The Situation, book #5 of the Brewer Family series by Adriana Locke is live!

A fun, sexy romance with a reverse age gap and an irresistible hero who is smitten at first sight. This is such a great read!

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Blurb

Someone should tell Tate Brewer that one-night stands aren’t supposed to come with a sequel.

I’ve learned the hard way—don’t be reckless with anything, least of all my heart. But after one too many lemon drop martinis, saying yes to a much younger, devastatingly smooth stranger for one wild night seems like the perfect way to forget my brutal divorce. I even gave him a fake name. What could go wrong?

Lots. Because a few weeks later, he’s no longer a stranger. He’s suddenly the Chief Marketing Officer at my new job.

Tate Brewer isn’t the type of man to let a good thing slip away, and he’s determined to prove our night together was on the beginning. But the faster I build walls, the quicker he tears them down—along with my self-control. Stolen glances turn into late-night “work” meetings, and before I know it, I’m tangled in a web of office politics, scorching tension, and a man who refuses to let me walk away.

Will I push him away before he gets too close … or finally surrender to a situation that feels too good, and dangerously real?

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Review

4 stars!

A fun, sexy romance with a reverse age gap and an irresistible hero who is smitten at first sight, this is such a great read!

Tate is the baby of the Brewer family. He’s rich, he’s gorgeous, he oozes with confidence and he knows what he wants. So, when he meets a woman on a plane and is instantly smitten, he knows she’s the one for him. Unfortunately, Aurora is coming out of two bad marriages and she wants nowhere near a relationship. After spending her flight being flirted with by her sexy seatmate, she may be up for a one night stand though.

“Who sits in a lobby with an open reservation just hoping someone walks by?”
I hold her gaze. “Someone who knows what they want.”
“And you want me?”
“You have no fucking idea how much I want you.”

The entire first third of this book is dedicated to Tate and Aurora’s first meeting, and then their sizzling night together. We get to know these two characters, we see their chemistry as they flirt and banter, and their passionate physical attraction is steamy as all hell. But even though they both go into their encounter declaring it’s going to just be one night, Tate knows it’s more than that, so when Aurora is gone the following morning, he knows he needs to find her.

“I love that you think I’ve been able to think about anything other than you.”

So imagine their surprise when Tate rocks up at Aurora’s job as her sort-of boss. She is horrified and finds it all kinds of awkward, but Tate is thrilled, knowing that Aurora won’t be able to resist his irresistible charm, and he’s absolutely right. But the man has a battle on his hands to break through Aurora’s walls. Just as well he is supremely confident and determined to get his girl.

“I’m not implying that you’ve somehow fallen for me in such a short period because that would be ridiculous.”
“Maybe it would be,” he says, searching my eyes. “But wouldn’t it also be ridiculous to allow fear to hold you back from something that has the potential to be amazing?”

This is such a fun romance. Tate is absolutely irresistible as the smitten hero. He’s a good guy with a heart of gold who wants nothing more than a wife and family. He knows he’s found it, and he’s so completely unapologetic about it, and it’s completely endearing as we see him fight so hard to win Aurora’s heart. He’s sweet, funny and sexy as all hell, and I just adored him. And Aurora is a great heroine. She’s been through a lot, and I completely understood her feelings and why she was so scared to get involved. But she’s brave and I loved watching her find the strength to trust her heart and allow herself to explore things with Tate, while at the same time standing her ground and looking after herself. She balances it well, and it’s so freaking sweet watching these two come together.

“Every time I’ve said I’m not already yours was a lie.”

I enjoyed being back in this world and seeing the rest of the Brewer clan. The sibling text chain continues to be a highlight that had me laughing at their fantastically teasing dynamic, and I loved seeing them all living out their HEAs.

This is the final book in the series, and it’s a great one to finish on. I loved Tate and Aurora’s story, and finished this one with a big smile on my face.

4 stars.

An Advanced Review Co was generously provided by the author for an honest review.

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Meet Adriana

USA Today and Amazon Charts Bestselling author, Adriana Locke, writes contemporary romances about the two things she knows best—big families and small towns. Her stories are about ordinary people finding extraordinary love with the perfect combination of heart, heat, and humor.

She loves connecting with readers, fall weather, football, reading alpha heroes, everything pumpkin, and pretending to garden.

Hailing from a tiny town in the Midwest, Adriana spends her free time with her high school sweetheart (who she married over twenty years ago) and their four sons (who truly are her best work). Her kitchen may be a perpetual disaster, and if all else fails, there is always pizza.

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