Duke Sullivan is the oldest brother of my family’s hated rival. He also happens to be my good morning text and the man I have no right to have a secret crush on. Duke is strictly forbidden.
After months of keeping our friendship hidden, the stars align, sparks ignite, and we finally give into temptation.
Knowing our relationship could never be more than stolen glances and longing looks, we agree to stay secret friends––until two pink lines change everything.
With our small town and both our families in an uproar, Duke does the unthinkable.
He packs up my belongings and moves me into his house. Despite agreeing to weather the storm together and to try to figure out how to co-parent, living with Duke proves nearly impossible.
Every soft smirk, every brush of his calloused hand against my sensitive skin makes me want to burst into flames. It becomes clear, despite the feud, Duke is relentlessly going after what he wants and I think that might be . . . me.
I’m the quiet daughter with the wrong last name, but it’s obvious he wants so much more than just one night.
A secret friendship with a forbidden guy results in an oops baby? Sign me up! I liked Sylvie and Duke, so it was nice to see their HEA. We also get some answers to the longtime mystery surrounding the King-Sullivan feud, finally. There were a lot of things I liked about these characters, especially Duke, but I wish we’d have seen more of them getting to know each other instead of so much attention on the family feud, which really shouldn’t matter if they love each other.
Duke talks about how long he’s been head over heels for Sylvie but it’s hard to understand why when they’ve only been friends for about a year. Based on what we know about their family rivalry, it doesn’t seem like the two ever interacted, despite living in the same town their whole lives.
I liked a lot about Sylvie too, especially how she was with Duke and about her baby, but it was disappointing that she never stood up to her awful father, who’s treated her terribly her entire life. It would’ve been better to see her finally stand up for herself and see her family shut stand up for her to their father. Sylvie and Duke are sweet together, but I would’ve liked to see more of them falling for one another because it feels like we didn’t get their entire story.
