Review Post: Gold Horizons (Horizons Valley #3) by Kathryn Andrews

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Gold Horizons, book 3 in the Horizons Valley Series by Kathryn Andrews is live!

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💛 Enemies to friends to lovers

💛City girl moves to a small town

💛 Neighbor prank wars

💛 Fake dating

💛 He falls first

💛 Grumpy/Sunshine

💛 Spicy scenes 🔥

Cora Rhodes

My new neighbor is the worst.

When they say to keep your friends close, but your enemies closer, I don’t think they meant that literally, as in next door neighbor close. However, here we are and after our horrible and unfortunate introduction, there’s only one solution . . . to declare war. It’s his side of the mountain versus mine. It doesn’t matter that my new neighbor is ridiculously handsome, because his personality is lacking. He’s rude, arrogant, and condescending, and regardless of how hard he tries, no one is going to get in my way or push me out. I need this more than anyone knows, because sometimes what people forget or choose to overlook, is not all that glitters is gold.

Briggs Warren

My new neighbor has got to go.

After purchasing Red Barn Orchard five years ago, I know a thing or two about living on the mountain. I also know that this is no place for a rich, New York City socialite who also happens to be a music superstar. If she wanted a vacation home, she should have chosen one on the lake in Horizons Valley, not here, where there’s no one around. No one except me that is. I don’t need this, I definitely don’t need her, and based on the prank she’s pulled, we’ve declared war. The problem is, I find her stunningly beautiful, witty, funny, and when she plays her cello and the music floats across the mountain, it feels like she’s speaking to my soul. Is it possible to love the thing you hate, or should I say person, because as the months pass and summer turns into fall, this game we’re playing, I’m starting to think winning might mean less about her leaving and more about something different after all.

Gold Horizons is a standalone story in the small town series, Horizons Valley. If you love city girl moves to a small town, next door neighbors, endless pranks, enemies to friends to lovers, and grumpy sunshine, then you’re going to love Briggs and Cora’s story.

5 Absolutely Incredible Stars

Gold Horizons by Kathryn Andrews is one of my favorite romance reads this year! This book had it all…and boy was I smitten with everything I got in this book. In every way possible.

Enemies to lovers? Check. 

Grumpy sunshine romance? Check. 

The most fantastic prank war between two neighbors? Check. 

Small town romance goodness with a city girl and a mountain man guy? Check, Check. 

Two amazing and incredible characters that will completely steal and melt your heart? Check, Check, Check! 

Gold Horizons is the story of two seemingly opposite people going from enemies to friends to lovers to something so much more as they realize that the one person who drives them utterly crazy, might just be the one person they’ve always needed. 

This is a story of two people connecting on such a real and honest level that will touch every part of their hearts and yours. It’s a story of two people seeing each other, and I mean really seeing each other, in the most raw and true way. This is a story of two dynamic characters peeling back each other’s layers to discover their vulnerabilities, and not only loving what they find, but basking in what they give one another. This is a story of two people pushing every button the other one has and loving every memorable, effervescent, and vibrant moment of it. This is a story of two people falling for one another in the most real, heartfelt, and true way that will melt and own your heart from start to finish. 

Suffice to say, I loved everything about Gold Horizons and what I got with Cora and Briggs. 

Those two are truly the best. And trust me when I say that those two are something very special. From the very first words of their story, I was hooked. I was hooked on them, their fiery and vibrant connection, and everything they made each other feel. I was also exponentially hooked on the way those two managed to push every button they both had, the glorious banter they shared, all while simultaneously driving each other crazy and breaking down every wall they had carefully constructed around themselves in the best way. Simply put, I was hooked on them and everything they shared. 

These two have the most memorable first meeting, and the sparks just keep flying from there with every turn of the page in this incredible book. Kathryn Andrews carefully and thoughtfully crafts their story in a way that allows you to connect with them, allows you to feel and live and experience it all with them, and in a way that just sears you to them in a way that you will be rooting for them both through it all. There is just something truly special about Brooks, Cora, and what they share together and make each other feel. It feels right. It feels beautiful. It feels like exactly what both of them need. It feels like more…and that more with them is everything. 

What I loved about Gold Horizons, and what I love about every book by Kathryn Andrews, is that she just allows you to connect so deeply and truly to Brooks and Cora and every character she creates. She just lets you see them, get them, and understand them in every way. She makes you believe in them and want every good thing for them. She invests you in them and all that could be. She allows you through her writing to connect to them in such a real and genuine way, and that makes reading their story everything to experience. It just makes everything more memorable, more beautiful, and just more enjoyable because you’re not just reading the book and seeing the characters end up where they do, you’re living the story with them and feeling every bit of their journey to one another…and it’s just the best. 

Cora Rhodes is a gem of a character. She is fierce. She is independent. She is remarkable in so many ways. She has a heart of gold and is looking for her happy place where she can truly be herself. She is a woman who is beautiful inside and out in every way. What I loved about her character was that she was just so genuinely good. I also just loved that she was easy to relate to because like many of us, she too was just trying to find her place in the world and make sense of a very complicated relationship with her family and life. She might be a well known musician, she may come from very wealthy society, but at the end of the day she is a very real person just trying to figure out who she really is, who she wants to be, and who is deserving of being in her life and her heart. I just loved her, fiercely, unequivocally, and in every way possible. She is truly the best, and getting to connect with her over the course of the story was absolutely phenomenal. 

Now Briggs Warren might have stolen my heart from the very first moment his grumpy self made a seriously memorable appearance on the pages of Gold Horizons. That man is the definition of a grumpy mountain man who has a lot of layers and a whole lot of love to give under his somewhat gruff exterior. He is determined and very very stubborn. He is also a genuinely good guy who would do anything for those he cares about and his small town that he calls home. That man may come off grumpy and a touch (aka a lot!) hard headed, but he is also fierce in his feelings and cares with his whole heart. What I loved about Briggs is that he was so dynamic and headstrong, but underneath those layers he was also so vulnerable and had experienced his own struggles. I loved getting the chance to peel back each layer, along with Cora, while reading this story. I also just loved getting to love him. That man is wonderful and I can totally understand why Cora wants to simultaneously slap him silly and climb him like a tree.

Trust me when I say that you will love Cora and Briggs and everything they so unforgettably give you in Gold Horizons. 

Those two definitely make each other, and you, work for it, but in the absolute best way. They exemplify the idea that the one who drives you the most crazy, might just be the exact person you need to heal your heart and give you everything you didn’t think was possible. Those two work hard in this book and in their journey together to trust each other and themselves, to put the past officially in the past and break away from the expectations that try to hold them down, and to find a way to open their hearts to the possibilities of what could be. They do all of this and more while sweeping you and your heart off your feet, as they push each other’s buttons, as they feel their fierce and fiery connection to one another, and as they fall oh so hard for each other. 

Gold Horizons is  truly one of the best romances I have read this year. It has it all and more. It was romantic. It was funny. It was fiery and full of so much connection. It was memorable and consuming. It was small town romance goodness with such dynamic and memorable characters. It was just a story that I could not put down, that I loved every single word of, and that I just loved reading and experiencing. 

This book was everything and more, and Kathryn Andrews once again blew me away with what she delivered with these characters and their story. 

