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Loved for the Holidays #2
Ghosted by Texas
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Austin
Loyalty to a life-long friendship cost me everything!
I wasn’t sure if Becs would ever allow me to atone for my screwups, but I was going to use every trick in the book to earn the only treat I ever wanted. Her!
Becs
My heart ached for the loss of the man I once loved.
It ached even more when I found out I was carrying his baby.
Finding out the reason he ghosted me... Made my heart hurt worse.
He had been tricked.
Could I love a ghost?
There was only one way to find out.
This is book 2 in the Loved for the Holidays Series. The first book is Cupid Broke My Heart. While they can be read as standalone stories, you should read them in order for optimal enjoyment.
Austin
Loyalty to a life-long friendship cost me everything!
I wasn’t sure if Becs would ever allow me to atone for my screwups, but I was going to use every trick in the book to earn the only treat I ever wanted. Her!
Becs
My heart ached for the loss of the man I once loved.
It ached even more when I found out I was carrying his baby.
Finding out the reason he ghosted me... Made my heart hurt worse.
He had been tricked.
Could I love a ghost?
There was only one way to find out.
This is book 2 in the Loved for the Holidays Series. The first book is Cupid Broke My Heart. While they can be read as standalone stories, you should read them in order for optimal enjoyment.
448 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 4, 2022
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Anne Storm
14 books188 followersAnne Storm lives on the side of a mountain in north Georgia, writes most days, and enjoys the quiet of the wilderness around her.
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♥
XO,
Anne Storm
˚triggers may include: foul language, violence, cheating, sex between H and h, sex between H and others, h and others, and nudity described on the page. There may also be sexual situations involving chocolate sauce, and disturbing, dark humor. This is a general warning. Something not listed here, might be found inside a book too (some of the things listed might not be found in a particular book at all).
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March 12, 2023
Goodreads math comes into play.
Four stars if the author intended this to be a psychological thriller where the boyfriend, his friends, her best friend, his best friends with benefits, and his parents all gaslight the heroine into a relationship so they can steal the baby. Think Rosemary's Baby meets Single White Female.
One star if the author intended this to be a romance for the ages given the shenanigans of pretty much everybody but the heroine.
Four stars if the author intended this to be a psychological thriller where the boyfriend, his friends, her best friend, his best friends with benefits, and his parents all gaslight the heroine into a relationship so they can steal the baby. Think Rosemary's Baby meets Single White Female.
One star if the author intended this to be a romance for the ages given the shenanigans of pretty much everybody but the heroine.
February 27, 2023
This is very soapy-drama-llama read due to a rabid wannabe OW and the idiot H that is blind to her machinations. The story spans over many years (like 6-8ish) of the H and h trying to find their HEA while the evil OW continuously jumps out yelling SIKE snatching it away.
This is the second book in the series, based on the reviews this couple played a large part of that book, but (from what I read) it appears to follow the same timeline, so I don’t think you’ll miss anything if you skip it.
The book is told from the h, Becs POV except two bonus chapters at the end of the book from Austin’s. She does give the moron many chances, but she’s not a total doormat and does stick up for herself… and make him work for it. The only bad thing is that we miss any OW interaction/ comeuppance because we're only privy to her side of things.
Bottom Line- This is silly-soapy drama. Nothing resembles real life, so if you’re not in the mood for OTT telenovela level of WTFery… this isn’t for you. If you’re in the mood for something more realistic with another stupid H/BFF scenario, you could try Molly. (that H doesn’t screw his BFF but is equally as blind to her BS) That one is in KU, this one is on scribd.
Safety-
This is the second book in the series, based on the reviews this couple played a large part of that book, but (from what I read) it appears to follow the same timeline, so I don’t think you’ll miss anything if you skip it.
The book is told from the h, Becs POV except two bonus chapters at the end of the book from Austin’s. She does give the moron many chances, but she’s not a total doormat and does stick up for herself… and make him work for it. The only bad thing is that we miss any OW interaction/ comeuppance because we're only privy to her side of things.
Bottom Line- This is silly-soapy drama. Nothing resembles real life, so if you’re not in the mood for OTT telenovela level of WTFery… this isn’t for you. If you’re in the mood for something more realistic with another stupid H/BFF scenario, you could try Molly. (that H doesn’t screw his BFF but is equally as blind to her BS) That one is in KU, this one is on scribd.
Safety-
December 14, 2022
3.5 Stars
Standalone
I have not read the previous book in the series
The angst was delicious and I would have given this book at least 4 Stars....but the hero had to be such an idiot. He was exasperating, and ultimately, some of his excuses just didn't add up, or work for me at all. (Just to clarify, technically, he never cheated on the heroine.) I believed him when he said he loved the heroine and that what he felt for his best friend (the OW) was never romantic, that she was only a convenient hookup (a fuck buddy) whenever he was single, but his actions still left me feeling somewhat bitter at the end, especially after reading the bonus content--2 chapters told from his PoV. The author gives readers the option of reading the bonus scenes in the middle of the book (falling within the timeline of the story) or to read them at the end. I decided to read them at the end. Big mistake. Austin only managed to ruin the HEA; he made himself look worse in my eyes. Before I read the bonus content, I had thought he had simply been stupid and oblivious, but afterwards? Well, I took back thesecond fourth chance I had given him. Seeing things from his PoV revealed just how weak and fickle he had actually been. It was a letdown. This is a case where the hero's PoV was better off left in the reader's imagination, because he didn't do himself any favors by revealing his thoughts. It had been a hard pill to swallow as it was.
And now that I think about it, this couple didn't have much chemistry between them.
And one last gripe, the heroine made me roll my eyes several times with how easily she'd fall back into his arms. Every. Single. Time. Love makes us dumb.
Standalone
I have not read the previous book in the series
The angst was delicious and I would have given this book at least 4 Stars....but the hero had to be such an idiot. He was exasperating, and ultimately, some of his excuses just didn't add up, or work for me at all. (Just to clarify, technically, he never cheated on the heroine.) I believed him when he said he loved the heroine and that what he felt for his best friend (the OW) was never romantic, that she was only a convenient hookup (a fuck buddy) whenever he was single, but his actions still left me feeling somewhat bitter at the end, especially after reading the bonus content--2 chapters told from his PoV. The author gives readers the option of reading the bonus scenes in the middle of the book (falling within the timeline of the story) or to read them at the end. I decided to read them at the end. Big mistake. Austin only managed to ruin the HEA; he made himself look worse in my eyes. Before I read the bonus content, I had thought he had simply been stupid and oblivious, but afterwards? Well, I took back the
And now that I think about it, this couple didn't have much chemistry between them.
And one last gripe, the heroine made me roll my eyes several times with how easily she'd fall back into his arms. Every. Single. Time. Love makes us dumb.
January 12, 2023
I think I need to make a new genre for books where the H is kinda a dumbass, but I still enjoy the book because the heroine says it like it is with an eloquence I always lack in difficult situations.
I enjoyed this and found it hard to put down. Delicious angst without going too far (at least for me). Although I would never marry the idiot.
Anyways, Becs and Austen meet in college and are immediately drawn to each other and everything is going hunky dory till the OW shows up.
This OW (Jordan) is the 'friend of the family' kind. So she's hard to shake off, like sh*t on your shoe.
Austen has been doing the on and off, friends with benefits thing with her for a few years. And it's obvious to the reader (and Becs thank goodness) that Jordan doesn't see it the same way Austen does. And Jordan of course doesn't fight fair. Lies lies lies.
And the lies work because Austen isn't the sharpest pencil in the box. It's a good thing the author always has her men have family money because otherwise they'd probably be dishwashers for the rest of their lives.
Anyways, after a misunderstanding that could have been cleared up with a simple conversation, Austen ghosts Becs.
Five years later, they meet again. He pleads for a second chance and she foolishly gives in. OF COURSE Jordan is still in the picture. In fact. They went back to being F buddies just 2 weeks after he split with Becs. ...see what I mean? Dumb Dumb and Dumber.
So Jordan finally pulls out the trump card and tells Austen she's prego. Do we the reader believe this? Of course not. Does Austen... of course he does. sheesh. Doesn't ask for proof or anything.
He just Ghosts Becs AGAIN!
But guess who is pregnant?
SO I could go on, but you know the formula.
The best parts are where Becs tells him what a dumbass he is and he's a good sport about it. I guess deep down he knows he's a nitwit.
The side characters are entertaining too. Nobody is outright evil, not even Jordan.
Austen does manage to man up and see Jordan for the passive aggressive manipulator she is by about 80% in. The rest is gravy. But there were lots of fun parts before that because of Becs.
The wedding thing kinda annoyed me.
safety is meh but entertaining... coulda been better if it were less lopsided. So I'm sorry but I'm sticking to my rule of no more than 3 stars if he gets some and she doesn't.
I enjoyed this and found it hard to put down. Delicious angst without going too far (at least for me). Although I would never marry the idiot.
Anyways, Becs and Austen meet in college and are immediately drawn to each other and everything is going hunky dory till the OW shows up.
This OW (Jordan) is the 'friend of the family' kind. So she's hard to shake off, like sh*t on your shoe.
Austen has been doing the on and off, friends with benefits thing with her for a few years. And it's obvious to the reader (and Becs thank goodness) that Jordan doesn't see it the same way Austen does. And Jordan of course doesn't fight fair. Lies lies lies.
