#MNGirl

Wow.
This was a heart pounding, nail biting edge of my seat adventure.
Lies, betrayals, secrets, crimes, I mean, just a dash of every single good thing there could have possibly been. Well not good thing. But you know what I mean.
My heart hurts for poor Saylor & her family. I’m confused about my feelings for the Midwest boys though. Still kind of walking the edge.
I cannot wait for the next one, hopefully the smoke clears a little and we find out what’s really going on.

New to me author, A.M Brooks managed to surprise me in the best way, with this thrilling and suspenseful story. The situations presented were relatable and I enjoyed the writing style, it was easy to follow and engaging. The action was fast-paced and there wasn’t a dull moment throughout the whole story. It had the right amount of angst, drama, hot moments, and sexy banter.

Saylor's life turns upside down, the day she turns seventeen. Her family is in danger and she's forced to go into hiding. With the help of one of her mother's childhood friends, she arrives in a small town in Minnesota. She has to stay under the radar and lay low, but the moment she meets Ciaran, Saylor realizes that she's in for a lot of trouble and heartache.

I loved the protagonists. Saylor is a tough cookie, she can fend for herself and will go head to head with anyone who tries to bully her, and that includes Ciaran, who has it out for her from the first time they see each other. Ciaran tries hard to keep his distance from Saylor but it's near impossible.

The chemistry between the two of them was off the charts, the build-up and anticipation were amplified by their constant bickering, and when they finally got together they were explosive. Also, the secondary characters were interesting. Kai was a delight, always flirting, and making jokes and I was intrigued by Silas who was always moody and angry.

Twists and turns, hot steamy moments, throw in some romance, and this book ticked all of my boxes. Book two can’t come quick enough, I'm really eager to know what happens next.

This author caught my eye when she wrote her first book and now I just try and get my hands on all her books because I.LOVE.HOW.SHE.WRITES!

Saylor has been living a pretty glamours life for a few years now and she's oblivious as to how her parents ended up with so much money. But she doesn't care because she's part of the best crews in school, she's dating the most popular guy in school .... until she's not.

One day she's living the life, the next she's running for her life! Saylor never in a million years thought that her life would turn out the way it has. Although even though she's in hiding now she's being protected by the best. She ended up getting split from her mom and sister but as long as they're in good hands, she has nothing to worry about .... until she does.

Saylor and Ciaran may have started off on the wrong foot but someway and somehow she's ingrained herself in Ciaran. He might not like her and he has reasons to even though they aren't his reasons to dislike her, but she's getting under his skin and before you know it....he can't stay away from her.

This book was full of everything you could possibly think of. So much suspense and angst that it will leave your butt almost hitting the floor by the time you get to the end.

I loved, loved this book and can't wait to continue on the journey and find out what in the world is going on!!

5 #MNGirl stars for this book. I loved it. This book has everything starting from suspense to drama to romance. I fell in love with Saylor's sassy attitude and Ciaran's hot and cold behaviour. The chemistry between Saylor and Ciaran is just off-the-charts. There was so much angst. The end left me reeling, though. I can't wait for the second book in the series to come out. I have so many unanswered questions.

I thought this would be a great book but it absolutely exceeded my expectations! I was captivated from page one! Saylor's struggles with her family and safety along with hers and Ci's long angsty enemies to lovers romance is so much more than I could have hoped for. The suspense is real ya'll! By the end of this book I was doing the ugly cry and going through tissues like crazy!

I CANNOT WAIT for Book 2 of the Midwest Boys Series! I'm officially an A.M. Brooks fan and look forward to reading more of her work!

*The playlist is phenomenal. Make sure you listen to it throughout the book!

I was provided an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received this ARC for an honest review. I don't know what I was expecting from this book but surpassed my expectations.
Saylor's 17th birthday held in the party roon of an upscale restaurant, no one from Trinity Prepatory shows up not her boyfriend or her so called friends only her childhood best friend Oakland. Saylor's dad has been charged with money laundering and skipped town leaving his wife and two daughters to bear the brunt of his mistakes. On her 17th Birthday she knows sadness, loneliness and shame but from this moment on her life will never be the same. Saylor experiences terror, running for her life, trusting people she doesn't know, living in a new place that has lies, secrets and a past that isn't hers. Through the book as you experience the emotional rollercoaster you are always waiting for the other shoe to drop and believe me it does. I am patiently waiting for the next book in this series, loved reading this book.

Holy heck! THIS IS SOOOO AMAZING!!!! A whole new series with an exciting plot and characters!
#MNGirl is the first book of Midwest Boys Series. It can't be read as a standalone with a big cliffy at the end! This is a high school, new adult romance with thriller elements. We can read this story in present time, from Ciaran & Saylor's POV. This is a very exciting and painful story!
I was excited at the whole time. Saylor is a powerful but broken girl who just want to survive. She is a new girl in the town! Ciaran and his frosty blue eyes strongly complicates her situation. The chemistry between us is PERFECT! Ciaran want to hate the girl, but he didn't know! He attracts Saylor like a magnet!
This story is seared your soul! I'm curious about what will be happening in the next part!

A family owned witness protection program helps a teenager in need!

When I was a teenager I used to love this movie called “Hiding Out”, it starred John Cryer and he was a New York stockbroker that was wanted by the mob so he shaved his beard, plunked out his hair, dressed like a teenager and hid out in the Midwest with a distant cousin and went to high school. This book reminded me a lot of that movie. Though it was a girl that was hiding out and she is actually a teenager.

The teenager in question is a girl named Saylor who had been living the good life in New York for the last few years as one of the nouveau riche, attending private high school with other wealthy students. Though it recently came to light that her father was embezzling from his own investment company and he bankrupted a bunch of families, some of whom lost life savings, committed suicide and worse. He then took the cash and disappeared.

