These former friends might be faking their engagement, but revealed crushes prove there might not be anything fictional about their arrangement.
In college, I often saw Judd Sylver in the library. He was a cool, broody type of guy who reminded me of a deeply tortured soul who might write poetry.
He was very different from the boy I met in third grade on National Make a New Friend Day when I passed him a note, asking if he wanted to be my new friend: Check yes or no.
(I’m a bit obsessed with calendar days.)
He was also vastly different from the young man who stood me up after I asked him to his prom.
Twenty years later, I can let bygones be bygones, especially when he rescues me from a bad date.
Then I witness him breaking up with his girlfriend which resulted in a sticky coffee drink on his chiseled cheeks and ice cubes on his fine-fitting jeans.
I offered him a napkin.
Hey, once a friend, always a friend, right? *insert sarcasm*
However, Judd takes us to the next level at my mother’s garden party, where a misunderstanding occurs with a teeny tiny slip of the tongue and a precious ring on my finger.
And suddenly, I’m Judd’s fiancée.
Fake or not, things are about to get a little too real with my old friend.
This is one of my favorite books this month and I think it might still rank up there come the end of the year!!! 💜
Genie talks about couples goals, well this pair defined couples goals and more!!
They both had a crush on the other when they were younger and were due to go to Judd’s prom but events outwith either of their control and then time and a move across country meant that they hadn’t seen each other since just before the night of that prom some 20+ years ago.
Previously in the series we had been given glimpses of the Sylver siblings dad and how he had been with his kids after the death of their mum and we knew that Judd had, to a degree, distanced himself from his family and didn’t often turn up to family dinner.. this book explains a lot more of the whys of that and my heart hurt for Judd. There were so many layers to this man and there definitely was a very rare unicorn under all of those layers.
Genie was awesome. She was quirky, determined and a bright light in Judd’s life. I kinda understood her feelings towards her mother and how she felt obligated to keep showing up when called but her mother was a horror and I was itching for Genie to stand up to her.
There was so much to this story. Exes, fake engagement, special days, unicorn notebooks and tattoos that meant more than they appeared to.
Judd gave Genie strength and bolstered her self belief and she in turned quieted some of his demons and made him feel whole again.
We got to catch up with the rest of the Sylver siblings and their significant others and they were so supportive of Judd and Genie, giving her a sense of family where she’d lost felt she was mainly on her own.
I love that L.B.’s characters are that bit older. giving us great stories with characters are relatable, with degrees of realistic angst that makes sense.
I read this in a day as I couldn’t put it down and wanted to know what was I store for the pair.
Can’t wait for what’s next in the series.
🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄
Meet L.B. Dunbar:
L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
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From L.B. Dunbar comes an all-new small-town romance with a big family and the silver fox swoon one expects from her love over-40 romances. STERLING BRICK will be released on January 25, 2024. We are thrilled to share the cover with you!
Love wasn’t part of the blueprint when high school sweethearts reunite in their small town. But this former military man never forgot the girl he left behind and he’s more determined than ever to rebuild their relationship brick by brick and heart by heart.
Getting locked in the men’s restroom during my mother’s funeral wasn’t exactly how I expected to run into my high school sweetheart. The one who got away. The one who broke my heart.
I could toss the busted doorknob in my hand at him, but I’d prefer to get the heck away. Because twenty years later, Knox Sylver isn’t a teenage boy anymore but a broad-shouldered, thick scruff man with eyes that still look at me like I’m the only person in the room.
As a newly divorced mother of two teenagers, it’s been a long time since anyone sees me. And Knox is definitely watching.
Unfortunately, he made choices in the past and I wasn’t one of them.
According to him, that is ancient history.
Also, according to him, it’s never too late for a second chance. He’s out to prove he’s solid and stable, having returned to our small hometown, in a better place after a career in the military. He’s a local hero as a fireman and he wants to rekindle the flame between us.
I’m the one with decisions this round.
Do I stay where memories hurt? Or do I leave my past, and Knox, behind me again?
Golden Czermak/FuriousFotog, photographer; Joey Berry, model; Lori Jackson Designs, cover designer.
L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever. She’s a USA TODAY Bestselling Author, as well as an Amazon Top 10 Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
To get all the scoop about the self-proclaimed queen of silver fox romance, join her on Facebook at Loving L.B. or receive her monthly newsletter, Love Notes.
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