Men of Evercrisp Orchard: The Complete Series

Men of Evercrisp Orchard #1-3

by Abby Millsaps

A complete dark hockey romance series from USA Today bestselling author Abby Millsaps. This digital box set includes Almost Ravaged, Almost Rotten, and Almost Ruined, plus new bonus scenes featuring Sawyer and her men.My head and my heart go to battle every day over of the hockey player I once loved, the competent professor I crave, and the sweet apple orchard owner I can’t stop thinking about.

Two of them say I don’t have to choose, while one is hellbent on keeping me all to himself.

I spent three years trying to get over my brother’s best friend, Tytus Tremblay, only to slingshot right back into his orbit when we’re reunited at Holt University. But the pleasure the Mercer Eden and Noah Henry offer me—individually, and together—is the primal distraction I live for.

Then Tytus makes a life-altering choice that affects us all. Delusions spiral toward disaster as my men attempt to undermine and sabotage each other. It’s not until they nearly succeed that I crumble.

I refuse to choose between them, so I’m opting out entirely. I’d rather break my own heart and mourn the loss of them for the rest of my life than let them hurt each other ever again.

THE MEN OF EVERCRISP ORCHARD BOX SET INCLUDES OVER 900 PAGES OF BINGE-WORTHY ROMANCE THAT CONCLUDES WITH AN EPIC HEA FOR SAWYER AND HER MEN. THIS BOX SET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING

Almost RavagedAlmost RottenAlmost RuinedPlus brand new bonus scenes

1164 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 24, 2026

About the author

Abby Millsaps is an author and storyteller who's been obsessed with romance since middle school. She's best known for writing unapologetically angsty romance, and prides herself in crafting authentic characters while weaving mental health, chronic illness, and neurodiverse representation into the fabric of her stories.

When Abby isn't writing she can be found reading, watching Formula 1, attending a Broadway show, riding rollercoasters with her kids, whipping up a batch of buttercream, or cheering for the Cleveland Browns with her dad. She lives in Northeast Ohio with Mr. Abby, their three kids, and a wiggly dachshund pup named Frankie.

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Reviews

[Amber Todd]

WHEW. Abby Millsaps really put us through it with Sawyer, Ty, Mercer, and Noah.

This trilogy is messy, toxic, spicy, emotional, and completely unhinged at times, but I loved it.

Tytus drove me absolutely INSANE for a good portion of this series. He is so convinced he knows what is best for Sawyer, when really he is just controlling everything around her. I cannot tell you how many times I wanted to yell, “TY, GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS.” Thankfully, he finally does. I loved watching him realize that loving Sawyer means actually listening to her and doing what SHE needs instead of what he thinks is best.

Then there’s Mercer and Noah, who bring completely different relationships into Sawyer’s life. And Mercer and Noah together? EXCUSE ME, SIRS.

What I really loved is that this never felt like three random men being thrown together just because it’s why choose. Sawyer has a completely different connection with each of them, and somehow all of the chaos, jealousy, hurt, and bad decisions eventually start to make sense.

I also have to give Cam and Bryant credit for realizing something wasn’t right with Sawyer and reaching out to Ty. THANK GOD they did. I was so relieved nothing worse happened, and I loved that the situation ultimately helped bring everyone back together.

By the end, I was SO ready to see these four stop destroying each other and finally figure their shit out.

And I absolutely loved the additional bonus scenes in this edition! After everything Abby put us through over three books, getting those extra moments with Sawyer, Ty, Mercer, and Noah made this version even better.

This whole series was an absolute mess. And I mean that in the best way possible.

[Mariah Flores]

ARC Review <3

Dark, Emotional and Angsty Why choose. This is a dark college hockey romance trilogy. (Almost Ravaged, Almost Rotten, and Almost Ruined <3

Sawyer is spending over 3 years to get over her first love and brothers best friend Tytus only to run right smack into him at the university. She also finds herself entangled in the grasp of two other men. Mercer who is her condescending professor, and Noah her sweet bestie and boss. The whole thing is a mess and spirals from every which way you can think. Confronting their past traumas is the only way to grow all together.

Tropes:
- Why choose
- Professor/student
- Boss/Worker
- Ex/brothers best friend
- Trauma/healing
- United/ Found family
- HEA
- Hockey romance
- Marriage of convince
- Double age gap

[Addy]

5 Stars 🌟
Thank you ValentinePR for the ARC! 🖤

Yall! In reading this trilogy, there was NEVER a dull moment. Men of Evercrisp Orchard was a WILD ride. I felt so many emotions, and the writing of each book was stunning. One thing that I loved was the little sweet and spicy bonus scenes that were included! it was a lovely touch to get more moments of them all together. I had so much reading, and this is one that I would 100% re-read and recommend!

