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alba duarte hustles for a living. between caring for her family, designing bookish room designs for her clients, and being the personal assistant to theo ganas, she is constantly in motion. that is until an opportunity presents itself in dallas. alba quits her job and says goodbye to her relatives. theo, a former olympic swimmer and heir to a real estate empire, isn't ready to say goodbye to alba and his feelings for her. he shows up in dallas and asks her to join him on a home improvement show. the two can't seem to avoid each other, and their attraction toward each other is begging to be dealt with. 

talk about a book i couldn't put down!! i started the audio for on the hustle while doing chores this past sunday morning and finished it before the night was over. alba is the hardworking, people pleasing, career minded fmc to theo's i-want-to-be-the-one-you-lean-on mmc, and they we're freaking perfect!! i loved every second of this steamy, swoony, and fun romance!! listen yall the reviews rave about the spice... lemme tell yall they are freaking right 🥵🚿⛈️ the banter, the latinx rep, the friendships, the love story, everything had me hooked!!

dakota young spent life chasing a dream that she no longer wants. after she caught her fiancé cheating on her, she’s wary of love and all the heartbreak that comes with it. she’s returned to her hometown to help care for her mother and younger sister, and everything is going fine for her. nolan steele is recently divorced from his wife and isn’t interested in starting a new relationship. his life is caring for his daughter and running his construction company. when a chance meeting in the kindergarten drop off line brings the two together, they can’t seem to stop thinking of each other. they start up a physical relationship, but what’s physical soon turns to more. can they face the potential heartbreak, or will they pasts cloud their futures? 

 

rise & fall is a phenomenal follow up to c&b, aj nicole’s debut!! i was so glad to get my hands on an e-arc. dakota’s strong and sassy personality made her so lovable and relatable. of course, i can’t forget to mention nolan the single dad, blue collar man of my dreams. i really enjoyed the push and pull of their relationship, as well as how they overcame their pasts to be with each other. and like c&b aj did a fantastic job with the spicy scenes (dakota wanting to be controlled… we love to see it)!! i can’t wait for future books by aj nicole and love being able to support an up and coming indie author. 

forever in the country is the long awaited for conclusion to the clementine creek series. sorren’s time in the military was cut short after a career ending injury. he’s been back in clementine creek, the only place he’s ever called home, for a couple of years and the one person he finds himself wanting to be around is rhea. they’ve become friends over the years, but the line between friendship and more is crossed more often than not. rhea wants more but sorren doesn’t think he’s ready to give her more. when they finally become more something comes back from his past. is their new relationship strong enough to weather his not-so-secret past? 

 

from the moment i started the clementine creek series i was counting down until sorren’s book. a gruff, scarred, grumpy hero who doesn’t think he’s good enough to be loved by the people around him??? give it to me now!!! i’m so glad that their romance was at the end because we got to watch them slowly fall in love with each other and taste the sweetest slowburn victory in forever in the country. rhea and sorren own such a big piece of my heart. i absolutely loved how their relationship showed them learning to communicate with each other and what it means to love someone who doesn’t think they deserve it. alexandra  hale has such a talent for writing characters who have gone through the ringer but come out knowing they have a whole community of support. i do think that each romance throughout the series gave major soulmate vibes.