And the lies work because Austen isn't the sharpest pencil in the box. It's a good thing the author always has her men have family money because otherwise they'd probably be dishwashers for the rest of their lives.
Anyways, after a misunderstanding that could have been cleared up with a simple conversation, Austen ghosts Becs.
Five years later, they meet again. He pleads for a second chance and she foolishly gives in. OF COURSE Jordan is still in the picture. In fact. They went back to being F buddies just 2 weeks after he split with Becs. ...see what I mean? Dumb Dumb and Dumber.
So Jordan finally pulls out the trump card and tells Austen she's prego. Do we the reader believe this? Of course not. Does Austen... of course he does. sheesh. Doesn't ask for proof or anything.
He just Ghosts Becs AGAIN!
But guess who is pregnant?
SO I could go on, but you know the formula.
The best parts are where Becs tells him what a dumbass he is and he's a good sport about it. I guess deep down he knows he's a nitwit.
The side characters are entertaining too. Nobody is outright evil, not even Jordan.
Austen does manage to man up and see Jordan for the passive aggressive manipulator she is by about 80% in. The rest is gravy. But there were lots of fun parts before that because of Becs.
The wedding thing kinda annoyed me.
safety is meh but entertaining... coulda been better if it were less lopsided. So I'm sorry but I'm sticking to my rule of no more than 3 stars if he gets some and she doesn't.
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December 1, 2022
The hero was dumb as a brick but the ow drama was pure gold. LOL.
November 28, 2022
------SPOILERISH REVIEW -------------------------
This H is among the dumbest H I've read. I don't believe the HEA and think it's more of an HFN (Happy for now) type ending.
The h is insightful and outspoken and tells him exactly how it plays out, he swears it won't happen and what does he do? He ghosts her and dumps her for the OW. The second time, she reminds him what happened the first time around and he swears it won't happen again and what does he do? Yup, he believes the OW's lies and ghosts the h and is caught by her, snogging the OW in a movie theatre, less than a week after they (H&h) were intimate. He is beyond dumb. In her shoes, I would not procreate with this man. But there's no internal argument or even discussion that the h has with herself. She's semi employed as an art teacher, waitressing part time to make ends meet and she wants to keep her unplanned child and be a single mom. Really, it's like nobody wants to think any more!
As for OW drama, I can't even really blame the OW. She didn't have to try too hard to break them up. The H was singularly annoying. He just didn't seem to learn anything from the past. At all. He owed the h a conversation, at the very least. And yet, both times he just ghosts her and leaves her in potentially unsafe situations. And let me not even get started on his psycho family - his stupid diaper wearing brother, his dumb as paint sister and his incredibly irresponsible parents - they actually literally force the h to marry the H in an incredibly creepy surprise wedding. And let's not forget the BFF who keeps throwing the h at the H so she can have a peaceful life with his brother. None of the characters seem likeable or intelligent.
This H is among the dumbest H I've read. I don't believe the HEA and think it's more of an HFN (Happy for now) type ending.
The h is insightful and outspoken and tells him exactly how it plays out, he swears it won't happen and what does he do? He ghosts her and dumps her for the OW. The second time, she reminds him what happened the first time around and he swears it won't happen again and what does he do? Yup, he believes the OW's lies and ghosts the h and is caught by her, snogging the OW in a movie theatre, less than a week after they (H&h) were intimate. He is beyond dumb. In her shoes, I would not procreate with this man. But there's no internal argument or even discussion that the h has with herself. She's semi employed as an art teacher, waitressing part time to make ends meet and she wants to keep her unplanned child and be a single mom. Really, it's like nobody wants to think any more!
As for OW drama, I can't even really blame the OW. She didn't have to try too hard to break them up. The H was singularly annoying. He just didn't seem to learn anything from the past. At all. He owed the h a conversation, at the very least. And yet, both times he just ghosts her and leaves her in potentially unsafe situations. And let me not even get started on his psycho family - his stupid diaper wearing brother, his dumb as paint sister and his incredibly irresponsible parents - they actually literally force the h to marry the H in an incredibly creepy surprise wedding. And let's not forget the BFF who keeps throwing the h at the H so she can have a peaceful life with his brother. None of the characters seem likeable or intelligent.
January 26, 2023
My rating: 3 1/2 stars
What I liked: Bec(h) and her snarky comebacks. I loved how she told off Austin’s(H) mother. Next, I’m glad Bec didn’t forgive Austin right away (even though I would have made him suffer more). Lastly, I loved the ow drama even if she basically got away with everything.
What I didn’t like: Austin was an idiot. The way he didn’t check in to make sure Bec got home safely was a huge sick move and he should have walked on his knees in glass for her forgiveness. Austin’s mother wasn’t that smart either to invite a woman that lied about being pregnant to his and Bec’s wedding. Next, Bec’s best friend annoyed me. She is supposed to meet up with Austin’s brother but instead leaves with another guy not even worrying about her friend. Also, she knows that her best friend has issues with Austin and basically makes her go home with him so she can go hang up the brother. I’m glad my friends aren’t like her. Lastly, I wished the ow would have her comeuppance.
***Major Spoilers/ Details/Triggers: OW Drama. H and h meet at a Halloween party. H likes what he sees and asks her out. When they are on their third date the H’s best friend/friends with benefits(ow) sees them and confronts them. h upset leaves and H let’s her go. Later, H goes and apologizes and they try the relationship again only for him to ghost her again when he thinks she set up for her friend to ditch his brother. So H leaves her at a party and doesn’t call to find out if she made it home ok or anything. They don’t see each other until 6 years later. They explain and the H promises that he will communicate when the ow starts her shit again. But yet again the H ghosts the h when the ow tells him she is pregnant with his child. h leaves the H’s house when she sees the H and ow talking. Yet again the H doesn’t call to make sure she got home or tell her why the ow was there. Instead he tries to make a relationship work with the ow. h sees the H and ow at the movies and they were kissing. h’s best friend tells him off. Later, h finds out she is pregnant and tells the H. He proposes but h tells him no. H finds out that ow lied about being pregnant. H finally cuts ties with ow and starts being there for the h. After a while they get their HEA
Descriptive Sex: Yes
Final thoughts: This was just an ok read for me. I really wanted the ow and his sister to get a slap of reality. I also wanted the H to suffer more :/ because of that a solid 3 1/2 stars
What I liked: Bec(h) and her snarky comebacks. I loved how she told off Austin’s(H) mother. Next, I’m glad Bec didn’t forgive Austin right away (even though I would have made him suffer more). Lastly, I loved the ow drama even if she basically got away with everything.
What I didn’t like: Austin was an idiot. The way he didn’t check in to make sure Bec got home safely was a huge sick move and he should have walked on his knees in glass for her forgiveness. Austin’s mother wasn’t that smart either to invite a woman that lied about being pregnant to his and Bec’s wedding. Next, Bec’s best friend annoyed me. She is supposed to meet up with Austin’s brother but instead leaves with another guy not even worrying about her friend. Also, she knows that her best friend has issues with Austin and basically makes her go home with him so she can go hang up the brother. I’m glad my friends aren’t like her. Lastly, I wished the ow would have her comeuppance.
***Major Spoilers/ Details/Triggers: OW Drama. H and h meet at a Halloween party. H likes what he sees and asks her out. When they are on their third date the H’s best friend/friends with benefits(ow) sees them and confronts them. h upset leaves and H let’s her go. Later, H goes and apologizes and they try the relationship again only for him to ghost her again when he thinks she set up for her friend to ditch his brother. So H leaves her at a party and doesn’t call to find out if she made it home ok or anything. They don’t see each other until 6 years later. They explain and the H promises that he will communicate when the ow starts her shit again. But yet again the H ghosts the h when the ow tells him she is pregnant with his child. h leaves the H’s house when she sees the H and ow talking. Yet again the H doesn’t call to make sure she got home or tell her why the ow was there. Instead he tries to make a relationship work with the ow. h sees the H and ow at the movies and they were kissing. h’s best friend tells him off. Later, h finds out she is pregnant and tells the H. He proposes but h tells him no. H finds out that ow lied about being pregnant. H finally cuts ties with ow and starts being there for the h. After a while they get their HEA
Descriptive Sex: Yes
Final thoughts: This was just an ok read for me. I really wanted the ow and his sister to get a slap of reality. I also wanted the H to suffer more :/ because of that a solid 3 1/2 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 10, 2023
So Good!
If you love drama you'll love this book. The first book was about Clea, this one is about her best friend Becs and Austin. They meet at a Halloween party. However their whole story is one neck of a Rocky road with a lot of Drama concerning Jordan.
There's a few mistakes but trust me it doesn't take away from the story. I'm wondering is the sisters story will be next, oh my that one will just knowing who she is sleeping with will be laced with drama!
If you love drama you'll love this book. The first book was about Clea, this one is about her best friend Becs and Austin. They meet at a Halloween party. However their whole story is one neck of a Rocky road with a lot of Drama concerning Jordan.
There's a few mistakes but trust me it doesn't take away from the story. I'm wondering is the sisters story will be next, oh my that one will just knowing who she is sleeping with will be laced with drama!
