All Too Well

De: Corinne Michaels

Narrado por: Vanessa Edwin, Connor Crais

For as long as I can remember, Lachlan West has been my brother’s best friend and the love of my life. Trouble is, he kissed me four years ago and then never spoke to me again. I was doing great pretending he doesn’t exist until I was assigned to write an article about former college athletes and I learn that the sexy single-dad is my first interview. Determined to wow my editor with an amazing sportsball piece. (Have I mentioned I know nothing about sports?) I head to Ember Falls, ready to face my fears—and the man I love.

The grumpy quarterback turned fireman wants nothing to do with me or my article. Yet, somehow I persuade him to let me follow him around for a few weeks, and even if he said yes just to get rid of me, I’ll take it. But the longer I stay in his small town, the more complicated our story gets. The boundaries we set fall to the ground—along with our clothes. He holds me like I matter, touches me like I’m cherished and kisses me like he loves me. We both know I have to leave Ember Falls, and he’ll never follow—I only wish I could write a different ending to our story.

©2024 Corinne Michaels (P)2024 Corinne Michaels

Fun & Sweet

This was a great start to a new series! I adore Ainsley and Lachlan. They are a couple you root for. He’s the brother’s BF and they known each other for years while secretly pining. He’s the fire chief and a single dad. She’s a journalist who comes back to write a story on him. It’s a fun story with a great romantic plot. They both have issues when it comes to their fathers, and learning to grow and forgive things from their pasts. It was such a sweet read!

Read: Audible 🎧
MMC: Lachlan West
FMC: Ainsley MacKinley
Spice: 2🌶️
Tropes: Single Dad, Small Town, Second Chance, Forced Proximity, Brothers BF, Sports, Friends to Lovers, Firefighter, Sports, Grumpy+Sunshine

Wonderful New Series

I really like Lachlan, Ainsley and, Rose together. Lachlan and Ainsley have each secretly loved each other even when they were growing up next door to each other or when they were separated for four years because of a misunderstanding. I like everyone in the book and can't wait for the next book. Connor Crais and Vanessa Edwin really brought the story to life.

Amazing story!

Loved, loved, loved this book. I highly recommend!! I read in one day!!! The narrators did a great job!!

Lachlan & Ainsley - Great book in this new Series

I love Vanessa Edwin as a narrator, and Connor... oh, Connor!! You are one of my FAVORITES (yay)

Ainsley MacKinley has been in love with Lochlan West since she was a teenager. When she comforts Lochlan after his mother passes away, it leads to a kiss - but Lochlan shuts it down, and Ainsley ran back to college.

She's working in journalism, trying to get her foot in the door for the hard hitting stories, when he boss sends her to Ember Falls to do an article on Lochlan after he saves a young girl during a house fire. He'd already given up his potential career in the NFL to raise his daughter as a single dad, and now he's the Ember Falls Fire Chief and plays in an ultimate frisbee league with a few other former athletes for fun.

She's still in love with him, but she doesn't know - at first - that he's also been in love with her for years. He's just so used to putting everyone else's needs ahead of his, and he doesn't want to take away her dreams of being a hard hitting journalist.

I love all the characters in this story - even her brother doesn't pull the "touch my sister and..." stuff (and by stuff, fill in that blank with what I really want to call it). I'm kind of hoping that even The Admiral gets a happily ever at some point in this series.

Sweet Scale: 5/5
Spicy Scale: 4/5

Small Town, Second Chance Romance, With a Single Dad

4.5 ⭐️
2 🔥
Small Town Romance
Second Chance
Unrequited Love?
Best Friend’s Sister
Brother’s Best Friend
Boy Next Door
Firefighter MMC
Journalist FMC
Single Dad
Grumpy & Sunshine
Forced Proximity
No Third Act Break Up
Great on Audio! 🎧
Corinne is definitely becoming an auto buy author for me! This is only my second book read by her & I just love her writing style & characters. She has a large back list that I will eventually work my way through! But this book is the first book of a new series in the small town of Ember Falls & about Lachlan & Ainsley. They grew up together, with Lachlan being best friend’s with Ainsley’s older brother. Ainsley had also had a major crush on Lachlan & when they finally shared their first kiss, Lachlan was in a bad place & pushed her away. Ainsley moved to New York & became a Journalist, except she hasn’t been able to write anything she is especially passionate about. That is until she gets the assignment of reporting on a Heisman trophy recipient, turned small town hero that saved a little girl from a fire. Who happens to be none other than Lachlan. So now she is back with her childhood crush, having to dig into not only his past, but their’s. He definitely tries to fight the attraction & connection, but she’s determine to be the one that stays.

Thank you Corinne Michaels & Valentine PR for the ARC!