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Montgomery Ink Legacy #11
His Guilty Pleasure
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Expected 26 Oct 26There were two rules in our relationship:
We remain friends with the benefits.
And we don’t catch feelings.
Only I made a mistake. I started to fall for Dash Montgomery.
Now our secret physical-only time together is done, and we have to see if we can keep our promises.
He needs to move on. And I need to focus on my business and friends.
Yet when an attack happens close to home, Dash steps up and changes the game. I don’t want to fall for him and yet I know there’s no walking away from this. Not when he puts himself on the line and I finally can give in.
Everyone I’ve ever loved, save one, has walked away from me, leaving the shattered remnants of who I once was behind. If I don’t find a way to trust Dash—as well as my heart—the darkness stalking us both won’t be the only thing that breaks us.
His Guilty Pleasure is a friends with benefits, right person, wrong time contemporary suspense romance featuring Dash and Aly. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!
We remain friends with the benefits.
And we don’t catch feelings.
Only I made a mistake. I started to fall for Dash Montgomery.
Now our secret physical-only time together is done, and we have to see if we can keep our promises.
He needs to move on. And I need to focus on my business and friends.
Yet when an attack happens close to home, Dash steps up and changes the game. I don’t want to fall for him and yet I know there’s no walking away from this. Not when he puts himself on the line and I finally can give in.
Everyone I’ve ever loved, save one, has walked away from me, leaving the shattered remnants of who I once was behind. If I don’t find a way to trust Dash—as well as my heart—the darkness stalking us both won’t be the only thing that breaks us.
His Guilty Pleasure is a friends with benefits, right person, wrong time contemporary suspense romance featuring Dash and Aly. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!
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Expected publication October 26, 2026
About the author
Carrie Ann Ryan
280 books6,676 followersCarrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Talon Pack, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She's the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
The Montgomery Ink World contains the following series, though each series is a stand alone and can be read in any order. Feel free to hop around:
The Montgomery Ink Series
The Gallagher Brothers Series
The Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs Series
The Whiskey and Lies Series
The Fractured Connections Series
The Montgomery Ink: Boulder Series
The Less Than Series
The Promise Me Series
Her Elements of Five Series is her Young Adult Romance series while her other series are all adult.
Her Talon Pack series is set in the same world as the Redwood Pack series, only 30 years later.
The Dante's Circle, Holiday, Montana, and Branded Packs series are all individual series as well.
The Montgomery Ink World contains the following series, though each series is a stand alone and can be read in any order. Feel free to hop around:
The Montgomery Ink Series
The Gallagher Brothers Series
The Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs Series
The Whiskey and Lies Series
The Fractured Connections Series
The Montgomery Ink: Boulder Series
The Less Than Series
The Promise Me Series
Her Elements of Five Series is her Young Adult Romance series while her other series are all adult.
Her Talon Pack series is set in the same world as the Redwood Pack series, only 30 years later.
The Dante's Circle, Holiday, Montana, and Branded Packs series are all individual series as well.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
What The Heart Wants!!!!
Dash Hart Montgomery, son of Archer Montgomery and Killian Hart ( INKED TEMPTATION ) was in a friends with benefits with his friend, Aly Bentley. They both had a mutual understanding regarding their situation. He just didn't count on his heart betraying him.
Aly Bentley, an owner of a nursery who knew that what was going on between her and her friend Dash Montgomery was only a physical thing...they make the rules themselves but now there was a problem. She found herself falling for him so she did the one thing she could to protect herself....she walked away from whatever they had going on, but her heart just like his wasn't playing fair.
As they both tried to move on, she stayed focus on her career, family and friends while Dash started dating. They stsyed friends but life had a way of throwing them together, no matter what. As danger surrounds her, Dash is there to make sure she's safe and sound. He also had to face his emotions heads on. Liked how his loved ones were teasing him while giving him some great advice.
I truly enjoyed the relationship between Aly and her grandfather, at least she had a blood relative who loved and cared about her unconditionally. It was beautiful to witness. Also it was a treat to see some old characters making appearances, it felt like a family reunion after some time away.