July 31, 2023
This was a story in which I was rooting for the hero to end up with the ow, because they both suck immensely and the heroine deserved soooo much better than the hero. Seriously, the hero is so fucking dumb in this story and I hated that the heroine kept letting him hurt her with his stupidity and selfishness.
January 12, 2025
3*
Because well, the madder you get, the more you keep on reading.
But, there are SOOOOOO many things (the retard does) that make you mad in this book.
But nothing more so than the H-pov 'bonus' chapters that the author thinks will give us his pov, and make us understand what he was thinking at that crucial juncture in their relationship, then (6 years ago) and now.
I mean, if you are basically a low IQ individual but you have smarter ppl in your life - like an astute gf or a smarter older brother, a wise dad and rest of your family - pointing out very basic and logical things to you (about the ow/anaconda) then maybe you should bow to more prudent judgement.
But this d-w keeps making the wrong choices ...
Or maybe there weren't wrong but his choices. Rather HIS CHOICE aka the manipulative bff/f-buddy.
Like the brother says -“The ‘she’s my best friend’ excuse stopped being plausible the minute you stuck your dick in Jordan. As far as any woman is concerned from here on out, she’s an ex who is competition that won’t go away, ”
So, fair warning this mmc is a man-baby, who has the emotional and analytical intelligence of an amoeba. And seemingly, so long as his dick gets action, he doesn't really care - gf or bff.
His repeated promises of doing better and asking for chances from the h do not mean that he ever really changes. Or makes changes visavis the ow.
Worse than the 'ghostings' is how both times he doesn't ensure or worries if the h has reached home safely - that too in the middle of night.
This kind of a man should be no woman's choice.
Biggest red flag imo!
I am so glad the ow did what she did to him at the end- just wish he had landed in jail.
The h - is kinda no better.
Despite all her more mature reasonings and stands.
“I can’t be with a man who has a permanent fallback girl on standby. You will never press to work on things with me. The moment things get hard, or there’s a miscommunication, you’ll ditch out again because you don’t have to work for anything when she’s there to catch your lazy ass.”
Well, she does keep giving him 'second chances'.
And even when she seemingly stops - she keeps thinking how 'immense and other-worldly' their connection is!
Yeah right, the three-way connection you mean.
Some more gems?
(Jordan, ofc is the ow/anaconda.)
Even 6 years later he's basically the same broken record -
>> “My best friend was still a touchy issue that I didn’t know how to work around. Jordan wasn’t happy with me basically disappearing from her life again...“Still, it didn’t feel fair to Jordan because, as my sister pointed out, she didn’t do anything wrong to get the shaft from me. @author - SHAFT is right! 😭
>> “I’d asked Jordan about the things Becs accused her of, like meeting her on campus two weeks after we broke up to rub it in her face that Jordan and I were fucking again. She claimed it never happened. I had a hard time figuring out who was lying and who was telling the truth because I didn’t think Jordan would do anything to impede my happiness, even if she did think she had a crush on me”🙄☠️
>> “That’s not fair,” I’d told him because there wasn’t a world where I could imagine not having either of them.”🤬
>> “If I didn’t know any better, she sounded more like a jealous wife, who was being cheated on, than a platonic friend who had to work at the bar because she was scheduled to.” 🙄 A decade of f*cking her and now you realize it???
>> “Becs had been right all along, about my friend manipulating all the relationships I tried to have, to ensure their failure”💡 Took him long enough, right? BUT WAIT!
>> “Jordan was obsessed with the thought that we were meant to marry one day because her mother had drilled the idea into her head when we were kids. I couldn’t even fault her for it. That was an expectation that should have never been placed on her shoulders.”
So, the blame for the anaconda's obsession is on her mom?
Seriously this guy never learns.
No, buddy it is all on YOU!
F*cking a 'bff' for years as a stop gap arrangement, in between gfs is really effed up imo. And he's so BLIND with it/her.
“You’ll never know how many regrets I have.”
Totally YMMV whether you believe this one's redemption arc or not.
Because well, the madder you get, the more you keep on reading.
But, there are SOOOOOO many things (the retard does) that make you mad in this book.
But nothing more so than the H-pov 'bonus' chapters that the author thinks will give us his pov, and make us understand what he was thinking at that crucial juncture in their relationship, then (6 years ago) and now.
I mean, if you are basically a low IQ individual but you have smarter ppl in your life - like an astute gf or a smarter older brother, a wise dad and rest of your family - pointing out very basic and logical things to you (about the ow/anaconda) then maybe you should bow to more prudent judgement.
But this d-w keeps making the wrong choices ...
Or maybe there weren't wrong but his choices. Rather HIS CHOICE aka the manipulative bff/f-buddy.
Like the brother says -“The ‘she’s my best friend’ excuse stopped being plausible the minute you stuck your dick in Jordan. As far as any woman is concerned from here on out, she’s an ex who is competition that won’t go away, ”
So, fair warning this mmc is a man-baby, who has the emotional and analytical intelligence of an amoeba. And seemingly, so long as his dick gets action, he doesn't really care - gf or bff.
His repeated promises of doing better and asking for chances from the h do not mean that he ever really changes. Or makes changes visavis the ow.
Worse than the 'ghostings' is how both times he doesn't ensure or worries if the h has reached home safely - that too in the middle of night.
This kind of a man should be no woman's choice.
Biggest red flag imo!
I am so glad the ow did what she did to him at the end- just wish he had landed in jail.
The h - is kinda no better.
Despite all her more mature reasonings and stands.
“I can’t be with a man who has a permanent fallback girl on standby. You will never press to work on things with me. The moment things get hard, or there’s a miscommunication, you’ll ditch out again because you don’t have to work for anything when she’s there to catch your lazy ass.”
Well, she does keep giving him 'second chances'.
And even when she seemingly stops - she keeps thinking how 'immense and other-worldly' their connection is!
Yeah right, the three-way connection you mean.
Some more gems?
(Jordan, ofc is the ow/anaconda.)
Even 6 years later he's basically the same broken record -
>> “My best friend was still a touchy issue that I didn’t know how to work around. Jordan wasn’t happy with me basically disappearing from her life again...“Still, it didn’t feel fair to Jordan because, as my sister pointed out, she didn’t do anything wrong to get the shaft from me. @author - SHAFT is right! 😭
>> “I’d asked Jordan about the things Becs accused her of, like meeting her on campus two weeks after we broke up to rub it in her face that Jordan and I were fucking again. She claimed it never happened. I had a hard time figuring out who was lying and who was telling the truth because I didn’t think Jordan would do anything to impede my happiness, even if she did think she had a crush on me”🙄☠️
>> “That’s not fair,” I’d told him because there wasn’t a world where I could imagine not having either of them.”🤬
>> “If I didn’t know any better, she sounded more like a jealous wife, who was being cheated on, than a platonic friend who had to work at the bar because she was scheduled to.” 🙄 A decade of f*cking her and now you realize it???
>> “Becs had been right all along, about my friend manipulating all the relationships I tried to have, to ensure their failure”💡 Took him long enough, right? BUT WAIT!
>> “Jordan was obsessed with the thought that we were meant to marry one day because her mother had drilled the idea into her head when we were kids. I couldn’t even fault her for it. That was an expectation that should have never been placed on her shoulders.”
So, the blame for the anaconda's obsession is on her mom?
Seriously this guy never learns.
No, buddy it is all on YOU!
F*cking a 'bff' for years as a stop gap arrangement, in between gfs is really effed up imo. And he's so BLIND with it/her.
“You’ll never know how many regrets I have.”
Totally YMMV whether you believe this one's redemption arc or not.
January 23, 2026
4.25⭐️
January 20, 2023
Dumb hero alert! This guy was really lacking brain cells and so easily manipulated, even his family called him out on a regular basis. Pretty sure the lacking-family heroine only forgave him to inherit his family.
The grovel would have been better if the hero knew what he did wrong. He knew he did something, and he knew it was wrong, but the poor guy just couldn't figure out *why* what he was doing was wrong. Repeatedly.
But I love this author's evil ow's, and she kept the angsty drama going, so three stars despite the poor dumb hero.
The grovel would have been better if the hero knew what he did wrong. He knew he did something, and he knew it was wrong, but the poor guy just couldn't figure out *why* what he was doing was wrong. Repeatedly.
But I love this author's evil ow's, and she kept the angsty drama going, so three stars despite the poor dumb hero.
January 25, 2024
I'm on an angst trip and this was recommended in a couple of FB groups for all the drama, angst and OW machinations. I would have enjoyed it more but for the TSTL hero Austin who really is as thick as mince and is also such a child. He frustrated me no end🙄. I wish Brad had ended up with Becs.
October 7, 2022
3.25 stars
A drama and angst fest. Probably a little overkill at the wedding but otherwise-the author had the h handle herself well throughout the book.
A drama and angst fest. Probably a little overkill at the wedding but otherwise-the author had the h handle herself well throughout the book.
June 26, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
dnf
February 3, 2025After trying for far too long to figure out why Becs is even interested in (meaning: pines after) a fuck-boy like Austin who constantly treats her like an afterthought, I quit before the halfway mark so it doesn’t get rated.
November 30, 2022
This story was extremely enjoyable for me. It had some decent angst along with tons of OW Drama. I couldn't put it down, and devoured it in a few hours.
December 20, 2022
DNF. I want try this author again even under another name. I now recall that I have read some books before about bikers that left me frustrated and disappointed.
