me.
AND BOOK BESTIES… when you get into that final 10%?! GET. YOUR. TISSUES. 😭 I was NOT prepared for that twist.
❤️🔥 Marriage of Convenience
🏒 Hockey Romance
👨👧 Single Dad
🔥 Enemies to Lovers
❤️ It’s Always Been You
🫶🏻 Found Family
💍 Vegas Wedding
🖤 Black Cat FMC
😂 Top-Tier Banter
A single dad hockey player who has secretly been down bad for her for YEARS? Yeah… you already know I’m SAT. 😮💨🏒🤍
June 30, 2026
Every had an author break your heart and crying while simultaneously putting it back together with the most amazing story? What’s that? Just Bella Matthews… SAME… SAAAMMMEEE…..
ma’am. You had me ugly crying while reading in bed at 3 am trying not to wake my husband up. I cannot put into words how much I love Liv and Logan story. It absolutely had me feeling every single emotion. 👏🏼 every.👏🏼single.👏🏼 one.👏🏼 my goodness, I picked the book up and flew through it in about 5 hours. Couldn’t put it down- didn’t want to! So many characters in the story were amazing, some new, some of them the originals, all of them our favorites.
ALSO…THAT FREAKING EXTENDED EPILOGUE!!!! OH EMMM GEEEE! 🩷🩷🩷
ma’am. You had me ugly crying while reading in bed at 3 am trying not to wake my husband up. I cannot put into words how much I love Liv and Logan story. It absolutely had me feeling every single emotion. 👏🏼 every.👏🏼single.👏🏼 one.👏🏼 my goodness, I picked the book up and flew through it in about 5 hours. Couldn’t put it down- didn’t want to! So many characters in the story were amazing, some new, some of them the originals, all of them our favorites.
ALSO…THAT FREAKING EXTENDED EPILOGUE!!!! OH EMMM GEEEE! 🩷🩷🩷
June 21, 2026
Sweet Salvation by Bella Mathews eARC review 🩵
Once again Bella has blown me away with another amazing book. I will never get sick of this world that she has created. Her books are truly comfort reads for me and everytime I’m back in her world my heart is so full.
I have been so excited for Olivia’s book and her and Logan’s story was full of everything I could have hoped for. You can truly tell that Bella put her entire heart and soul into this book.
This one is completely addicting, emotional, full of amazing banter and the entire Kingston and St James families that we know and love.
What to expect:
Enemies with benefits
Single dad
Boy obsessed
Boss babe x hockey hottie
Vegas Wedding
Thank you so much Bella for the arc!
#sweetsalvation #bellamathewsauthor #bellamatthews #teamkroydonhills #releasedayreview
Once again Bella has blown me away with another amazing book. I will never get sick of this world that she has created. Her books are truly comfort reads for me and everytime I’m back in her world my heart is so full.
I have been so excited for Olivia’s book and her and Logan’s story was full of everything I could have hoped for. You can truly tell that Bella put her entire heart and soul into this book.
This one is completely addicting, emotional, full of amazing banter and the entire Kingston and St James families that we know and love.
What to expect:
Enemies with benefits
Single dad
Boy obsessed
Boss babe x hockey hottie
Vegas Wedding
Thank you so much Bella for the arc!
#sweetsalvation #bellamathewsauthor #bellamatthews #teamkroydonhills #releasedayreview
July 14, 2026
4.25 stars!
No one can get me to binge a book quite like BM. I really enjoyed Logan & Olivia’s dynamic and story. Crying in this book wasn’t on my bingo card but damn did I get all in my feels in this one😭. I can always count on a Bella book to give me an intriguing story, a great couple, great friendships all wrapped into about 300 pages. Such a solid sports romance!
So excited to finally see what she does with Hendrix’s book next!
No one can get me to binge a book quite like BM. I really enjoyed Logan & Olivia’s dynamic and story. Crying in this book wasn’t on my bingo card but damn did I get all in my feels in this one😭. I can always count on a Bella book to give me an intriguing story, a great couple, great friendships all wrapped into about 300 pages. Such a solid sports romance!
So excited to finally see what she does with Hendrix’s book next!
July 24, 2026
What exactly did THAT scene achieve besides giving readers a headache from crying? It didn’t advance the plot in any way.
If anything, it only took away from the enjoyment of the ending. Soap-opera style heartbreak for a sake of drama is just cruel and I hated it.
Other than that, it was a fun, lighthearted installment in that Bold and Beautiful book series, even though the bonus epilogue gave me the biggest ick.
If anything, it only took away from the enjoyment of the ending. Soap-opera style heartbreak for a sake of drama is just cruel and I hated it.
Other than that, it was a fun, lighthearted installment in that Bold and Beautiful book series, even though the bonus epilogue gave me the biggest ick.
June 28, 2026
4.75⭐️ | 2.5🌶
I am raw. I am a shell of the person i was when i started this book. I... have no words besides that I am in pain.
I am raw. I am a shell of the person i was when i started this book. I... have no words besides that I am in pain.
August 22, 2026
they were so adorable <3
June 28, 2026
It’s as though there are a handful of tropes and plot points that are put on shuffle + the FMC’s career + and MMC that plays hockey, football, or is an MMA fighter, and whatever it spits out is what the story is about and yet these books somehow manage to be both as predictable as every Hallmark movie and yet random as hell. They’re entertaining enough to mostly read through, which is why I keep coming back for more.