Book 1: Almost Ravaged ❤️
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UHM, WOAH??? This why choose, hockey romance book had me hooked on every single word as I followed the lives of Sawyer, Tytus, Mercer, and Noah. And BOY, did it escalate quickly. I don't know what I was expecting, but I don't think that anything could have quite prepared me for this book. I mean that in the absolute very best of ways. Millsaps always has a way of writing that has me feeling for her characters. I Love it! The characters, plot, and writing were all so amazingly done. That ending??? I am so glad that I can immediately move onto the next book. Otherwise, I would have lost my mind yall. So excited to continue this series and see what comes next! 👀

Book 2: Almost Rotten 💚
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Holy crap this book was a lot, and I am NOT OKAY... Honestly, I don't even know how to write this review. I took a week to process, and I still don't even know how to fully express what this book has done to me. At one point or another, EVERYONE was pissing me off. Well, everyone other than Noah, anyway. Bee Daddy has my entire heart yall, and he is unashamedly my favorite.<3 Tytus. That man is DELUSIONALLL. Genuinely, I was crashing out. This one had me feeling all the emotions. All of them. If you looked up "emotional roller coaster" in the Dictionary, this book would be what you would open the page too. I CRIEDDD!!! That's so rare for me. Even after finishing, I was left with so many thoughts still running through my head. Despite all the chaos, I had an AMAZING time with this book. I don't think I'm quite ready for the last book in this trilogy, but I can't wait to dive in regardless.

Book 3: Almost Ruined 🧡
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Wow, what a conclusion to this trilogy!!! This was an absolutely wonderful conclusion to this series that I have found myself so invested in. Yet again, I cried reading this one. I was SO emotional. However, I did jump straight into this one after finishing Almost Rotten, so I may have still been somewhat reeling from the ending of book 2. Either way, I absolutely love how everything ended up coming together by the end of the book. Seeing how each of them grew to fully love, care, and trust one another was truly beautiful. Especially after everything that the group has been through together.

You may call me crazy for this, but I did hope that Noah and Mercer would end up together at some point due to the connection they had with one another. It was a plot line that I had hoped for from the first book. HOWEVER, I do understand why that wasn't the case. I just love it when the boyfriends are boyfriends. 😂

[The Calm Chapter Mandi Wiencek]

🍏 Men of Evercrisp Orchard 🍎
(( Series ARC Review ))

Titles- Almost Ravaged
Almost Rotten
Almost Ruined
Author- Abby Millsaps
Genre- Dark Hockey Romance
Series- Men of Evercrisp Orchard

Trope City-
🍎 Primal Play
🍎 Hockey Romance
🍎 Forced Proximity
🍎 Double Age Gap
🍎 Sabotage and Revenge
🍎 Feuding Men
🍎 Fall Setting
🍎 Possessive MCs

Welcome to Evercrisp Orchard where your romance is unhinged, messy, angsty and forbidden! This Dark Hockey Romance trilogy follows Sawyer and her struggles with 3 categorically different men. Her interests are Tytus, Mercer and Noah. These MMCs are a wild mix of brooding, arrogant, gentle and everything in between. Where things in her life are messy, Sawyer looks to move on from the messy and into something more stable and consistent. Did she get that? BIG NO. Instead, she found far more complicated. If you like your sports romance with a healthy side of jealousy, trauma, power, spice and obsession, this series is your cup of hot, spicy tea!

Trigger Warning- ⚠️ Though so well written, please read and review the author’s list of trigger warnings before reading!

Grab this series yall! Next obsession for sure. Thank you Valentine PR for sharing these beauties with me 🫶🏻

[Reading_with_dani93]

I am not going to lie I am not usually a big why choose reader but I enjoyed this one. I liked how now all of the books are together so you don't have to deal with the cliffhangers. I really enjoyed how Abby wrote these books as I didn't get any of the icks I sometimes get with other books like this. I felt about every emotion in this book from mentally yelling at the characters to being all in my feels at other parts. I also enjoyed how the relationships weren't super predictable and kept me guessing and wondering what would happen next.

[Liz]

The Men of Evercrisp Orchard trilogy has easily been the most angst-heavy series I’ve read from this author, and by the time I reached the end, I felt like I’d been through the emotional wringer beside Sawyer and the men in her life. From the beginning, everyone seems to have secrets. Sawyer and Tytus come with plenty of baggage, but then there’s Professor Mercer Eden, whose arrogant, enigmatic exterior hides more than it first appears. He takes a sabbatical to help his best friend Noah Henry, an orchard owner who then meets Sawyer through her role as Mercer’s graduate assistant, and from there the dynamics between the four of them become increasingly complicated.

The chemistry between Sawyer, Mercer and Noah was obvious from the start. Mercer fulfilled the darker side of what Sawyer needed, while Noah offered the gentleness and tenderness she also craved. But always in the background was Tytus - the boy who had waited for her, putting her on a pedestal and who clearly saw Sawyer as more than just his best friend. I was never quite sure what to make of Tytus. I could sympathise with the boy whose traumatic childhood had shaped his attachment to her, but there were plenty of moments when I wanted to shake him for the things he did. His fixation on Sawyer borders on the unhealthy, especially when he realises that she has a life beyond him and his jealousy eventually sets off a chain of events that left me wondering just how far he was prepared to go. One of the things I enjoyed was how much Sawyer herself changes throughout the trilogy. There’s a clear difference between the traumatised girl at the start and the woman she becomes, particularly after her early college years and everything she experiences without Tytus and Atticus by her side. By the time she finds herself caught between Tytus, Mercer and Noah, she has started to realise that there is more to life than the future she had once imagined for herself. But then something else happens leaving her consumed by guilt and blaming herself causing her to unravel as she struggles to choose between the three men. Ironically, her downward spiral becomes the catalyst that forces them to come together and in trying to save Sawyer, they’re forced to confront their own issues and the complicated feelings they have for one another. The relationship between Mercer and Noah is easy to understand because of their long history and the bonds they already share but the relationship development, particularly with Mercer and Tytus, was probably what worked best for me. Their initial tension is obvious which just makes their eventual emotional growth feels earned.