The religious profanities are disturbing. This is another book I encountered them in.
The insta love wasn’t very believable. Especially in the light of H’s little arrangement . The heroine should run.
The drama felt a bit created for the sake of drama.
The H was a stupid jerk who used the OW ( who knew him since childhood and was in love with him ) for sex from time to time. It didn’t matter that she offered and agreed to the terms of no expectations for the future.
It should be obvious to him that she had her own agenda but he chose not to see it. The heroine supposedly fell for him and she knew about the situation with his BFF. Why did she let the OW win without a fight that first time ?
She didn’t even wait long enough to see if something happened between the H and the OW. The heroine didn’t confront him and chose to ghost him instead. They never in six years cleared the air. Indeed very mature behavior. Yet they claimed they never got over each other.
Another issue why the heroine needed to be so poor?Anyway I skimmed through after first 30% because I liked the angst. Still I prefer friends to lovers stories. Poor Jordan was overdone as an obsessive and manipulative psycho who couldn’t have her own children.
The religious profanities are disturbing. This is another book I encountered them in.
The insta love wasn’t very believable. Especially in the light of H’s little arrangement . The heroine should run.
The drama felt a bit created for the sake of drama.
The H was a stupid jerk who used the OW ( who knew him since childhood and was in love with him ) for sex from time to time. It didn’t matter that she offered and agreed to the terms of no expectations for the future.
It should be obvious to him that she had her own agenda but he chose not to see it. The heroine supposedly fell for him and she knew about the situation with his BFF. Why did she let the OW win without a fight that first time ?
She didn’t even wait long enough to see if something happened between the H and the OW. The heroine didn’t confront him and chose to ghost him instead. They never in six years cleared the air. Indeed very mature behavior. Yet they claimed they never got over each other.
Another issue why the heroine needed to be so poor?Anyway I skimmed through after first 30% because I liked the angst. Still I prefer friends to lovers stories. Poor Jordan was overdone as an obsessive and manipulative psycho who couldn’t have her own children.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 7, 2025
2.5 rounding up to 3
FMC was pretty good backbone wise
MMC gets his idiocy from his mama.
Hated the surprise wedding.
But it went hard on OW drama, so I appreciate that.
Their HEA is bound to be messy…
FMC was pretty good backbone wise
MMC gets his idiocy from his mama.
Hated the surprise wedding.
But it went hard on OW drama, so I appreciate that.
Their HEA is bound to be messy…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 10, 2023
3.75 ⭐️
I loved this one! The heroine was strong and fierce. I loved it.
There was grovel and a good OW story, but the hero was very dumb.
I’m intrigued about other Merger’s stories tho!
I loved this one! The heroine was strong and fierce. I loved it.
There was grovel and a good OW story, but the hero was very dumb.
I’m intrigued about other Merger’s stories tho!
February 18, 2024
This was a really angsty read. OW drama out the wazoo and I found myself wanting to smack both the hero and heroine at times but I did really enjoy it. Hard won second chance story
July 18, 2024
So, I would like to say I may have some negative things to say about the characters, but I enjoyed this book and didn’t put it down unless forced to(you know work and all 🙄) To begin with I waffled between a 3 and 4 with this book. I think an epilogue a few years into the future, would have me bump this to a 4. Like other reviewers said, the ending was conclusive, but abrupt. The biggest reason(s) this would not be a 5 star, is because the hero has blinders on when it comes to the ow(his bff, who happens to be female, Jordan) basically it makes our hero look stupid and none of us want a heroine to end up with a stupid hero. On the other hand, the h kept taking him back so maybe they are meant to be forever. Also, I couldn’t understand why the h couldn’t confide in her own bff, Clea. I mean that is what a bff is for. They help you with the tough stuff and come armed with a tube of cookie dough and Ben and Jerry’s. Throughout the book, Becs never tells the bff all the crap the H and his bff put her through, so she suffers in silence.
Let’s do aquick intro to the characters:
Becs- 21 at the beginning of the story. Her parents are mentioned, but it sounds like their daughter was not planned and/or intended. They made sure her basic needs were met, but nothing much beyond that. So, the h is a serial dater. The H is the first one that she actually felt a connection for, and maybe that’s why she kept taking him back.
Austin-21/22? At the beginning of the story. His home life is completely opposite of the h’s. Loving mom and dad, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. He has a twin brother named Houston. His best friend in the story is the diabolical Jordan who has basically been his friend since infancy. He has heard both moms talk about their dreams of a wedding. He doesn’t see her as a wife, but doesn’t mind using her sexually in between girlfriends. She suggested it, so obviously no one will be harmed.
Jordan-21/22 at the beginning…Is she the ow? At times it is not clear, so I understand her confusion. Don’t get me wrong, she lies throughout the whole story. If she isn’t lying then she is trying to manipulate things. She has also been told her whole life that she was destined to be with the H. After her mom dies, her last family connection, she ramps up her efforts to get Austin by introducing the no strings attached “pillow buddy” suggestion. So although there were no strings, our ow was a web making spider.
Clea-bff of the h, however the h doesn’t utilize her bff powers enough which confused me. She is a good support for the h when the h allows it.
The ow’s dead mom- She was bff with Mom Mercer. She filled Jordan’s head with all sorts of dreams about marrying the H. I think they even had a wedding scrap book. She did her daughter no favors setting her up this way.
The Mercers:
Houston- twin brother, He has been warning his brother for years about mucking up his friendship with Jordan. He became a champion of the h in the story. The only reason he knows his brother wasn’t adopted is because they look so much alike. He hooks up with Clea and their book was first(I haven’t read it) Cupid Broke my Heart: A small town, holiday, romantic comedy
Victoria- the oldest Mercer sibling is team Jordan all the way and unwittingly and wittingly helps the ow on her quests to get Austin. She isn’t a huge factor in the story, but the few times we meet her, we do not like her. She has her own reasons for cheering on the bff ow…
Dallas and the 2 younger siblings(Im not bothering to look up their names)-Minor characters but we are told they too have Jordan’s number and they wish the hero would lose it.
Mom and Dad Mercer: They are warm lovely people. The mom does make a misstep,(Jordan’s mom was her bff) but it seriously was with good intentions. Jordan is like a daughter to her. However, it is clear that she is all for the hero and heroine. Dad is also about the hero and heroine. He knows the H would never be good with the bff.
The story starts with these two(Austin and Becs) meeting at a Halloween party. There is an instant pull that neither one of them can deny. They go on a couple of dates and when they leave the theater there is a very angry blonde(Jordan, Bff)giving the heroine the stink eye. Now our h knows a jealous woman when she see’s one, and a normal bff would not be angry. She starts asking some very pertinent questions of the H. Basically, for the last couple of years the H and Bff have been hooking up when they are between partners….but the bff never seems to have partners and is just biding her time until the H finally sees her as more.
I really liked this scene because the h was really letting the H have it. He stood there acting all confused and couldn’t see the problem(believe me he repeats this over and over). Therefore, the h breaks it off with the H before their relationship could progress anymore, seeing as though Jordan still felt she was in a relationship with the H, making our h the other woman.
The H ends up reaching out to the h, she continues to school him on everything bff(ow). She must have read a lot of romance novels because she had the ow playbook memorized. The H was confident that was not the case, but he assures the h that the ow(bff) has been sent away to give him and her space. He ends up breaking the h down and she agrees to give the H a chance…fast forward a few months(the book does as well).
🛑🛑🛑SPOILERS BEGIN HERE!!!!🛑🛑🛑 IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS STOP NOW!🛑🛑🛑
Let’s do a
Becs- 21 at the beginning of the story. Her parents are mentioned, but it sounds like their daughter was not planned and/or intended. They made sure her basic needs were met, but nothing much beyond that. So, the h is a serial dater. The H is the first one that she actually felt a connection for, and maybe that’s why she kept taking him back.
Austin-21/22? At the beginning of the story. His home life is completely opposite of the h’s. Loving mom and dad, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. He has a twin brother named Houston. His best friend in the story is the diabolical Jordan who has basically been his friend since infancy. He has heard both moms talk about their dreams of a wedding. He doesn’t see her as a wife, but doesn’t mind using her sexually in between girlfriends. She suggested it, so obviously no one will be harmed.
Jordan-21/22 at the beginning…Is she the ow? At times it is not clear, so I understand her confusion. Don’t get me wrong, she lies throughout the whole story. If she isn’t lying then she is trying to manipulate things. She has also been told her whole life that she was destined to be with the H. After her mom dies, her last family connection, she ramps up her efforts to get Austin by introducing the no strings attached “pillow buddy” suggestion. So although there were no strings, our ow was a web making spider.
Clea-bff of the h, however the h doesn’t utilize her bff powers enough which confused me. She is a good support for the h when the h allows it.
The ow’s dead mom- She was bff with Mom Mercer. She filled Jordan’s head with all sorts of dreams about marrying the H. I think they even had a wedding scrap book. She did her daughter no favors setting her up this way.