What I’ve read in countless Kroydon Hills books now:
✅ FMC is called “Ice Queen”
✅ Single dad of a daughter (possibly the most popular trope in these series)
✅ Fake relationships/marriages
✅ Secret wedding
✅ “It was always going to be you two”
✅ Surprise! It’s twins/triplets
This was a steady 2.5 until the last 90%. Granted, I think a three is my max rating for any of these books simply because they’re all too similar to justify anything higher.
There’s a heartbreaking scene that made me tear up and was beautifully written, and seemed to come out of left field. It was definitely a way to shake up the “rinse and repeat” storylines, so I’ll give it that. I just kept thinking “Why was that necessary?”
While Serena was a bit much, I think my favorite aspect of this book was the idea that Serena and Olivia were soulmates.
What I’ve read in countless Kroydon Hills books now:
✅ FMC is called “Ice Queen”
✅ Single dad of a daughter (possibly the most popular trope in these series)
✅ Fake relationships/marriages
✅ Secret wedding
✅ “It was always going to be you two”
✅ Surprise! It’s twins/triplets
This was a steady 2.5 until the last 90%. Granted, I think a three is my max rating for any of these books simply because they’re all too similar to justify anything higher.
There’s a heartbreaking scene that made me tear up and was beautifully written, and seemed to come out of left field. It was definitely a way to shake up the “rinse and repeat” storylines, so I’ll give it that. I just kept thinking “Why was that necessary?”
While Serena was a bit much, I think my favorite aspect of this book was the idea that Serena and Olivia were soulmates.
July 15, 2026
Every time I finish a Bella Matthews book, I wonder how she'll top it—and somehow she always does. Sweet Salvation grabbed my attention from the very first chapter and never let go. Between the witty banter, heartfelt moments, and emotional twists, I found myself completely invested in Logan and Olivia's journey. This was one of those books where I kept telling myself, "Just one more chapter," until suddenly I was at the end.
Olivia quickly became one of my favorite heroines in the Love & Legacy series. She's ambitious, capable, and incredibly strong, but beneath that polished exterior is someone who has spent years believing she has to handle everything on her own. Logan was the perfect balance to her. As a devoted single dad, everything he does comes from a place of love, especially when it comes to Magnolia. Watching Olivia slowly let her guard down while Logan proved, over and over again, that she could trust him made their relationship feel authentic and rewarding.
I also loved the change of scenery at Triple Crown Ranch while still getting to catch up with so many familiar faces. Logan's family instantly won me over, and Magnolia completely stole every scene she was in. Bella Matthews has such a talent for creating families and friendships that feel genuine, making every reunion with past characters feel like visiting old friends.
Corvin King and Samantha Brentmoor brought Logan and Olivia to life perfectly in duet narration. Corvin was a new-to-me narrator, and I loved his performance as Logan. He captured both sides of Logan perfectly—the sweet, devoted dad who would do anything for his daughter and the confident, dirty-talking hockey player who had me melting.
Samantha Brentmoor is already an insta-listen narrator for me, and she delivered once again. She captured Olivia’s spunk, strength, and confidence while also bringing out her softer, more vulnerable side (and her drunk-Serena moments were hilarious!). Together, Corvin and Samantha brought all the banter, tension, passion, and chemistry between these two to life. The duet narration made an already emotional and fun story even better on audio.
Sweet Salvation perfectly balances humor, romance, and emotional depth. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic, marriage of convenience, and slow-burn romance all came together beautifully, and the ending caught me completely by surprise. Logan and Olivia's story is filled with growth, healing, and unconditional love, making it another unforgettable addition to the Love & Legacy series. I already can't wait to see which trip back to Kroydon Hills Bella takes us on next.
Olivia quickly became one of my favorite heroines in the Love & Legacy series. She's ambitious, capable, and incredibly strong, but beneath that polished exterior is someone who has spent years believing she has to handle everything on her own. Logan was the perfect balance to her. As a devoted single dad, everything he does comes from a place of love, especially when it comes to Magnolia. Watching Olivia slowly let her guard down while Logan proved, over and over again, that she could trust him made their relationship feel authentic and rewarding.
I also loved the change of scenery at Triple Crown Ranch while still getting to catch up with so many familiar faces. Logan's family instantly won me over, and Magnolia completely stole every scene she was in. Bella Matthews has such a talent for creating families and friendships that feel genuine, making every reunion with past characters feel like visiting old friends.
Corvin King and Samantha Brentmoor brought Logan and Olivia to life perfectly in duet narration. Corvin was a new-to-me narrator, and I loved his performance as Logan. He captured both sides of Logan perfectly—the sweet, devoted dad who would do anything for his daughter and the confident, dirty-talking hockey player who had me melting.
Samantha Brentmoor is already an insta-listen narrator for me, and she delivered once again. She captured Olivia’s spunk, strength, and confidence while also bringing out her softer, more vulnerable side (and her drunk-Serena moments were hilarious!). Together, Corvin and Samantha brought all the banter, tension, passion, and chemistry between these two to life. The duet narration made an already emotional and fun story even better on audio.
Sweet Salvation perfectly balances humor, romance, and emotional depth. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic, marriage of convenience, and slow-burn romance all came together beautifully, and the ending caught me completely by surprise. Logan and Olivia's story is filled with growth, healing, and unconditional love, making it another unforgettable addition to the Love & Legacy series. I already can't wait to see which trip back to Kroydon Hills Bella takes us on next.
August 10, 2026
In love with Olivia. The whole jasper situation wasn't necessary tho
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