Eliza Catalano é uma terapeuta que, apesar de aparentar ter a vida perfeita, tudo está um pouco longe disso. Após um vídeo seu viralizar na internet, ela sente seus planos e vida profissional desmoronar. É nessa bagunça que ela se aproxima de Beck Carter e ele lhe desafia a ficar seis meses longe de tecnologia e redes sociais.

For You & No One Else é o último livro da trilogia Say Everything. Roni Loren e essa série foram uma das surpresas literárias esse ano. Apesar de ter achado essa história um pouco fraca se comparado com as anteriores, ainda assim foi uma boa leitura.

Eliza e Beck começam como dois estranhos que se cruzavam raramente durante o horário de trabalho, depois se tornam amigos, com uma conexão instantânea, até que chegam no amigos com benefícios. Eliza até tenta resistir, já que é uns dez anos mais velha que Beck, mas ele mostra que idade não vai interferir no relacionamento. Diferente dos outros dois casais, os dois aqui não se abriam tanto um com o outro, apesar da boa química entre os dois, já que suas interações eram cheias de flertes, brincadeiras e provocações.

Eliza é uma terapeuta que sente a pressão de ter sua vida perfeita justamente por pregar isso aos seus pacientes, mas ela vai perceber que é humana então está tudo bem desmoronar um pouco e pedir ajuda. Outro ponto interessante é a questão dos relacionamentos e como hoje em dia com os aplicativos de namoro, tudo parece ser mais complicado e difícil, quando era pra ser justamente o contrário.

De primeira já sabemos que Beck esconde algo. Desde o começo, ele frisa que decidiu não ter nenhuma presença online, o que hoje em dia é praticamente impossível. Quando sua verdade é revelada, você entende de onde vem essa decisão e consegue ver no jovem hacker um sobrevivente. Mesmo com o passado que teve, Beck é gentil, bondoso, mas bastante charmoso.

Como comentei, os dois possuem uma boa química, mas o fato de sempre se manterem em guarda na presença um do outro fez com que a história seja um pouco morna, já que eles demoram a confiarem plenamente um no outro. O desenvolvimento pessoal de cada um é uma boa jornada a se acompanhar, ainda mais quando se descobre do passado de Beck. Mas o que me pegou mesmo foi o epílogo, que mostrou todos os personagens da série. Simplesmente finalizei esse livro com uma saudade de todos os personagens e querendo bem mais da série. Com certeza irei conferir mais livros da autora.

This book and the other 2 in the series can be read as stand-alone. I really enjoyed this book and if you are looking for some spicy romance, this is the one for you!

❤️❤️❤️❤️out of 5
I absolutely love the realness of how Roni Loren rights. I feel like it’s real life playing out in front of me with all the issues and feelings and anxieties that happen in real life. Add that to strangers to friends to lovers and it’s *chefs kiss*.

Our hero and heroine are strangers that work in offices next to each other- our heroine is a therapist and our hero works in cyber security. After our heroine has a disastrous date that ends up going viral, she turns to her new friend for help. She decides to turn her life around going social media free and changing what doesn’t work and in the process ends up spending a lot of time with our hero- and things definitely stay “just friends”.

Our hero has a pretty big backstory that unfolds through the book that explain the way he lives and who he is and the heroine puts on this front of having it all together because she’s a therapist but underneath she doesn’t (just like all of us). I loved reading about their insecurities and flaws and how they work together as a couple. I wasn’t a biggest fan of the ending (with one of the characters changing their mind on a certain deal breaker), but I loved everything else about this book.

This was friends to lovers perfection. It was both funny and cute but also felt substantial at the same time. I feel like that is a hard relationship to balance and it was done so wonderfully. I saw some reviews critiquing the reality situation of a therapist needing help and I couldn't disagree more...I feel like that is like saying if a Doctor is sick the storyline isn't believable. It just made her all the more real and human to me. Loved it!