The Mercers:
Houston- twin brother, He has been warning his brother for years about mucking up his friendship with Jordan. He became a champion of the h in the story. The only reason he knows his brother wasn’t adopted is because they look so much alike. He hooks up with Clea and their book was first(I haven’t read it) Cupid Broke my Heart: A small town, holiday, romantic comedy
Victoria- the oldest Mercer sibling is team Jordan all the way and unwittingly and wittingly helps the ow on her quests to get Austin. She isn’t a huge factor in the story, but the few times we meet her, we do not like her. She has her own reasons for cheering on the bff ow…
Dallas and the 2 younger siblings(Im not bothering to look up their names)-Minor characters but we are told they too have Jordan’s number and they wish the hero would lose it.
Mom and Dad Mercer: They are warm lovely people. The mom does make a misstep,(Jordan’s mom was her bff) but it seriously was with good intentions. Jordan is like a daughter to her. However, it is clear that she is all for the hero and heroine. Dad is also about the hero and heroine. He knows the H would never be good with the bff.
The story starts with these two(Austin and Becs) meeting at a Halloween party. There is an instant pull that neither one of them can deny. They go on a couple of dates and when they leave the theater there is a very angry blonde(Jordan, Bff)giving the heroine the stink eye. Now our h knows a jealous woman when she see’s one, and a normal bff would not be angry. She starts asking some very pertinent questions of the H. Basically, for the last couple of years the H and Bff have been hooking up when they are between partners….but the bff never seems to have partners and is just biding her time until the H finally sees her as more.
I really liked this scene because the h was really letting the H have it. He stood there acting all confused and couldn’t see the problem(believe me he repeats this over and over). Therefore, the h breaks it off with the H before their relationship could progress anymore, seeing as though Jordan still felt she was in a relationship with the H, making our h the other woman.
The H ends up reaching out to the h, she continues to school him on everything bff(ow). She must have read a lot of romance novels because she had the ow playbook memorized. The H was confident that was not the case, but he assures the h that the ow(bff) has been sent away to give him and her space. He ends up breaking the h down and she agrees to give the H a chance…fast forward a few months(the book does as well).
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January 22, 2024
I swear to god this dude is a clown. I’m 34% in and he has made the FMC his side chick but the MMC refuses to acknowledge it. He has said “it wasn’t like that”, like fifty times already. This author writes MMC’s with comprehension issues because there is no way an intelligent person would continue to be this dense. And honestly why would I want to read about a moron? After this book I’m not sure I will continue with this author. Smh.
FINAL UPDATE
This book is a joke. It has to be. The MMC was TSTL. The OW drama was so obvious but the MMC just refused to believe it. For ten years of his life he let the OW run off every relationship he tried to have, serious or not, and what does he do? He keeps going back to the OW for friendship and sex. That isn’t just being dumb or obtuse or ignorant. It’s a choice. The MMC ALWAYS chooses the OW on the flimsiest of grounds, that she is his best friend. Nowhere in his history with her did they have best friend vibes. She was detrimental to him in all of his life actions and was no better than a leach but he kept claiming she was something she wasn’t. Yes he knew her since childhood and yes he liked her AS A friend. But they never were best friends. It was never that kind of trusting relationship. I don’t think he went to her with his problems or asked her advice or just had fun times or shared things in common. She was just always there by default of family ties. That is not a best friends situation.
Anyway, for ten years they had a sexual relationship along side of her being close to some of his family members. The FMC was in the MMC’s life for a couple of months the first time they got together, the second time was about four months before the MMC again chose the OW over the FMC, and the rest of the book was the six months or so of the pregnancy on fast forward. So about a year’s worth of time in the middle of his ten year relationship with the OW. Technically, that makes the FMC the “OW”. Especially as the MMC kept siding with the true OW over the FMC. When you look at it that way this isn’t a romance. It’s a comedy. And not a funny one.
I disliked this MMC intensely. I judged him on his choices not his words. He was all over the FMC until any little and or big thing from the OW made him choose her over the supposed love of his life. Who chooses a stale friendship over the love of their life?!? Does that make any sense to anyone? The author only gives the reader two short chapters of the MMC’s POV out of order in bonus chapters at the end of the book.
Why is this not in the sections they should be in even if they were added due to reader requests. Smdh. I did like the FMC. I felt sorry for her. I felt like everyone was always jerking her around. I also felt like she settled for the MMC and the scraps he was scraping up to give her now that she was having his child. I felt like the MMC would never have chosen the FMC even if it had eventually come out that the OW was incapable of having children due to a hysterectomy when she was younger, however long down the line. I felt the MMC was incapable of standing up for himself or the FMC against the OW and the expectations that only two people in his life ever really had. I can’t even call him a simp because he didn’t do enough groveling IMO when he finally decided to stick with the FMC. Again out of obligation and not simply because he loved her. That was never strong enough of a reason for him to choose her over his lame FWB friendship.
I honestly don’t think I can read this author anymore. She has interesting story ideas but I don’t like her MMC’s at all. They are seriously trash. Not people I root for. This author absolutely does write good FMC’s but they always settle for the easiest/lamest amount of effort made by the MMC’s. Hell, in another series by this author the only good male character she had was killed off and came back as a ghost. It’s absurd. I like all the craziness of her storylines but the MMC’s just aren’t worthy. And that’s half the point of a romance. The MMC and the FMC. So fifty percent of the story is garbage. And that’s all I’ve seen from the four books I’ve read by this author. Only his bittersweet regret was worth my time and attention and even that book is not a romance and I hated that MMC too.
Good luck.
POST SCRIPT
The author engages with her readers in a couple of my FB groups and she explained that some of her books are written to be extremely OTT. This was one of them. And that the MMC’s usually are not meant to be fully redeemable, just simply accepted. I respect and understand that and I can now appreciate this story better. If I take as a suspend belief at the cover then I can completely enjoy the ridiculousness that are in some of her books. It’s just a matter of know which ones to do that with. 🤷🏻♀️. Good luck sorting that out. I only know this one, bittersweet regret, and most of the aces high sierra chapter, which where one of them is the ghost story.
FINAL UPDATE
This book is a joke. It has to be. The MMC was TSTL. The OW drama was so obvious but the MMC just refused to believe it. For ten years of his life he let the OW run off every relationship he tried to have, serious or not, and what does he do? He keeps going back to the OW for friendship and sex. That isn’t just being dumb or obtuse or ignorant. It’s a choice. The MMC ALWAYS chooses the OW on the flimsiest of grounds, that she is his best friend. Nowhere in his history with her did they have best friend vibes. She was detrimental to him in all of his life actions and was no better than a leach but he kept claiming she was something she wasn’t. Yes he knew her since childhood and yes he liked her AS A friend. But they never were best friends. It was never that kind of trusting relationship. I don’t think he went to her with his problems or asked her advice or just had fun times or shared things in common. She was just always there by default of family ties. That is not a best friends situation.
Anyway, for ten years they had a sexual relationship along side of her being close to some of his family members. The FMC was in the MMC’s life for a couple of months the first time they got together, the second time was about four months before the MMC again chose the OW over the FMC, and the rest of the book was the six months or so of the pregnancy on fast forward. So about a year’s worth of time in the middle of his ten year relationship with the OW. Technically, that makes the FMC the “OW”. Especially as the MMC kept siding with the true OW over the FMC. When you look at it that way this isn’t a romance. It’s a comedy. And not a funny one.
I disliked this MMC intensely. I judged him on his choices not his words. He was all over the FMC until any little and or big thing from the OW made him choose her over the supposed love of his life. Who chooses a stale friendship over the love of their life?!? Does that make any sense to anyone? The author only gives the reader two short chapters of the MMC’s POV out of order in bonus chapters at the end of the book.
Why is this not in the sections they should be in even if they were added due to reader requests. Smdh. I did like the FMC. I felt sorry for her. I felt like everyone was always jerking her around. I also felt like she settled for the MMC and the scraps he was scraping up to give her now that she was having his child. I felt like the MMC would never have chosen the FMC even if it had eventually come out that the OW was incapable of having children due to a hysterectomy when she was younger, however long down the line. I felt the MMC was incapable of standing up for himself or the FMC against the OW and the expectations that only two people in his life ever really had. I can’t even call him a simp because he didn’t do enough groveling IMO when he finally decided to stick with the FMC. Again out of obligation and not simply because he loved her. That was never strong enough of a reason for him to choose her over his lame FWB friendship.
I honestly don’t think I can read this author anymore. She has interesting story ideas but I don’t like her MMC’s at all. They are seriously trash. Not people I root for. This author absolutely does write good FMC’s but they always settle for the easiest/lamest amount of effort made by the MMC’s. Hell, in another series by this author the only good male character she had was killed off and came back as a ghost. It’s absurd. I like all the craziness of her storylines but the MMC’s just aren’t worthy. And that’s half the point of a romance. The MMC and the FMC. So fifty percent of the story is garbage. And that’s all I’ve seen from the four books I’ve read by this author. Only his bittersweet regret was worth my time and attention and even that book is not a romance and I hated that MMC too.
Good luck.
POST SCRIPT
The author engages with her readers in a couple of my FB groups and she explained that some of her books are written to be extremely OTT. This was one of them. And that the MMC’s usually are not meant to be fully redeemable, just simply accepted. I respect and understand that and I can now appreciate this story better. If I take as a suspend belief at the cover then I can completely enjoy the ridiculousness that are in some of her books. It’s just a matter of know which ones to do that with. 🤷🏻♀️. Good luck sorting that out. I only know this one, bittersweet regret, and most of the aces high sierra chapter, which where one of them is the ghost story.