Where I struggled was believing that this final relationship dynamic could actually work long term. Mercer sharing Sawyer with Noah makes sense to me because of their deep friendship, but adding another strong personality like Tytus into that equation changes the balance completely. Both Mercer and Tytus have very dominant personalities, and while Tytus might convince himself that he can share Sawyer, I couldn’t help feeling that he’d ultimately be doing it because he loves her rather than because it’s what he genuinely wants so I wasn’t entirely convinced the arrangement would be emotionally sustainable for him and that feels like a recipe for resentment and jealousy somewhere down the line. Despite that I was completely invested in their messy, complicated and emotionally exhausting journey. These characters make some really questionable choices, hurting each other in the process, but that’s also what kept me turning the pages. The choices they make come with emotional consequences and generally make their lives far more difficult than they need to be but that’s also what made this trilogy so easy to get caught up in. I did find myself wishing the ending had gone in a slightly different direction, though and, without getting into spoilers, I’m not entirely convinced everything felt as emotionally settled as the story wanted it to. After everything Sawyer and Tytus had been through, I couldn’t help feeling there was still some unfinished business there.

[Rachelclune88]

Abby had combined her trilogy all together in one place yey.

Tropes:
Why choose
Professor/student
Boss/Worker
Ex/brothers best friend
Trauma/healing
United/ Found family
HEA
Hockey romance
Marriage of convince
Double age gap

Almost Ravaged Book 1

This book was an absolute messy and spicy and I was here for every second of it.

Tytus had me hooked from the start. A brooding hockey player, brother’s best friend, first love, AND keeper of a huge secret? That is a dangerous combination, and the history between him and Sawyer made their chemistry impossible to ignore.

But then Mercer and Noah enter the picture and suddenly things get VERY interesting. I loved how completely different they were. Mercer’s arrogant, commanding attitude contrasted with Noah’s sweet and bashful personality, and the dynamic between all three of them brought a whole new level of tension to the story.

There’s plenty of spice but the complicated web of feelings and the secrets, jealousy, and unfinished business. Sawyer is caught between the past she can’t seem to escape and the new relationships that offer her something completely different. Tytus he has absolutely no intention of quietly stepping aside.

Almost Rotten Book 2

Tytus is back, and his obsession with claiming Sawyer reaches a whole new level. The whole “wife” situation had me screaming because you can feel just how complicated their history is and how much unresolved emotion exists between them. But i also love this so much.

But then there’s Mercer and Noah and suddenly she’s caught between three very different men, each bringing something completely different to her life. The chemistry is intense, the tension is constant, and the emotional confusion is real.

What I really enjoyed was that this wasn’t just about the spice. Beneath the heat, there’s a heroine struggling with what she wants, what she thought she wanted, and whether it’s even possible to have the future she imagined.

Tytus’s possessiveness is very intense, Mercer and Noah bring their own complications into an already complicated situation and every interaction felt like it was pushing everyone closer to a breaking point. When Tytus introduces her as his wife in front of his hockey team… The panic i felt omg moment.

By the end, I was emotionally exhausted right alongside Sawyer . The heartbreak and jealousy the pure confusion of everything happening it really got to me.

Almost Ruined Book 3

What a way to finish this series. After everything that happened in the previous books, I went into this one knowing there was going to be heartbreak, but I was NOT prepared for just how emotional it would be.

Sawyer is completely torn, She loves all three men for very different reasons, and watching her struggle with the guilt, pain, and impossible choices was heartbreaking. Mercer, Noah, and Tytus have each brought something unique into her life, and losing any one of them feels devastating let alone all three.

This is anything but simple. There are consequences to the choices everyone has made. Relationships have been damaged and emotions that can’t just be fixed overnight.

Tytus’s intense possessiveness, Mercer’s dominant personality, and Noah’s gentle sweetness each brought such different dynamics to the relationship. It’s easy to understand why Sawyer feels completely unable to choose between them. That decision to walk away rather than choose actually broke my heart.

A seriously emotional ending to one very complicated romance.

[Melanie Gates]

I am... floored.

I had expectations... they were blown out of the water. The emotional rollercoaster I was sent on by Abby was near insanity. This is one of the messiest, most toxic, deeply emotional, semi-traumatizing, spicy to its core (ha, pun intended) and totally unhinged stories I've read in a long time.

I'm not going to lie, read all three in immediate succession. Don't pause. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

The emotional ties between Tytus, Atticus and Sawyer start at the very beginning and you're absolutely destroyed in a short amount of time. Abby drew us in and then threw emotional punch after emotional punch.

Tytus... my guy. I feel you. He waited for the right time to make his proper move on Sawyer and he thought only he knew what was best for her. But he waited too long. You really want to put the book down, jump into it, shake him by the shoulders and get him to GET THE PICTURE. But alas... he doesn't. Even though he goes about the entire relationship wrong... if he had openly talked to someone, even Atty... he could have figured things out in a better way. Instead, it was near insanity.

Sawyer... bless her heart. She's really just lost and wants to be wanted and loved. She also had feelings for Ty... but again, he waited too long. This allows for the entrance of Mercer and Noah.

Noah, sweet Noah. Drawn into a situation when he's already struggling but he finds a woman, Sawyer, he feels he can let go of his past for and look to love again. Mercer, his best friend, brought her in and the rest was history.

