please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: HFN
POV: dual 1st person POV
spice: a few open-door spicy scenes
TWs: cheating, death of a parent (cancer- recounted), drugging, hearing loss (side character), parental abandonment, sexual harassment (female to male- from strangers and coworkers), stalking
Kinky Content: car sex, fingering, manhandling, oral, spanking
standalone: book 2 of The Holland Brothers series
final thoughts: I love the Holland brothers and can’t wait for the rest of this series!
I loved London and Brogan’s story, all the twists, and all the laughs. I loved the reluctant pen pals and the banter. I loved the way he’s protective of his brothers and they’re protective of him.
Their meet-cute was so funny and I loved seeing them fall for each other during their POVs.
There was almost nothing about this book I didn’t like. The pacing was great, the story was interesting, the world building was easy to follow, and I loved the ASL representation. I can’t wait for Archer’s story next!

read this book if you love
😆 banter
🐈‍⬛ black cat FMC
🍿 celebrity
🍪 cinnamon roll MMC
💬 epistolary
💏 fake dating
🎣 fish out of water
😳 forbidden lovers
🏝️ forced proximity
🫦 girl next door/playboy
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 great side characters
🐕 golden retriever MMC
🎁 grand gestures
😡 grumpy/sunshine
👦 he falls first and hard
🤫 hidden secrets
🩹 hurt/comfort
😜 jealous, possessive FMC
🔀 opposites attract
🤜 (one-sided) rivals-to-lovers
💓 slowburn
🏈 sports romance (football)
🌍 world building