After a break in and attack at the their home, her mother called on an old friend for help. The friend, Matt owns some sort of witness relocation type operation called Rogue, for families in Danger though they are not necessarily witnesses. Though apparently Rogue (Matt and the people that work for him) usually doesn’t help the families of criminals.

Though at first I was not really sure what the problem everyone seemed to have with the fact that they were helping Saylor, her Mother and younger sister. Obviously the two girls at the very least had nothing to do with their fathers’ crimes and the mother was attacked in the home by men trying to find the father. So why are people not more compassionate? Well, apparently Saylor’s mother and/or father have a history in the Minnesota Town that Matt lives in, so it is all very mysterious.

However, Matt thinks it is safest to split up, so the Mother and sister go to a different place and Saylor goes to stay with Matt and his nephew Ciaran. Ciaran is a senior in high school and works for Matt along with his two best friends, Silas and Kai. They all hate Saylor from the start and it seems to be more about Silas and his feelings than about anything else.

Saylor thinks that possibly her Silas’ family invested with her father and lost everything and that is why he hates her so much. It isn’t long before Kai starts wavering though and begins to see that Saylor shouldn’t be held accountable for her parents. Ciaran can’t stop thinking about her but in solidarity with Silas, has the school ignore her just because he can. When they do finally start getting romantic it gets pretty steamy. I give it a heat index of three out of five flames 🔥🔥🔥.

The story is very compelling and the mysteries in the town and surrounding Saylor’s family are intriguing to say the least. Every time I think one thing is going on, something will happen or people will have a conversation that will lead me to think that it is something completely different. In the end what I thought would be the big surprise was completely incorrect and It turned out that I liked the way it was all explained much better than my guess.

The ending is explosive and quite a big cliffhanger. So I can’t wait to find out what happens next. This is a great story and I plan to continue the series. There are elements of bully romance, thriller, suspense, and more in this and the supporting characters are terrific.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I LOVE IT, WITH CAPITAL LETTERS!!!!!!!!
⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A.M. Brooks, I love you and I hate you at the same time, I'm just saying! How can you do this to me? The waiting is going to kill me. It was a great story, super extraordinary.

It has caught me from beginning to end and there has not been a single moment that made me hesitate to continue, on the contrary, I wanted to go on and on and when I saw that the end was near and there was still much to be resolved, I was getting a knot in my stomach because I knew that this would not end in a single book.That would be the only thing I dislike about the story, and just because I suck at waiting for the sequels, I tend to get stressed out and with this story I can start preparing my calming teas. I want the second part now.

I've already let off some steam and now I can tell you about the book and its wonderful characters.

Saylor loses her life as a princess because of her father's bad decisions and crimes, she, her sister and her mother suffer the consequences of her father's cowardice. When they need help the most, her mother calls Matt and their lives change radically. Hiding and going unnoticed is her new life, and to achieve this Saylor has to separate herself from her sister and mother and enter the life of a group of boys who have secrets and from whom Saylor will discover that her family could be linked to them.

Ciaran is an idiot for saying the least about him, his attitude and treatment with Saylor is reprehensible, I understand his loyalty to Silas but he takes it to the extreme. Saylor should have kicked his ass.
Then he redeems himself a little bit, just a little bit, I'm sure I'll love him as the story progresses in the next few books because the boy has the potential not to let him suffer for long.

The other characters are wonderful too and I look forward to reading and learning more about them.
I'm still freaking out. This book has all the elements to catch you and not let you go. Deception, betrayal, drama, suspense, trust, friendship, love. For me it is a book that borders on perfection, and I cannot recommend it enough.

I received an ARC in exchange of my honest review.
Thank you to the author, NetGalley and The Next Step PR

5 stars 🌟

I picked up this book on a whim. Seriously, I didn't even read the blurb until halfway through the story. The cover and the unusual title intrigued me into indulging my time with this gem.

And a gem it was! I can't believe this author and I have never met before. This book was totally, hands down amazing.

Saylor Torre, a seventeen year old girl has had a bad birthday party where none of her friends and boyfriend show up. Her father has been charged with money laundering and is currently a wanted international criminal, hence the aforementioned birthday disaster.

But, this thing is seemingly nothing to compare to what meets her when she gets home.

A series of disastrous events takes place leading her to separate from her mother and sister, change her appearance and disappear in the middle of nowhere in the small town of Minnesota.

She wasn't prepared for her life to be yanked right from under her foot. But more importantly, she wasn't prepared for a blue-eyed roommate who hates her gut for no reason.

I loved the enemies to lover relationship between Ciaran and Saylor. Their chemistry was off charts! The suspense in the story kept me on edge waiting for the next shoe to drop.

The book ends in a cliffhanger, but it was totally worth it! I can't wait to get my hands on the next book!

This was my first book by A.M. Brooks and I was blown away. It was filled with so much angst. You will be completely sucked in by chapter two and will be held hostage until the very last page.

Saylor just turned seventeen and when she thought her night couldn’t get any worse, it detonates. She is forced from her home, the life she knew, and her family within hours. She will have to change everything about herself in order to survive, but at what cost?

Matt, A longtime friend of Saylor’s mother arrives to help her family relocate. Only Saylor discovers that relocation doesn’t involve the family staying together and Saylor will have to split from her mother.

“When your own government can’t keep you safe; sometimes, you have to go rogue.”

Thrust into a new home, new school and unfamiliar surroundings, Saylor discovers that the town where she is brought seems to know a lot about Saylor and her family. And a few of the locals that run the town do not welcome Saylor with open arms, more with side eye glances and hateful remarks.

Where has Matt brought her? Why does this town hold so many secrets? And how can the sexiest man Saylor’s ever seen be her roommate and enemy?

This book is part of a series and I can’t wait for the release of book two.