In the end, even though it was messy and a wild ride, you never feel like this isn't how it's going to end for the foursome. They're not just random people and the story doesn't blend... It's more than that. Honestly, each character goes through some sort of trauma and emotional growth by the end, you just have to pick up your broken heart and put the pieces back together.

The end wraps things up with a bow and it was so time to see these four stop putting each other through trauma after trauma. While I enjoyed the story... I wanted the pain to end. The jealousy, the pure chaos, actively going out of their way to hurt one another, the added spice that just threw everything into a tailspin, the unhinged moments that left me speechless... I just...damn. Yeah.

I want to thank Abby and Valentine PR for this ARC opportunity. I will have a separate review for just Almost Rotten for the ALC as well; I enjoyed it through immersive reading with this ARC copy.

TL:DR
⭐️ 5/5
🤔 Why choose
💙 Brother's best friend (MMC 1)
💼 Professor (MMC 2)
🍎 Apple orchard owner (MMC 3)
💔 Trauma & PTSD
🎂 Age gap
💍 Fake marriage of convenience
🏒 Hockey adjacent romance (brother & brother's best friend are college players)
❤️‍🩹 Emotional & physical healing
📈 Off the charts chemistry
🌽 Corn field moment
😭 Emotional damage (to the reader)
🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual representation
🧠 Mental health representation
⛓️‍💥 Pierced 🍆
✅ Third act breakup
🌶️ 5/5

[Samantha Hickey]

Ahhhh!!! Love having all 3 books in one book!!!

Almost Ravaged-
I can not wait for the next book!

Almost Ravaged is book 1 in the Men of Evercrisp Orchard. This is a dark hockey college age why choose romance. Make sure to check the trigger warning.


That ending!!!!!!

Sawyer and the guys are AMAZING! Sawyer is confident, sassy and sometimes sweet, but there is so much weighing on her, then we have the hot, filthy mouthed professor Mercer, the quiet, shy orchard owner Noah, and the possessive hockey playing brothers best friend Tytus. They all have their own things they are dealing with and are all complex characters.

I love how Abby always gives us the best consent and aftercare! Ahhh! I love it so much!

The way Ty and Sawyer kept ALMOST happening was giving me heart palpitations 🤣 he had my heart and was my favorite allllll the way til the end and now I just wanna know what he was thinking!!!

I have been an Abby fan for a long time and will continue to be for life! Every single book from Abby is a infinity star read!

This is definitely a must grab right now book!!

Almost Rotten-
ABBY!!! THAT CLIFFHANGER!?!?!?!?!

Almost Rotten is book 2 in the Men of Evercrisp trilogy. This is a dark why choose college hockey romance.

I am so in love with this trilogy!!!

I thought I couldn't love anyone more than Stats Daddy, but then Abby created Ty.

As soon as this baby popped up on my kindle, I dove right in, finished and then was mad at myself for finishing so fast 😂😂

We pick up where we left off and these is tension, angst, spice and so many feelings right off the bat.

Sawyer, Noah, Mercer and Ty have my heart and I can not wait for whatever Abby puts us thru in book 3. I know its gonna be EPIC!!!

This is definitely a must read!!!!

Almost Ruined-

What a perfect ending to this trilogy!!!!

Almost Ruined is the 3rd and final book in the Men of Evercrisp Orchard trilogy. This is a dark why choose romance. Make sure to check the trigger warning.

These characters have been thru so much and work so hard for their happy ending! All the pain of those cliffhangers is worth it at the end of this one!

Sawyer, Ty (my love!), Noah and Mercers story is emotion filled, beautiful, intense and spicy, but there is so much healing and growth between these characters and the way their story ended made my heart so happy!

Abby is an auto buy author for me and if you haven't read her work yet, you really should!

This is definitely a must read!

[Jenn]

✨️ARC REVIEW✨️

I have no words for how much I enjoyed this trilogy!! It is simultaneously the most thigh clenching and gut wrenching series I've picked up in a while. These books have some major triggers like portrayals of depression, self-harm, grief, death of multiple family members, family trauma, abuse, coercion, and more ⚠️

Our MC's (all four of them) have immense amounts of trauma attached to their pasts and they all respond with very different but human ways of coping. The amount of emotional depth each character possesses is so visceral I felt like I could have been part of the story.  It was startling how quickly I was able to go from loving Tytus to hating him to kind of liking him again. Tytus and Sawyer have that kind of slow-burning but with hot coals kind of connection that smoulders until it boils over. The tension between Sawyer and each of the individual MMC's was unreal but when all of them are together?! Off. The. Charts. The little brushes of arms and fingers, hands on thigh moments between Tytus and Mercer was definitely a tease 🥵

Mercer and Noah are the new ultimate book boyfriends and WOW I will never be able to look at a corn field the same way again 🌽🌽🌽

I love the friendship between Mercer and Noah, they share *everything* in more ways than one and their deep emotional connection made their relationship with Sawyer possible.

I felt like I never knew what was going to happen next or what choice Sawyer was going to make in any given situation. I loved the multi-POV so you knew exactly what was going on in each character's head and the yearning from each MMC is to DIE for.

This trilogy has everything I love in a dark college romance: most notably a hot professor with a penchant for bending the rules, murder with a deep & twisted backstory, and lots and lots of why-choose spice. There is blackmail, groveling, hurt/comfort, forbidden romance, and three obsessive and possessive HOT AF MMCs.