Her writing is absolutely incredible and allows you to just fully live this story with Cora and Briggs. That writing is what has made me a fan of hers since her very first book released 10 years ago. She just has such a way with words, a way of allowing you to be in the moments she creates with her characters, and a way of enveloping you within the magic and beauty of what her characters are and what they share. Reading her words and experiencing what she so thoughtfully and beautifully weaves together in her books is something I truly look forward to and treasure. There is just something so special and memorable about what she creates and allows you to get with her stories and characters, and Gold Horizons was no different. In fact, I think this book is Kathryn Andrews at her best. This book and what she creates within it with Cora and Briggs is vibrant, effervescent, romantic, memorable, and just absolutely enjoyable in every way. 

I truly could not have asked for more than what I got within this book and with Cora and Briggs. 

Kathryn Andrews creates and delivers everything with the two of them in the most authentic and amazing way that I and my heart will not soon forget. She thoughtfully weaves together a story of enemies, friends, a very special mountain location, pranks, love, and all the possibilities that can come from taking a chance with the one person who drives you just a bit, or a lot, crazy. She does all of that and more in this phenomenal book. She leaves all the heart and emotion on the pages of this book with these characters, and I truly could not have asked for a better conclusion to my time in Horizons Valley. This place and the people who live and fall in love there are truly something special, and you will feel that in this book, and in every other book of this series. 

Trust me.

This book, this entire series, and all of these very special characters will own your heart from the very first moment you meet them, and you will love every bit of what you get with them. You journey with them, you feel and live it all with them, you root for them with your whole heart, you believe in them, and in the end, I promise you will not be disappointed with what they so beautifully give you. Not one little bit. 

Trust me when I say that this whole series, but especially this book and Cora and Briggs, will give you it all. Those two will have you believing in the magic, possibilities, and beauty of taking a chance on the one person you didn’t even know you needed and the one person who makes you feel everything. And getting that with them along with everything else in their incredible story? Well that is truly the best in every way possible. 

About The Author

Kathryn Andrews is a #1 Inspirational Romance Bestselling Author who loves stories that end with a happily ever after. She started writing at age seven and never stopped. Kathryn is known for Chasing Clouds, the Starving for Southern series, and her much loved Hale Brothers series. Her stories are sweet, southern, and fall into the genres of chi-lit, contemporary romance, sports romance, and southern fiction.

Kathryn graduated from the University of South Florida with degrees in Biology and Chemistry, and currently lives in Tampa, Florida. She spends her days as a sales director for a medical device company and her nights lost in her love of fictional characters.

When Kathryn is not crafting beautiful worlds that incorporate some of her most favorite real life places, she can be found hanging out with her husband and two young sons, while drinking iced coffee and enjoying the sun.

It’s a Cover Reveal: Forgotten Desires by Corinne Michaels

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Corinne Michaels has revealed the gorgeous covers for Forgotten Desires!

Releasing: June 5, 2024

Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative

Cover Art Drawing: Samaiya Beaumont

Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

Cover Model: Shaun Collins

He’s a billionaire in need of a wife …

And I’m his ex who can’t say no to him.

Ten years ago Carson Knight was my one great love, but he abandoned me without a trace.

Now he’s a billionaire single-dad in need of a temporary wife.

And he’s at my house on one knee with a proposal …

Marry him, so he’s more likely to win full custody of his daughter, keeping her safe from her unstable mother. In return, he’ll take care of the medical expenses for a surgery my father needs to survive.

Reluctantly, I agree to tie the knot, on one condition. Once those custody papers are signed, we go our separate ways. Because he’s even more gorgeous, charming, and sweeter than he was back then, and I don’t trust myself not to fall for my fake husband.

Especially when I hear him say “my wife.”

Or feel his hands on my skin. Taste his kiss or see the way he looks at me with those blue eyes and know that our carefully crafted rules will shatter.

Right alongside my heart.

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Releasing Now: Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels

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What happens in the woods, doesn’t always stay in the woods …

Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels is now live! 

What’s the worst thing you could do when you’re stranded in the woods with your rival? Sleep with him. That’s what.

Not only is Rowan Whitlock my sister’s ex, but we’re both vying for the contract that would save my family farm.

So why did it have to be Rowan who came to the rescue after I fell on a remote hiking trail? When the weather turned unexpectedly, we were forced to find shelter and ride out the storm. Only that wasn’t the only thing I ended up riding.

We promise ourselves what happens at the cabin stays at the cabin, but when we get back to Sugarloaf, it’s impossible to stay away from him. Those blue eyes captivate me, his strong body comforts me, and he makes me feel beautiful.

Which is crazy, right?

If only my stupid head would listen and stop this before my heart gets involved, but I keep going back because I’m already in too deep.

I should’ve known that the temptation wasn’t worth the risk because when it all falls apart, our promises are broken, and I’m afraid my heart will never recover.

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5 Absolutely Incredible Stars!

Let me start this review by saying that Rowan and Charlotte just might be one of my favorite couples that I have read. There is something truly special about those two. Maybe it’s their banter, maybe it’s their unadulterated, fire and connection, maybe it’s the fact that they always keep each other on their toes, or maybe it’s just the fact That those two feel so inherently right together. Maybe it’s all of that and more. In fact, I think it is all of that, and more because from the very first pages of this book, I was completely enamored by those two. And my love for them grew fiercely through every turn of that page to the point that I was not ready to leave them when this book ended.

Those two just completely stole my heart in every single way possible.

Tempting Promises was a consuming, exceptionally written, and crafted, and utterly fantastic romance book that I could not put down. This book took a hold of me with everything it had from those very first pages and I couldn’t get enough. I was completely consumed with these characters, their banter, the buildup between them, the forced proximity goodness that pushes those to right past their breaking point, and everything that came after. Coupled with the small town goodness that completely owns my heart with this world and this family, and I was smitten. I was just in love with everything I was reading and experiencing with these characters, and it was the best.

The absolute best.

Corinne Michael’s creates an outstanding connection and fire between Rowan and Charlotte. When I tell you that it is palpable and tangible, and so thick in this book, I mean it with my whole being. Those two don’t like each other, but they really do. And when they are forced in a cabin together for multiple days, they solve a lot of their problems. And create a few more at the same time. Their unadulterated connection and fire to one another finally breaks, and it makes them see each other completely differently. Things they thought they knew are no longer there. Things they weren’t prepared to feel are suddenly there, full force. But more than that these two realize that they may have had each other all wrong and that they might just be exactly what they need.

Now let me tell you, I live for a good enemies to lovers story. Especially when the banter is top-notch, and that is what Rowan and Charlotte shared in this book. Those two definitely know how to push each other‘s buttons. They’re competing farm owners, they have a path that connects them in more ways than one, but they also just don’t like each other. But they also kind of do. There is such a respect between them, and I love how that came out across the story. These two definitely push each other pass that edge, and it leads to some very spicy and fiery moments. They keep telling each other throughout this book that this time will be the last time, but the more times they have, the more they realize that there is something truly real and authentic between them. And that thing might scare the living crap out of them, but it is real, and it is there, and it is genuine and it is everything.

Charlotte and Rowan were two incredibly amazing characters.

I loved how headstrong Charlotte was, I loved how tenacious she was, and I loved that she was not afraid to call Rowan on his bullshit. I also just loved that. She had so much heart and she was just trying to find her place in the world, while saving the farm that meant everything to her and her family. She was a woman who just wanted somebody to stay and to believe in her, and I loved getting to see her fight with all of her might through every page of this book and work her ass off to find herself, her place, and her love in this world. I love that girl with my whole heart, and I just love the fact that this book brought her what it did, because no one deserves all of the happiness in the world more than she does.

