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Two rivals from opposing families fight their forbidden attraction to each other in the brand new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.
Summertime is off-season in southern Florida. Families leave their homes to escape the heat, the streets are empty, and the nights are quiet. Perfect time for a little mischief while the police aren’t looking.
As the middle Jaeger brother, Dallas was often lost in the shuffle growing up. Now a man, he’s prideful of his community on the wrong side of the tracks—Sanoa Bay—and aggressively protective of his land and his inner circle. He’s hungry and ready for a fight.
Callum Ames has a reputation in St. Carmen, the affluent neighborhood abutting Sanoa Bay. The hottest. The most popular. Rich. Powerful. Strong. The one all the women want. After four years away, he’s back, but for all his bravado, he’s got one major secret: he doesn’t want a woman.
Summer is also storm season. Heat, wind, rain…
And a lockdown.
In a desperate bid to impress his influential father, Callum suggests a curfew to hinder their rivals in the Bay.
Unfortunately, the Jaegers don’t like rules.
As Dallas and Callum face off and engage, out for each other's blood, they can't stop the consuming fire between them and the outcome they already see coming...
The storm of the century.
Summertime is off-season in southern Florida. Families leave their homes to escape the heat, the streets are empty, and the nights are quiet. Perfect time for a little mischief while the police aren’t looking.
As the middle Jaeger brother, Dallas was often lost in the shuffle growing up. Now a man, he’s prideful of his community on the wrong side of the tracks—Sanoa Bay—and aggressively protective of his land and his inner circle. He’s hungry and ready for a fight.
Callum Ames has a reputation in St. Carmen, the affluent neighborhood abutting Sanoa Bay. The hottest. The most popular. Rich. Powerful. Strong. The one all the women want. After four years away, he’s back, but for all his bravado, he’s got one major secret: he doesn’t want a woman.
Summer is also storm season. Heat, wind, rain…
And a lockdown.
In a desperate bid to impress his influential father, Callum suggests a curfew to hinder their rivals in the Bay.
Unfortunately, the Jaegers don’t like rules.
As Dallas and Callum face off and engage, out for each other's blood, they can't stop the consuming fire between them and the outcome they already see coming...
The storm of the century.
544 pages, Paperback
Expected publication September 1, 2026
About the author
Penelope Douglas
43 books115k followersPenelope Douglas is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Their books have been translated into more than twenty languages and include The Fall Away Series, The Devil’s Night Series, and the stand-alones, Misconduct, Punk 57, Birthday Girl, Credence, Tryst Six Venom, and Five Brothers. Please look for The Hellbent Series, coming next.
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December 9, 2025clayolivia continue to lead me to places I wouldn't even go with a gun
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April 23, 2026not a big P Doug fan but.. mm?? I'm weak😔
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December 11, 2025bro september 2026 is so far 🥹
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December 6, 2025dallas and callum are coming home to me
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April 23, 2026pen’s first MM????!!!!
June 11, 2026
Feels like home to be back in Sanoa Bay with the Jaegers. I loved Tryst Six Venom and Five Brothers, so I was giddy when I heard this book was coming out. Definitely one of my most anticipated reads of the year!
It was intriguing to see how Dallas and Callum interacted and understanding their motives behind choices. Everything was so twisted and so manipulative. Talk about ANGST and power dynamics.
PD did an amazing job writing this so it can be read as a standalone, or part of the Jaeger world. She recapped enough details that you get plenty of understanding about the backstory, but it wasn't too much for the readers who already knew. Note: Beware of the trigger warnings! There were some upsetting situations (but mostly occurring in the past...)
The fact that Dallas was a teacher at Marymount was ironic, and hilarious. This book has a good amount of spice, and after the scene with Aracely, I REALLY want a book focused on her. There was so much tension in these pages, and I loved the part at the end where they inspected the pocket knife. #JusticeForAK (Sophia)
Shoutout to the author and publisher for the ARC
It was intriguing to see how Dallas and Callum interacted and understanding their motives behind choices. Everything was so twisted and so manipulative. Talk about ANGST and power dynamics.
PD did an amazing job writing this so it can be read as a standalone, or part of the Jaeger world. She recapped enough details that you get plenty of understanding about the backstory, but it wasn't too much for the readers who already knew. Note: Beware of the trigger warnings! There were some upsetting situations (but mostly occurring in the past...)
The fact that Dallas was a teacher at Marymount was ironic, and hilarious. This book has a good amount of spice, and after the scene with Aracely, I REALLY want a book focused on her. There was so much tension in these pages, and I loved the part at the end where they inspected the pocket knife. #JusticeForAK (Sophia)
Shoutout to the author and publisher for the ARC
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June 17, 2026I love whatever Douglas writes. It's a given that her story will be 100% crazy and 100% forbidden.
This is a story of two rivals from opposing families going head to head as the fire between the M-M consumes them with an outcome they haven't seen coming.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group and the author, Penelope Douglas for this early ARC!
Publication: September 1, 2026
This is a story of two rivals from opposing families going head to head as the fire between the M-M consumes them with an outcome they haven't seen coming.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group and the author, Penelope Douglas for this early ARC!
Publication: September 1, 2026
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May 17, 2026I love Penelope Douglas downnnnnnn....so I was crying real tears when this arc hit my email this morning😭🖤
Also this is set in the same world as "Tryst Six Venom" and "Five Brothers"
Also this is set in the same world as "Tryst Six Venom" and "Five Brothers"
July 15, 2026
***Thanks to the publisher for giving me an e-ARC to read and review!***
***reviewed May 30, 2026
This book is everything I could have wanted for Dallas/Callum!! I made the mistake of going back and re-reading Five Brothers very recently and it made me absolutely FERAL to get my hands on this book and I didn’t know how I was going to wait until September. So massive thanks to Berkley for offering ARCs and giving this to me because I flew through this and loved every second of reading it!! I mostly read books by audiobook nowadays so you can understand the absolutely dedication I have to read this entire book in text and do it so quickly. I was HOOKED. I was highlighting everything as I was reading because this book is just *chef’s kiss* I will need to get my hands on the physical copy!!
