Reviewed by Loren B
***** Stars
This is the first book I’ve read by Kendall Ryan, and I can tell you that it won’t be my last. I can’t imagine how I had not discovered this author before now. I absolutely loved this story about Barrett and Ava. Ava and Barrett have not seen each other in years since both have been busy with their own goals. Neither is aware that the other has been harboring a crush on the other since before Barrett went off to college. When they have to be around each other for the weekend of Ava’s dad’s early retirement party, definite sparks fly. Barrett’s best friend, Nick, is Ava’s older brother, so Barrett knows he can’t act on his feelings, no matter how tempting, due to the “Bro Code” as well as their career goals and the fact that Barrett lives 3 hours away in Chicago. As they try to avoid each other as much as possible over the weekend, they end up time after time alone with each other. I found myself chuckling throughout the entire book, and it was oh so hot! Of course, there were the tense moments when Barrett finds himself between a rock and hard place regarding his career and his relationship with Ava, while Ava is trying to find ways to save her dad’s factory. Barrett and Ava are a couple you’d definitely root for. The story is well written, and I have no doubt I’d read it again at some point. I highly recommend it to all romance readers.
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There’s pretty much only one rule when you’re a guy.
Don’t be a douche.
Turns out, the fastest way to break that rule is to fall for your best friend’s sister.
Ava’s brilliant, sharp-tongued, gorgeous, and five years younger than me.
She’s the sexual equivalent of running with scissors. In a word, she’s dangerous. And completely off-limits.
Falling for her could ruin everything.
Yet I can’t seem to stop, even when her company is threatened by a lawsuit, and my promotion hinges on representing the opposing client—and winning.
I can’t see a way out of this mess that doesn’t end in a broken friendship, a broken heart, or a ruined career.
I may have broken the bro code when I fell for Ava. But do I have the balls to handle what comes next?