Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for the ARC.

Ellie K. Wilde has been on my author's to watch list since her debut novel The Sixty/Forty rule.

This book did not disappoint. It has some of my favorite tropes including: brother's best friend, "it's always been you", and second chance.

The MMC is top tier and and will do whatever it takes to prove they're meant to be.

The banter was great, the spice/tension was fantastic, and the conflict felt realistic.

Already looking forward to the next book in this series!

Thank you Artia for letting me read an early copy of this story!

I had the absolute best time reading this. It was a fun and engaging brothers best friend story with a dash of a second chance. I love both characters in this story. How melody was the prickly, sass filled heroine paired with the golden retriever of a man for her. The opposites of them fit so perfectly together in this. They had clear chemistry and a good banter that kept me hooked on their story. From when dislike turned into friends and eventually into more I couldn’t help but fly through the pages of these two. We get a good amount of spice but I love perfectly it was layered in the plot that I felt even without the spice their chemistry jumped off the page. You root for these two through every interaction. Melody gets to find who she is and what she wants next in life with someone who wants what’s best for her even if that is not him. I love that each character progression stayed true to who they were originally are but made their character even more lovable at the end. This has a cute found family group of friends and a football player you find yourself loving. The dynamic these two create for themselves is some of the cutest I have read. It’s such a fun read, with lovable characters, enjoyable but not repetitive spice and a satisfying ending that left me all the warm and gooey feelings.

caution: brother’s best friend ‼️

“ So, this is what it feels like. Wishing for something all your life, aching for it, and then having it appear at your feet.”