{"id":79031,"date":"2025-05-24T09:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T13:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79031"},"modified":"2025-08-25T05:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:59:11","slug":"release-the-situation-brewer-family-5-by-adriana-locke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79031","title":{"rendered":"Release & Review: The Situation (Brewer Family, #5) by Adriana Locke"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Situation, book #5 of the Brewer Family series by Adriana Locke is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Someone should tell Tate Brewer that one-night stands aren\u2019t supposed to come with a sequel.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve learned the hard way\u2014don\u2019t 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?<\/span><\/p>\n

Lots. Because a few weeks later, he\u2019s no longer a stranger. He\u2019s suddenly the Chief Marketing Officer at my new job.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tate Brewer isn\u2019t the type of man to let a good thing slip away, and he\u2019s determined to prove our night together was on the beginning. But the faster I build walls, the quicker he tears them down\u2014along with my self-control. Stolen glances turn into late-night \u201cwork\u201d meetings, and before I know it, I\u2019m tangled in a web of office politics, scorching tension, and a man who refuses to let me walk away.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will I push him away before he gets too close \u2026 or finally surrender to a situation that feels too good, and dangerously real?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

Tate is the baby of the Brewer family. He\u2019s rich, he\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho sits in a lobby with an open reservation just hoping someone walks by?\u201d
\nI hold her gaze. \u201cSomeone who knows what they want.\u201d
\n\u201cAnd you want me?\u201d
\n\u201cYou have no fucking idea how much I want you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The entire first third of this book is dedicated to Tate and Aurora\u2019s 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\u2019s going to just be one night, Tate knows it\u2019s more than that, so when Aurora is gone the following morning, he knows he needs to find her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that you think I\u2019ve been able to think about anything other than you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So imagine their surprise when Tate rocks up at Aurora\u2019s job as her sort-of boss. She is horrified and finds it all kinds of awkward, but Tate is thrilled, knowing that Aurora won\u2019t be able to resist his irresistible charm, and he\u2019s absolutely right. But the man has a battle on his hands to break through Aurora\u2019s walls. Just as well he is supremely confident and determined to get his girl.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not implying that you\u2019ve somehow fallen for me in such a short period because that would be ridiculous.\u201d
\n\u201cMaybe it would be,\u201d he says, searching my eyes. \u201cBut wouldn\u2019t it also be ridiculous to allow fear to hold you back from something that has the potential to be amazing?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is such a fun romance. Tate is absolutely irresistible as the smitten hero. He\u2019s a good guy with a heart of gold who wants nothing more than a wife and family. He knows he\u2019s found it, and he\u2019s so completely unapologetic about it, and it\u2019s completely endearing as we see him fight so hard to win Aurora\u2019s heart. He\u2019s sweet, funny and sexy as all hell, and I just adored him. And Aurora is a great heroine. She\u2019s been through a lot, and I completely understood her feelings and why she was so scared to get involved. But she\u2019s 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\u2019s so freaking sweet watching these two come together.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I\u2019ve said I\u2019m not already yours was a lie.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This is the final book in the series, and it\u2019s a great one to finish on. I loved Tate and Aurora\u2019s story, and finished this one with a big smile on my face.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Co was generously provided by the author for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Brewer Family<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Proposal (#1)<\/strong> (Renn & Blakely)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Arrangement (#2)<\/strong> (Jason & Chloe)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Invitation (#3)<\/strong> (Ripley & Georgia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Merger (#4)\u00a0<\/strong>(Gannon & Carys)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Situation (#5)<\/strong> (Tate & Aurora)
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Meet Adriana<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"\"USA Today and Amazon Charts Bestselling author, Adriana Locke, writes contemporary romances about the two things she knows best\u2014big families and small towns. Her stories are about ordinary people finding extraordinary love with the perfect combination of heart, heat, and humor.<\/p>\n

She loves connecting with readers, fall weather, football, reading alpha heroes, everything pumpkin, and pretending to garden.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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