November 29, 2023
The ending felt a bit rushed but I feel that is because these characters will continue into the next book so we will get more of a glimpse into their lives then as we did from the characters in the first book.
November 20, 2024
Rage read! MMC was a complete douchecanoe! She never should’ve forgiven him MULTIPLE times!
This is the first review I’ve ever written. I yelled at my husband because the MMC was so pathetic. That’s how upsetting this was.
This is the first review I’ve ever written. I yelled at my husband because the MMC was so pathetic. That’s how upsetting this was.
November 18, 2024
Gad wtf have I just read.
I thought it wouldn’t be so bad, but I should have listened to those reviews of my friends here.
It is very bad. Worse than bad.
The main issue is ow.
Basically we have a hero who meets the heroine, falls in love with her and starts dating her and it’s alright until his bff, a woman, tells him a lot of lies, and he believes her and basically ghosts the heroine.
This bff is also his friend with benefits, that he uses when he has not an officiali gf. But she’s also a dear friend of all his family and he’s known her since they were kids.
The reason for the ghosting is that the heroine and he had organized a blind date with her friend and his brother, but her friend left before she met the hero’s brother and ow made him think the heroine was making fun of his brother for a petty revenge. Dude. It’s high school all over again?
Whatever.
Years later he meets her again accidentally and he understands he made a mistake and he misjudged her so he tries to win her back because he never moved on.
Oh, don’t worry.
He never moved on means he hasn’t married because he had a lot of women and he’s still screwing ow bff on his free time.
Of course this ow has plans on him. His brothers and people around him have everyone understood that ow wants him for himself but since he’s dumber than a jellyfish he doesn’t believe anyone and he still thinks ow loves him as a friend and she wants only what is good for him. lol.
When the hero and the heroine are dating again, ow tells she’s pregnant and the hero ghosts the heroine again.
Of course it’s fake, and the heroine is the one who’s pregnant but honest, it looked like a bad soap opera on a low budget.
What can I say.
It was ludicrous.
First of all, the rule is, when ow is a bff, to be believable she doesn’t have to screw the hero. If she does, of course her credibility is none because borders are crossed and it’s not only just friends. Here she is actually a friend with benefit, one he had sex just a few weeks before he met the heroine again, which is bad. So this woman is in the hero’s life for years, not only as his bff, but also having sex with him over the years which makes me think… if he really finds her so good to have sex with and she’s his bff, why don’t you two get together?
Because it doesn’t make sense. It was quite weird when they were at college the first time, but it still was a bit more understandable because they were all of them young, horny, promiscuous, but years later, why is the hero still screwing her?
Then the second time he ghosted the heroine he was unbelievable.
She also saw him kissing ow and making out with her at the movies, and his excuse is that he was trying to keep her quiet since she was threatening to keep the child from him.
Another thing authors should remember.
When a man accidentally gets pregnant a woman he doesn’t love and doesn’t want a kid with, he is always, and I am not joking, always, angry, disappointed, annoyed, because he didn’t plan it and didn’t want the kid.
So, please, stop. If you write about men try to write as men would think and act if it were real life and in my profession I’ve never seen a guy who had a random unplanned pregnancy being so attached to the kid when it’s not even born.
Men don’t have the same instant attachment that mothers have to unborn kids, because they can’t feel it immediately and if they didn’t plan it and if they didn’t want to have one with that woman, they usually don’t care if the woman will keep it or not, and often they are ok if the woman decides not to keep it. So this thing that is always on books, that men who have unplanned pregnancy with women they don’t care to have kid with, become immediately enthusiastic about the idea of having the kid and are immediately ready to do anything to keep it and to be in their lives, is not believable and not realistic. This is not e being sexist, because it’s quite normal that a man, even an adult one, takes months to accept the idea of a child he didn’t want.
So when things like this happen, well, the book becomes science fiction where in a dystopian world men are euphoric every time they get a random pregnant.
In the end the heroine gets the prize, that is the zero, but ow doesn’t get comeuppance enough for all the damages she caused.
Honestly. I couldn’t really blame her totally because the pig hero used her for years as a blowup doll in his free time from a relationship to another, which was awful, disgusting and disrespectful.
The hero was the one I wanted to stay away from.
After his behavior the first time, I would have pretended not to know him or I would have lied to him and told him I was gay, to avoid his advances. He’s the worst of scums, and the heroine is the worst of doormat.
I thought it wouldn’t be so bad, but I should have listened to those reviews of my friends here.
It is very bad. Worse than bad.
The main issue is ow.
Basically we have a hero who meets the heroine, falls in love with her and starts dating her and it’s alright until his bff, a woman, tells him a lot of lies, and he believes her and basically ghosts the heroine.
This bff is also his friend with benefits, that he uses when he has not an officiali gf. But she’s also a dear friend of all his family and he’s known her since they were kids.
The reason for the ghosting is that the heroine and he had organized a blind date with her friend and his brother, but her friend left before she met the hero’s brother and ow made him think the heroine was making fun of his brother for a petty revenge. Dude. It’s high school all over again?
Whatever.
Years later he meets her again accidentally and he understands he made a mistake and he misjudged her so he tries to win her back because he never moved on.
Oh, don’t worry.
He never moved on means he hasn’t married because he had a lot of women and he’s still screwing ow bff on his free time.
Of course this ow has plans on him. His brothers and people around him have everyone understood that ow wants him for himself but since he’s dumber than a jellyfish he doesn’t believe anyone and he still thinks ow loves him as a friend and she wants only what is good for him. lol.
When the hero and the heroine are dating again, ow tells she’s pregnant and the hero ghosts the heroine again.
Of course it’s fake, and the heroine is the one who’s pregnant but honest, it looked like a bad soap opera on a low budget.
What can I say.
It was ludicrous.
First of all, the rule is, when ow is a bff, to be believable she doesn’t have to screw the hero. If she does, of course her credibility is none because borders are crossed and it’s not only just friends. Here she is actually a friend with benefit, one he had sex just a few weeks before he met the heroine again, which is bad. So this woman is in the hero’s life for years, not only as his bff, but also having sex with him over the years which makes me think… if he really finds her so good to have sex with and she’s his bff, why don’t you two get together?
Because it doesn’t make sense. It was quite weird when they were at college the first time, but it still was a bit more understandable because they were all of them young, horny, promiscuous, but years later, why is the hero still screwing her?
Then the second time he ghosted the heroine he was unbelievable.
She also saw him kissing ow and making out with her at the movies, and his excuse is that he was trying to keep her quiet since she was threatening to keep the child from him.
Another thing authors should remember.
When a man accidentally gets pregnant a woman he doesn’t love and doesn’t want a kid with, he is always, and I am not joking, always, angry, disappointed, annoyed, because he didn’t plan it and didn’t want the kid.
So, please, stop. If you write about men try to write as men would think and act if it were real life and in my profession I’ve never seen a guy who had a random unplanned pregnancy being so attached to the kid when it’s not even born.
Men don’t have the same instant attachment that mothers have to unborn kids, because they can’t feel it immediately and if they didn’t plan it and if they didn’t want to have one with that woman, they usually don’t care if the woman will keep it or not, and often they are ok if the woman decides not to keep it. So this thing that is always on books, that men who have unplanned pregnancy with women they don’t care to have kid with, become immediately enthusiastic about the idea of having the kid and are immediately ready to do anything to keep it and to be in their lives, is not believable and not realistic. This is not e being sexist, because it’s quite normal that a man, even an adult one, takes months to accept the idea of a child he didn’t want.
So when things like this happen, well, the book becomes science fiction where in a dystopian world men are euphoric every time they get a random pregnant.
In the end the heroine gets the prize, that is the zero, but ow doesn’t get comeuppance enough for all the damages she caused.
Honestly. I couldn’t really blame her totally because the pig hero used her for years as a blowup doll in his free time from a relationship to another, which was awful, disgusting and disrespectful.
The hero was the one I wanted to stay away from.
After his behavior the first time, I would have pretended not to know him or I would have lied to him and told him I was gay, to avoid his advances. He’s the worst of scums, and the heroine is the worst of doormat.
January 17, 2025
What in the world did I just read? Giving it 2 stars because, while I devoured the book, it left me feeling beyond infuriated.
We have Austin (MMC) and Becs (FMC) that meet in college and begin dating. They seem to hit it off instantly but hit a road block on their third date when Austin’s female best friend/on and off again fuck buddy confronts him. Becs is blindsided that he is even dating when he never called it quits with Jordan. Eventually, Austin wins over Becs and convinces her to give him a second chance with the promise that he will set clear boundaries with Jordan and make sure he communicates with Becs on any and all issues in their relationship as a result of Jordan (as she has been the reason his past relationships have failed). Becs and Austin date for 3-4 months until they get into a small argument at a frat party. Becs is supposed to meet Austin back at his place after leaving the party and when she arrives she sees Jordan through the window standing in front of Austin in lingerie. Apparently, Jordan convinces Austin that Becs is out to humiliate him and doesn’t want to date him and - spoiler - he buys into what she says. Because why not listen to a girl who shows up to your house uninvited in lingerie?! Becs leaves the house after watching this unfold through the window for 15 minutes. Austin never reached out to her after and essentially ghosts her — let’s not forget he goes back to sleeping with Jordan 2 weeks later - yuck.
