“I’m frozen for a second. I’ve seen her smile before, but not like this, and I suddenly feel like someone seeing color for the first time. This smile […] It traps my breath halfway in my chest.”

I loved being back in this world, especially with the characters from the Off Campus series.

This one is a great summer romance! Wyatt and Blake both escape to their family’s lake house, not knowing the other will be there. What starts as “trying” to stay away from each other, quickly turns into a truce that leads to a slow burn romance that had me eager for any scrap I could get of them!

“I’m going to ruin you,” I say roughly. “Maybe I’ll ruin you, too,” she whispers back.

Things I loved: 🥰 Wyatt and Blake’s friendship and romance 😭 All the vulnerable moments by the lake ✍🏼 The song writing! Couldn’t get enough of the lyrics. 💖 The parent-children relationships, especially Hannah and Wyatt 📱 Dads chat: it was laugh-out-loud HILARIOUS!! Their friendship is one of the best I’ve read. 🧐 The mystery podcast subplot with those side characters! I was so surprised by how invested I got. ☁️ When John Logan and Garrett Graham find out about [redacted] and then how they plan for it—I was DYING with laughter 😂

I cannot wait to see what else Elle Kennedy gives us in this series (?), especially the Golden Boys!

• childhood friends to lovers • best friend’s brother • forced proximity • reformed player • second generation series • good girl x bad boy

I received an ARC for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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I'll be in the minority when I say... I want to read what happens after the epilogue's last sentence. 🙈

If you’re looking for a one-handed read, this is it. MMF romance that is so hot! The spice is what shines here. Plot? Who cares? It’s 66 pages of smut, and that’s all you need to know. 🙂‍↕️