Falling Into Place by Allison Ashley is live!
This is such a gorgeous read! A fun, charming, sweet and emotional brother’s-best-friend love story that made me laugh and swoon, I really enjoyed this book.
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Blurb
Finding a date for a reclusive bachelor is her job. It’s also a risk when she becomes the perfect match in an emotional and hopeful romance by the author of If Tomorrow Never Comes.
Accountant and freelance personal stylist Carly Porter, daughter of a compulsive gambler, knows the personal cost of a bad bet. But when she partners with her best friend, Sasha—publisher of a floundering fashion magazine—Carly can’t resist. The highly publicized makeover of an Oklahoma City bachelor could boost sales and be Carly’s ticket to her dream profession. The bachelor in question is none other than Sasha’s older brother, Brooks.
Hardly the party boy Carly remembers from high school, Brooks is now an antisocial, work-obsessed physician still struggling with a devastating loss. But if it means helping his sister, he’s in. It’s Carly’s job to get him out of those lived-in scrubs, style him to the nines, and bring Brooks back to life. But so far, the only real connection is between Brooks and Carly—and falling for a client could cost Carly the career she’s worked so hard for.
To move forward, they’ll both have to overcome their painful pasts. And whatever the risk, maybe even take a chance on love.
Review
4 stars!
This is such a gorgeous read! A fun, charming, sweet and emotional brother’s-best-friend love story that made me laugh and swoon, I really enjoyed this book.
Carly is an accountant who freelances as a personal stylist. She’s determined to make it a permanent career change and she gets the opportunity of a lifetime with her best friend, Sasha, asks her to work on an upcoming Bachelor-style series for her fashion magazine. She jumps at the chance, and then learns that the bachelor she’ll be styling is Sasha’s brother, Brooks.
Brooks is an introverted and antisocial doctor wrestling with demons from his past. He is dragged into helping his sister and has no idea what he’s in for, but it all starts with an online dating profile and being forced out of his scrubs and comfy jeans by Carly.
Carly remembers Brooks as the high school party boy who all the girls were a little bit in love with, but he never really gave her the time of day. He couldn’t be more different now, and when it becomes clear that he is clueless on how to interact with women, she offers to help him regain his confidence in talking to women. So as Brooks commences his series of dates, styled by Carly, they talk, text and start hanging out. As they become friends, Carly drags Brooks out of his self-imposed isolation, and the banter, teasing and flirting is just fantastic!
You can feel that there is more brewing between them, and it’s a slow burn as they slowly come to realise what they’re feeling for each other. The reveal is awesome, and their coming together is so much fun, but they’re in a really difficult spot with Brooks under agreement to finish his dates for the magazine, and Carly under contract not to get involved with a client. But they just can’t keep away.
“How was the date?” she asked, standing.
“She wasn’t you.”
In addition to the forbidden-ish element, there is drama and emotion for these two. They’ve both had hard times in the past and they’re struggling with the reality of a relationship and love. They’ve got a lot to figure out, and it’s such a gorgeous journey for them as we watch them work through it all to get their HEA.
I really enjoyed this book. It’s sweet, fun, romantic, and so very heartfelt, I loved Brooks and Carly, and their interactions were so entertaining. It was so gorgeous watching them come together, and I loved their love story.
Such a great read – 4 stars.
An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.