Rowan was a gem and let me tell you I love that man. I love that he’s just a good man. I loved that he is also not afraid to keep Charlotte on her toes and be there for her, even when she tries to push him away. I also just love that that man is tenacious in his own way, he cares about family, and he isn’t afraid to keep fighting, or to keep showing up. He is in it for the long-haul, and even though he starts off this book, doubting he will ever have a forever or a relationship, he soon realizes that with a right person, everything can change. And when he realizes that, he commits to it with his full heart, and every ounce of passion within him, and it is epic and amazing to experience.

I also just have to say that one of my favorite things about this couple, and everything they share is that it just felt very real and grown up. They face their fair share of issues, both with themselves and each other, and they handle them in a very real way. They don’t run away from their problems, they face them head on. They make decisions that are thoughtful and are emotional, but that also feel very real. Sure they are human and they make mistakes and things are complicated, but they also aren’t afraid to own up to their part of things and aren’t afraid to make the right choice and the hard decisions, especially when the stakes are high. I loved that about them and I really respected that because even though they love to push each other‘s buttons, in the same breath I know that they are also committed to being there for one another, and handling things in the way they should be. In a way that leads either the heart, and is as tenacious as they are. That coupled with the fact that everything between Rowan and Charlotte felt so right just meant that I loved them even more fiercely with everything they gave me.

Getting to be with these two as they go from enemies to lovers to so much more was phenomenal. My heart was with these two feeling and living and experiencing every breath of what they give each other, and I just loved it. I loved how connected I felt to them, I loved how real it all felt, and I just loved how these two never stopped keeping each other on their toes, wanting each other, but also fighting like hell for each other, and for what could be. I loved and respected them both with my whole heart, and every fiber of my being, and I was so beyond invested in those two finding the happily ever after that, they both deserved. I needed them to get there, because they just deserved it. They deserved all of the happiness and love and elation and warmth and fire that comes with finding the one person who changes everything. And I lived for every opportunity in this book that brought them both closer and closer to finding that with each other.

Experiencing that with them in this book was truly everything. And more.

Those two might have been a little worried about what that future could bring them, but they were always there for one another, especially when it mattered. I think that’s one of the things I loved, and respected so much about them. They were always willing to stand up for each other and be there for each other when it counted. And even when no one was watching, they were still there for each other because they knew that is what the other needed and that that was what they had to do. And I absolutely relish in that with them.

The love that grows between these characters is built on fire and banter and pure heart. That shines through every word this author creates, and it emanates with these characters and what they share together. It is beautiful and funny and intoxicating, and just consuming in every way to experience what you get with Rowan and with Charlotte.

And I have to say that just being back in this world, with all of these characters, in this small town, and in this family, that cares so deeply for one, another, was just the perfect place to be. I could read this series forever and ever, and I would never get enough of all of these characters, and what they allow me to get and feel with them along the way. They just make everything feel like so much more. They make me feel part of their family. They make me Feel like I am right there with them and it is truly everything to experience that with them.

If you love a small town romance, that is well written, that is consuming in every single way possible, and that will show you just how thin the line between love and hate is, then you need to run yourself to this book as soon as humanly possible. If you love a romance book that will give you two very real, dynamic, and complicated characters that will steal your heart from the very first pages, then you will live and love every second of this book. if you just love a phenomenal love story that gives you characters who find their way through any obstacle together, who continuously show up at all times, and who are ready and willing to fight for themselves and each other, then you need this book in your life this very second.

Trust me.

This entire book, this entire series, and every morsel of this world makes my heart so abundantly happy. That is a true testament to the level of connection and vibrancy and life, and love that this author infuses into every character, into every moment, and into every love story. Tempting Promises was another shining example of why Corinne Michaels is one of my favorite authors. She leaves it all on the pages of her books, she connects you with her characters in every way, possible, and she just has you utterly in love with everything you get with them. The good, the bad, the complicated, the banter, the connection and fire, and all the glorious spiciness; this author puts you in the thick of it, and it is glorious. She gives you real complicated characters who can’t help but feel everything for one another, and you will love getting to be on every step of their journey to finding that happily ever after. She will have you enamored with them, and everything between them, and you will love it.

You will love it so so much. I know I did.

I am so sad to know that this series is coming to an end with the next book, but in the same breath, I just can’t wait to be back within this world. That is how much I love all of these characters, how much I love what this author creates with them, and how I truly cannot get enough of their stories of finding love. This family has had a go of it, but each book in this series heals them all a little bit more and shows them that anything is possible if you keep your heart open to all of the possibilities… And to the right person. I loved every single thing about this book, and I have no doubt that this author will bring this entire series to a close, in the most fitting way, because this family, this series, and this world has been utterly unforgettable from the start, and I have no doubt they will be through the very end.

Meet Corinne


Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles.

Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed–reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.

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It’s a Cover Reveal: Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels

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Corinne Michaels has revealed the gorgeous covers for Tempting Promises!

Releasing: February 22, 2024

Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative

Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

Cover Model: Eric Guilmette

Cover Art Drawing: Samaiya Beaumont

What’s the worst thing you could do when you’re stranded in the woods with your rival? Sleep with him. That’s what.

Not only is Rowan Whitlock my sister’s ex, but we’re both vying for the contract that would save my family farm.

So why did it have to be Rowan who came to the rescue after I fell on a remote hiking trail? When the weather turned unexpectedly, we were forced to find shelter and ride out the storm. Only that wasn’t the only thing I ended up riding.

We promise ourselves what happens at the cabin stays at the cabin, but when we get back to Sugarloaf, it’s impossible to stay away from him. Those blue eyes captivate me, his strong body comforts me, and he makes me feel beautiful.

Which is crazy, right?

If only my stupid head would listen and stop this before my heart gets involved, but I keep going back because I’m already in too deep.

I should’ve known that the temptation wasn’t worth the risk because when it all falls apart, our promises are broken, and I’m afraid my heart will never recover.

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Releasing Now: Broken Dreams (Whitlock Family #2) by Corinne Michaels

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Broken Dreams by Corinne Michaels is now live! 

What could possibly go wrong fake dating the gorgeous single dad in a small town?

The answer, you fall for him.

It started out perfect. Grady Whitlock needed a plus one for his business meetings, and I needed a date for a wedding.

We had a plan. It was a good one.

Until it wasn’t.

I was not supposed to have feelings for him. I was not going to let my heart race when his soulful blue eyes stared into mine. No way should I have noticed his smile or the dimple on his right cheek or his strong arms when he held me close. I especially wasn’t going to melt when I saw him play with my daughter.

Most of all I was not going to sleep with him.

Nope. None of that was supposed to happen, but it does.

Now I find myself dreaming of him every night. Wishing we were really a couple because the way he kisses me doesn’t feel as if it’s pretend.

But we’ve both watched our dreams shatter, and I can’t handle another broken heart.

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5 Absolutely Perfect Stars

Corinne Michaels always writes the perfect romance. End of. I can always count on her to deliver an emotional, sweet, spicy, and unforgettable romance no matter what book of hers I am reading. I have a literally read all of her books and I have loved every single one. They are some of my all-time favorites. They are truly my happy place. They are what make me so happy, and so grateful that I am a romance reader,m because the love stories and the characters and the emotions and the heart that she so authentically creates, is truly perfect.

