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Cocky bastard by Charlie Novak
4.0
relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Lots of steam 🔥 

Kane is sweet snarky and just a teensy but bratty whilst Archer is arrogant, smug with a smirk that he often puts to use. Having formed a situationship as a means of escaping their child stardom, a decade later the situationship boundaries are beginning to blur. These two wonderful men have started to become friends who open up to each other. Before they know it feelings are shared, real conversations become a thing and a true relationship, not just amazing chemistry, between them blooms. There’s some external angst for them due to Archer’s career but nothing can derail their HEA. 
Having seen Kane and Archer in previous books it was an absolute pleasure getting their origin story told and watching them grow as a couple and individually as their relationship develops. There’s plenty of steam which is balanced with plenty of sweet, lots of appearances from previous books characters and a heartwarming HEA that made me smile.