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Blurb

I’ve only ever had one secret: I’ve been in love with my best friend’s brother for as long as I can remember.

West Castille is everything my little-girl heart dreamed of and everything I still yearn for, even now. There is just one problem. He’s never felt the same.

West moved on to the military and then into private security, using his finely honed protective streak to keep everyone but me safe, while I lost myself in my music and a coffee-shop job in our small town.

But when creepy messages on my social media turn to threatening notes left at my door, West is the one who shows up on my porch.

I tell myself it’s brotherly concern or a favor for his sister, but that all feels like a lie when his skin brushes mine. One stolen kiss could send us hurtling into disaster. Because when my stalker sees the way we touch, he’ll do anything to end us both…

 

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Review

“I’ve been in love with you for far longer than I should admit”

4 stars!

This is a gorgeous novella from Catherine Cowles, a standalone prequel to her Lost & Found series, and a best-friend’s-brother romance that has chemistry, emotion, steam and a beautiful love story.

West Castille works for Anchor Security (and I’m assuming we’ll get stories about the rest of the team as the series continues). When his younger sister calls him to let him know that her roommate and best friend has a dangerous stalker, he drops everything to travel to his small country home town to find out what’s going on.

Lex is mortified when her childhood crush, West, rocks up on her doorstep to investigate the creepy stalker who has been leaving her notes that seem to be getting more and more deranged. She’s always had feelings for him, but nothing ever happened between them, and now that they’re all grown up and in close proximity once again, sparks are flying!

“Don’t pretend like you see me one moment and then I’m a stranger the next.”
West stalked closer to me. “You’ve never been a stranger.”

And as the threat against Lex becomes more dangerous, West is right there by her side, being all broody and protective. It’s gorgeous to see, and full of chemistry because West has always had a thing for Lex, but their four year age gap made things impossible when he was 20 and she was 16. Now though, that’s not an issue, and being together again has them finally breaking down those walls.

He pressed his forehead to mine. “It’s you and me. Like it always should’ve been.”

It’s a quick read, so things move quickly, and I was right on board the whole way. It’s sweet, sexy and beautifully romantic, and as with all Catherine Cowles books, there’s a fairly predictable suspense storyline that works really well for the story.

We get to meet the men of Anchor Security, and with the head of the company, Holt accompanying West on his trip home, we get hints about the torment that he is dealing with, and I’m so excited for his story to kick off the series for real.

This is a short but enjoyable read, available for a limited time from the author via ebook or audio, so don’t miss out on this one!

4 stars!

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

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