I think the author does a good job of actually recapping and explaining relevant events that happened in Tryst Six Venom and Five Brothers so this could work as a standalone if you’re jumping into the universe of Sanoa Bay with this one. BUT I think it would be so much sweeter if you get the build up by reading the other two books first. This book is the author’s first m/m book but it’s still very much a classic Penelope Douglas story.
I think if you’re read them before, the story won’t be a surprise to you at all but if you’re coming into this because you only read m/m and haven’t read the author, do know that there are sharing scenes with women. I think the opening chapter sets the tone really well (like the start of Five Brothers) so readers know what they’re getting right from the start.
And I would classify these books as dark romance because these would be a better fit promoted to dark romance readers than people who only read contemporary romance.
This is subject to change since it’s coming from an e-ARC, but the content warnings included in this book from the author says: This book deals with emotionally difficult topics, including violence, coercion, discussions of mental illness and suicide, PTSD, discussions of prior sexual abuse of a non-main character, underage sex, and dubious consent.
I would also add the following content warnings: homophobia, racism, and emotional and physical domestic abuse.
Dallas Jaeger and Callum Ames are toxic for one another and I love how they can stand toe to toe and duke it out. This angst is DELICIOUS and a slow burn for the ages. This book had me wondering just how they’d actually wind up together because it gets super intense.
Remember, it’s been building up to this point where Callum’s father is out to steal Sanoa Bay, the part of the Seminole land that’s been in Dallas’ family for generations. What surprised me is that Garrett Ames wasn’t who we had to worry about the most regarding this, it’s his son Callum. I love that we do get a resolution here and I wonder now what the underlying plot would be if we ever get books for the other brothers in the Jaeger family - Iron, Trace, and Army.
There are some flashback characters but nothing explicit in the flashback chapters. I was wondering how this would go since I just finished reading Devil’s Night and felt like anything could be on the table. Callum is 22 and Dallas is 25 in the present day chapters. This book is told from both their POVs and in first-person.
Dallas is dealing with unresolved trauma and guilt surrounding his mother’s death when he was just 13. And Callum is dealing with the weight of his father’s expectations. His father is also an absolute creep and all around TERRIBLE person.
We see a lot of Liv/Clay and Krisjen/Macon, and they’re all as happy as can be in this book. It’s interesting to see them from outside POVs like Dallas and Callum because Dallas is around Clay and Krisjen a lot more now and he was downright antagonistic about Krisjen in their home for most of 5B. Callum and Krisjen used to hang out all the time in high school, he was ready to marry Clay one day, and he still owes Liv the BIGGEST apology for what his part in what happened in T6V.
We get more hints at Army/Aracely and I need their book so bad!! But why do I think we will get their book last??
We see the return of Jerome Watson (who Krisjen was supposed to marry) and he’s slightly less terrible here? He was a creep in 5B. But I don’t know what to make of him here since most of his interactions are with Callum and he’s…not terrible? But maybe that’s because Milo Price is also back and he should’ve been dumped in the swamp 4 years ago like the guys were about to do before they had a change of heart. Callum is also friends with a guy called Vincent but you don’t have to know much about him.
Callum’s stepsister, Sophia but goes by Anna-Katherine, is two years younger than him and a big presence in his life and I actually like her a lot and wonder if we’ll see more of her in future books and see her getting a HEA (but way down the line of course). She’s extremely traumatized from events that have happened to her in the past. We don’t see anything graphic on the page but we do get a lot of things alluded to, and well, we see what it’s done to her. Do take the content warnings for this book seriously!!
I do wonder who the audiobook narrators are going to be because in 5B, Andrew Eiden (Teddy Hamilton) was Dallas so I imagine he’ll be back? But no clue yet who will be Callum as of this review. I hope it’s someone I like so I can come back to the audiobook again and again to re-read it. ***July 14, 2026 edit: Based on the listing on the Penguin Random House website and on places like Audible and Libro.fm, it looks like Teddy Hamilton is devastatingly not returning for the audiobook as Dallas and this will instead be narrated by Jason June and Javi Wilder.***
I feel like I could go on and on about this book because I love it so much and it makes me want to go re-read the other two books in this universe again!! The downside to reading a book so early before publication is that I have no one else to talk to regarding this book. But just know that Dallas/Callum are everything and this book absolutely delivered for me.
***reviewed May 30, 2026
This book is everything I could have wanted for Dallas/Callum!! I made the mistake of going back and re-reading Five Brothers very recently and it made me absolutely FERAL to get my hands on this book and I didn’t know how I was going to wait until September. So massive thanks to Berkley for offering ARCs and giving this to me because I flew through this and loved every second of reading it!! I mostly read books by audiobook nowadays so you can understand the absolutely dedication I have to read this entire book in text and do it so quickly. I was HOOKED. I was highlighting everything as I was reading because this book is just *chef’s kiss* I will need to get my hands on the physical copy!!
I think the author does a good job of actually recapping and explaining relevant events that happened in Tryst Six Venom and Five Brothers so this could work as a standalone if you’re jumping into the universe of Sanoa Bay with this one. BUT I think it would be so much sweeter if you get the build up by reading the other two books first. This book is the author’s first m/m book but it’s still very much a classic Penelope Douglas story.
I think if you’re read them before, the story won’t be a surprise to you at all but if you’re coming into this because you only read m/m and haven’t read the author, do know that there are sharing scenes with women. I think the opening chapter sets the tone really well (like the start of Five Brothers) so readers know what they’re getting right from the start.
And I would classify these books as dark romance because these would be a better fit promoted to dark romance readers than people who only read contemporary romance.
