I was fortunate to receive a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I read the previous book in this series- The Hookup. I enjoyed that book but I think that I liked this one more because I couldn’t wait to find out what might happen between Bella and Christian. Their story was pretty steamy. They had such a connection and made each other better people. Bradley never deserved Bella - I think it was mighty big of her to not spread what he had done to cause her to run out on their wedding- he owed her more than a cottage!

I wasn't a big fan of Christian or Bella when we met them in the The Hookup, but I ended up liking their story. I thought the build up and tension between them in the beginning was great. I really felt sorry for Bella and even though I wanted her to do things sooner, I understand why she waited until the last minute. I was really surprised at how naïve and sweet she ended up being and I like that that's what Christian fell for. He did some things that I didn't agree with, but the author didn't go into detail and there really was no relationship at that point so I could overlook it. When it came time to truly man up, Christian does, even if it is a little painful. Their happily ever after was the icing on the cake!

Bella and Christian were amazing in The Breakup. This story was sexy, full of spicy banter and a perfect story of love hitting you out of nowhere. Erin McCarthy is a new to me author but I will check out her other stories asap. Bravo! 4 stars!

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book for an honest review!

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What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Dual POVs
Part of a series: The Jordan Brothers
Standalone
HEA
Epilogue

*SPOILER*

What I didn't like:
When one of the main characters has sex with someone else after they have slept with each other.

I look forward to reading the other books in this series.

Apparently I read this book according to my kindle but I can't remember anything about it. That says a lot about this book.

Another good story from Erin McCarthy. I didn't feel instant chemistry between Bella and Christian but I stuck with them and liked how their relationship grew.

I received an ARC from Netgalley for an honest review

I loved how this was so different from anything I’ve been reading lately. The pages just flew by! Even when I wanted to smack some sense into Bella in the beginning, I still enjoyed it. Great storyline, wonderfully done all around. Would definitely recommend!

Bella Bigelow is an upbeat, sweet and happy person. She is also dreading getting married to a man that doesn't make her feel like she is getting her fairy tale wedding with a HEA. Christian Jordan is a bartender with his own set of problems. Between Bella and Christian, the pages heat up. The banter between them will have you laughing. Camp, Christian son is such a sweetheart and Bella just loves him. In the shadows is Ali, Camp's mother. She makes you want to not like her. She is also causing problems for the Jordan boys. I love the ending to this book.

I liked this story. It’s sweet and sexy. It took me a bit to warm up to Bella and also Christian a little bit too, but once their relationship started to blossom, I was behind them. I felt like getting to know them together redeemed some of their not so finer qualities of the past. I enjoyed watching them fall in love; I think they understand each other so well and are perfect for each other. Love the epilogue!

The Breakup by Erin McCarthy follows Bella and Christian. They first meet at a bar and are instantly attracted to each other, but Bella is getting married. In two weeks. However, Bella discovers her fiance is a disgusting cheat, so when she finally wises up and dumps his lying ass, Christian is there to pick up the pieces (and the runaway bride!).

I honestly don't know what there was not to love about this book, the story was great, the characters were well developed and the plot had a nice flow to it.

This is Sophie and Christian's story, Sophie is set to marry what she thinks is the man of dreams, he's rich and comes from a good family, but is that really enough when she finds out that he has been cheating on her for their entire relationship? In walks Christian to save Sophie from the confines of a loveless marriage.

The sparks fly the minute that Sophie and Christian met on the night of her bachelorette party, and when they are finally together you will feel the connection that they share.


What I loved most about this book series was that the stories were about the women of the book, most romance stories are all about the men, so for this author to make the women shine was just amazing.

I really loved Cain and Sophie's story but Bella and Christian? Wow. I would love to be able to give more than 5 stars!

Christian, even with his aversion to commitment thanks to Ali, is just one swoony S.O.B.! The way he loves Camp and would do anything for him, even though he sometimes has his doubts, just makes him seem so much more real.

I really hope Charlie is next!!

This was my first book I read by Ms.McCarthy. I believe this books belongs in the New Adult category. With that being said, the book was a bit immature for my tastes. The scheme that the heroine came up with to get back at her fiancé was completely ridiculous. I’m giving 3 stars because it wasn’t written poorly but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.

I picked this one up because I had the pleasure of reading and loving the first book The Hookup. That was a phenomenal read for me and I needed to know all about the mess these two were going to create. And I wasn't disappointed, it was such a good read I picked it up late at night and didn't stop reading until I was done.



Told from the dual perspectives of Bella and Christian, we are introduced to what happens during the hookup, as this was taking place at the same time. Bella is engaged to be married and it's the weeks leading up to her fairytale wedding when she finds herself with some information she didn't want to know. A bit of a ditz, Bella is used to shaping her world to fit what she wants to happen and this isn't going to change, yet she has to decide what she's going to do, live with the unfolding story or move on. She's a woman who isn't used to making her own choices that would be deemed 'selfish' she's a people pleaser who is caught between her needs and what is expected & so this decision really throws her for a loop.



Christian is still trying to make up for the biggest mistake in his life. He regrets his choice but he can't hate the results because he got his son from it. He hurt his other half, his twin Cain and while he wishes he could change it, it's done and he's tired of being judged for it. As part of a local family well known for the trouble their father always gets in he's trying to make changes for son, so that he can be proud of him. Yet he can't seem to stay out of a certain brand of trouble. Bella is the worst kind, but he can't stay away.