For You & No One Else by Roni Loren is the third novel in the Say Everything series. The novel follows the unlikely friendship between Eliza, a therapist and Beck, an IT guy who meet at their shared work space. When Eliza ends up going viral for a date gone very wrong, Beck steps in to help and challenges her to a technology-detox. As their friendship develops and grows, both characters explore complex aspects of themselves, their feelings, and their place in the world. For You & No One Else by Roni Loren has all of the heart, humor, sexiness, and feeling that readers crave in this genre. Readers will not want to miss this one. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The final book in Roni Loren's SAY EVERYTHING trilogy, FOR YOU AND NO ONE ELSE, features the age-gap romance between Eliza, a therapist and YouTube content creator, and Beck, a "white hat hacker" who shuns social media. This friends-to-lovers story not only delivers on delicious sexual tension and clever banter, but it also offers readers an intriguing mystery surrounding Beck's past and a thought-provoking exploration of digital detoxing.

Eliza is a therapist with her own issues. After tragically losing her parents in an accident, she struggles to celebrate Christmas and finds herself being spontaneous with her co-worker, Beck, and visiting the animal shelter. After suffering an internet fail during the worst date ever, she turns to Beck for help, and he advises a social media break which is an alien concept to Eliza who loves to blog and document everything.

Beck starts to let Eliza into his off-line world where she discovers that there is a lot she is missing out on, but will it all fall apart when she continues a side project as she cannot switch off from documenting 100%.

I really enjoyed the fact that the characters are part of a set of books-I had not realised previously.

The third installment in the Say Everything series did not disappoint, just like I expected. I love each and every bit of these books and Eliza's story was no different. Loren has a talent for combining sweet and spicy romance with very serious topics regarding mental health and trauma backgrounds - so please check the trigger warnings before reading this book, as well as the first two in the series. Eliza is a psychologist looking for love, but after an unfortunate internet date where she ended up going viral online - her confidence is shaken and needs a new strategy. Enter Beck, the hottest man she has ever met who signs up to teach her how to disconnect from the world.

This book is definitely more on the heavier side than the first two, I'd say each one got more heavy as the series continued. Beck's story was so incredibly sad and his journey was so compelling. At first blush you would think it was Eliza who was helping Beck but when you think about it harder you see how much Beck helped Eliza too, which was just so special. The spice was top notch for a traditionally pubbed book, again much like the first two. It is not necessary to read the first two books, it can definitely exist as a standalone but the characters do make appearances.

I will absolutely read everything Roni Loren writes from now on, I highly recommend this whole series for people who like to have mental health rep and some heavy topics discussed in their romance novels.

**Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Netgalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review**

This was my first Roni Loren and now I need to go back and read her backlist. This was sweet and incredibly well done. I was just always excited to pick this up and now I am very excited to talk about this one with others and read her other works.

Roni Loren just does it for me. I had a hint of it in the first book I read by her; got damn sure in the second book; and now, with her third? I am absolutely gone.

Roni Loren’s book readers don’t need reviews; they just need to read them to experience the beauty of these books.

But still, if you want to know - you need to read these books, especially For You and No One Else, if you adore:

🍀 Mental Health Rep done right!
🍀 Reverse Age Gap Romance
🍀 Strangers to Friends with Benefits to Lovers Romance
🍀 Grumpy Social yet Anti Social Hero
🍀 Confident, Ambitious Strong Badass Heroine
🍀 Subtle “Touch Her and You Die” Trope
🍀 Spice 🌶🌶🌶🌶/5
🍀 Emotional and Brilliantly written Romance

Beckham is running from his past - and believes that he has made it out from under its influence. Eliza, on the other hand is a successful therapist and a YouTube influ

I mean, what are ya’ll even waiting for? Run and pick this one up along with rest of the series!

I have really loved this series by Roni Loren but this wasn't my favorite. I still enjoyed it but I didn't feel the emotional connection with the characters like I did in the other books in the series.