I could not put these books down and they are the perfect way to ring in the fall season!! Could not recommend more!!!

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*I received an advanced release copy from the publisher and am leaving a fair and honest review voluntarily*

[Amanda Milne]

This is a collection of the three books within the series Evercrisp Orchard with some additional bonus scenes.

This series of books wrecked me with the emotional scenes, the sex scenes (very spicy), the love, the hate and the opportunity for the characters to feel love and heal.

1st book - almost ravaged
The storyline is based on Sawyer who lives with her mum, dad, twin brother Atty and Tytus who is a foster child. They all grew up with each other and there are underlying feelings between Sawyer and Tytus. However a tragic life event occurs that sets their lives on a different path.

Sawyer, Atty and Tytus meet up again after some years apart and Sawyer starts her graduate program where she meets Professor Mercer Eden and becomes his graduate assistant. They don't get on with each other however they have to for the next year.

Mercer introduces Sawyer to his best mate Noah who owns the Ever Crisp Orchard. Unbeknown to Sawyer, Noah and Mercer are going to become big parts of her life and her healing.

Howevr Tytus soon realizes that he has competition for Saywer's feelings. Something occurs at the end of this book that sets a cliff hanger.

All of the characters within the book are flawed and feel very human. I even felt their pain at certain parts of the book.

Book 2 - Almost rotten

Wow this book had me on the edge of my seat and moving between hating and loving Tytus, to hating and loving Mercer.

Tytus does something that pushes Sawyer straight into the arms of Mercer and Noah where things start to heat up 🥵🔥

Poor Sawyer doesn't know who to be with and this adds to the confusion for everyone.

Tytus's obsession with Sawyer steps up a level to where Mercer and Noah have to do something to make it stop.

All of them but Noah had a part to play in what happened. I just hope they can live with the consequences.

Book 3 - Almost ruined

All I can say is this third book wrecked me emotionally. The sadness, emotional connections between the characters was amazing. This book wrapped up really well.
If you want to know what happens, check out the series. You won't regret it!

[Nicole]

Sawyer arrives at the Holt University campus about to start a new life with her twin brother and their best friend/foster brother by her side. After surviving a horrible tragedy three years ago, they have been separated up until this point, and this is their first time back in the same space as adults. While Sawyer had always hoped she would end up with Tytus, timing always seems to keep them apart, until she finally attempts to move on with a broody professor, Mercer, and his best friend, Noah, who owns a local orchard. But Tytus isn’t ready to let her go.

Tytus and Sawyer’s relationship has so much history, but is still so dysfunctional. As much as they’ve both wanted more than what they had, their shared trauma kept them apart until Tytus twisted what they could have become into a twisted reality and couldn’t understand that Sawyer would want anything different.

While Mercer and Noah have their own trauma, they offer Sawyer something she hasn’t had in years, stability and a safe space to land. Their relationships with her are very different, and yet their close friendship allows them to explore a different dynamic that makes her want more with them. When Ty’s antics lead to things taking a dangerous turn, it put everything and everyone at risk.

As this was one of my favourite series I’ve read in the past year, I was thrilled to receive the opportunity to get an early copy of this complete series and absolutely loved the bonus scenes and artwork! This trilogy will take you on a roller coaster ride where you’re torn between screaming to get off and holding on tighter unwilling to let go. I love how the different dynamics develop throughout this series, but also the level of trust and personal growth that all these characters go through. This is one of those series that will absolutely wreck you, then gradually put you back together, and if you’re like me and had to wait months after cliffhangers, you’ll appreciate the fact to be able to read this entire story in one shot.

[Ivy Olivia]

✨ ARC Review ✨

Thank you for the ARC! 💛

Men of Evercrisp Orchard — Abby Millsaps
Almost Ravaged • Almost Rotten • Almost Ruined

This is one of the few books that really explores WHY CHOOSE/poly relationships in such a complex—and honestly, very toxic—way. I felt SO stressed and like I was going crazy while reading this book. 😂 I really didn’t expect it to be this emotionally heavy, and I’d definitely say this series gets pretty dark too. Gotta give applause to Miss Abby for making me feel all of this hahaha. 👏🏻

Uhm… so where do I even begin? 😂

We have our FMC, Sawyer, and her THREE VERY DIFFERENT MEN—Tytus, her first love and her brother’s best friend, who is VERY possessive of her; Mercer, her older, dominant, grumpy professor; and my favorite, Noah, who is sweet, gentle, and the owner of the Orchard. 🫠

All of them are tangled up in one VERY messy relationship dynamic, and each man has his own personality, trauma, and emotional baggage that makes the whole story even more complicated and, honestly, so intense.

Sawyer is such a lucky girl, isn’t she? Three gorgeous men wrapped around her finger. 😂

The ending and the extra stories were SO heartwarming. Once they finally accepted the situation and what Sawyer wanted, their dynamic together became genuinely beautiful. I especially loved seeing them all go together to support Ty at his hockey game. AWWW. 🥹💛

Without spoiling anything, this is NOT your ordinary why-choose romance. There are a lot of mental health struggles throughout the story, and I think those struggles really explain why the relationships and love dynamics are so messy and complicated.

If you like messy, toxic, complicated relationships + why-choose romance, age gap, possessive MMCs, a little darkness, and ANGST, this series might be for you!

