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BOOKWORM REVIEW: No One Else by Harlow James

 

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
STEAM: 🔥🔥🔥.5

You would think that after the roller coaster Harlow James took us on with Never Say Never, I would be emotionally ready for Book Two of the Ladies Who Brunch series.

It turns out that I was wrong. Oh, so wrong. 

A courtyard is not enough to separate Amelia and Ethan's egos and animosity. It separates their offices but does little to stop them from going back and forth to bicker and antagonize each other. Their professions don't exactly help, either. Amelia is a couple's therapist who tries to resolve relationship issues, while Ethan represents what she is trying to avoid: a divorce lawyer.

While they certainly bring out the worse in each other, it is not only the thing that emerges and grows from every interaction. There is suppressed attraction that is ready to implode between them, and when it does, I hope you have a fan ready because it is hot, hot, HOT.

This is my second Harlow James book, and I think what I've come to love about her writing and her series is that the male main characters in her books initially come off as these cold meanies. Then she takes us on a journey to understand what brought this one and to enjoy the wonderful character development they undergo to help find their HEA.

Don't get me wrong! I also adore each and every one of the ladies in the Brunch series. Each of their different personalities brings something to their brunch table, and they complement each other really well. Also, everyone could use a great friend like Penelope who will level up any prank.

Book Two can definitely be read as a standalone. We get to see Charlotte and Damien again, but James provides enough context to understand their history. If you like a good banter-filled enemies-to-lovers read, I highly recommend this book.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Harlow James for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THIS BOOK

“I don’t think this complex is big enough for the both of us, Dr. St. Clair.”

Staring up into the eyes of Ethan Fuller, the divorce attorney who opened his practice in the same complex as mine, I should have known he was bad news—for my business and my heart.

But when has that organ in our chests ever listened to rational thought, huh, ladies?

As a marriage and sex therapist, I take pride in helping couples revitalize their marriages, or women embrace their sexuality, focusing on empowerment and fighting for love.

But Ethan Fuller stands for the opposite of everything I believe in with a mischievous smile that makes me weak in the knees, threatening my business and everything I’ve built, and eventually sparking a prank war between us.

Until the day he kisses me—and then nothing makes sense besides the raw magnetism I feel for him, and the pure adoration I have for his son.

My brain tells me to be cautious, but my heart leads the way as we give in to our feelings toward one another and visions of our future are all I can see.

Until that vision is threatened by one admission that has us struggling to catch our breaths and acknowledging what we truly feel.

And even though I know that walking away was the right thing to do, I fight to uphold the promises I made to his son and myself—the types of promises that have me realizing there is no other man I could see my future with.

What do you do when the person you’re supposed to be with is too scared to admit it? What do you do when you refuse to sacrifice what you want and who you are for a man? And how do you move on when in your heart you know, there’s no one else?

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ABOUT HARLOW JAMES

Harlow James is a wife and mom who fell in love with romance novels, so she decided to write her own.

Her books are the perfect blend of heartwarming, addictive, and steamy romance. If you love stories with a guaranteed Happily Ever After, then Harlow is your new best friend.

When she's not writing, she can be found working her day job, reading every romance novel she can find time for, laughing with her husband and kids, watching re-runs of FRIENDS, and spending time cooking for her friends and family while drinking White Claws and Margaritas.

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