Love Letters for Other People is a story about love that doesn’t fade, even when life pulls people in different directions. It's told in dual timelines, from Aubrey returning to her small town in the present, and flashbacks to when she first met Nick 17 years earlier.

When Nick moved to town, he was the quiet loner who wanted nothing more than to be invisible. He didn’t hesitate to fight back when pushed but Aubrey saw something in him no one else did. Once she pulled him out of his shell, you get to see the most romantic, poetic heart underneath that tough exterior. His love of language, his letters, the way he expresses himself—it’s impossible not to fall for him right alongside her. He’s so open and vulnerable in a way you rarely see written for male characters, and it absolutely got me.

In the present timeline, their lives look nothing like the future they once imagined. I tore through the pages desperate to understand what tore them apart—and what it would take to bring them back together. You feel how lost they are without each other, but also the heavy, real-life responsibilities keeping them in place. Nick has a daughter now, he’s rooted in the same small town he once wanted to escape, and the weight of it all makes their second chance even more powerful.

If you treasured the falling-in-love flashback chapters from Happy Place by Emily Henry and the aching, lifelong connection in Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt, this book will make your heart soar! It’s tender, heartbreaking, hopeful. Full of that “forever love” feeling that sticks with you long after you finish.

Audiobook? 10/10

If you’re looking for a hot, forbidden romance to keep you warm this winter then CRIMSON RIDGE is here to deliver 🔥 Baby girl gets snowed in with the blazing-hot cowboy she just met in town… except the gag is… he’s her ex–fuckup’s dad ‼️

✅ Solo cowboy with vet-in-training ✅ So many horses ✅ Breeding kink (but 🚫 pregnancy) ✅ Constant fear of getting caught

Colton had a kid at 17, and now that kid is back to haunt him… with his very pretty ex-girlfriend. Layla’s been grinding through her vet training to support her aunt’s medical care, but when the bank comes calling about a loan her ex took out in her name, she has no choice but to track him down to his dad’s ranch.

There are so many delicious plot turns I refuse to spoil — just know the author builds the most exciting little corners to trap these two in until the forbidden heat finally boils over. 📢📢 SPICY READERS, PAY ATTENTION. 📢📢

And as a cowboy-romance girlie? This scratched every itch. Layla and Colt doing real ranch work in the mountains, the tension, the chemistry, the drama — I was hooked. I cannot wait for the next one! 🤠🔥

Forget “black cat”—Sam is a full-on black cloud, and honestly? Relatable. After the pandemic wiped out the academic path she’d been working toward, she ends up back in her mom’s spare bedroom with a fancy degree and nowhere to go. Her “failure to launch” era is painfully, hilariously millennial, and the book does such a good job capturing that mix of frustration, grief, and aimlessness.

Sam’s in this limbo where everyone keeps telling her to pivot, give up, do something “practical,” and the weight of that pressure is so real. Then she meets her new neighbor Nick and his 9-year-old daughter, and suddenly she has someone who gets it. Nick’s stuck in town too—staying close to his kid—but he’s embracing the changes, the messiness, the unexpected new chapters. His love for his daughter is so genuine, it completely cracks open Sam’s idea of what fatherhood even looks like.

And the chemistry between Sam and Nick? HOT, but also patient and grown-up in a refreshing way. Nick has fully graduated from the nonsense of twenty-something dating culture, and it makes their connection feel so solid and earned.

What surprised me most was how moving this story is. It really challenges the idea of what “success” looks like and how easily we label ourselves as failures when life reroutes us. It’s tender, honest, cathartic—and yes, wonderfully romantic.

If you want something that hits the heart and delivers on the heat, this is such a great next read.

"Oh shit... I want my best friend."

Every new book in this series somehow tops the last, and this one had me hooked from page one. We all knew Luke was head-over-heels for his best friend Addison, which made it so fun to see how the author would work in the usual matchmaking twist. And honestly? She nailed it. 👏

Addison needs a fake husband to inherit her family’s lumber business, but she refuses Luke’s offer because she doesn’t want to use him like that. So naturally, Luke (and the entire chaotic Fletcher crew) cook up this ridiculous romcom plan where he enters the annual lumberjack competition to prove he’d make a top-tier fake husband… and maybe a real one while he’s at it.

You’d think “lumberjack” would be a simple step up from “mountain man,” but nope. They are hilariously out of their depth, and I was cracking up pretty much nonstop.

Romantically, Addie and Luke are secretly pining for each other early on—lots of spicy thoughts, lonely nights, and “totally platonic” snuggles. There is a moment where consent gets a little fuzzy because Luke’s half-asleep, so heads up if that’s a trigger. It’s addressed quickly, though, and Addison is never under duress.

Despite being lifelong best friends, they’ve both been hiding behind these cheerful masks, and when they finally open up, their backstories hit hard with grief, loss, survivor’s guilt. Watching them be vulnerable and help heal each other was honestly beautiful.

And the side characters? Absolute gold. They weave through the story perfectly. I cannot WAIT for Everly’s book next.

The girlies were not exaggerating with this recommendation!

It was romantic AF and such a perfect fit for me, because they reconnect through letter writing. I was already a sucker for that trope in “Yours Truly” by Abby Jimenez, but it was even better here. Wren writes an anonymous letter that accidentally ends up in her ex-husband’s hands… and he can’t turn down the chance to be her penpal.

When I really love a book, I usually want to make a visual moodboard to capture the vibe and characters. But the writtenword is basically its own character in this story — first their letters, then Wren’s journal entries, their texts, their confessions, and eventually their vows.

In the audiobook, whenever one of them wrote something, it was narrated in their own voice, and the effect gave me actual goosebumps. It recreates that feeling of reading a letter and hearing the person in your head — total magic.

I adored how their feelings were laid out on paper with so much intention. That’s something I loved in “The Ex-Vows” by Jessica Joyce, so I wasn’t surprised to see that she recommended this novel too for its incredible intimacy.

I also loved that they were at a stage in their separation where they were 100% yearning for each other. So it was less about overcoming their anger and more about facing the history and moving forward.

And the spice? Passionate, slow-burning, and totally worth the wait — Ellis has a dirty mouth. The very first scene is him remembering their last time together, and it is flaming hot. 🥵

My only regret is not reading Book 1 first. The side characters are so fun and full of personality, and I could feel that I was missing some of their backstories.