Fast forward 3 years, Austin and Becs cross paths again and Austin begs and pleads for a third shot with Becs. Although reluctant, Becs gives in and they begin dating again, picking up right where they left off. Becs sleeps over at Austin’s house one night and Jordan shows up. Becs is furious and decides to leave after overhearing their conversation. Jordan tells Austin she is pregnant (flat out lie) so Austin decides that it’s better to ghost Becs than tell her the truth. He doesn’t even give Becs the decency to explain why they can’t be together - because he doesn’t want to risk Jordan taking away his child (as she threatened him with). Becs tries calling and texting Austin with no luck. At this point, that’s strike 3 in my mind. No matter what Austin’s reasoning is, you begged Becs to be in your life time and time again promising her that communication is paramount to your relationship. He proves that he has absolutely no respect for Becs and that he isn’t mature enough to be in a committed relationship let alone be a father. Not even 2 weeks after he ghosts Becs, she sees him at the movie theater kissing Jordan and - guess what - he initiated the kiss. There is no coming back from this and this isn’t even the end of it all.
Weeks go by and Becs realizes she is pregnant (note she doesn’t know that Jordan is supposedly pregnant at this point). She can’t even reach Austin to tell him
because he’s just a piece of shit. Finally when his brother forces him over Austin learns Becs is pregnant and he immediately proposes to her…. Wtf. Not to mention that at this point he thinks he has 2 chicks pregnant at the same time. What a standup guy. It takes a lot of convincing but Austin finally reveals the manipulation Jordan put him through after he realizes she isn’t actually pregnant. Austin worms his way back into Becs life even though she deserved 1000% better. The worst part, Austin surprised her with a wedding without telling her. She got dressed up, thinking she was attending her best friend’s wedding, and found herself walking down the aisle to Austin. Who in their right mind thinks it’s okay to surprise/force a wedding on someone?! Especially when you relationship does not have a stable foundation?! Mind blowing! To top it all off, Jordan was invited by Austin’s mom to their wedding and tried to grab him away minutes after they said I do. Gosh everyone in this book walked all over Becs. Wish she walked away from every last one of them.
Like I said, I devoured this book but I absolutely loathed the main male character. There was no redemption on his part and he did not deserve the happy ending he received.
We have Austin (MMC) and Becs (FMC) that meet in college and begin dating. They seem to hit it off instantly but hit a road block on their third date when Austin’s female best friend/on and off again fuck buddy confronts him. Becs is blindsided that he is even dating when he never called it quits with Jordan. Eventually, Austin wins over Becs and convinces her to give him a second chance with the promise that he will set clear boundaries with Jordan and make sure he communicates with Becs on any and all issues in their relationship as a result of Jordan (as she has been the reason his past relationships have failed). Becs and Austin date for 3-4 months until they get into a small argument at a frat party. Becs is supposed to meet Austin back at his place after leaving the party and when she arrives she sees Jordan through the window standing in front of Austin in lingerie. Apparently, Jordan convinces Austin that Becs is out to humiliate him and doesn’t want to date him and - spoiler - he buys into what she says. Because why not listen to a girl who shows up to your house uninvited in lingerie?! Becs leaves the house after watching this unfold through the window for 15 minutes. Austin never reached out to her after and essentially ghosts her — let’s not forget he goes back to sleeping with Jordan 2 weeks later - yuck.
Fast forward 3 years, Austin and Becs cross paths again and Austin begs and pleads for a third shot with Becs. Although reluctant, Becs gives in and they begin dating again, picking up right where they left off. Becs sleeps over at Austin’s house one night and Jordan shows up. Becs is furious and decides to leave after overhearing their conversation. Jordan tells Austin she is pregnant (flat out lie) so Austin decides that it’s better to ghost Becs than tell her the truth. He doesn’t even give Becs the decency to explain why they can’t be together - because he doesn’t want to risk Jordan taking away his child (as she threatened him with). Becs tries calling and texting Austin with no luck. At this point, that’s strike 3 in my mind. No matter what Austin’s reasoning is, you begged Becs to be in your life time and time again promising her that communication is paramount to your relationship. He proves that he has absolutely no respect for Becs and that he isn’t mature enough to be in a committed relationship let alone be a father. Not even 2 weeks after he ghosts Becs, she sees him at the movie theater kissing Jordan and - guess what - he initiated the kiss. There is no coming back from this and this isn’t even the end of it all.
Weeks go by and Becs realizes she is pregnant (note she doesn’t know that Jordan is supposedly pregnant at this point). She can’t even reach Austin to tell him
because he’s just a piece of shit. Finally when his brother forces him over Austin learns Becs is pregnant and he immediately proposes to her…. Wtf. Not to mention that at this point he thinks he has 2 chicks pregnant at the same time. What a standup guy. It takes a lot of convincing but Austin finally reveals the manipulation Jordan put him through after he realizes she isn’t actually pregnant. Austin worms his way back into Becs life even though she deserved 1000% better. The worst part, Austin surprised her with a wedding without telling her. She got dressed up, thinking she was attending her best friend’s wedding, and found herself walking down the aisle to Austin. Who in their right mind thinks it’s okay to surprise/force a wedding on someone?! Especially when you relationship does not have a stable foundation?! Mind blowing! To top it all off, Jordan was invited by Austin’s mom to their wedding and tried to grab him away minutes after they said I do. Gosh everyone in this book walked all over Becs. Wish she walked away from every last one of them.
Like I said, I devoured this book but I absolutely loathed the main male character. There was no redemption on his part and he did not deserve the happy ending he received.
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December 6, 2024
I would've liked this better if Texas didn't need a fourth chance to get his sh!t together. But he did really good the third time. I think Houston was actually my fave person in this entire book. So Becs and Texas meet at a frat Halloween party, they go on a few dates and really like each other, but Texas has a psycho BFF with benefits. They bump into her after seeing a movie, and Becs is all set with Texas, but he wants to keep dating her. They have a serious conversation about the psycho BFF, and Texas agrees to her terms, but of course doesn't actually follow through. He believes the psycho BFF who shows up to his apartment half naked, which Becs sees, and he doesn't kick her out, believes her lies. Houston tells him he's an idiot. He takes psycho home, but never checks in on Becs cuz he's mad she didn't show up, like she was supposed to. He doesn't know she saw the half naked psycho. He ghosts her, and psycho finds her two weeks later and tells Becs that she (Psycho) and Texas are back to sleeping together.
So skip ahead years (6 maybe?!), conveniently Becs is at her BFF's office and Texas shows up to hire the BFF. Becs ends up working the job with the BFF at Texas and his bros' new bar. Texas has been kind of a d!ck to Becs but they agree to trying a third time. They go on a couple of dates, and they end up back at his house. Of course psycho shows up at like 2 am or 4 am, some ridiculous hour. He goes to get the door trying not to wake Becs, but Becs wakes and goes to see what's happening and of course sees psycho, and she can hear everything they're saying, but they don't know she's there. Psycho says a bunch more lies trying to upset Becs if she's listening, and psycho says how she and Texas designed and bought everything for the house together. Becs takes the back exit and ditches out on Texas, and psycho says she's pregnant. Texas ghosts Becs again, even though she's texted him to say they need to talk like adults. Becs' BFF finally drags her out of her apartment, and they show up to the same movie as Texas and psycho who start kissing. Becs' BFF tells Texas and psycho off when Becs runs out and they chase her. Of course, Becs now finds out she's pregnant a couple months later. She tells Texas and he asks her to marry him. She thinks it's obligatory and says no. He tries to be involved, but Becs says no. Then they all find out psycho lied. She had a hysterectomy forever ago and can't have kids. Mega grovel commences. Becs allows Texas to be involved in the pregnancy but still doesn't want to be with him. She gives in eventually, and when they go to his family's house, he promises psycho and his sister who loves psycho won't be there. Of course, they show up and get kicked out. Psycho pretends she's sorry for all the trouble she's caused, but Texas's psycho sister, sticks up for her and is a total a-hole. But Texas tells them both off, shocking! Becs gets along with Texas's family except for the psycho sister (obviously), and she ends up being tricked into marrying him at the same exact time as Houston marries Becs' BFF. As Becs and Texas are dancing, guess who shows up? Comes to find out Texas's mother invited her. Like are you F'ING kidding me! You like and support Becs, but you invited the psycho?! The mother says she wanted psycho to see it was never going to happen with her and Texas. Except who invites the woman who's done nothing but cause problems and break up your son's relationship to their special day? What in the Hell is wrong with this entire family?! So I previously really liked the mother, but now she can disappear with psycho sister. But the father is super supportive and the nicest guy and gives his wife crap for what she did. Of course, they have another family dinner, and the mother apologizes and Becs just says it's fine. Yeah, NO... I would've told the lady off. But once again, at the wedding and the family dinner Texas sticks up for Becs, even from his own mother. So he finally got it right, too bad it took way more chances than he should've had.