This is subject to change since it’s coming from an e-ARC, but the content warnings included in this book from the author says: This book deals with emotionally difficult topics, including violence, coercion, discussions of mental illness and suicide, PTSD, discussions of prior sexual abuse of a non-main character, underage sex, and dubious consent.
I would also add the following content warnings: homophobia, racism, and emotional and physical domestic abuse.
Dallas Jaeger and Callum Ames are toxic for one another and I love how they can stand toe to toe and duke it out. This angst is DELICIOUS and a slow burn for the ages. This book had me wondering just how they’d actually wind up together because it gets super intense.
Remember, it’s been building up to this point where Callum’s father is out to steal Sanoa Bay, the part of the Seminole land that’s been in Dallas’ family for generations. What surprised me is that Garrett Ames wasn’t who we had to worry about the most regarding this, it’s his son Callum. I love that we do get a resolution here and I wonder now what the underlying plot would be if we ever get books for the other brothers in the Jaeger family - Iron, Trace, and Army.
There are some flashback characters but nothing explicit in the flashback chapters. I was wondering how this would go since I just finished reading Devil’s Night and felt like anything could be on the table. Callum is 22 and Dallas is 25 in the present day chapters. This book is told from both their POVs and in first-person.
Dallas is dealing with unresolved trauma and guilt surrounding his mother’s death when he was just 13. And Callum is dealing with the weight of his father’s expectations. His father is also an absolute creep and all around TERRIBLE person.
We see a lot of Liv/Clay and Krisjen/Macon, and they’re all as happy as can be in this book. It’s interesting to see them from outside POVs like Dallas and Callum because Dallas is around Clay and Krisjen a lot more now and he was downright antagonistic about Krisjen in their home for most of 5B. Callum and Krisjen used to hang out all the time in high school, he was ready to marry Clay one day, and he still owes Liv the BIGGEST apology for what his part in what happened in T6V.
We get more hints at Army/Aracely and I need their book so bad!! But why do I think we will get their book last??
We see the return of Jerome Watson (who Krisjen was supposed to marry) and he’s slightly less terrible here? He was a creep in 5B. But I don’t know what to make of him here since most of his interactions are with Callum and he’s…not terrible? But maybe that’s because Milo Price is also back and he should’ve been dumped in the swamp 4 years ago like the guys were about to do before they had a change of heart. Callum is also friends with a guy called Vincent but you don’t have to know much about him.
Callum’s stepsister, Sophia but goes by Anna-Katherine, is two years younger than him and a big presence in his life and I actually like her a lot and wonder if we’ll see more of her in future books and see her getting a HEA (but way down the line of course). She’s extremely traumatized from events that have happened to her in the past. We don’t see anything graphic on the page but we do get a lot of things alluded to, and well, we see what it’s done to her. Do take the content warnings for this book seriously!!
I do wonder who the audiobook narrators are going to be because in 5B, Andrew Eiden (Teddy Hamilton) was Dallas so I imagine he’ll be back? But no clue yet who will be Callum as of this review. I hope it’s someone I like so I can come back to the audiobook again and again to re-read it. ***July 14, 2026 edit: Based on the listing on the Penguin Random House website and on places like Audible and Libro.fm, it looks like Teddy Hamilton is devastatingly not returning for the audiobook as Dallas and this will instead be narrated by Jason June and Javi Wilder.***
I feel like I could go on and on about this book because I love it so much and it makes me want to go re-read the other two books in this universe again!! The downside to reading a book so early before publication is that I have no one else to talk to regarding this book. But just know that Dallas/Callum are everything and this book absolutely delivered for me.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
dallascallum have so much buzz i fear 🤦♀️ pd you win this time.
dallas actually used to be my least favorite jaeger sibling but she managed to make me like him. there were a few scenes that were questionable but whatever i was so invested and havent stopped thinking about them since i finished this.
also why did no one make a comment about clay and callum being in the same family now. like is no one going to point out that clay's gay ex boyfriend is kind of her brother in law now
dallas actually used to be my least favorite jaeger sibling but she managed to make me like him. there were a few scenes that were questionable but whatever i was so invested and havent stopped thinking about them since i finished this.
also why did no one make a comment about clay and callum being in the same family now. like is no one going to point out that clay's gay ex boyfriend is kind of her brother in law now
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June 28, 2026PENELOPE U NEVER LET ME DOWN ON UR BOOKS I LOVE U AND I NEED THIS!!!
I'm so so SO excited for Penelope's first ever MM romance AHHH!!!
Spinoff of 5 Brothers for Dallas? ✅
Bi awakening MM romance book for Dallas?✅
Rivals to lovers trope?✅✅✅
OH MY FREAKING GOODNESS GIRL IMMA EAT THIS UP😭😭😭💗💗
I'm so so SO excited for Penelope's first ever MM romance AHHH!!!
Spinoff of 5 Brothers for Dallas? ✅
Bi awakening MM romance book for Dallas?✅
Rivals to lovers trope?✅✅✅
OH MY FREAKING GOODNESS GIRL IMMA EAT THIS UP😭😭😭💗💗
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December 9, 2025PENELOPE DOUGLAS I OWE YOU MY LIFE 😭🙏
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March 25, 2026can’t wait for the clayliv cameo
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January 25, 2026mm from penelope? i am SAT. after tryst six venom i cannot wait for more queer books from them.