Eliza is a therapist who suffers a reputation hit after a video of her drunk is leaked on the internet after a really bad date. She is burnt out from building her social media presence, keeping her business going, and trying to not be lonely after her parents died. So she decides to adopt a dog and brings her work neighbor with her to find the perfect pup.

Beck has reinvented himself after a traumatic past. He works in cybersecurity, next to Eliza, but his passion is video game design and disconnecting from technology. He helps Eliza's social media reputation and urges her to take a hiatus from technology as well. He's attracted to her but doesn't think he can offer her what she wants.

I struggled with seeing the two together. I liked that it was a friends to lovers and that Eliza was older than Beck, knowing what she wanted from a relationship. Overall you can't go wrong with Roni Loren and I look forward to her next book.

Roni Loren created a unique premise with this story, guy who shuns social media agrees to help girl who, due to an embarrassing viral video, desperately needs a technology detox. They begin as friends, but, as these stories go, they don't stay that way. Eliza Catalano is a therapist who makes "wellness" videos on YouTube to help give her practice a boost. Beck Carter is the cyber security guy who occupies the office next to hers in a shared workspace building. They start an unlikely friendship, complete with major attraction on both sides. Beck helps guide her through the wonders of living and socializing without the use of apps,
Unfortunately this book started off strong for me, but just stopped working about halfway through. When Eliza attends a "no phones" party with Beck (which, had a teenage slumber party theme) I couldn't help but think, really? Would professional adults actually enjoy a party like this?
I like Roni Loren and would try the other books in the series, but unfortunately, this one was a miss for me.

Eliza Catalano is a couple therapist and ends up to be a meme for worst dare ever
Follows social media tornado and epic fail
Enter Beck sweet beck my lovecdecent guy beck that has kept this book alive
Eliza is immature and not skilled therapist no self correction and immature
Not what I was expecting from this author
Nice cute n army mildly. Good
2.5 stars
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC

I love this book series and really enjoyed this final book. Roni Loren doesn’t shy away from tough subjects in her books but she includes them in a tasteful way. I also like that they aren’t the typical/ common past issues you read about in a lot of romance books.

The chemistry was great between the two. I liked the age gap that was included as well.

I wish we could have explored Beck’s past a little further as I found it so interesting and surprising.

Bonus points for the epilogue that ended off the series so well. I am excited to see what Roni comes out with next!

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Netgalley for my advanced copy in exchange for a review!!

Let me start off by saying, I ADORED the two previous books Roni wrote in this series. (These are all standalones, but are interconnected)

This one, however felt a bit off for me. Something about each portion of the story didn’t feel connected - if that makes sense. I loved the characters! It was truly just the way that the story didn’t really flow for me.

If you love her writing, I would say to still give it a shot! It may hit for you. Who knows, maybe I wasn’t in the right headspace when I read this one. That’s absolutely something that happens to me. Still love Roni’s books though!!

BOOK REVIEW: For You & No One Else by Roni Loren
Series: Say Everything | Book 3
2022 Publication Date: July 5

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T.I.M.E. Best Books By Genre | Contemporary Romance

CONNECT WITH A BOOK | T.I.M.E. SIMPLE LIVING TIP
Looking for love?... Look for a friend first...

T.I.M.E. BOOK REVIEW:
Don't you love it when a book genre stands up for itself and says: "Yes... I am woman. Hear me roar"...?!

This is becoming a habit I could really get used to... Finding books in book genres that consistently break the genre stereotype and deliver a story filled with dimension, insight, and surprising elements... Stretching the genre to make it more and more challenging to even categorize the book!

Then... That same approach is reflected in the relationship between our main characters / romantic leads as well.

Leaving a reader to question... What areas in my own life do I continue to try and "categorize"?

In For You & No One Else, Roni Loren weaves a steamy contemporary romance with a deep exploration of the baggage we carry into each relationship, the masks we put on that hide who we are, the behavioral accountability we are willing to accept responsibility for, and the shifting sands of dating in the digital age.