So skip ahead years (6 maybe?!), conveniently Becs is at her BFF's office and Texas shows up to hire the BFF. Becs ends up working the job with the BFF at Texas and his bros' new bar. Texas has been kind of a d!ck to Becs but they agree to trying a third time. They go on a couple of dates, and they end up back at his house. Of course psycho shows up at like 2 am or 4 am, some ridiculous hour. He goes to get the door trying not to wake Becs, but Becs wakes and goes to see what's happening and of course sees psycho, and she can hear everything they're saying, but they don't know she's there. Psycho says a bunch more lies trying to upset Becs if she's listening, and psycho says how she and Texas designed and bought everything for the house together. Becs takes the back exit and ditches out on Texas, and psycho says she's pregnant. Texas ghosts Becs again, even though she's texted him to say they need to talk like adults. Becs' BFF finally drags her out of her apartment, and they show up to the same movie as Texas and psycho who start kissing. Becs' BFF tells Texas and psycho off when Becs runs out and they chase her. Of course, Becs now finds out she's pregnant a couple months later. She tells Texas and he asks her to marry him. She thinks it's obligatory and says no. He tries to be involved, but Becs says no. Then they all find out psycho lied. She had a hysterectomy forever ago and can't have kids. Mega grovel commences. Becs allows Texas to be involved in the pregnancy but still doesn't want to be with him. She gives in eventually, and when they go to his family's house, he promises psycho and his sister who loves psycho won't be there. Of course, they show up and get kicked out. Psycho pretends she's sorry for all the trouble she's caused, but Texas's psycho sister, sticks up for her and is a total a-hole. But Texas tells them both off, shocking! Becs gets along with Texas's family except for the psycho sister (obviously), and she ends up being tricked into marrying him at the same exact time as Houston marries Becs' BFF. As Becs and Texas are dancing, guess who shows up? Comes to find out Texas's mother invited her. Like are you F'ING kidding me! You like and support Becs, but you invited the psycho?! The mother says she wanted psycho to see it was never going to happen with her and Texas. Except who invites the woman who's done nothing but cause problems and break up your son's relationship to their special day? What in the Hell is wrong with this entire family?! So I previously really liked the mother, but now she can disappear with psycho sister. But the father is super supportive and the nicest guy and gives his wife crap for what she did. Of course, they have another family dinner, and the mother apologizes and Becs just says it's fine. Yeah, NO... I would've told the lady off. But once again, at the wedding and the family dinner Texas sticks up for Becs, even from his own mother. So he finally got it right, too bad it took way more chances than he should've had.
January 17, 2025
So here is my newest toxic trait: I think cheating is more forgivable than ghosting an important relationship. Both are cowardly, but at least cheating is something you can do in the moment, on a whim. When you ghost someone who was at one point important to you (I'm making that distinction because while I don't think highly of people who ghost after a single date or whatever -- you're an adult, use your words -- I can understand not making the effort and possibly bringing drama for someone you barely know), you deny them closure, and in some cases, a reason you don't want to continue the relationship.
Clearly I have strong feelings and yeah, I'm sure I'm telegraphing why.
Anyway, after initially getting off to a promising start and pretty much being in insta-love, Becs realizes that Austin has an on-off FWB relationship with his female best friend since childhood, and said BF isn't as cool with the status quo (off again) as Austin wants to think she is. They almost break up, but Austin convinces her to give him a chance. After a terrible Valentine's Day where Austin comes to the bizarre conclusion (helped by his older sister and BFWB) that Becs played a mean prank on his brother (no, I didn't read the scenes from his perspective because that was a ridiculous amount of bending over backwards to believe the absolute least obvious thing), he ghosts her. From Becs's perspective, she doesn't have the faintest idea of what Austin thinks, all she knows is she showed up where she was supposed to be -- admittedly late -- to see BFWB getting nekkid while Austin watches. Mutual ghosting happens. Cue years-long separation.
Fast forward to present day, they get thrown together again, new romance happens, this time goes a whole lot further, BFWB shows up again and suddenly in spite of Becs begging Austin to have a conversation with her, he ghosts her again.
Fuck Austin a lot (and not in the way his stalker BFWB wants to).
In the end, I can forgive cheating, I can't forgive ghosting, and I really thought Becs deserved better.
I was initially interested in the third book in the series, but the heroine in that story is Austin's older sister, who was a bit too batshit in this one (even though I can already see some of her background motivations), so even though I bought it before I realized that, I'm gonna put it aside to try to forget her shenanigans in this one before I dive into it. I might check out the first book at some point because I liked Chloe, but honestly, I can't figure out where the hook is for that one -- from the perspective of this one, all the drama happens with her ex-fiancé. Those types of books can be fun, especially since you aren't worry about redeeming the ex and the FMC can potentially have some serious salt-the-earth types of revenge, but I can wait on reading it.
Clearly I have strong feelings and yeah, I'm sure I'm telegraphing why.
Anyway, after initially getting off to a promising start and pretty much being in insta-love, Becs realizes that Austin has an on-off FWB relationship with his female best friend since childhood, and said BF isn't as cool with the status quo (off again) as Austin wants to think she is. They almost break up, but Austin convinces her to give him a chance. After a terrible Valentine's Day where Austin comes to the bizarre conclusion (helped by his older sister and BFWB) that Becs played a mean prank on his brother (no, I didn't read the scenes from his perspective because that was a ridiculous amount of bending over backwards to believe the absolute least obvious thing), he ghosts her. From Becs's perspective, she doesn't have the faintest idea of what Austin thinks, all she knows is she showed up where she was supposed to be -- admittedly late -- to see BFWB getting nekkid while Austin watches. Mutual ghosting happens. Cue years-long separation.
Fast forward to present day, they get thrown together again, new romance happens, this time goes a whole lot further, BFWB shows up again and suddenly in spite of Becs begging Austin to have a conversation with her, he ghosts her again.
Fuck Austin a lot (and not in the way his stalker BFWB wants to).
In the end, I can forgive cheating, I can't forgive ghosting, and I really thought Becs deserved better.
I was initially interested in the third book in the series, but the heroine in that story is Austin's older sister, who was a bit too batshit in this one (even though I can already see some of her background motivations), so even though I bought it before I realized that, I'm gonna put it aside to try to forget her shenanigans in this one before I dive into it. I might check out the first book at some point because I liked Chloe, but honestly, I can't figure out where the hook is for that one -- from the perspective of this one, all the drama happens with her ex-fiancé. Those types of books can be fun, especially since you aren't worry about redeeming the ex and the FMC can potentially have some serious salt-the-earth types of revenge, but I can wait on reading it.
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January 19, 2026
This is a great book if you are, like me, a lover of OWD (other woman drama), angst and potential for heartbreak and or redemption.
I’m not going to lie to you, Austin is an ass, frequently, throughout this entire mess of his own making he makes the wrong choice again and again only causing more pain not only for Becs but also himself and it would have all been avoidable if he’d created boundaries and refused to “muddy the waters’ so to speak. The fact that he continued to have an intimate relationship whenever he had an itch to scratch was just stupidity, plain and simple.
That being said I think a lot of readers are being a little harsh on him, you’ve got to remember that this is a girl who has always been there from being children, not just that but the person that she is when shes around him or his family is massively different to the vindictive manipulator he’s being told she is, on top of that while he has deep feelings for Becs he hasn’t known her for long at all so its to be expected that he would find it difficult to accept that his best friend would want anything but his happiness. Should he have made different choices? No doubt about it, but were his choices maliciously or careless? No, I honestly think that he was just trying not to be cruel to someone he thought was a friend.
Becs has a strength that I don’t know if I would have in the same situation, he treated her poorly and chose the other woman over her repeatedly throughout their initial relationship and she still stood tall and refused to back down on her only requirements were he to try to date her.
I’m going to leave it there and let you all find out if Austin ever gets his head out of his…
…well, you get the picture.
Will Becs ever be able to heal from the pain that she has felt due to Austins careless actions?
Will Jordan (the OW) finally manage to manipulate her way into Austin’s heart?
Will Becs and Austin finally get their HEA?
Or, is the love that they once shared been irrevocably broken and torn apart by someone else’s malicious and cruel behaviour much like all of Austins previous attempts at a relationship that is not with HER?
I’m not going to lie to you, Austin is an ass, frequently, throughout this entire mess of his own making he makes the wrong choice again and again only causing more pain not only for Becs but also himself and it would have all been avoidable if he’d created boundaries and refused to “muddy the waters’ so to speak. The fact that he continued to have an intimate relationship whenever he had an itch to scratch was just stupidity, plain and simple.
That being said I think a lot of readers are being a little harsh on him, you’ve got to remember that this is a girl who has always been there from being children, not just that but the person that she is when shes around him or his family is massively different to the vindictive manipulator he’s being told she is, on top of that while he has deep feelings for Becs he hasn’t known her for long at all so its to be expected that he would find it difficult to accept that his best friend would want anything but his happiness. Should he have made different choices? No doubt about it, but were his choices maliciously or careless? No, I honestly think that he was just trying not to be cruel to someone he thought was a friend.
Becs has a strength that I don’t know if I would have in the same situation, he treated her poorly and chose the other woman over her repeatedly throughout their initial relationship and she still stood tall and refused to back down on her only requirements were he to try to date her.
I’m going to leave it there and let you all find out if Austin ever gets his head out of his…
…well, you get the picture.
Will Becs ever be able to heal from the pain that she has felt due to Austins careless actions?
Will Jordan (the OW) finally manage to manipulate her way into Austin’s heart?
Will Becs and Austin finally get their HEA?
Or, is the love that they once shared been irrevocably broken and torn apart by someone else’s malicious and cruel behaviour much like all of Austins previous attempts at a relationship that is not with HER?
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