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February 10, 2026we have to talk about the slowly emerging hetero dark romance to bl pipeline
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May 27, 2026LA sortie que j'attends le plus à la rentrée,
ma reine qui écrit son premier MM? im on my knees.
j'ai hâte de découvrir l'histoire de Dallas depuis que j'ai lu five brothers
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↝ tryst six venom 3/5☆
↝ five brothers 4/5☆
↝ midnight curfew -/5☆
ma reine qui écrit son premier MM? im on my knees.
j'ai hâte de découvrir l'histoire de Dallas depuis que j'ai lu five brothers
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↝ tryst six venom 3/5☆
↝ five brothers 4/5☆
↝ midnight curfew -/5☆
June 26, 2026
This series is one of my favorite ever written. When I feel lost or alone or helpless, I come back to Sanoa Bay. There has always been something in the Jaeger siblings that make me feel seen in a way I rarely feel. Every single character carries depth, a weight rooted in trauma and loss and expectation and fear. They are vital to what makes this world so individual and unique, while being overwhelmingly familiar and calming. I don’t think I could explain it any other way than this, and even then I know I didn’t do it justice. It just feels like home, the pain and the safety that comes with it. Of our past and present, the fights and the laughter, the loyalty and rage, the love and the resentment. Every layer of what it means to see someone as your family is woven into this world Penelope Douglas has created, and there will never be another like it.
I have been hesitantly curious about Dallas Jaegar since I read Five Brothers when it released in 2024. There was an anger in his POV chapter that spread anxiety through my bones. Because I knew his story would hurt. Because I knew I would feel it. Because I knew I would relate to it. He’s a character that is created through complexities and layers. I could spend hours dissecting everything I know about him, inferring so much that I don’t, and it would never be enough time. His mind works in a way that makes you reflect on your own, your choices, your thoughts, your values, your ignorance. He makes you want to be better, to see life without the rose-colored glasses we’re given at birth. To see the world for what it is, and to stop pretending it could be anything other than that. There is something freeing about his viewpoint, the way his mind works, and what drives his every thought and decision.
His trauma is something more people can relate to than they would have the strength to admit, I think. That pain is woven into his very making. And through every moment, he remains unshakable, stable, “Everest.” He is steady at his core, something you would never have known before this book. There is a strength in him that not even he is able to see at times, and yet it is always there. He is fiercely loyal, as are all of the Jaegers, It’s what makes them to special. Their devotion to their family and everything they represent sets them apart from everyone else. In this series and countless others. I have never read characters that exist as the Jaegers do, and it’s what made me fall in love with them.
Callum, he is such a special character. He wears both his heart and his pain on his sleeve, and it’s both his greatest weapon and his greatest weakness. There is something poetic about it when you reflect on his character in its entirety. I didn’t have to dig and dissect him to know him, I just had to open my eyes. He shows you who he is, and it’s something I love so deeply about his character. No matter how scared he is, the amount of danger surrounding him, he never hides any piece of himself. And seeing him from both timelines, that which begins during Tryst Six Venom and ends five years later at our present day, only further proves this point. His ability to know who he his, and why he does what he does. Dallas at times has lived in denial, while Callum has only ever moved with honesty as his companion. It’s what caused him such pain in his beginning, and what hardened him in his middle. It is also what allowed Dallas to thaw that shell once he rejected his own denial and fears in pursuit of honesty and strength and love.
At its core, love is sewn into each moment. It may have been presented through anger at times, but it doesn’t rain any less true. In every moment, there was love driving them. Through the games and deceit, the push and pull, it was rooted in their unwavering ache to be close to the other. They fell harder than anyone else in this series, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Every moment of this book was perfection. I was brought to tears constantly, felt pain spread through my chest into an ache in my bones, laughed with characters that feel like family, mourned for those who will never be who they could have been had their trauma never came, and felt my heart overflow when their version of a happily ever after finally found its perfect moment.
These characters, this world, it is so important to me. I wish everyone could feel the heart that was poured into the making of this story and the Sanoa Bay universe. Penelope Douglas continues to write the most special stories, filled with characters that emulate everything that makes us human. It is truly a gift to have read this story, and I look forward to going back to it when I need to feel the comfort of coming home.
“I never let myself want much, because nothing was permanent. I saw everything as something I would lose eventually, but right now — tonight — I have him.”
I have been hesitantly curious about Dallas Jaegar since I read Five Brothers when it released in 2024. There was an anger in his POV chapter that spread anxiety through my bones. Because I knew his story would hurt. Because I knew I would feel it. Because I knew I would relate to it. He’s a character that is created through complexities and layers. I could spend hours dissecting everything I know about him, inferring so much that I don’t, and it would never be enough time. His mind works in a way that makes you reflect on your own, your choices, your thoughts, your values, your ignorance. He makes you want to be better, to see life without the rose-colored glasses we’re given at birth. To see the world for what it is, and to stop pretending it could be anything other than that. There is something freeing about his viewpoint, the way his mind works, and what drives his every thought and decision.
His trauma is something more people can relate to than they would have the strength to admit, I think. That pain is woven into his very making. And through every moment, he remains unshakable, stable, “Everest.” He is steady at his core, something you would never have known before this book. There is a strength in him that not even he is able to see at times, and yet it is always there. He is fiercely loyal, as are all of the Jaegers, It’s what makes them to special. Their devotion to their family and everything they represent sets them apart from everyone else. In this series and countless others. I have never read characters that exist as the Jaegers do, and it’s what made me fall in love with them.
Callum, he is such a special character. He wears both his heart and his pain on his sleeve, and it’s both his greatest weapon and his greatest weakness. There is something poetic about it when you reflect on his character in its entirety. I didn’t have to dig and dissect him to know him, I just had to open my eyes. He shows you who he is, and it’s something I love so deeply about his character. No matter how scared he is, the amount of danger surrounding him, he never hides any piece of himself. And seeing him from both timelines, that which begins during Tryst Six Venom and ends five years later at our present day, only further proves this point. His ability to know who he his, and why he does what he does. Dallas at times has lived in denial, while Callum has only ever moved with honesty as his companion. It’s what caused him such pain in his beginning, and what hardened him in his middle. It is also what allowed Dallas to thaw that shell once he rejected his own denial and fears in pursuit of honesty and strength and love.