Broken Dreams was perfection.

It was everything that I have come to love and expect from this author times 10. It was beautiful and sweet and spicy as hell. It was a story that my heart was immediately in right from the start. It was a book built on the idea that a second chance at love after what feels like insurmountable loss can truly be possible with the right person. It was a story filled with so many incredible characters that have given me all of the feels in so many books, and I truly basked in every second with them all. It was a story of two people who feel just a little bit broken, or a lot at times, but who realize that the other might just be the key to healing after all that they’ve gone through.

This was a story of two people finding each other at the exact right time. This was a beautiful story of something that started off as pretend, but quickly became something. Oh so very real. This is a story of two people finding their way back to themselves, while falling heart first in love with one another.

Corinne Michael’s always delivers the feels. I can always count on her to drown me in them and I love it. I love that her books make me so happy. I love that her books make me feel everything. I love that her books allow me to experience everything with her characters, so authentically and so deeply. I love that her characters are so honest and real. They are complicated and flawed and real, and I love that about them. I love that I can get them and understand them. I love that I believe in them, and that I want to root for them with all that I have because they’re such good people. I love that the way that Corinne Michaels creates them and allows me to connect to them, brings out all of those feelings and emotions through every single page of her books.

Broken Dreams allowed me to experience all of that with Grady and Addison in the best way. Now I have gotten a taste of these characters through other books in this world and in other books by this author. So I was ready to see what could be for two single parents trying to find love after loss. And the thing was, they weren’t really looking for love. I mean they kind of were, at least Addison was, but they kind of weren’t because this book finds them at crossroads in their lives.

They both lost their spouses. They’re both on the precipice of very big things. They’re both trying to heal and make their way through the world of emotion and processing that happens after the loss of your spouse. They’re both trying to find their way, and in the midst of that they find each other. What starts out as something pretend for them soon becomes very real and deep and something unexpected. It’s something that keeps them on their toes. It’s something that knocks them down in the best way and shows them that the other is worth fighting for; that they are worth fighting for. It’s something that takes them so far from where they started and scares them out of their minds. It’s something that makes them want something they didn’t think was ever possible again.

All of that combined with their unforgettable connection, and their hearts that are so pulled to one another, and you’re really just scratching the surface of what made everything with Addison and Grady so phenomenal.

I just love those two. I loved how real they are with one another. I love how they get it. I loved how they get each other and their journeys and how they just always seemed to understand. Even in those really hard and complicated moments, they got it because they’re going through it together and they’ve been through it. The way that they see each other in such a real and authentic way was beautiful. It really was.

I also just have to say that the respect and love that they show for each other’s late spouses was truly so meaningful and heartfelt. Each of these characters had many moments in this book where they thought about, or talked about, or brought up their late spouse, and it was never an issue. Nor should it have been, but I just love how this author showed that both Grady and Addison understood all of these nuances with each other. They understood that it meant something to keep their memories alive. They understood that there would be moments where they would feel complicated things because of what they’ve gone through. They understood that there would be moments where the past would come up and they would have to figure it out, and wade their way through all of those feelings and emotions. They understood with each other that grief is a complicated nonlinear journey that isn’t always easy, but they were committed to being there for one another us, friends, and as more, and that was everything to get and experience.

Throw in the fact that they are two of the best parents around, with some seriously cute kids, and so much connection, and I was smitten. I loved how much these two loved their kids, how much their worlds revolves around their kids, and how committed they were to doing the best for their kids and family. I was truly just enamored with them, and every bit of build up with them was so worth it because boy do those two share some firework level heat when they are together. And the way they push each other to that edge, the way they build each other up, and the way they take you along with them as they crash over is truly unforgettable.

This book truly had it all. It had the romance. It had the fire and connection. It had two single parents finding each other and building something they didn’t think could be real, but that they soon find is so real that it could truly give them everything. It had so much emotion and feels and heart. It was woven so beautifully throughout every part of the story and the way that Corinne, Michaels brings it all to life is truly outstanding. She allows you to breathe it all in and feel it all, and practically touch it all with how real she makes it and not just amplifies everything you get with these characters.

It also had so many moments that I could have just lived in forever. Moments that made me laugh, moments that were so sweet, moments that were spicy as hell, and moments that just showed that these characters were so beyond right for each other. Grady and Addison give each other things that truly help heal them and complete them. Getting to go along with the two of them as they try to find their way and create something new out of something that was once broken was absolutely incredible. It was everything my heart needed, and this author delivered it in the best way. I truly cannot say that enough.

This book and their story and their love and getting everything with them was perfection.

I seriously love the world of this book and getting to be with these characters for 300+ pages was a treat. I also seriously loved how this book and this world are bringing so many other characters from this author’s other books together. It truly makes my heart happy to see them all, and I want every characters book in all of these worlds. I think that speaks to what this author creates with her characters that no matter how many times I’ve read her books and no matter how many more characters and towns, and stories I get, I just want more. And not only do I want more, but I want more with all of my favorite former characters from all her other books along for the ride.

Simply put, I loved Broken Dreams with my whole heart.

I loved everything that Grady and Addison shared together. I loved what they were willing to take a chance on and what that could mean for them and the family they wanted to create. I loved getting to go along with them as they pretended what they shared was fake, but as they realized that there was absolutely nothing fake about what they felt for one another. I loved the heart of this book. I loved the dynamics and the relationships, and just all of the boisterous characters that make this small town a place I always want to be a part of. I loved the moments that made me laugh until my cheeks hurt, the moments that had me blushing,m something fierce, and the moments that had me knowing that these characters needed to find a way. Throw in the fact that these characters are part of a larger family and town and world that I will literally never get enough of, and I was absolutely in love with everything I was reading.

I just loved this book, and I absolutely loved and treasured and basked in every second with Grady and Addison. Those two are kind of the best. And Corinne Michaels does the two of them justice in their story. These two show that a second chance can bring you unimaginable joy and happiness if you allow yourself to take a chance. These two show you in every way through their story that they are very real, that they are so meant to be, and that new dreams can be just as beautiful and just as fulfilling and just as magical as the ones you thought were broken so long ago. I promise that you will love getting all that you do with them, and in the end, you will just be so happy for what you were able to experience and feel with them along the way.

Trust me when I say, there is no resisting the pool of these two and what they give one another. You will treasure every bit of what you get with them and their kids and their friends and their family and this small town of amazingness. But most of all, you will just love what they are able to create and share together. Because it is truly the best, it is beyond meaningful and beautiful and heartfelt, and most of all, it is another perfect love story from Corinne Michaels.

Meet Corinne


Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles.

Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed–reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.

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Happy 10 Year Blogiversary, The Never Ending Book Basket!

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Ten years ago I started this book blog. 

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

I really can’t believe it. Ten years have flown by and here we are. Still shouting the book love, still buying way more books that I can possibly ever read, and still grateful each and every day that this blog has brought me to the absolute best community of book loving people. 

This book blog started with a simple idea and a question. Driving home from my brand new big girl job, I thought about how I would love to connect with others who loved books as much as I did. Especially those spicy romance books that I had recently begun falling so fiercely in love with. That led to the question, what if I start a book blog? And thus, The Never Ending Book Basket was born. 

And 10 years later it’s still here. 