But PLEASE, definitely read the trigger warnings before starting these books. There are some heavy topics, and your mental health matters, guys! 🫶🏻

[Robyn]

When I started reading this book (not really knowing too much about the story except for a quick blurb) it seemed like it was going to be a regular romance and then the event happens (no spoilers) And my heart broke for Sawyer, Tytus and Atticus (Sawyer's twin brother). Tytus was adopted into Sawyer and Attic's family when his parents gave up on him. Sawyer and Ty had a will they won't they when they were teens.

Fast forward a few years and Atticus Sawyer and Tytus are all attending the same university. Tytus and Atticus are on the Hockey team and Sawyer is in a graduate program and is paired with Professor Mercer. With Sawyer and Tytus still circling each other she also is being pulled toward Mercer. When the class project brings them to Evercrisp Orchard and to Mercer's best friend and orchard owner Noah she is also pulled toward him

This is a 3 book series in this 1 omnibus and I have never been so happy to have all of the books with just a turn of the page..... if I had to wait between books 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 I would not have been happy. There are cliffhangers at the end of both of them. Even though I finished book 2 past my bedtime I had to keep reading (IYKYK) way past my bedtime!

This story was hot and sexy - a reverse harem with age gaps and deep emotional bonds between Mercer and Noah and also Sawyer and Ty. All of them have demons that they have to deal with and trauma to work through, it is truly a story about healing and helping the ones you love to heal too.

[TarynLA]

RH Academia Romance Omnibus

“We all fought our own battles to get to this place,”

4.5 ⭐️ Great read!! This book had just about everything. It had be completely hooked from the first chapter!
It was angsty, emotional, sweet, funny with delicious and dirty spice. All the MCs have utterly heartbreaking pasts that still affects their lives in the present and their relationships.

The Prof, Mercer, and his orchard owning friend, Noah, have a very unique and very close relationship… as close as you can be without being romantically involved. But it comes close. I absolutely loved their relationship.
Then there’s Tytus, her brother’s and her best friend. They’ve gone through a lot together and almost started more until tragedy struck. Now it’s 3 years later and apart. He assumed she waited, she didn’t know she was supposed to.
Let me just say…… he does some pretty unhinged things…… but he does have some mental health issues.
Do these MMCs want to share?….. um No…. But what a ride it was to get there

No cheating (outside harem), no OWD with a extremely hard earned HEA

* Twin Brother’s Best Friend
* Double Age Gap
* Hockey Player MMC
* Professor MMC
* Widowed MMC
* Virgin MMC
* Graduate Assistant FMC to Prof (so her boss)
* Bi FMC & MMC
* Mental Health Rep
* Obsessed & Broken MMCs
* Good Boy / Good Girl / Daddy
* Pierced 🍆
* Found Family

[KayBeReading]

The entire series was amazing.

Almost Ravaged: this one did not prepare me for this whole story. I will say the back and forth between Ty and Sawyer did irritate me a bit, because we were always right there. Just go for it. I adored Noah from the beginning. I loved that Sawyer was a woman who knew what she wanted.

Almost Rotten: This one is where all the emotions started going haywire. Everyone was spiraling(Ty was probably the worst). I did one that we finally got something between him and Sawyer. Hearing Mercer’s story definitely induced some tears. But the pissed me off at the end of the book. Noah began opening up more and it was a joy to see.

Almost Ruined: My favorite out of the series. It was the healing book. All of them had to face their trauma and heal it was amazing to see. They each grew individually and together
I’m so glad I didn’t have to go through those cliffhangers because book two was brutal.

The entire series was amazing. I’m so glad I didn’t have to go through those cliffhangers because book two was brutal. These were my first books from Abby and it was awesome. Abby’s writing is amazing. I could visualize when she wrote about Ty giving into the dark. All around great series, I will be purchasing copies for the shelf.

[Sal’s life]

Almost Ravaged. Almost Rotten. Almost Ruined. Abby Millsaps, this is one hell of a Trilogy.

So we have Mercer; the older dominant man, grumpy professor, with a soft sport for his best friend.

Then we have Noah; the sweet but sad gentle giant. Which helps to balance out Mercer’s griffness.

And finally Tytus; Sawyer’s first love, the man who she effectively trauma bonded with and the man who thinks he knows her best, more than she even knows herself.

Sawyer, the luckiest woman ever to have these 3 gorgeous men obsessed with her. 3 men love her equally but very differently. Which is the thing I enjoyed the most in this series.

This trilogy is very emotional and at times heartwarming and unlike any other, why choose book I’ve read. I would also say to check the trigger warning before starting this series as all of the MMC’s have experienced trauma and they cover how each of them have coped with it.

I don’t think I’m the age or demographic this series is aimed at, as Saweyer and Tytus were a bit on the immature for me, but this was absolutely an enjoyable read, just maybe for someone younger than their 50’s!

[Whispered Secrets]

I just finished reading the complete series of Men of Evercrisp Orchard, man was it a read. The darkness inside the characters, the things they had to endure, the battles the fought and won, the inevitable ending. It was all so…different than anything I’ve read and it touched me in a way not many other reads have. Not because I’ve ever dealt with the problems they faced but because I became so engrossed in the read that I felt like I was a part of it.
All the characters…well except Noah, made some exceptionally catastrophic decisions that cause the ones they love mega pain and suffering. But they all found a way to co-exist because of their love for one girl who has her own demons and set backs. Not one of the main characters were free of trauma or guilt from their past, but together they all figured it out slowly but efficiently. I cried, I laughed, I was hotter than heck with some of those special moments they shared, it had all the feels. As mentioned above I felt like I was in the story with them, a part of their dynamic. If you like a good way chose read with lots of angst, then look no further because this one has it all, and I do mean all! Thank you Abby for sharing.