Perfect for readers who are interested in the best contemporary romance books with multi-dimensional character development... Get ready to take off the guardrails, take this car out for a spin and see what it can do!

♡ T.I.M.E. TIP ➾ Don't ever overlook reading the Author's Acknowledgements at the end of each book... Often you will find a real golden nugget that inspired the author to write her book. For Roni Loren, it was a surprising connection with a Best Minimalism Book — specifically Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport... And you can probably guess how that tickled my fancy?!... ✨😎✨

Pages: 336
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Sub-Genre: Friends To Lovers Romance | Steamy Romance
T.I.M.E. Jalapeno Rating:️ 🌶🌶🌶 (Hot Spicy)
Time Period: Present Day
Location: New Orleans (Louisiana)

IF YOU LIKE THIS BOOK THEN TRY…
Book: Part Of Your World by Abby Jiminez
Movie: When Harry Met Sally

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
From the outside, Eliza Catalano seems to have a perfect life — or at least that's what her social media persona suggests. But when a disastrous date goes viral via an online video and she becomes the internet's "Worst Date Ever," her perfectly curated world begins to fall like a house of cards.

Enter Beck Carter, the ridiculously attractive man who leases the office next to hers at WorkAround, a shared workspace building. Too young, too hip, and surprisingly a cyber-security computer expert who does not even use social media.

After he helps her untangle the viral video disaster, Beck makes her a bet to swear off social media and dating apps for six months in favor of real-life dating.

Eliza knows she can't resist a challenge, so she takes him up on it. But as she begins to experience life offline, she realizes that the real world has its complications too. Especially when her best friends relationship develops and she starts to have feelings for her new "best friend" that are far from platonic... Yep. Undeniable chemistry will trip you up every time!

Roni Loren's contemporary romance novel is the perfect summer read for anyone who has ever felt like we now live in a world of "dating apps or bust!" It's a story of finding yourself, learning to love again, and realizing that sometimes the best relationships are the ones you least expect.

Currently, the Say Everything Series is standing at three books... Let's hope Book 4 and more will be in the works soon!

♡ T.I.M.E. TIP ➾ Although this is a series, each book reads as standalone books. Read in any order!… ✨😎✨

BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION:
• Social media isn't always an accurate portrayal of someone's life.
• It's possible to find love in unexpected places.
• Everyone has their own baggage and it's important to be understanding of that.

RELATED QUOTE:
"The heart wants what it wants, or else it does not care." - Emily Dickinson

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♡ Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I voluntarily chose to review it and the opinions contained within are my own.

I think recently I’ve been getting quite frustrated with the romance genre. The plots get very convoluted and it’s really distracting and boring. Authors have been trying to put everything into the plot. So recently, it’s greatly appreciated when I can find a great book to indulge in.

I absolutely adore Roni Loren’s books and I will continue to shout that from every rooftop. They’re super cute, but also mature. The characters in this series always have to challenge their insecurities and vulnerabilities and it always makes them better partners in the end. I really liked Beckham and Eliza’s journey in this book for this exact reason. Maybe it’s my aromantic/asexual alignment popping out, but I loved the conversations on what “love” actually (Love, Actually?) is.

This hit all of the marks for me. Can’t wait for more from Roni Loren!

This one was a lovely read. I really enjoyed reading this one. I just love this kind of books.
4. stars read for me

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

This is the third book in the series but can be read entirely as a standalone.

I loved the dynamics in this book but it got a bit overwhelmed by the plot and the heavy topics. Overall a solid read just not my favorite in the series and I wanted more from the romance (as a romance reader) but I think plenty will adore this one.

I truly enjoyed the epilogue giving glimpses of the other couples and it was just a fun way to give snapshots of their future. Truly original and brought me a lot of joy

I found this to be an interesting read. I enjoyed the book and thought the plot and premise to the book to be well done. I would recommend this book and author to other readers.