Despite what everyone sees and thinks of them, these two have some serious baggage and depths to them. Even I kept judging them and had them confront those judgments as the story progresses was pretty wonderful. I loved that despite it all Bella still has faith in people and in love. She's way more practical than others believe and she can be flighty and afraid of facing any kind of confrontation, but when pushed she can and will meet the challenge.



I loved the journey these two went on. I loved reading as they developed a friendship somewhat and then when they crossed the lines into more. Bella was a weird mix of confident and shy and when she tried to change what she thought was wrong with her had me cracking up. I loved that she called herself a prude and confronted that. I loved that Christian was such an amazing guy who helped her confront her fears and was very honest with her about he wanted; because he did that it allowed her to confront her own desires and needs. It was pretty amazing to read. Holy moly their intimate scenes were just smoking hot, while also being sweet and funny because Christian made the moments fun for her as well.



I really enjoyed that for Bella she knew she was considered a throwback because she has always wanted to be a mother and yet she was comfortable with that. When she decides to go after what she deserves it's amazing to read. I loved how she confronts her fiance and even how she handles Christian when he gets out of line.



My favorite moment came when she was in the pharmacy and faced a moment we have all dreaded when the pharmacist can't tone down the volume when telling you about the side effects of your meds. I laughed because been there and know the feeling. I loved what happened next especially because her sister is so upfront and funny while being real.



A fun and refreshing read. I flew through it and really loved when they had their real moments along with their funny moments. I would really love more from the family and really would love their sisters' story. I recommend highly my loves.



★★★★☆

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I hope you enjoy as much as I did my loves, and as always Happy Reading my loves,

I wasn't a big fan of the characters in this one. The hero was a pretty big asshole. Self admittedly but it was hard to empathize with him. The heroine was sweet but was a doormat. I really dislike pregnancy storylines and I felt like it took away from her having any growth. It seemed like there was still a lot to work through and all of a sudden it was a HEA epilogue

I read the book1 and I loved it. So I knew book 2 would be amazing. Here is the thing about Erin McCarthy’s you never know what way it’s going to go. I love that about these stories. This book has a little bit of everything. I am really hoping for a book 3. I need every part of it. So many unanswered questions.

I reviewed the book, "The Breakup" by Erin McCarthy. I rated this book a four out five stars.
Once again, I was resigned to reading a book starting with a bachelorette party. Women do meet men outside of these events, though with the plethora of these beginning chapters, I'm wondering if authors realize that.
Christian, the city bad boy, and Bella Bigelow, the soon-to-be-married fiance of a financier run into each other at her party.
Drunk beyond belief, Bella doesn't make a great impression on him. What he doesn't realize is that Bella is dealing with her own challenges regarding her upcoming nuptials. Not only does her fiance not find her all that desirable, he in no uncertain terms tells Bella it's her fault sexually. So what does this woman do? Bella makes a bee-line for Christian to teach her the ways of the world.
However, Christian has issues of his own dealing with his ex who comes back into town to cause trouble and attempt to take back her son from Christian.
Bella and Christian find their ways through both of their situations in a way that adds to Bella for her gumption about what she wants for her life while Christian finds out that sometimes what is underneath the packaging, is someone just waiting to be loved.
I enjoyed reading this and was given an uncorrected proof by Netgalley in return for an honest review.

Bella is a "princess" indulged by her parents and making plans to marry the man her parents expect her to wed. One week prior to the wedding of the century, Bella is appalled to discover that her fiance has been cheating on her the entire time they've been a couple!! Not wishing to face her parents' upset, Bella does the unthinkable...pull the runaway bride act... but where can she escape to????

Enter Christian, bartender and twin brother of the man her sister Sophie is dating. Bella made a fool of herself at his bar during her bachelorette party but something about Christian compels her. And he DID say to call him if she needed anything...sooooo...

Now they're a couple in hiding from a two-timing fiance and and even more frantic family. But the one thing neither Bella nor Christian can hide from is their rapidly growing feelings for each other.

I thought the premise was pretty cool with a runaway bride but I wasn't sold on Christian as a dream boyfriend for the troubled Bella. I liked Bella learning and discovering herself but Christian still continued to have sex with another girl so he's not head over heels but just failing "book boyfriend" 101.

Still, I'd read the first in series and enjoyed both in the series.

In the last book you saw hints of what was going to happen in this one, so I wasn't surprised at all. I am however a bit torn. I liked that Bella didn't turn a blind eye to what she found on Bradley's phone, it was iffy for a while there. I even sort of liked that she wanted to the last minute to become a runaway bride, if only because then Bradley looked bad.

What has me torn is Bella, often she comes off as TSTL or as a Disney Princess in the happy phase. Neither I bought. I also had a hard time buying that Christian would be so enchanted by Bella, even when Bella did stupid things he seemed to have hearts in his eyes. Now with all of that being said, I did like these two together, the seemed to understand each other. I wasn't surprised by what Bella learned towards the end, even as I rolled my eyes when reading it and could have done without the drama. The ending made me smile, liked how both sisters got what they wanted.