At its core, love is sewn into each moment. It may have been presented through anger at times, but it doesn’t rain any less true. In every moment, there was love driving them. Through the games and deceit, the push and pull, it was rooted in their unwavering ache to be close to the other. They fell harder than anyone else in this series, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Every moment of this book was perfection. I was brought to tears constantly, felt pain spread through my chest into an ache in my bones, laughed with characters that feel like family, mourned for those who will never be who they could have been had their trauma never came, and felt my heart overflow when their version of a happily ever after finally found its perfect moment.
These characters, this world, it is so important to me. I wish everyone could feel the heart that was poured into the making of this story and the Sanoa Bay universe. Penelope Douglas continues to write the most special stories, filled with characters that emulate everything that makes us human. It is truly a gift to have read this story, and I look forward to going back to it when I need to feel the comfort of coming home.
“I never let myself want much, because nothing was permanent. I saw everything as something I would lose eventually, but right now — tonight — I have him.”
July 7, 2026
Really a 3.75 because why is this book so long?!? It is almost 600 pages which is wild for this type of book. HOWEVER, that being said I did read it in one day. I loved the story and the relationship between Callum and Dallas and really the whole family in general. This book is part romance, smut, mystery and revenge but all of it had a lot of heart that makes you root for the characters. There are parts that are so repetitive that could have been cut out without losing any of the plot of heart of the book.
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June 30, 2026"You fall in love with the one person who can turn you inside out, and there’s no control over it." - Dallas, MIDNIGHT CURFEW
I'm typically not a big fan of reading M/M, but when it's Pen writing it, I'm on board with it! Dallas & Callum's story was quite a turbulent ride. Opposite side of the tracks lovers to enemies to lovers again. All the angst. All the emotion. Everything I had hoped it would be. Now I can't wait for the next book in the series!
5/5 stars
I'm typically not a big fan of reading M/M, but when it's Pen writing it, I'm on board with it! Dallas & Callum's story was quite a turbulent ride. Opposite side of the tracks lovers to enemies to lovers again. All the angst. All the emotion. Everything I had hoped it would be. Now I can't wait for the next book in the series!
5/5 stars
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May 31, 2026MM from PD?
Review of advance copy received from Author
I was well aware that once I started this book, I wasn’t going to be able to put it down. I lost copious amounts of sleep to finish this, I regret nothing!
Penelope has built one of those fictional worlds that never really leaves you. The characters are flawed, messy, and often make terrible decisions, but their loyalty to each other, their town and to the people they love never feels forced. It’s what makes this series so addictive.
I’ll admit that I wasn’t Dallas’s biggest fan before this book. He always came across as selfish, self-centered and egotistical, I wasn’t sure how Penelope was going to change my mind. But of course, she did and Dallas ended up being one of the biggest surprises of the series so far. Underneath all the bravado is someone carrying far more than he ever lets people see. Watching those layers slowly come apart made his story impossible to put down. Dallas teaching at Marymount added another layer I wasn’t expecting. There’s so much irony in putting someone with his past in that role, and it worked incredibly well. Also, seeing Dallas with Anna Katherine brought out a softer side that made me love his character even more.
Macon knows what he’s doing strategically placing the brothers in important positions throughout St. Carmen. I love his power moves. My baby daddy is a dream.
Then there’s Callum. These two are chaos together. Every conversation feels like a power struggle. Every interaction is loaded with years of resentment, guilt, desire, and unresolved hurt. Their chemistry is undeniable, but it’s the emotional tension that steals the show. More than once, I found myself aching for both of them because neither knew how to stop hurting the other without first facing themselves.
Their romance delivers everything I hoped for. The chemistry is intense, the angst is unyielding, and the emotional payoff is worth every painful step it takes to get there. I never would have guessed that this was Pen’s first M/M romance.
Pen continues to effortlessly balance the past and present, the flashbacks never interrupt the story. They deepen it. Every new piece of history changes the way you see the present, and more than one revelation caught me completely off guard. The memories are seamlessly interlaced throughout the pages, gifting long time readers with new insights, and giving new ones the background that they need without overwhelming the story.
The supporting cast reminded me why I love this world so much. Every return to Sanoa Bay feels like catching up with people you’ve known forever, even when they’re making your life emotionally miserable LOL.
This is Penelope Douglas doing what she does best: creating complicated characters, impossible relationships, and a story that leaves you emotionally exhausted in the best possible way. I hope each brother gets their own book, because the set ups that Pen sprinkled throughout are too good!! **cough, cough Iron**
Penelope has built one of those fictional worlds that never really leaves you. The characters are flawed, messy, and often make terrible decisions, but their loyalty to each other, their town and to the people they love never feels forced. It’s what makes this series so addictive.
I’ll admit that I wasn’t Dallas’s biggest fan before this book. He always came across as selfish, self-centered and egotistical, I wasn’t sure how Penelope was going to change my mind. But of course, she did and Dallas ended up being one of the biggest surprises of the series so far. Underneath all the bravado is someone carrying far more than he ever lets people see. Watching those layers slowly come apart made his story impossible to put down. Dallas teaching at Marymount added another layer I wasn’t expecting. There’s so much irony in putting someone with his past in that role, and it worked incredibly well. Also, seeing Dallas with Anna Katherine brought out a softer side that made me love his character even more.
Macon knows what he’s doing strategically placing the brothers in important positions throughout St. Carmen. I love his power moves. My baby daddy is a dream.
Then there’s Callum. These two are chaos together. Every conversation feels like a power struggle. Every interaction is loaded with years of resentment, guilt, desire, and unresolved hurt. Their chemistry is undeniable, but it’s the emotional tension that steals the show. More than once, I found myself aching for both of them because neither knew how to stop hurting the other without first facing themselves.
Their romance delivers everything I hoped for. The chemistry is intense, the angst is unyielding, and the emotional payoff is worth every painful step it takes to get there. I never would have guessed that this was Pen’s first M/M romance.