HIS GUILTY PLEASURE is the eleventh installment in Carrie Ann Ryan's MONTGOMERY INK LEGACY series. Oh my, what an exhilarating, emotional and jaw-dropping ride. The author had me hooked from start to finish. Such an incredible job. Wish I could give more than 5✨️✨️✨️✨️
****I received this book, without any obligation to review.****
Dash Hart Montgomery, son of Archer Montgomery and Killian Hart ( INKED TEMPTATION ) was in a friends with benefits with his friend, Aly Bentley. They both had a mutual understanding regarding their situation. He just didn't count on his heart betraying him.
Aly Bentley, an owner of a nursery who knew that what was going on between her and her friend Dash Montgomery was only a physical thing...they make the rules themselves but now there was a problem. She found herself falling for him so she did the one thing she could to protect herself....she walked away from whatever they had going on, but her heart just like his wasn't playing fair.
As they both tried to move on, she stayed focus on her career, family and friends while Dash started dating. They stsyed friends but life had a way of throwing them together, no matter what. As danger surrounds her, Dash is there to make sure she's safe and sound. He also had to face his emotions heads on. Liked how his loved ones were teasing him while giving him some great advice.
I truly enjoyed the relationship between Aly and her grandfather, at least she had a blood relative who loved and cared about her unconditionally. It was beautiful to witness. Also it was a treat to see some old characters making appearances, it felt like a family reunion after some time away.
HIS GUILTY PLEASURE is the eleventh installment in Carrie Ann Ryan's MONTGOMERY INK LEGACY series. Oh my, what an exhilarating, emotional and jaw-dropping ride. The author had me hooked from start to finish. Such an incredible job. Wish I could give more than 5✨️✨️✨️✨️
****I received this book, without any obligation to review.****
Review of advance copy received from Author
Thank you Carrie for this ARC.
Dash and Aly had a plan in place: friends with benefits. They both agreed to the arrangement, determined to keep feelings out of it. But when Aly started to realize she might be crossing that line, she ended things and walked away to protect herself.
They agreed to remain friends and move on with their lives in every other aspect. But when Aly’s life is in danger, Dash is right there by her side.
Now Dash is facing his own feelings for Aly and realizing that she’s his everything. The question is, can he convince Aly that they’re meant to be together?
Dash and Aly were on FIRE from the beginning to the end. This was a quick read packed with spice, emotions, and suspense all in between.
Dash and Aly had a plan in place: friends with benefits. They both agreed to the arrangement, determined to keep feelings out of it. But when Aly started to realize she might be crossing that line, she ended things and walked away to protect herself.
They agreed to remain friends and move on with their lives in every other aspect. But when Aly’s life is in danger, Dash is right there by her side.
Now Dash is facing his own feelings for Aly and realizing that she’s his everything. The question is, can he convince Aly that they’re meant to be together?
Dash and Aly were on FIRE from the beginning to the end. This was a quick read packed with spice, emotions, and suspense all in between.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Awesome Friend-with-Benefits Romance
I can never get enough of the Montgomerys. This is a spicy addition to their family saga. The first page gets the steam rising. What follows is incredible spice as well as humor, emotion, suspense and healing. Aly falls first and Dash just does not realize he is too. Aly has trust and abandonment issues. Dash has commitment issues. As always the Montgomerys are there for support. Enjoyed the updates on so many of the Montgomerys. After reading the epilogue, I cannot what for Book 12. Carrie Ann Ryan definitely knows how to write contemporary romance that keep bringing one back for more again and again.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
I can never get enough of the Montgomerys. This is a spicy addition to their family saga. The first page gets the steam rising. What follows is incredible spice as well as humor, emotion, suspense and healing. Aly falls first and Dash just does not realize he is too. Aly has trust and abandonment issues. Dash has commitment issues. As always the Montgomerys are there for support. Enjoyed the updates on so many of the Montgomerys. After reading the epilogue, I cannot what for Book 12. Carrie Ann Ryan definitely knows how to write contemporary romance that keep bringing one back for more again and again.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Aly’s past leaves her feeling like anyone she becomes attached to, leaves. Unfortunately, those closest to her set that example early.
In the hopes of her not feeling like he was just another person who would walk away, Aly finds herself in an arrangement with Dash that was suppose to be physical with their friendship remaining even if they decide to end that part of their arrangement.
