Bad Boy Crush

Enjoy the second chance at romance aspect; cute connection between Lourdes and Anthony. Plus, good steam! Lourdes has walls built up because of a bad marriage, and Anthony has always crushed on Lourdes, but there’s been obstacles in their path to love. He was a friend to her ex-husband. Now, they have a chance to reconnect and possibly become more than friends, but both have their issues getting in the way. Sweet, entertaining romance with likable characters. Good read!

I really enjoyed this friends to lovers romance. Ant and Lou met years ago and Ant was immediately smitten. Unfortunately, Lou was already engaged so the two struck up a friendship. A few years later, after Lou has suffered an embarrassing divorce from her cheating ex and several months of silence between her and Ant, the two decide to rekindle their friendship. But it turns out they do much more than that. The kindling turns into a raging fire as things turn physical. But they aren’t exactly on the same page with their relationship, and both are harboring some big insecurities. I loved the relationship between the two main characters, as well as the friendships they shared with other residents of the lakeside town. I don’t know if places like that really exist, but they do sound pretty dreamy. And Ant was a great romantic lead. He was sweet and sexy and beneath the bad boy exterior there was an absolute heart of gold. He was completely smitten with Lou, and all the small things he knew about her, all the little ways he took care of her, were so romantic. He really paid attention and that was beyond sexy. I wasn’t quite as enamored of Lou at times (how do you not recognize the amazing man right in front of you?!), but she managed to redeem herself eventually. There was a bit of angst, some laughs, a few very sexy times and lots of sweet, warm friendship all wrapped up in a story I enjoyed from start to finish. Highly recommended.