Zvádzanie

Kingston Lane #2

by T.L. Swan, Marta Maňáková (Translator)

Začalo sa to nevinne. Zoznamom.
Bola som unavená z toho, že neustále stretávam mužov,
ktorí sú horší ako nočná mora. A tak som sa rozhodla, že si
naštudujem, ako spoznať playboya aj z diaľky.
A kto by mi mohol pomôcť zostaviť zoznam varovných signálov
lepšie, ak nie najväčší hráč v okolí?
Blake Grayson – sused, priateľ, darebák a majstrovský zvodca.
Hráča spozná na míle ďaleko. Veď on sám je najlepším príkladom.
Keď mi ponúkol pomoc a navrhol, že mi prezradí, na čo si mám
dávať pozor, neváhala som a jeho ponuku prijala.
Hra sa začína.
On je mojím poradcom a ja jeho študentkou.
Sprevádza ma mojím slobodným životom, zatiaľ čo sa vydávam
na jeho cestu plnú hier.
Chodíme na dvojité rande, o polnoci jeme zmrzlinu a smejeme sa.
Bože, a ako sa len smejeme...
Sledujem, ako sa do neho zblázni každá žena, ktorú stretne, a zrazu
viem, že mám aj ja problém. Presne viem, prečo sa do neho zamilujú.
Veď to isté k nemu začínam cítiť aj ja.
Jeho šarm je opojný. Dočerta, veď ten muž je návykový ako droga!
Nie, mne sa to už viac nestane. Nedovolím to.
Už nie som to naivné mladé dievča.
Blake sa nikdy neusadí a v hĺbke srdca viem, že to nie je muž pre mňa.
Mám druhú šancu na šťastie a nemienim ju premrhať.
Tentoraz budem hrať podľa vlastných pravidiel.
A vyhrám...

Genres: Romance, Friends To Lovers, Audiobook, Contemporary Romance, Slow Burn, Contemporary, Second Chance

432 pages, Hardcover

First published September 17, 2024

About the author

T L Swan is a #1 Amazon best-selling author and a professional daydream believer. Based on the scenic South Coast of NSW with her husband and three kids, she's seen her books take the romance world by storm with multiple #1 best sellers and translated editions of her books in over 20 languages.

Best known for "The Miles High Club" series, all of her books exist in an inter-connected universe that exudes luxury and desire. Her mission is crafting steamy, tender, and unforgettable romantic stories that stay with you long after you’ve closed the book.

Reviews

[sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

is t.l. swan okay??? all of the men she writes are std ridden man children. every single time she tries to repackage these sluts as romantic when they're just plain repulsive

[✩ layla ✩ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars.

Rebecca was annoying. Soooo annoying! She was so wishy-washy and had no confidence in herself or her relationship with her supposed best friend, Blake. She lets her insecurities get in the way and she breaks his heart. All this while she still isn’t legally divorced. I like messy but this was just stupid. And in the end, I just didn’t care enough about whether she got her HEA or not.

But don’t worry because Blake is the typical TL Swan fuckboy who, after said breakup, moves away and starts seeing another woman. (We won’t mention the women before they get together because they’re apparently irrelevant). Even after Rebecca chases him down and tries to make things right with him, he just uses Rebecca for sex and then sends her back home so he can make a go of it with his new girlfriend. Two weeks later (after probably screwing the new girlfriend because past behaviour dictates he did even if it wasn’t mentioned), he heads back to Rebecca and she immediately takes him back. No questions asked. No STD check.

I mean, seriously?? 🙄

[Capt. · Rating 0.25 out of 5]

In no universe will a girly grovel for a stinky ass trashy man ridden with crabs and has a decomposing dick, no matter how bitchy or annoying or frustrating a girly is.
No matter if a girly is a loser in steroids, a girly does not grovel.

I don’t make the rules, it’s just the law of romance.

Adding to that, that the d!ck of this man is falling off from excessive use that I am 100% sure he must have contracted some ancient disease that the civilization haven’t got a cure of. If he’s not having sex with the FMC, then he’s having sex with someone who has a vagina.
Case in fact, he has no trouble acquiring a girlfriend after they broke up.