[Barbara Mann]

4/5...This was such a messy, angsty, addictive ride. The chemistry between Sawyer and her men kept me turning the pages, and I loved how different each relationship felt while still bringing something important to the overall dynamic. There’s plenty of jealousy, possessiveness, emotional turmoil, and complicated feelings, but also some genuinely sweet moments that helped balance out the darker parts. The tension between the characters was definitely one of my favorite aspects, and I appreciated that the relationships weren’t always easy or predictable. The box set is a great option if you enjoy dark hockey romance with why-choose/polyamorous elements, intense emotions, and multiple love interests who each bring their own flavor to the story. The bonus scenes were a fun addition too. Not every moment worked perfectly for me, but overall, this was an entertaining, dramatic, binge-worthy series that kept me invested until the end. If you like your romance angsty, spicy, and complicated, this one is worth checking out.I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Whitney Cruthird]

Love a good why choose, and Abby Millsaps absolutely delivered with this one!

I loved the dynamic between all of the characters, but what really got me was how each relationship had its own unique connection and romance. It wasn’t just about the group dynamic, it was about the individual bonds they each shared, and I was HERE FOR IT. 😮‍💨🔥

And give me an age gap any day. Whew. 🥵 The longing, the tension, and that whole wanting the one who feels just out of reach had me frustrated at times because BABY, JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER! 😂 But watching everything unfold made it worth the wait.

The found-family element was another favorite. There’s something about watching these characters become each other’s safe place that just hits differently. ❤️‍🔥

And those bonus scenes?! YES PLEASE. Give me more of these men because apparently I am not ready to say goodbye. 😂

✨ Why choose ✔️
✨ Age gap ✔️
✨ Hockey romance ✔️
✨ Brother’s best friend ✔️
✨ Found family ✔️
✨ Spicy chemistry ✔️

Definitely a recommend from me if you love interconnected romances, hockey boys, age gaps, and a why-choose situation that gives every relationship its own moment to shine. 🏒🔥📖

4.5 ⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Rachel Stephens]

All three books, plus bonus scenes!!! Yes!!
This series is packed full of some of the best and my personal favorite tropes!
Why choose/ RH, age gap, brothers best friend, hockey, professor/student, friends to lovers, and much more.

Throughout these books, we get to experience all the emotions. There was drama, they definitely face some challenges, blackmailing, jealousy, and more. We also got some humor, tender moments, love, and lots of spice too.

In Almost Ravaged we meet Sawyer our FMC and our MMC. Tytus, Noah, and Mecer.
Tytus is the brother's best friend. Mercer is her professor. Noah is the owner of the orchard.
The author does a fantastic job with each man. They are all unique and impact Sawyer differently. I can honestly say, I loved them all. I couldn't pick a favorite.
Sawyer was a fantastic FMC. Throughout the series we see so much growth in her character.

In Almost Ruined, the author does an excellent job bringing everything together. Sawyer and her men finally get their happy ending!
What an excellent trilogy!

[Yami’s Bookshelf]

I really enjoyed the Men of Evercrisp Orchard trilogy! This series had so many of my favorite tropes all wrapped into one story: why choose, age gap, brother’s best friend, professor/student, hockey, and friends to lovers.

Sawyer’s story with Tytus, Mercer, and Noah had me hooked from the beginning. I loved that each of the men had such different personalities and completely different relationships with Sawyer. They each brought something unique to the story, and honestly, choosing a favorite was impossible.

There was plenty of drama, jealousy, secrets, emotional moments, and of course lots of spice, but I also loved the softer moments between the characters. Sawyer goes through so much throughout the series, and I really enjoyed seeing her growth and watching all of the relationships develop along the way.

I also loved getting all three books together with the bonus scenes. By the end, I was completely invested in Sawyer and her men and so happy to see everything come together for them. Such a fun, spicy, emotional trilogy!

[Kari Hansen]

When Sawyer arrives at university and is reunited with Tytus, her foster brother and best friend, who she has always loved she hopes it will be a second chance as a devastating event separated tore them apart a few years earlier. Their past is complicated, emotional and filled with angst so it is understandable that she looks for solace elsewhere.

That peace comes in the most unlikely of places and includes Mercer, her professor, and Noah, his best friend. Even though they couldn’t be more different together they give each other and her exactly what she needs. The one problem that remains is her feelings for Tytus and his reaction to finding out she had other men in her life could destroy them all.

Sawyer and her men take us on a whirlwind of emotions that with each twist has you wondering what will happen next and what the outcome will be. Each of the characters are dealing with a lot both as individuals and as a group that will keep you on edge however the outcome makes all the turmoil worthwhile.

[BackwardsBookshelf (Melanie)]

The Men of Evercrisp Orchard box set is orchard soft sweetness, temptation, and full‑blown emotional warfare and I devoured every unhinged second of it.
Sawyer’s head and heart are basically locked in a three‑way cage match as one choice shatters the fragile balance between her men, sending all three of them spiralling into sabotage, jealousy, and full‑tilt delusion. The emotional tension is wild, primal, and addictive, coiling around the story like a vice that tightens itself around you one chapter at a time.
And Sawyer’s breaking point? Brutal, heart breaking, and absolutely necessary, the kind of moment that forces everyone to face the wreckage they created. It’s messy, it’s chaotic, it’s devastating and it sets the stage perfectly for the ending this series fights so hard to earn. The bonus scenes are the ultimate cherry on top. Tender, spicy, and exactly the closure this chaotic poly romance deserves.