10 years later I’m still here reading all the spicy romance books. 10 years later I’m still here supporting the incredible indie romance book community. 10 years later I’m still here with the best book people and support system a girl could ask for. 10 years later I’m still here with all my books and a heart that is so full from all this blog and its community have given me over the last decade. 

So much and so little has changed in the last 10 years of this book blog. When I first started this blog, I used to post at least once a month, if not more. As time went on and as life got crazier, that regularity fell to the wayside. But this book blog was always my happy place, my safe place, no matter how little or how much I’ve posted. (Special shout-out to all of you for sticking with me through all those times of regular posting to what basically felt like me ghosting everyone. 🤣) 

This is a picture of the OG Never Ending Book Basket…a lot has changed in 10 years!

Ten years ago, I started with just one little basket of unread books, and now I have more unread books than I ever thought possible. (And they definitely don’t fit in a basket anymore!) I’ve gone semi-viral for getting banned for reviewing on Amazon and talking about books that’ve emotionally murdered me. Over the years this blog (and I!) have joined new social media platforms, bought a shit ton of books (and I do mean a shit ton), done hundreds of giveaways, talked about hundreds, if not thousands of amazing books, and I’ve truly loved every damn second of it all. 

Ten years later, and I’m still here, obsessed with spicy romance books, proud to be a little part of this book community with this book blog, and beyond excited to see what the next ten years will bring. 

But most of all, I’m just so thankful and grateful for these last ten years and what this book blog and book community have so graciously given me. I never knew how much I needed this book world and its incredible people until I was in it, experiencing the true magic of it. The people, the books, the way this community shows up for each other, and just the love of books and love stories that exists is truly the best. 

The. Absolute. Best. 

Simply put, starting this book blog changed my life. 

When I first started this book blog I was fresh out of college, 22, and in the midst of that phase where you really try to figure out what the hell you want to do and who you really are. I was also stuck in a not so great position at my job with some very toxic people, and was looking for something, anything really, that could bring me a little bit of joy. Books had always brought me joy, and in a season of life when I desperately needed that, I found myself in this new community with a new book blog, ready to see what I could find. What I found was the indie romance book community. And it is that wonderful and amazing community, this book blog, and the incredible people I’ve met along the way that truly changed everything. 

So yeah, this book blog changed my life. 

It changed my life completely. 

And I will be forever grateful for that. 

I will be forever grateful for the people who I’ve connected with through this book blog and community who have become lifelong friends, who have become my people.

I will be forever grateful for the amazing and incredible and absolutely wonderful authors, bloggers, narrators, editors, readers, and humans I have met and worked with in the last 10 years through this blog.

I will be forever grateful for the opportunities this blog has allowed me this last decade and the experiences it’s given me. 

This is what my unread pile of books looks like today. (And no this isn’t all of them.) There’s still a basket, but SO many unread books!

I will be forever grateful that I found a place in this world that truly feels like home, where loving books, buying books, and shouting the love of books and fictional characters from the rooftops is not only accepted, it’s celebrated.

I will be forever grateful that I found myself connected to other readers that know a book can truly change your life. 

I will be forever grateful for the absolutely unforgettable stories that have owned my heart and soul these last 10 years of book blogging. 

I will be FOREVER grateful to every single person who has chatted with me about books, asked for a recommendation, tuned in for a live giveaway, supported my page and me, but most of all, who have shown up for me and this book blog time and time again. 

I will be forever grateful that I found my people, my happy place, and where I was always meant to be in this world through this little ole book blog of mine. 

I am SO very grateful and I can’t say it enough. 

From the bottom of my heart, thank you. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you. 

This book blog was and is 100% a group effort guys, and we did it. We. Fucking. Did. It. Y’all. We made it a decade and it wouldn’t have been possible without each and every one of you. And my heart is SO beyond full. My cup truly runneth over from all the love and support you’ve shown The Never Ending Book Basket these last 10 years. 

Whether you’ve been with me from the very beginning, jumped in on this crazy train sometime in the middle, or are just finding yourself here now, thank you. Thank you for supporting me and this book blog of mine. Thank you for showing up in any and every way for me and this book blog. Thank you for sharing the book love and for sharing your amazing recommendations and words. Thank you for going along with me on this crazy wonderful book blogging journey. Thank you for letting me be a little piece of this amazing book world. 

I couldn’t have done it without you. All of you. 

And it has truly meant EVERYTHING to be able to do this the last 10 years. 

I can’t say that enough. 

So here’s to 10 years of book blogging. This last decade has been chalk full of all the amazing books, all the love stories, all the book signing adventures, all the cliffhangers, all the late night reading sessions, all the chats about plot twists and new releases and must read books, all the book trees and TikToks and crazy videos where I’m definitely 76 ounces in on coffee and telling you to read a new book I just loved, and so much more. These 10 years of book blogging have been the absolute BEST, and I know more book fun is on the horizon for me, this blog, and for all of us. 

Happy 10 year blogiversary, The Never Ending Book Basket. 

WE. FUCKING. DID. IT.

Review Post: White Horizons (Horizons Valley #2) by Kathryn Andrews

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“Sometimes in order to put ourselves first, we must be willing to give someone else a second chance.”

White Horizons by Kathryn Andrews is live!

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Clay Johnson

Let me tell you about life-changing moments. The catalyst for mine was standing on a street in New York City, watching the girl I was falling for jump into the arms of another man. Did she know I was there? No. At first I was shocked, then I was angry, for months. Because of this, I finally said, “No more.” No more being second place in my band, with my family, with my friends, or with the women I date. I’ve had enough, and I deserve better. I deserve to be first. The only problem is I can’t escape the girl or her bubbly personality. She’s everywhere I don’t want her to be and trying her best to work her way back into my good graces, which I refuse to allow. I made that mistake once, and I’m never going there again. Ever.

Emma White

I’ve always believed my loyalty to those I love is one of my greatest strengths. If I say I’m in, I’m in and will go down with a sinking ship. Unfortunately, over the last year, I wasn’t just sinking, I was drowning, drowning in a life I had committed to but no longer wanted. Instead, I dreamed of Clay. Clay with his arms that knew just how to hold me, his lips that instantly ignited swarms of butterflies when they touched mine, and eyes that always spoke volumes whenever they were aimed my way. The problem is, he’s made it clear he wants nothing to do with me. I don’t blame him, but I won’t be deterred. The heart wants what the heart wants, and mine wants him. I’ll do whatever it takes. He’s worth it. I’m worth it. I just need him to give me a second chance to prove it.

*****5 Absolutely Amazing Stars*****

They say good things come to those who wait, and boy is that true. I have been waiting 8 years for this book. 8 years longing for Clay & Emma. 8 years desperate wanting more of this world. I have waited for Kathryn Andrews to bring us back to this beautiful world that I have always wanted more of. I have waited and hoped that she would bring us back to this small town full of incredible and dynamic characters that I have loved and rooted for from the start. I have waited and dreamed of what Clay and Emma’s story might entail after getting a sneak peek of them in the first book in this series. I have waited and wanted this book, this story, and this world fiercely, and let me tell y’all…it was well worth the wait.

I would gladly wait another 8 years to get such an amazing story of second chances, music, longing and heart, and so much love and friendship.

Kathryn Andrews completely delivered in White Horizons. She left her heart and soul on the pages of this book and it shows with Clay and Emma and everything they so authentically give you. The music those two create, the magic that exists between them, and the beauty of the two of them and their hearts is utterly incredible and unforgettable.

