Review Blitz | Forcing You Away (Lawton Ridge #5 - Archer & Everleigh #1) by Kennedy Fox → 4.5 Stars
TITLE: Forcing You Away
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
TROPES: Brother's Best Friend / Roommates / Opposites Attract / Small Town
RELEASE DATE: October 19th, 2021
As I search for a fresh start, a friend convinces me to move to his small town. Considering I don’t have a place to live, his little sister offers me her spare room.
She’s every man’s dream—witty, down to earth, and gorgeous as hell—too bad she’s off-limits. Unspoken words and stolen glances have me eager to please her in all the forbidden ways. My broken past makes it hard to open up, however, she inspires me to face my demons and be the man she deserves.
I shouldn’t fantasize about my roommate, but it’s impossible when Everleigh’s sleeping next to me—her lips whispering my name.
⭐️ 4.5 "Ever After" Stars ⭐️
Forcing You Away was a highly anticipated release for me! Since book one of the Lawton Ridge Series, I’d been dying for Everleigh’s duet. That woman is a riot and I couldn’t wait to finally see her fall in love. This novel was everything I wanted and more, with some of my favorite tropes: brother’s best friend, roommates, opposites attract and small town romance.
"𝑴𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔."
Everleigh is Tyler’s younger sister from Keeping You Away and I absolutely adored her in the previous books. She’s always ready for a good time, bubbly, genuine and so much fun. She’s the complete opposite of Archer who's reserved and quiet, but they just click instantly when he becomes her roommate. He’s Tyler’s friend from prison and new in town. He’s trying to start a new life without drama and keeps to himself.
His relationship with Everleigh evolves truly beautifully from friends to lovers. They balance each other so well and their effortless interactions are purely stunning. The slow burn and simmering attraction between them had me so giddy for their romantic feelings to utimately be explored. Awww, they're such a magnificent couple.
"𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅."
The whole Lawton Ridge crew was really interesting too. Tyler, Gemma, Noah, Katie and the others bring a certain depth to the story with their presence. There is also a captivating intrigue with a gripping mystery that had me guessing all read long. The ending had me astounded and so eager for the next book, Wanting You Close! The start of the Archer & Everleigh Duet was a delight!
** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **
THE LAWTON RIDGE SERIES
Book #1
Keeping You Away
(Tyler & Gemma Duet #1)
Book #2
Needing You Close
(Tyler & Gemma Duet #2)
Book #3
Pushing You Away
(Noah & Katie Duet #1)
Book #4
Holding You Close
(Noah & Katie Duet #2)
COMING NEXT
November 16th, 2021
Book #6
Wanting You Close
(Archer & Everleigh #2)
Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish are a duo of romance authors who teamed up under the USA Today pseudonym, Kennedy Fox. They share a love of Hallmark movies & overpriced coffee. When they aren’t bonding over romantic comedies, they like to brainstorm new book ideas. One day in 2016, they decided to collaborate under a pseudonym and have some fun creating new characters that’ll make you blush and your heart melt. Happily ever afters guaranteed!
Kennedy Fox Books
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