Thank you to Valentine PR and Abby for the epic read.

[Angela Durand]

WHEW! This was CHEF’S KISSES! 😂 I honestly thought I was going to get bored with a 900+ page box set, but nope! I flew through this one. Sawyer, Tytus, Mercer, and Noah put me through it, but I loved every minute of the chaos.

I’m not usually one to reach for poly romance, but this one really worked for me. The relationships, the drama, and the spice kept me hooked through all three books. 🔥 And yes, I always check the warnings, but I’m definitely not scared of a little spicy risk! 🤣

I also really liked how each book built on the last and how everything eventually came together. By the end, I was completely invested in Sawyer and her men and definitely not ready to leave them. ❤️ Abby Millsaps is an author I’ll definitely be reading again!

Definitely a 5 ⭐️ read for me!

Thank you so much to Abby Millsaps and Valentine PR for the ARC opportunity and the chance to share my honest thoughts!

[Chelsea]

This box set is an absolute beast, and I ended up flying through the whole thing. The setup gives you a messy, high-stakes reverse harem dynamic featuring a hockey player, a professor, and an apple orchard owner. Sawyer is completely torn between her brother's best friend, Tytus, and the distraction offered by Mercer and Noah.

I liked that the guys don't just immediately get along; they actively try to sabotage and undermine each other, which keeps the drama and tension incredibly high. When Sawyer finally puts her foot down and threatens to walk away entirely rather than watch them destroy each other, it forces them to get their acts together. It balances the hockey and university settings with an incredible amount of open-door spice, primal tropes, and a really satisfying conclusion for the whole pack.

If you want a dark poly sports romance that you can totally binge, this series is a great choice.

Thank you Valentine PR for the gifted e-ARC!

[Sofia Silva]

An absolute thrilling and addictive series.
All books give us a messy, dark, deeply emotional plot that follows the lives of Sawyer, Ty, Mercer and Noah. Fours lost souls that are suffering, hiding their pain, their trauma, their loneliness and trying to cope alone, but failing.
Their personalities are completely different, but somehow complete and bring the best in each other.
In order to get their HEA, they will have to face a lot of challenges, demons from their pasts and traumatic events, but their connection and chemistry only grows stronger.
Abby Millsaps gives us strong, resilient characters with broken hearts that have been dealt the toughest cards in life, live in pain, yet learn how to compromise, trust, to be present, to support, to love and to be loved.
Thank you for the ARC.

[Kerri Dice]

⭐⭐⭐⭐½

This series was an absolute roller coaster, and I mean that in the best way possible.

🍎 Why choose
🍎 Professor/student
🍎 Boss/Worker
🍎 Brothers best friend
🍎 Trauma/healing
🍎 Found family
🍎 HEA
🍎 Hockey romance
🍎 Marriage of convince
🍎 Double age gap

The Men of Evercrisp Orchard: The Complete Series combines college hockey, why choose romance, age gaps, brother's best friend, found family, and plenty of angst. This series definitely put me through the emotional wringer. There were moments I wanted to hug these characters, moments I wanted to yell at them, and moments where I couldn't stop turning the pages because I needed to know what happened next.

Noah was hands-down my favorite from the start, but by the end Abby Millsaps somehow had me rooting for all of them. Every character was flawed, complicated, and frustrating at times, but that's what made their growth feel so rewarding. Watching them work through their trauma, learn to trust each other, and become a family was my favorite part of the series.


*** I want to note that I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. ***

[Amber Crook]

Abby just released The Men of Evercrisp Orchard: The Complete Series today! This includes Almost Ravaged, Almost Rotten, and Almost Ruined. And it has brand new bonus scenes for those of us who have read these books already!

🍎 Why Choose
🐝 College Romance
🌽 Double Age Gap
🍎 Brother’s Best Friend/Foster Brother
🐝 Hockey Player x Professor x Orchard Owner
🌽 Primal Play

I really loved Sawyer’s story with Tytus, Mercer, and Noah. I love that Mercer and Noah are best friends, and Sawyer and Tytus have been dancing around each other for years. There were so many times throughout this series I found my heart in my throat, and in typical Abby fashion, she puts us in an emotional rollercoaster with this group. I loved all the relationship developments throughout this series.

🌶️🌶️🌶️

Thank you, Abby and VPR, for sending me a copy!

[Cheryl]

What can I say that other readers have not already about this trilogy. It is amazing! I love that all three books are featured in this omnibus. So, if you are a reader that had to wait until a series or trilogy is complete, this is your time now. No waiting, just download this complete set and start reading.

Each book in this trilogy, just adds another layer to the dynamics of Sawyer, Ty, Mercer, and Noah. Each guy had their faults, but they also had their strengths. The biggest strength is that they all love Sawyer. I liked seeing each of the guy's interactions with Sawyer. Plus, who doesn't love an age gap romance or why choose. I know both of these tropes are some of my favorites.

This series is a must read. The only choosing you need to do is to read this trilogy. Readers who already read this series, you are in for a treat with the bonus extra.