Trust me when I say that they are worth the wait.

They are worth the longing and angst that exists between them as they reconnect after things went so wrong the first time they were together. They are worth every bit of heartbreak and hurt that exists for them as they try to put themselves and each other back together again. They are worth every bit of hard work and fight these two have as they realize that there is still something beyond worth fighting for between them. They are worth every bit of fire and attraction that exists between them that pulls them together like two strong as hell magnets every time they even think about one another. They are worth every hurdle and step of their second chance at being together and seeing what could be between them. They are worth all of the feelings and heart and love that is right on the surface just waiting for the chance to blossom with the two of them.

They are worth everything.

Clay and Emma are the best. Truly. They are the epitome of the beauty that exists in second chances. They show through every page of their story that they are not only worth it, but that they are so meant to be. They show the world, but more importantly each other, that they may have made mistakes with their relationship in the past, but that they are both committed to showing up for one another and fixing what went wrong because they know there is something there. They know that they can’t stop thinking about one another. They know that their love and what it could bring between them is beautiful and scary and heartfelt and just what they both might need. They know that even after a rocky start and a lot of hurdles thrown their way, they have to find a way to make it work because they are meant to be.

Simply put, Clay and Emma’s story in White Horizons is what the best second chance romances are made of. The longing, the angst, the hurt and feels, the hard fought road back to one another, the fiery connection and pull, the heart and love, coupled with the rightness of these two shows on every page how right they truly are for one another. You will feel that and believe in that through every single word of this book.

Trust me when I say that you will need it all with Clay and Emma, and the way that Kathryn Andrews brings it all to life is truly amazing. Her words give life and heart and vibrancy to every part of these two and every part of what they share. That makes this story so authentic, so compelling, and so beautiful. She just makes everything between them feel so real, so special, and so beautiful. She infuses so much heart into every second with Clay, Emma, and all of the other incredible characters of this world and it makes for one of the best books I have read this year that you feel every breath of.

Like I said at the start of this review, I have been in love with this world of characters for over 8 years. I really can’t say enough how happy it made me to be back with them all. It felt like coming home, back to a place where I truly never want to leave. There is just something special about the Horizons Valley and the people in it. This world has such great dynamic characters that I love with my whole heart. The way they’re all connected, the way they all love and live music, and the way they are all there for one another is truly the best. I can’t wait for all of the stories from this world because I need them all. As soon as humanly possible.

Kathryn Andrews truly outdid herself in White Horizons. She created and delivered an amazing, all-feeling, and unforgettable second chance love story between two characters who are so meant to be. She created a story that made me laugh, made me feel it all, made me blush, made me cry, and that made me believe in the true reconnection of two hearts and souls that complete one another.

Her words brought everything with Clay and Emma to life in a way that I know I won’t soon forget. She not only had me believing in them and their second chance at love with my whole heart, she had me knowing that those two could and would find their way no matter what. She had me knowing that the power and connection and tenacity of those two was on a whole different level, and that’s just part of what made them so special. She also had me wanting and needing those two to find their way something fierce because there was just something so inherently beautiful and right about them and their connection. From the very first page of this book I needed it all with Clay and Emma, and Kathryn Andrews delivered that in spades.

She delivered it all in White Horizons.

If you love a good love story, if you love a story with music, if you love a story with second chances, if you love a story with a ton of heart, feels, and connection, if you love a small town romance with so many unforgettable characters, and if you love a story of two people fighting like hell to find their way, you will LOVE this book. If you just love a damn good love story, you will love this book. If you love a story that makes you feel it all and believe in the power and possibilities of one more chance, then you will love this book with your whole heart.

I promise you that.

Clay and Emma will steal your heart and have you believing in the two of them and all that could be between them from page one…and it just gets better and better from there. Trust me. Those two are ready to wow you with their hearts, their vibrancy, their music, their moments, and their love in this book. They are ready to show you that this time they will find their way and that this time they will make it work, even if they have a few hurdles along the way. They are ready to show you that their connection and pull to one another cannot be fought or denied, and that they will do whatever it takes to show you and each other that this is it, that this is their moment, and that they are endgame.

You will love every second, word, and page with these two. I finished their story weeks again and I still can’t stop thinking about them and all they gave me with their story. They are just that good, that memorable, and that incredible and beautiful together. Their story was beyond worth the wait and I’m just so glad Kathryn Andrews gave us Clay and Emma. They truly were the best and I cannot wait for the next time I’m in Horizons Valley because I want everything from this world and these characters!!

This series is one of my faves for a reason, and White Horizons was the perfect addition to it. It adds another layer of love to a world that I already can’t get enough of and it gives you two characters who are ready to show you that second chances are not only real, but they’re worth believing in and rooting for. Clay and Emma leave their hearts and souls on the pages of this book as they find their way back to each other and it is beautiful and incredible and amazing.

It’s just everything. Just like the two of them.

And they were well worth the wait.

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Review Post: Written in the Ink by S.M. Broad

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Written in the Ink

SM Broad

Diem
I was seven when I met my best friend.
With his caring, hazel eyes and sandy blonde hair, he completely stole my heart.
I was thirteen when I fell in love with him.
Fifteen when he gave me my very first kiss.
And seventeen when I lost him.
Now, five years later, the boy from my past is a man standing in front of me. Only, how do I tell him about the greatest gift he ever gave me?

Hart
I was nine when I met my best friend.
With her sparkling green eyes, brown hair and kind soul, she completely stole my heart.
I was fifteen when I fell in love with her.
Seventeen when she became my everything.
And nineteen when I lost her.
Now, five years later, the girl from my past is a woman standing in front of me telling me that we share more than just memories.

****4 Fantastic Stars****

Written in the Ink by SM Broad was second chance, romance goodness. This book was angsty, it was passionate, it was emotional, it was sweet, it was spicy, and it was everything in between. There is a reason I love this trope, and this author delivered it in a fantastic way. She lays it all out on the pages of this book with Diem and Hart, and I enjoyed every single second of it.

This is the first book I’ve ever read by this author, and I just have to say that I really enjoyed her writing style. Her words made it so easy to jump right into the story. I loved that she showed these characters at so many critical points in their life in a way that really connected me to them. Her words and the way she allowed me to experience them also really added to what I got with these characters. I felt connected to them. I felt like I understood them. I felt like I was living and feeling their story with them. I felt like I understood them and more than that I felt so much care and heart for them. I think that’s a true testament to what she creates that I felt that throughout this book with both Hart and Diem and Bronx, and so many of the other fantastic characters of this world.

If you love a story that has a lot of heart, that takes place over years of time, that gives you a second chance, romance that you will feel so much of, then you’ll enjoy this book. Thrown in with some fiery connection, and some serious spice, this book shows that second chances really do exist, and that soulmates will always find their way back to one another. Hart and Diem proves that through every page of this book. They show that even the mistakes of the past and present can’t keep two people meant to be apart. They show that they are each other’s haves, and that the whole they make together is beautiful and perfect and just about everything.

I consumed this book in one sitting, and I think that’s what this author create but you just want everything with these characters. You want to see them find their way back to one another. You want to see them build a family together. You want to see them feel more of that connection and love together. You want to be in their world with these memorable friends and family members. You want Just more of everything. This author definitely invests you in it and it’s fantastic to experience.