Pen continues to effortlessly balance the past and present, the flashbacks never interrupt the story. They deepen it. Every new piece of history changes the way you see the present, and more than one revelation caught me completely off guard. The memories are seamlessly interlaced throughout the pages, gifting long time readers with new insights, and giving new ones the background that they need without overwhelming the story.
The supporting cast reminded me why I love this world so much. Every return to Sanoa Bay feels like catching up with people you’ve known forever, even when they’re making your life emotionally miserable LOL.
This is Penelope Douglas doing what she does best: creating complicated characters, impossible relationships, and a story that leaves you emotionally exhausted in the best possible way. I hope each brother gets their own book, because the set ups that Pen sprinkled throughout are too good!! **cough, cough Iron**
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for the ARC copy!! I am the luckiest and happiest girl!! 🥹
I am equally obsessed with Penelope Douglas, MM romance, and the entire Sanoa Bay crew… so this book had me absolutely SAT. I was engaged the whole way through, and then when you hit the last 20% I was literally screaming and trying not to throw my kindle. Dallas and Callum’s story is definitely a slow burn, and the angst and animosity between them makes for a thrilling and steamy ride. They both have complex layers that unravel as the story unfolds and we get to watch them fall, and sob, and break, and heal together. Dallas in particular now holds a special place in my heart, unshakeable “Everest”. ❤️
Pen has a way of making you feel like you’re a part of the Jaeger family, so you feel right at home when you’re reading their stories. They are the perfect mix of wild and forbidden, while also striking the element of fierce loyalty, and the lengths you’ll go to to protect someone you love. Amazing when a book can simultaneously rile you up and warm your heart at the same time. And the spice… is always spicing!! As per usual. Top tier. The yearning?? The tension?? *chefs kiss*
I think it’s definitely worth it to read Tryst Six Venom and Five Brothers before Midnight Curfew, because so much context is set up in those books, however, it can be read on its own since most context is briefly explained to give you a reminder. There are some heavy topics highlighted in this one, but Pen always handles them with grace and its healing to watch the characters face their traumas and battle the demons in their lives and minds. Check the TW if you need to.
Also screaming at the potential we could get of Iron’s future…??? Don’t wait to give spoilers but IYKYK?? Pen I am hoping and PRAYING for what you could give us!
Go read if you want something crazy and taboo and just an all around wild time which you’ll always get in a PD romance, they’re the kind that stick in your brain long after you’re done reading. I’ll be sat waiting for the next one. 🧎🏻♀️➡️
Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for the ARC copy!! I am the luckiest and happiest girl!! 🥹
I am equally obsessed with Penelope Douglas, MM romance, and the entire Sanoa Bay crew… so this book had me absolutely SAT. I was engaged the whole way through, and then when you hit the last 20% I was literally screaming and trying not to throw my kindle. Dallas and Callum’s story is definitely a slow burn, and the angst and animosity between them makes for a thrilling and steamy ride. They both have complex layers that unravel as the story unfolds and we get to watch them fall, and sob, and break, and heal together. Dallas in particular now holds a special place in my heart, unshakeable “Everest”. ❤️
Pen has a way of making you feel like you’re a part of the Jaeger family, so you feel right at home when you’re reading their stories. They are the perfect mix of wild and forbidden, while also striking the element of fierce loyalty, and the lengths you’ll go to to protect someone you love. Amazing when a book can simultaneously rile you up and warm your heart at the same time. And the spice… is always spicing!! As per usual. Top tier. The yearning?? The tension?? *chefs kiss*
I think it’s definitely worth it to read Tryst Six Venom and Five Brothers before Midnight Curfew, because so much context is set up in those books, however, it can be read on its own since most context is briefly explained to give you a reminder. There are some heavy topics highlighted in this one, but Pen always handles them with grace and its healing to watch the characters face their traumas and battle the demons in their lives and minds. Check the TW if you need to.
Also screaming at the potential we could get of Iron’s future…??? Don’t wait to give spoilers but IYKYK?? Pen I am hoping and PRAYING for what you could give us!
Go read if you want something crazy and taboo and just an all around wild time which you’ll always get in a PD romance, they’re the kind that stick in your brain long after you’re done reading. I’ll be sat waiting for the next one. 🧎🏻♀️➡️
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
AAAAAAAAH OMGGGGG!!!!!
WHAT THE HELL?????
I can’t believe I just finished a book I’m going to think about for the rest of my life.
Like… you know I have two favorite MM romances: God of Fury and Kiss the Villain. But now Midnight Curfew is right there with them.
This book is now one of my all-time favorites, and I know I’m going to reread it often. She wrote this romance EXACTLY the way I like it. It couldn’t have been more perfect.
I love MMCs who sob, tremble, and completely come undone, and this book delivered all of that. I was losing my mind, my heart, and my sanity while reading it.
The spice. The emotions. The romance.
I can’t believe I’ll never get to read it for the first time again.
Definitely a masterpiece-shelf book for me.
Everything was so good: the found family, the spice, the emotions, the pain, the betrayal… I felt everything right alongside the characters.
I want more. I want 53 editions of this book. I want stickers, a shirt, prints… EVERYTHING.
If you’re not familiar with PD’s writing and want to pick this up because it’s MM, just be aware that there are MF scenes and sharing scenes involving a woman. PD is my only exception when it comes to those kinds of scenes. I usually avoid them like the plague, but with PD, they always add something to the story.
Even during those scenes, the romance remained at the center of everything. They were there to enhance the story, not replace it.
I genuinely can’t express how much I loved this book.
And now I’m going to spend the rest of my life praying that she keeps writing MM romances again and again and again because one Midnight Curfew was clearly not enough to satisfy my endless thirst.
You’re going to hear me talk about this book for a very, very long time.
WHAT THE HELL?????
I can’t believe I just finished a book I’m going to think about for the rest of my life.