So the MMC was f-cking someone while the FMC is having therapy and groveling and just being a pathetic loser. Mmmmm great romance, touching love story, it made me puke, it made me hate my gender.

Maybe this author ain’t for me.

[Ericka · Rating 4 out of 5]

My girl did it again. Took me less than 24 hours to DEVOUR this book. It was everything I had been waiting for since I finished My Temptation. Blake Grayson is everything and more. Loooooved this read. I laughed. I cried. I got the zings 😏

THANK YOU TEE!!! This one was EVERYTHING.

[Shanna Ferris · Rating 1 out of 5]

I honestly wasn't going to write a review. But I feel like my one-star review deserves an explanation. I really told myself after The Bonus that would be the last book I would pick up of hers. Because at this point... WHAT THE HECK! And as someone who LOVED her books, it's been hard for me just to not want to pick up every release she drops.

BUT dangit.

This book made me rage. For several reasons.

I will start by saying the female main character wasn't my cup of tea from the start of this book! BUT the male main character, Blake, I loved him! The way he warred with the fact that he had been in love with her from the start! 🫠 Then their friendship was flirty and HILARIOUS!

Rebecca annoyed me, but she was hilarious. Some of the comebacks she said to Blake and about Blake were so funny!

All that to say I thought I was really going to like this book! Even with the parts that annoyed me in the first 80%!

Then right at 80% it became a dumpster fire. It all blew up in flames.

The 3rd act breakup was painfully done. And rushed! I immediately lost respect for my favorite character in this book!

Rebecca came off desperate. And Blake became a spoiled little brat!

I thought maybe he would redeem himself some. But it just kept getting worse.

The way he treated the woman he claimed to care for and the things he accused her of all because he was in pain! I'm sorry sir. What about Rebecca and everything she went through? And was handling? He let his hurt cloud his judgment. And it just kept going downhill from there.

My heart broke for Rebecca's character. No woman should ever have to beg for a man the way she did. And if they do he better make it up to her. And Blake didn't.

I felt like the ending was so rushed for a book over 500 pages. We needed more groveling from Blake's character. We needed to see them work through the issues that pulled them apart. It was all just too rushed.

The first 80% of this book was easily 3 stars for me. But the last 20% really ruined it all!

I also couldn't stand the friendships in the last 20%. Rebecca deserved more respect.

And Blake's friend's advice. F that.

And HOW DARE Blake accuse her and be pissed at her after what he did to her. Lie or not. She didn't know that.

This is my honest review. I realize many will have different opinions and that's okay! 👏

[Lorena Huerta · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNFing 🥴 there’s barely any plot line. I cannot comprehend that this is the same author as the Miles High series. Blake was just an ass for no reason? Rebecca was so annoying. The story line just kept jumping around making it so hard to follow. It almost seemed like this was the outline of the book and not the actual finished product:// I’ll probably give the 3rd book a chance but I’m really sad about this one.

[Annika (emotional maximist) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Beautiful and Brutal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I cried my eyes out for the last 20% ❤️‍🩹 This read like a real relationship.

This is a love story between two best friends: one who is getting a divorce, and one who has never been in a relationship before. Life is going to happen to them.❤️‍🩹

It’s a beautiful story, but not an easy read. Trust me on this. This is a love story in the vein of Rhett and Scarlett, mistakes will happen.
Rebecca is getting a divorce after discovering her husband had an affair, and she’s learning to stand on her own two feet again. Blake is her best friend. They always hang out, eat together, and fall asleep on the couch together.
Except Blake is deeply in love with Rebecca, who has serious trust issues with men. (I low-key fell in love with him.) He was the sweetest person. ❤️
However Blake used to be a womanizer, a serious one, but he stopped the moment he knew Rebecca was going to be his, months before they even kissed.

However Rebecca had just been through a terrible divorce, and Blake’s reputation and past still sting. ❤️‍🩹 It affects her trust, even though all he ever shows her is love.

Their relationship is sweet and gentle and will make you giddy. We feel the yearning between them and the tenderness they have for each other. At the same time, the stakes keep rising, and we know as readers that the bubble will eventually burst. ❤️‍🩹
You could not have made me put this book down while I was reading this.