Overall, I really loved this book. I enjoyed these characters, I lived for the journey they went on together, and I loved how this author allowed me to experience every bit and every twist. Intern, that came these characters way. I definitely hope she plans to write more from this world, because I already want so many more stories from these characters, but I also just have hopes of seeing these characters again. The family that is created between Hart and Diem and Bronx melted my heart, and it just made me so happy getting to go along with them as they found their way together. Their love story definitely put you through the ringer a bit, but trust me when I say that it’s worth it.

Those two are definitely meant to be, are written in the stars and all the ink, and the truth of that shines on every single page of this fantastic book.

If you love, emotional books, second chance romances, and stories that follow characters from childhood to adulthood with every piece in between, then you’ll love this book. If you love a good romance, you will enjoy this book. If you love a story that just allows you to get so much with characters and feel so much, then you will love this book. If you love, a love story between two characters that are perfect for one another, then you must read this book.

Trust me, when I say that Written in the Ink is a book that you need in your life this second. It is well written, it is consuming in every way, and it has a beautiful and endearing love story that will own you from start to finish. But more than that it has two characters who are willing and ready to give you everything they have during their incredible second chance at love.

And that? Well that is just the best and makes for a truly good reading experience. I got all of that and more in Written in the Ink with Hart and Diem, and I really can’t say enough how much I enjoyed every single step with those two as they found their way back to one another and back into each other’s hearts.

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Review Post: Where The Light Shines by Kathryn Andrews

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Where The Light Shines

Kathryn Andrews

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With a broken heart and a desperate need to hide from the spotlight, Chicago socialite Rylie Crest flees to a small town on the west coast of Florida to start over. Set on a winding crystal-clear river, under the tall pines and aging oaks, she buys an old abandoned home with hopes to restore it, only to find a specter of the past seems to haunt the river’s edge. Filling her days stripping wallpaper, sanding floors, and discovering the secrets her house has left behind, she fills her nights imploring the river to take her sorrows and set her free. 

But that’s the thing about hiding and secrets, whether we want them to or not, they always have a way of coming into the light.

It’s with the heat of the summer and an unexpected chance at love, Rylie must learn to let go of the past, reveal what she’s been hiding, and only then can she discover what happiness truly is.

Fans of The House on Tradd Street, Under the Tuscan Sun and Where the Crawdads Sing will fall in love with the descriptive, southern charm, laced with secrets and mystery and romance in Where the Light Shines.

*****5 Absolutely Unforgettable Stars*****

There is something truly magical about a Kathryn Andrews book. I really can’t say that enough. This author has such a way with her words and stories that you are fully enveloped with her characters. Every. Single. Time. She makes her stories so real, so tangible, so authentic in a way that is always dynamic and incredible, and this book was no different. This book had it all, and then some.

Where The Light Shines is an enrapturing story of a women’s journey to finding herself, finding who she’s always been meant to be, and finding her home and right place in the world.

This book is a beautiful journey of self discovery, of emotional growth, of life and love and everything in between. This story is one of hope and second chances. It’s a story of finding home, love, and family in the most unexpected of places. It’s a story of renovation…renovation of a beautiful historic home, but more so, renovation of one’s self. Renovation, restoration, and reinvention from the past, the way the world sees you, and what you thought your life had to be.

This story is one of a remarkable and resilient woman who is wiling to do whatever it takes to find exactly the place and person she was always meant to be.

Where The Light Shines weaves together a story of small town magic and charm, while delivering a story of love, a story of secrets and history, a story of a very special river and ghosts, a story of risks and chances, and a story of a woman’s journey to the second chance at the life she’s always dreamed and hoped for.

Kathryn Andrews has truly outdone herself with this book, these characters, and what she delivered in this story. Just when I think she can’t make me love her words more, she goes and does just that. Every word of this phenomenal book shows her true talent as a writer and storyteller. The way she so perfectly and thoughtfully weaves together all of the intricate pieces of this story is absolutely incredible.

She so truly captures and creates everything in the most unforgettable way.

She delivers it all.

Through her writing and words you get Rylie in the truest way. You get her journey, you get her heart, and you just get her. But more than that, you love her. You root for her. You believe in her and everything she’s working and fighting for. You connect to her in the most authentic and deepest way in this book, and it is truly everything. I love that girl with my whole heart, and her story in this book is one that I will never forget. The way you feel it all with her, grow and evolve with her, and the way you just live her story and journey in this book is nothing short of everything you need.

It is also through Kathryn Andrew’s magnificent writing that you get every other dynamic aspect of this story. You get the history of it all, the well thought out intricate pieces that weave together a mystery and a small town that will have you consumed from start to finish. You get the ghost story, the river and house, the “could that really be?” moments, and the magical feeling that infuses itself into every page of this author’s words. You get the small town ambiance and cast of characters that come with this place that you will want to spend the rest of your days with…trust me. (I’m already dreaming of the next time I will get back to this small town and these characters because they are truly special in every way.)

You also get the unforgettable romance and love story of it all too with Rylie and Jake. I love those two so much. They definitely get off to a memorable start, and have their fair share of bumps and hurdles along the way that they have to work their way through, but those two are worth it. In every way possible. They show you that there is something truly there between them that needs to be explored. Their connection, their spark, and the way that it illuminates off the page is phenomenal. Trust me when I say you will want to live your life in those moments with them because they are just that special, that emotional, that beautiful, and that memorable.

Simply put, I love those two and everything they gave me with my whole heart. Getting their love story in the midst of Rylie’s journey and every other fantastic piece of this story was such an amazing piece to this book. Those two are magic in every way, and you will believe in every way that they need to find their way to a happily ever after.

Kathryn Andrews leaves it all on the pages of Where The Light Shines. She delivers an amazing women’s fiction story that has it all. This book has the feels and emotion, it has the mystery and history, it has the romance, love, and connection, it has the small town, southern charm that sparkles on every page, it has SO much heart and emotion…but most of all it has a story of a woman determined to find what she’s always needed and deserved and hoped for. It has a story of her journey to finding herself, finding what could and should be, and finding the past that unlocks all the possibilities for the future.

Where The Light Shines reminded me over and over again why I love this author’s words so much. Through every turn of that page I was swept into this consuming world and story in a way that had me loving everything I was reading. This book truly has it all and more, and I’m just so glad that I had the chance to experience everything so authentically and vividly with Rylie, Jake, and every other amazing character in this story.

I will never forget this book or what it was like to experience this story.

I loved the characters. I loved what I got with them. I loved the journey of it all. I loved the love. I loved how much heart was in this story, how much life and vibrancy was in it. I loved how real and charming it all was. And most of all, I just loved how I felt so connected to it all. All of that heightened my experience as a reader and swept me up into all of the amazingness of this world and story.

Where The Light Shines is the perfect summer read that you need in your life this second. Kathryn Andrews delivers everything you need in this beautiful book. From beginning to end you will be absolutely enraptured with this story, with Rylie and her journey, and with everything this author delivers.

Trust me when I say you need this book in your life as soon as humanly possible. You need the beauty of it, the heart of it, the mystery, the river, the house, the charm of it, and the journey of it. You need everything this author so incredibly captures and creates in this book.

My heart is so full from this book and what I got with these characters along the way. I truly could not have asked for more from them or their story. I have no doubt that this book will remain one of my favorites of not just the summer, but of all time. I really cannot say enough how much I loved this book and story.