Like… you know I have two favorite MM romances: God of Fury and Kiss the Villain. But now Midnight Curfew is right there with them.
This book is now one of my all-time favorites, and I know I’m going to reread it often. She wrote this romance EXACTLY the way I like it. It couldn’t have been more perfect.
I love MMCs who sob, tremble, and completely come undone, and this book delivered all of that. I was losing my mind, my heart, and my sanity while reading it.
The spice. The emotions. The romance.
I can’t believe I’ll never get to read it for the first time again.
Definitely a masterpiece-shelf book for me.
Everything was so good: the found family, the spice, the emotions, the pain, the betrayal… I felt everything right alongside the characters.
I want more. I want 53 editions of this book. I want stickers, a shirt, prints… EVERYTHING.
If you’re not familiar with PD’s writing and want to pick this up because it’s MM, just be aware that there are MF scenes and sharing scenes involving a woman. PD is my only exception when it comes to those kinds of scenes. I usually avoid them like the plague, but with PD, they always add something to the story.
Even during those scenes, the romance remained at the center of everything. They were there to enhance the story, not replace it.
I genuinely can’t express how much I loved this book.
And now I’m going to spend the rest of my life praying that she keeps writing MM romances again and again and again because one Midnight Curfew was clearly not enough to satisfy my endless thirst.
You’re going to hear me talk about this book for a very, very long time.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Thank you to Berkley Romance for the gifted ARC.
This isn't my typical genre that I read, but I have read Penelope Douglas before and remember enjoying her writing, so when I saw this being advertised by The Inkfluence Agency I expressed my interest in it. While I didn't absolutely love the book it for sure had good moments and the writing was excellent. The characters were really complex and layered and the plot was really good as well.
Dark romance just isn't generally something I love, I would say that this one is probably on the lighter side of dark romance but I would still firmly put it in that category. I almost DNF'd it in the first chapter because of the scene, but I'm glad I pushed through and understood what was actually happening in it. But because of some darker scenes/themes, which is absolutely a "my reading preference" issue, not the book whatsoever, I didn't love it completely. And I want to be so transparent that dark romance just isn't my genre. And I think that has gotten more apparent for me in my reading growth. I read that previous Penelope Douglas novel years ago, and I'm not sure after reading this current one, that if I read that same book today that I would enjoy it the same as I did at that time.
This book absolutely has selling points and I truly think dark romance lovers will enjoy it. I also love MM romance and she wrote that really well so if you also enjoy MM stories, I think you'll enjoy it too. This releases September 1st!
*This ARC was given by Berkley Romance through NetGalley, all opinions are my own.*
This isn't my typical genre that I read, but I have read Penelope Douglas before and remember enjoying her writing, so when I saw this being advertised by The Inkfluence Agency I expressed my interest in it. While I didn't absolutely love the book it for sure had good moments and the writing was excellent. The characters were really complex and layered and the plot was really good as well.
Dark romance just isn't generally something I love, I would say that this one is probably on the lighter side of dark romance but I would still firmly put it in that category. I almost DNF'd it in the first chapter because of the scene, but I'm glad I pushed through and understood what was actually happening in it. But because of some darker scenes/themes, which is absolutely a "my reading preference" issue, not the book whatsoever, I didn't love it completely. And I want to be so transparent that dark romance just isn't my genre. And I think that has gotten more apparent for me in my reading growth. I read that previous Penelope Douglas novel years ago, and I'm not sure after reading this current one, that if I read that same book today that I would enjoy it the same as I did at that time.
This book absolutely has selling points and I truly think dark romance lovers will enjoy it. I also love MM romance and she wrote that really well so if you also enjoy MM stories, I think you'll enjoy it too. This releases September 1st!
*This ARC was given by Berkley Romance through NetGalley, all opinions are my own.*
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
Thank you for the early access Edelweiss!
Unfortunately, this one just wasn't for me, and I ended up DNFing it.
I struggled from the very beginning to get invested in the story. The first chapter didn't really pull me in, and I found myself rereading sections because I wasn't sure what was happening or who certain people were. Instead of becoming more engaged as I read, I felt increasingly disconnected from the story.
While this is marketed as a standalone connected to the Five Brothers series, I personally had a hard time reading it as someone who hasn't read those books. It felt like there was a lot of existing history, relationships, and context that I was expected to already understand. Because of that, I often felt lost and had trouble following what was going on.
I think readers who are already familiar with the Five Brothers world and characters will likely have a very different experience. For me, though, I never felt grounded enough in the story to become invested, and I wasn't hooked enough to continue reading.
Sadly, this one just wasn't the right fit for me.
Unfortunately, this one just wasn't for me, and I ended up DNFing it.
I struggled from the very beginning to get invested in the story. The first chapter didn't really pull me in, and I found myself rereading sections because I wasn't sure what was happening or who certain people were. Instead of becoming more engaged as I read, I felt increasingly disconnected from the story.
While this is marketed as a standalone connected to the Five Brothers series, I personally had a hard time reading it as someone who hasn't read those books. It felt like there was a lot of existing history, relationships, and context that I was expected to already understand. Because of that, I often felt lost and had trouble following what was going on.
I think readers who are already familiar with the Five Brothers world and characters will likely have a very different experience. For me, though, I never felt grounded enough in the story to become invested, and I wasn't hooked enough to continue reading.
Sadly, this one just wasn't the right fit for me.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
“𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮,” 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐬. “𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩.”
This book was so good!! 🖤
I will honestly read anything Penelope Douglas writes, and this one absolutely didn’t let me down!
I do wish I had read the first two books in this interconnected series before jumping into this one just so I could have known all the characters better. However, it can absolutely be read as a standalone, and once I started, I just couldn’t put it down 🤭
I loved the rivals to lovers dynamic between Dallas and Callum! Dallas wasn’t my favorite character at first, but he completely won me over by the end 🥹 And Callum? I couldn’t help but adore him with all my heart!!