Their relationship moves very fast. Their love is perfect, almost too idyllic, so when Blake asks her to marry him, Rebecca is completely blindsided. ❤️‍🩹 He wanted it so badly.
The problem is they never talked about it, and her divorce wasn’t even finalized yet. Blake is naive. He never considered how she would feel or react, and when she handles it poorly… well, so does he, tenfold if you ask me. 🖤

This is where the human nature of breakups started feeling raw and real. Her heartbreak and guilt, and his stubbornness and avoidance, only added to their pain.

“You let your ex-husband’s love taint mine.” ❤️‍🩹

This was a fantastically written story, but not for the faint of heart. They both handled conflict poorly, and I was literally crying through it because it felt realistic.
It wasn’t the usual romance recipe where everything gets neatly resolved. 🙌

It felt like real life. If you’ve ever been through a bad breakup, this will hit you in the gut. 💔
He was too impatient with her and, honestly, not mature enough to be married, while she hadn’t fully coped with her divorce.

Should you read it? Yes, but you need to have your big girl pants on, because the conflict is real and not glossed over. This reads like real life.

Chance of divorce: 5%
I believe they worked it out. I do worry Blake got an easier redemption than he deserved, but I suspect it will be addressed in book three.
I would definitely recommend reading these books in order. They follow different couples, but there is important weaving between the stories.

Lori thank you my dear for continuing this crazy book journey with me. And yes I AM SORRY I could not wait for you to wake up❤️😂

[Han]

UGH I was ready to overlook all the OW before she realized he had feelings or that he was a complete whore while “being so in love with her” until the break up happened and he starts sleeping with OW again!! I can’t. Then he has the audacity to ask her about if she’s been with anyone when she comes back ???

I laughed a lot with this book but I’m so disappointed ☹️ should have known though.

Oh! She’s also only ever been with her cheating ex husband before 🙄

[Carrie Stripling · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF 21%. Blake is a jackass to Rebecca. For supposedly being into her he is completely immature and unkind to her.

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dnf at 30%. Is this Ghost Written? There was virtually no story and the writing felt off from the beginning. The Bonus was horrible but it felt like a Tl.Swan book this seems weird. There was no chemistry between the leads whatsoever and no real problems/conflict. She should stop writing the Kingston lane series it’s boring. Also, I’m scared for the next Mr. Prescott, as all her recent ones have been so bad.

[Retsel Koko · Rating 0.25 out of 5]

I get that Rebecca is annoying and can’t make up her mind but her groveling and just being a pathetic doormat for someone like Blake? Nooooope. The math ain’t mathing.
Blake desperately needs a therapy much more than Rebecca does. Dare I say the author needs it as much for writing this book and me for reading this garbage.

[Carla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story doesn’t catch my attention, the behavior of the characters is childish. There aren’t nothing new and exciting.
Unfortunately.

[TB · Rating 1 out of 5]

I never write reviews but this book made me so angry I have to. I have always loved TL Swan’s books and was excited for this new series with new characters. Finishing this book at 9am ruined the rest of my day because it was so bad.

Where to start with this book…..

1. What does the name of the book even have to do with the story?

2. Blake is the biggest douche canoe of a MMC. He is so selfish to not understand the trauma of Rebecca’s failed marriage and ex husband may have done a number on her? He can be upset that she thought he was cheating on her, but to treat her and act the way he did the remainder of the book?….. hell no.

3. When Rebecca went to NYC after working on herself and Blake treated her the way he did, she should’ve been done then and there. Thinking your “grand” love should cause this much heartbreak and be this much work isn’t a grand love.

I don’t even know if I have words to encompass what a disappointment the last 25% of this book was. I understand the whole third act breakup and then the HEA comes, but these two people should not have ended up together.

[Ashley Andersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hello my new favourite friends to lovers book! Did it make me cry my eyes out? Yes! I loved this book so much, the audio was great! Ughhh THIS is why I love this authors writing.

[faye ✮ (ia) · Rating 1 out of 5]

— 1 star ✰

After waiting a whole year for this book, I’m genuinely disappointed. I absolutely loved the previous one, but this follow-up? What a letdown.