It didn’t turn out that way. Aly started developing feelings for Dash.
Does Aly act on those feelings? Does Dash have more-than-friends feelings for Aly?
With a lot of the Montgomery and Fox family characters throughout, this is another entertaining story in the Montgomery Ink Legacy series!
In the hopes of her not feeling like he was just another person who would walk away, Aly finds herself in an arrangement with Dash that was suppose to be physical with their friendship remaining even if they decide to end that part of their arrangement.
It didn’t turn out that way. Aly started developing feelings for Dash.
Does Aly act on those feelings? Does Dash have more-than-friends feelings for Aly?
With a lot of the Montgomery and Fox family characters throughout, this is another entertaining story in the Montgomery Ink Legacy series!
October 16, 2026
Book 11 Montgomery Ink Legacy His Guilty Pleasure by Carrie Ann Ryan.
Dash Montgomery and Aly are friends with benefits but a strict no feelings policy but as this get heated and there secret goes on longer then they thought feeling start to get complicated.
Absolutely loved this book especially as it tamed and not too much drama in it but I love the massive family popping in and out.
Aiden Snow and CJ Bloom do a fabulous job narrating and as always with Carrie Ann Ryan she picks the best voice actors to play her characters. Absolutely worth every penny
Dash Montgomery and Aly are friends with benefits but a strict no feelings policy but as this get heated and there secret goes on longer then they thought feeling start to get complicated.
Absolutely loved this book especially as it tamed and not too much drama in it but I love the massive family popping in and out.
Aiden Snow and CJ Bloom do a fabulous job narrating and as always with Carrie Ann Ryan she picks the best voice actors to play her characters. Absolutely worth every penny
Review of advance copy received from Author
His Guilty Pleasure, book 11 of the Montgomery Ink Legacy series, by Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryanauthor. Carrie Ann is an amazing author! This is a spin-off from the Montgomery Ink series.
Aww, I loved this book about Dash & Aly! Tropes: Contemporary, Female/Male, Friends With Benefits, Right Person/Wrong Time, Early Book Separation of Friends With Benefits, Small Mystery, Back Together, Outside Angst, No 3rd Act Breakup & HEA!
Aww, I loved this book about Dash & Aly! Tropes: Contemporary, Female/Male, Friends With Benefits, Right Person/Wrong Time, Early Book Separation of Friends With Benefits, Small Mystery, Back Together, Outside Angst, No 3rd Act Breakup & HEA!
October 16, 2026
These two have all of the pleasure…for a while
This one starts out with a very sexy bang! Yes, Dash and Aly are friends with benefits and they bang on the regular. But neither one of them wants forever, right? The storytelling always draws me into these love stories and this tale has all of the feels, plus H/h and supporting characters that are like family. The angst is doing double time and heartbreak is inevitable but in the end I relish the smile and euphoria the HEA brings.
This one starts out with a very sexy bang! Yes, Dash and Aly are friends with benefits and they bang on the regular. But neither one of them wants forever, right? The storytelling always draws me into these love stories and this tale has all of the feels, plus H/h and supporting characters that are like family. The angst is doing double time and heartbreak is inevitable but in the end I relish the smile and euphoria the HEA brings.
Review of advance copy received from Author
In all my years reading I have never read an opening chapter like this one.
It is a clear statement by the author of how Dash and Aly's story is going to go and boy it didn't disappoint.
And that ending! What a tease!
It is a clear statement by the author of how Dash and Aly's story is going to go and boy it didn't disappoint.
And that ending! What a tease!
Review of advance copy received from Author
My oh my! These two are something else. Friends with secret benefits what could go wrong? Thank you for finishing what you started in Kiss Me Forever. I was not disappointed! Hubba Hubba … (fans oneself dramatically) some parts are definitely NSFW
Review of advance copy received from Author
A push and pull kind of heartache that steps out of the shadows. Dash and Aly are temptation at it's most intriguing. From dangerous attraction to haunting romance, Ryan tugs at the soul with a vengeance. Snow and Bloom breathe life into a passionate addiction that is thrilling to behold.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Loved the whole series great set of books
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