It was simply everything and more.

Kathryn Andrews continues to show me why she is one of my favorite authors of all time, and I can’t wait for the next time I get to be completely swept up in her words. (Fingers crossed it’s something related to this world because I need more!) Where The Light Shines is her at her best and I know that you will love this story fiercely, just as I did. It encapsulates every dynamic aspect in the mosh vibrant and unforgettable way, and it will have you loving and cherishing every second with these characters.

Trust me.

Read this book. Live it. Love it. Feel it. Breathe it in and take it in all its gloriousness. Be prepared to be wowed by everything it gives you to experience. And just know that it will give you it all and then some…and that, well that is just the best.

THE. ACTUAL. BEST.

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Review Post: Hats Off to Love by Kathryn Andrews

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If you ask anyone to describe the great state of Kentucky, odds are they’ll most likely answer you with “Bourbon and horses,” but if you ask Rosie May, the only thing she’ll ever respond with is “Derby hats.”

Big hats. Small hats. Elaborate hats. Simple hats. You name it, she loves them all. Every. Single. One. Because of this, she’s always known she would one day own a Derby hat store. At twenty-five, she’s back in her hometown of Louisville, and her dream has finally come true. With the season officially underway, her brand-new shop is gorgeous, the inventory is stocked, and she’s ready to go. Her only problem is William Stokes Whitlock III.

Stokes is tall, insanely handsome, heir to one of the largest thoroughbred farms, and her best friend’s brother. He’s also annoying, incredibly boring, arrogant, and for over half of her life, her sworn enemy. Only now, it seems he needs a favor. As for why, he won’t say.

For two months, she’ll be his girlfriend, and in return he’ll use his society status to help promote her new shop. Seems simple enough, right? Wrong. She thinks his timing couldn’t be worse, but the way he sees it, it’s the best. The best for who—that’s to be determined. 

How do they pretend to be in love when all they’ve ever felt is hate? Can she do this? Can they? Especially knowing it’s fake . . . or is it? 

Can Rosie set aside what she thinks she knows of the boy from her past to see the man standing in her present? With her heart at stake, she has to decide if she’s willing to go against the odds to place the biggest bet of them all . . . on love.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 Utterly Incredible Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Kathryn Andrews and her books. There is just something about the way that she creates her characters and stories that gives me everything. The vibrancy and personalities of her characters, the way her words bring it all to life, the way she captures the feels and the swoon and the pure connection of her characters…it’s just the best.

And let me tell y’all, Hats Off to Love is Kathryn Andrews at her best.

It is exceptionally written and crafted, and every word and page just pulls you in more. It is fun, effervescent, and just full of life and color and more personality than you can shake a stick at! It’s charming and swoony and so dang sweet. It’s a story that has so much heart, such true connection, and a lot of heart that will pull you in fiercely to these characters. This book truly has it all, and I can’t stop smiling when I think about all that I got with these characters along the way.

Simply put, this book was absolutely fantastic from start to finish and it is a book that you need in your life this very second.

Hats Off to Love has it all.

Fake dating. Check.
Frenemies to Lovers….check check.
Best friend’s brother….check check check.
Southern charm and so much swoon….all the checks.

This book was utterly amazing. From the very first page I was consumed, I wanted and needed more, and I had to get it all with Rosie and Stokes. Those two definitely kept me on my toes, and boy was I there for every second of it. They definitely knew how to push each other to the edge, and I was there for every bit of them dancing around the world of feeling and connection they had for one another. Those two will give you it all, and I promise you that they will both make it well worth the journey they go on together.

Hats Off to Love brings you into the heart of the Kentucky Derby season and into the world of southern high society, where the gossip is strong and the hats are even bigger.

This book follows Rosie and Stokes, two people who love to hate each other and push every button possible. They’ve known each other since childhood, and have been bothering each other ever since. So when Stokes comes to Rosie with an offer for them to pretend to be together, Rosie doesn’t know what to do with him or the offer. She’s an up and coming boss babe who is ready to take on Derby season, and he’s a local well known wealthy bachelor who always says the one thing ready to annoy her. He’s her best friend’s brother, and despite him annoying the hell out of her at times, she can’t help but feel a certain pull to him. She decides to take him up on his offer of fake dating because she can’t resist the opportunity to get help with her business and despite their well known animosity, she trusts Stokes.

What ensues between them in this book is fake dating, frenemies to lovers, goodness. This book is chalk full of moments that make these two question what is really happening between them and where it’s going. What started off as something fake, something to mutually benefit them both, soon becomes way more than either of them bargained for. Which leads both Stokes and Rosie to decide what’s real, what’s fake, and what could be.

Kathryn Andrews does the most phenomenal job of bringing this book and story to life in the most vibrant and enjoyable way. From page one I was invested in this story and rooting for these characters, and the more I got with them, the more I NEEDED them to give their hearts to one another. I loved how she created such life and vibrancy with Rosie and Stokes that they felt so real to me. These characters became a part of me as I read their story. I got to know them in every way, I fell in love with them hard and fiercely, and I just became so invested in what could be for them.

The way that Kathryn Andrews pours it all into Rosie and Stokes makes this book the absolute best to read and experience. I think I smiled through every page, had my heart melt and swoon the more the story continued, and just loved these characters through it all. That is all a testament to what this author creates in this book, and it really speaks to how Kathryn Andrews creates her books and stories and characters that I felt all that I did while reading it.

This book just felt so good to read and experience. It made my heart happy, it gave me all the feels, and it gave me a love story that I will never forget. It was equal parts fun, feisty, and fantastic from beginning to end. And it also just shows you that even your wildest dreams are possible if you take a chance, if you believe in yourself and those around you, and if you just go for it heart first.

Simply put, I loved everything about Hats Off to Love by Kathryn Andrews.

This book immersed me in a heart touching romance that made me blush, made me swoon, and that made me feel it all, all while giving me one hell of a love story. This book gave me a romance of two people with a searing connection that will pull them both into something more real than they could ever imagine. This story swept me up into its magical grasp, into a world of southern charm, derby hats and fast races, business dealings, and more vibrancy than I could have ever imagined. This book delivered an exceptional story of how something fake, soon became something so very real and something that was so much more than these characters could have ever bargained for…and that more, well it was everything.

Rosie and Stokes will give you it all in this book. Trust me. They will make you work for it at times, but you will love it and you will love them. You will love how they take this lively and connection filled journey together as they embark on a fake relationship that soon becomes something very real. You will love how deep things become between them and how that makes them both question everything they’ve ever felt and known about one another. You will love the banter and the spirit filled moments that are the heart of this book. You will love how honest and real things become between them and how that leads them to something truly unexpected, yet something so utterly beautiful.

You will just love them. You will love every single moment and morsel you get with them along the way, and more than that, you will just love you get to feel and live it all as they see what could be. And I promise you, they won’t disappoint you. Not one little bit.

Kathryn Andrews has done it again in Hats Off to Love. She brings it all to this story and makes it the most enjoyable read from beginning to end. This is a love story that I know I will not soon forget. It was everything I needed and more, and it has firmly cemented itself as one of my top reads of the year, and a sure favorite from this author. This book had it all, the love, the swoon and spice, the connection and pull, some serious charm, and lots and lots of fabulous hats.

What more could you want? Absolutely nothing. Trust me.