From the start, it was clear the story was heading downhill. And like can we for once stop sexualising every character the moment they're introduced to each other? JFC I was feeling disgusted the entire time. It was impossible to engage with the plot because let’s be honest, there wasn’t one. The mmc (Blake) seems to exist solely to sleep with every woman he lays eyes upon, which shockingly, even happens while the fmc (Rebecca) is literally groveling to him. I'm surprised he hasn't gotten any std atp. Seriously, what was the point of that?

Also, Rebecca honey, just because Blake is a doctor and good in bed doesn’t mean he’s good for you! I wanted more for her but instead we get this endless cycle of toxic behavior and zero character development. I’m not sure why the author thought making the mc a walking red flag would make him appealing.

And for the record, this book gets one star not because I dnf'd it, but because I hated it so much that it actually deserves a single star from me. Honestly, reading this was a struggle. This book was such a disappointment especially after loving the first one. It’s frustrating to see an exciting series take a turn like this.

[Danie's moods · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why are there still books written like this in 2024?
2 grown-ups acting like children.
Rebecca was just dumb and annonying.
Don't even get me started on Blake.

[Stormy ✿ (stay-at-home tackler of tbr shelf) ✿ · Rating 4 out of 5]

“You’ve always been mine,” he breathes into my ear. “From the first moment I met you, I knew we would end up here.” He kisses down my neck to my shoulder.
I frown in confusion as I stare at the wall. “I was married when you met me.”
I feel him smile against my skin. “Only so that he could bring you to me.”

📚 Tropes: best friends-to-lovers, second chance
🌍 Setting: near Los Angeles, CA; holiday in Cancun, Mexico

👨🏻‍⚕️Blake - 35-yrs old, pediatrician, confident, carefree, infectious boyish charm, has never been in a relationship and just sticks with meaningless hook-ups. Until a new couple, John and Rebecca, moved into the neighborhood. Blake was instantly captivated by Rebecca…. but never acted on his feelings as she was married.

👩🏼‍🏫 Rebecca - 32-yrs old, kindergarten teacher, caught her husband cheating on her with his secretary, has been separated for over twelve months and is trying to get her husband to sign divorce papers. The last thing she wants is another relationship with a womanizer.

📖 Once Rebecca became a newly single woman, Blake started to feel confident that she was The One for him and that maybe he was finally ready to experience his first relationship. But Rebecca kept him firmly in the Friendzone and he wasn’t too optimistic that he would ever have a shot. At some point he lost interest in dating other women as he could only think of her, and waited for Rebecca to be ready to un-Friendzone him. In the meantime, they started hanging out, watching tv, she’d make him his favorite lasagna dinner, and they became each other’s best friend.

There were several laugh out loud moments in the first half, and then several heart wrenching moments in the last half. This book made me feel, totally engaged my emotions. And I read it in about 24 hours too, a new record for me.

🧛 I couldn’t stop laughing as Blake and his guy friends accidentally came across someone’s vampire and alien romance books and were shocked to their core, and turned on, by how smutty the books were. Absolutely hilarious.

💍 We get to see My Temptation’s Henley and Juliet’s wedding celebrations, which I loved as it gave me closure that I was missing from their book’s ending. We also see Blake drunkenly get pierced during the bachelor party. Which came in handy for him, and Rebecca 😏, later on.

💔 Then there was the Big Break Up. Such realistic emotions. The explosive anger, the gut wrenching hurt they both felt, the angry words spoken….

🗣️ “I’m just saying, you two were always going to break up. You were just out of a relationship, and this was his first real one.” - per Henley.

He couldn’t have been more right. And I felt this author wrote them both perfectly flawed. Was Blake too emotional and overreacted at times? Was he a bit overzealous in his newfound love and rush into certain things without thinking of Rebecca’s position? Yes. But it was so plausible to me. Was Rebecca in the wrong for not communicating in a timely fashion? Was she paranoid at certain things? Yes, but as frustrating as it was to read those parts, again that felt realistic for a newly divorced woman that had been cheated on and had not dealt with her feelings yet. It was all so emotional and addicting to read.