This book was packed with so much angst, tension, and incredible spice 🖤🖤 I literally CANNOT wait to go back and read the other two books now!!!
More favorite quotes:
✨“𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”
✨ “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟*𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞.”
✨ “𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫.”
Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the ARC!!
This book was so good!! 🖤
I will honestly read anything Penelope Douglas writes, and this one absolutely didn’t let me down!
I do wish I had read the first two books in this interconnected series before jumping into this one just so I could have known all the characters better. However, it can absolutely be read as a standalone, and once I started, I just couldn’t put it down 🤭
I loved the rivals to lovers dynamic between Dallas and Callum! Dallas wasn’t my favorite character at first, but he completely won me over by the end 🥹 And Callum? I couldn’t help but adore him with all my heart!!
This book was packed with so much angst, tension, and incredible spice 🖤🖤 I literally CANNOT wait to go back and read the other two books now!!!
More favorite quotes:
✨“𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”
✨ “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟*𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞.”
✨ “𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫.”
Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the ARC!!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Dallas + Callum
-mm romance
-enemies to lovers
-rival towns
-second chance
-possessive hero
-forbidden romance
hollll.yyyy. shit! if i could sum this entire book up with one word...HOSTILE!! these two are sooooo hostile toward each other, & they have soooo much pent up resentment towards each other from the past, it made so much of their "blackmail/revenge" sooooo heartbreaking & rough!! & diving deep into dallas' mental health? wow! i would have never guessed he was that broken but i was so happy his family came thru from him in his time of need & helped shatter those thoughts that he was never wanted around or always failed & made things worse, & that they then helped him get his man!! godddddd & the fact callum had been DOWN BADDDD for dallas since the very first time?? omg it was everything! these boys are everything!! another win for pen!
-mm romance
-enemies to lovers
-rival towns
-second chance
-possessive hero
-forbidden romance
hollll.yyyy. shit! if i could sum this entire book up with one word...HOSTILE!! these two are sooooo hostile toward each other, & they have soooo much pent up resentment towards each other from the past, it made so much of their "blackmail/revenge" sooooo heartbreaking & rough!! & diving deep into dallas' mental health? wow! i would have never guessed he was that broken but i was so happy his family came thru from him in his time of need & helped shatter those thoughts that he was never wanted around or always failed & made things worse, & that they then helped him get his man!! godddddd & the fact callum had been DOWN BADDDD for dallas since the very first time?? omg it was everything! these boys are everything!! another win for pen!
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
sitting between 3.5-3.75* for me.
This follows one of the Jaeger brothers you meet in PD's Five Brothers. Funny enough, Dallas was my least favorite but I was def curious about him and his story with Callum, and by the end of this, he grew on me. I still need to read Tryst Six Venom which follows Olivia/Clay and gives more context for what happened with Callum. These can be read as interconnected standalones yes, but I think it packs more of a punch having context from the other stories and see how the Jaegers got to where they are now.
This is incredibly dark and covers some pretty dark topics so be mindful going into it!! Especially that first chapter, let me warn you, it will scare some of yall if you aren't familiar with dark romance, but once you push through it's quite addictive!!
Thanks to netgalley for an e-arc of this. All opinions are my own.
This follows one of the Jaeger brothers you meet in PD's Five Brothers. Funny enough, Dallas was my least favorite but I was def curious about him and his story with Callum, and by the end of this, he grew on me. I still need to read Tryst Six Venom which follows Olivia/Clay and gives more context for what happened with Callum. These can be read as interconnected standalones yes, but I think it packs more of a punch having context from the other stories and see how the Jaegers got to where they are now.
This is incredibly dark and covers some pretty dark topics so be mindful going into it!! Especially that first chapter, let me warn you, it will scare some of yall if you aren't familiar with dark romance, but once you push through it's quite addictive!!
Thanks to netgalley for an e-arc of this. All opinions are my own.
July 6, 2026
Another Penelope Douglas masterpiece! She has a way of writing such intricate and entertaining storylines, with so many sub plots that you just know are going to circle back in a future book. I loved going back to Sanoa Bay and delving back into those Jaeger boys. Dallas and Calum’s story did not disappoint! Their history, their rivalry, the push and pull of their chemistry, it all had me hooked from the start! I loved the way both boys had that bad boy, enemies to lovers vibe going on, yet they were both so thoughtful and caring to Anna-Katherine. And the spiceeee, I mean… it’s Penelope Douglas characters and a Jaeger boy to boot, so of course it was hot, spicy and vengeful. I’m so happy those two polar opposites got there happily ever after! I can’t wait to read the other brother’s stories and what’s gonna happen with Sanoa Bay and St. Carmen now that these two are together!
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I was hooked. Completely hooked.
This is one of those books where every time I told myself, "Okay, one more chapter," I ended up reading five. The chemistry between these two is absolutely insane, but what really got me was how invested I became in them. I needed them to figure it out, and I felt every bit of the frustration, tension, heartbreak, and hope right along with them.
Penelope Douglas just knows how to make you feel everything. I laughed, my heart hurt, I got frustrated, and I wasn't ready for it to end. Those are always the books that stick with me.
If you're an MM romance fan, do yourself a favor and pick this one up. I already know I'll be thinking about these characters for a long time.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
This is one of those books where every time I told myself, "Okay, one more chapter," I ended up reading five. The chemistry between these two is absolutely insane, but what really got me was how invested I became in them. I needed them to figure it out, and I felt every bit of the frustration, tension, heartbreak, and hope right along with them.
Penelope Douglas just knows how to make you feel everything. I laughed, my heart hurt, I got frustrated, and I wasn't ready for it to end. Those are always the books that stick with me.
If you're an MM romance fan, do yourself a favor and pick this one up. I already know I'll be thinking about these characters for a long time.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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