They finally get thru it and reconcile of course after a timely separation, but it was messy, filled with hostility, anguish, regret, healing and yearning.

Give this a try if you want:
- he falls first
- former promiscuous hero / pending divorcee heroine
- double dates with angry bowling and jealousy
- he helps her take foot porn pics for extra cash
- awesome neighborhood with great friendships
- the best and completely realistic guy friend banter

I hesitate before I answer. Wait a minute . . . “Are we together?”
“Yes. We’re together,” he snaps.
“Oh . . .” I think on this for a moment. “Are we not having a conversation about this?”
“This is the conversation.” 😂

📚 Standalone - I honestly think this needs to be read after Book 1, to get the full background to the MCs personalities and history.

Annika! Min tvilling! Thank you for including me on this TL Swan journey. I loved dissecting these books with you ❤️

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[Valerie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pull my hair out...

I look forward to reading this author, but I genuinely hated, yes hated, this book and everything about it. The FMC makes a dumb decision then acts obviously to the consequences of it. But the MMC is absolutely toxic and villain level bad news, yet the "mutual" friends all support his horrible behavior. I was so irritated that I held on to hope for a redemption ending, but don't hold your breath because it got 1000xs worse and I hated the way it ended. I didn't like a single character or plot point and there was nothing to redeem it either. This is enough to turn me off from this author, I will be unfollowing and not bothering in the future.

[Laura Turner · Rating 1 out of 5]

I generally love TL Swan, but this book was horrible. I only finished it as I never DNF any books. I get she is trying to write something different, maybe? But no. This was just garbage. Extremely frustrating to read. You end the book not loving either main character. Please go back to your normal writing!!!

[Rissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ew.

[Tan Mitch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to live in Kingston Lane.
The boys and girls of Kingston Lane are becoming my favourite. They have so much character, they are witty, funny and so perfectly real. This book isn't a straight up boy meets girl with a happy ever after. There is so much more to the story with the angst twists and turns that I love. TL Swan knows how to keep you invested.
You actually can't predict how this will end.
Stanton series will always be my favourite (maybe as my first TL Swan experience many many years ago) but I am starting to think the boys from Kingston Lane are not far behind.
Again another great angsty romance read and definitely five stars. You will love both Blake and Rebecca.

[Margo · Rating 2 out of 5]

The spell is broken! I enjoyed the first book the series so much, in large part because the h gave as good as she got. She decided that she liked the action from the H and she decided that it was worth wrangling him to eventually get the whole package rather than just his package. was there betraying body syndrome? No, because she liked what he was offering and pretty much was always interested.

This book, however, falls into the trap that a lot of this authors books do. Specifically, the H is a manho who has fallen in love with the naïve, nearly virginal h whose self-esteem and trust have taken a battering because of her flagrantly unfaithful ex-husband. While their courtship waxes and wanes, she dates losers and he hooks up with beautiful women, including one case of gross lasslighting (pretending that he is involved with another woman) where he is never exposed. I have a particular hatred for this one because the female part of that conspiracy told the h that she was a children’s cancer nurse, when in reality she was a data analyst. That particular fraud, even in a book of fiction, would bring on terrible karma, and justifiably so.

When they break up in the third act, he dates another woman who is much more “his style, “ and when he comes back she has to grovel to him and apologize because even though he was all patience when he was being her “best friend “while she was getting over the betrayal from her husband, the second she started dating the H, he was outraged that she would still show signs of trust issues related to him, the town bike. She even proposes to him! The author attempts to soften this by having him have an engagement ring he was ready to give her.

So, the sophomore slump definitely hit for this book. However, I enjoyed the first manho cul-de-sac book so much that I will definitely be back for the third. That h appears to have much more of a backbone than the one in this book.

[Yvonne · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐️ 2.5🌶️ 4🎧

”And we would have drunk a bottle of red wine and ordered dessert, and then by the end of the tiramisu . . . I would have known that you were the one.”

For about 80% of this book, it was 5 stars for me. It had all the things I love about Tee’s alphahole heroes, and I just love this Kingston Lane crew. Yes there’s soap opera drama and both Blake and Rebecca are ridiculous at times, but then there was also amazing chemistry and romance, it just works. Taming a reformed playboy is one of my favorite tropes. The way they started dating…absolutely swoon-worthy 🫠

But I can’t say I was happy with the third act break and the time apart. They both “moved on” I think to appease the manwhore vs celibate crowd, but I think the end was all too rushed and unfortunately just left me with a sour taste. I have no doubt how much Blake loved Rebecca so I was just a little sad at how quickly he was able to let her go. While Rebecca was definitely at fault for their breakup, I think a year apart was a little excessive, and especially after she visited him in NY, I think that time jump and relationship just solidified my disappointment. 🤷🏻‍♀️ In the end I suppose I was ok at their reconciliation, neither of them were perfect, but I wanted to love this more.

But all that being said, I devoured this and couldn’t put it down and I was an absolute wreck with the angst of their break, so I have to give it credit for that.

Lastly, The comedic relief around Nooky Nights and the guys love of monster smut was a real highlight 🤣 Can’t wait for that storyline to continue in Ant’s story.

[Luce · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one really missed the mark with me.

Blake was just straight up gross and if this man was real, he'd be riddled with STD's. Making him a doctor did not make him attractive and Rebecca was one of the worst FMC's I've read by T.L. Swan. Annoying, toxic and willing to hurt everyone around her.

Both of the leads were toxic, unbearable and incredibly stupid. Rebecca and Blake are the couple that would be on-and-off for years and it would result in the messiest break-up a few years later - I can hear the friend group collectively sigh in relief once they do.

This book was also a 100 pages too long.

[Lamia Zain · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dare I say this had potential? Naturally the last 60 pages or so were absolutely ridiculous and so this went from a solid 4.25 to a 1.5 (me being generous lol)…Sorry but what on earth was T.L Swan thinking?! SPOILER did he really have to sleep around after supposedly finding ‘the one’ cmon now :/

[Cara · Rating 1 out of 5]

ok this book made me mad more than i liked it?? i think??? the pacing felt so off to me - like girl the last 10% of the book was all over the place. And not just because I wanted a happily ever after but their "growth" journeys felt so rushed and it was just aggravating not having them on the same page at all like 6 separate times.

Why was he so fucking toxic at the end??? then suddenly he was back and changed his mind? im just mad confused honestly. i loved him the entire book and then i hated him in the span of 3 pages in the last 6% of the book - thats whack. But then it ended happy? But i couldn't even bring myself to enjoy it because i no longer liked him for how he spoke to her. like bro i get you were hurt but not understanding her trauma or where she may be coming from even a YEAR after the incident.... cmon. And then she is telling him she has been healing and going to therapy and he makes some snide ass comments to hurt her even though the rest of the book he was so encouraging and not terrible. It felt like a different character after he got hurt and not in a normal way but like a full 180, new actions not aligning with who we learned he was. AND WHAT MAKES ME SO MAD IS THAT SHE TOOK HIM BACK THE MINUTE HE WAS WILLING EVEN AFTER HE WAS TERRIBLE TO HER WHEN SHE VISITED HIM IN NEW YORK! And why dod he still date the boss? He lied to her but then just HAD to go date this lady that he knew he would end up hurting? that was honestly a dick move. And when he showed back up on her doorstep their banter was way too lighthearted for how they left things. And whats with the guy friends? They act like they hated her, told her it was her fault, stopped being good friends to her - then suddenly they are sticking up for her to blake and out of nowhere tell her he will be back and they are meant to be together?? it was like mental gymnastics dude.

i had to write this out because i am so mad - it really got ruined there at the end. the spice was spicy and i liked the option to get the audiobook and book together on kindle unlimited!? that slayed. and their banter was so good at firssssttttt why didnt we just keep that same character development rolling?

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

As of now I give this book 3.25 stars. I’m not sure how I feel, and I need to truly process it.

Spoilers ahead ….


I thought both Blake and Rebecca were EXTREMELY toxic for each other. The writing was great but the characters were not. I am not sure how I feel about the time jump . I am glad Rebecca sought out help , and she truly got the help she needed . But I didn’t like that Blake didn’t . The ending was super short. He comes back from New York and wants her back , but it didn’t show his character development. Like can I truly trust that he changed ? I know she messed up but he was just as bad . Especially at the end. There should have been some growth and showing that he actually changed and figured out his ways too.

Overall the writing was fantastic but I wasn’t a fan of the two of them . I think if there were more character development especially with Blake I would rate it higher .

[Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ ilikebooksbest.com ❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tons of friends to lovers' relationship drama!



The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🖤💙💜❤️🩵
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: 🙂🥰😎😄😘
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The Hero: Blake - he is a doctor and a playboy with a definite type. He goes for the bad girls with lots of sexual stamina. So he doesn’t see himself settling down anytime soon. Though for quite a while he has had a huge crush on his good girl neighbor Rebecca. She is the ex of one of his good friends, so is off limits. She has him deeply into the friend zone and is still getting over the end of her marriage. But he can’t stop thinking about her and watching her when they go out together with their group of friends.

The heroine: Rebecca - her husband cheated on her with his secretary for eighteen months. Cliché, yes, but true and it hurt her deeply. They have been separated for over twelve months and her ex is fighting the divorce. Though Rebecca is in the rebound stage, ready to start dating to get her ex out of her system. She has only been with one man and needs to play the field a bit, she is not looking to settle down again after what her husband put her through. She is tired of wallowing and wants to get over herself and jump back into the dating pool.

The Story: This book goes through the relationship between these two next door neighbors as Rebecca is dealing with trying to divorce John, her cheating ex-husband, and Blake as he continues having a crush on Rebecca, helping her whenever she needs help with just about anything, while continuing to have hook-ups with random women. Meanwhile, friends of theirs are getting married soon and they have all the wedding hoopla, including a wild bachelor weekend in Vegas, and bachelorette party at home.

Rebecca doesn’t know much about men and needs some help in her dating endeavors after a few dating fiascos, dick picks and all. While talking to Blake about her troubles connecting with a good man, he offers to help her by being her wingman. He says he can help her hone her douche-dar and help her wean out the players. Who better but the king of the players himself?

I had high hopes for this, since I liked the premise and I have loved many of T.L. Swan’s books. She does relationship romance so well. Her books are generally around 500+ pages and the stories focus mainly on the romance between the two main characters, like the growth of the romance from the beginning as they get to know each other and fall in love. I always end up thinking the book goes by so fast because I enjoy the progression of the feelings between the characters as they get close. The same holds true for this book.

I loved all the characters on Kingston Lane. The guys are hilarious after finding a flash drive which had some crazy romance manuscripts that were most likely written by one of their neighbors. They get into the books which they call vampire and alien porn. They are very interested in the aliens with diphalia and figure that is why women have such high expectations in bed. I also love when Blake gets into a slump and can’t figure out why he isn’t interested in the easy blondes he usually favors.

This audiobook was done in dual points of view via dual narration and was narrated by C.J. Bloom and Marcio Catalano. Both of these are terrific narrators and did a great job on this book. Marcio Catalano has a deep, but soft voice that is very sexy and perfect for Blake. C.J. Bloom has a nice soft, feminine voice and is great at doing different voices for different characters, she is very expressive.

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[Amanda Marquis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book made me so mad!

Blake and Rebecca were so adorable in the first book and I was totally ready to read this book. Then during the first part of this book, he was kind of a manwhore. which isn’t a huge deal and it’s kind of normal and a lot of these. But holy hell, Rebecca made me so mad at one point I was like I hate her. Rebecca and Blake deserves so much better than her and was almost like happy when they broke up. But then when she came to our senses, he did her so dirty. it was epic karma but man it was so dirty. I don’t know if I could go back from them then he just shows up like you know a few months later and like just kidding. I love you and it takes like four seconds for them to like have a tickle fight I mean, yeah so many parts of this book were cute but they also really pissed me off.

[Filiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yaaa bu yazarı çok seviyorum Blake ile gönlümü yine fethetti. Yalnız kitabın yarısına kadar şu arkadaşız muhabbetini fazla uzatmasa daha iyi olurdu