4.14 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️->♾️⭐️
3.5 🌶

🥃 Romantic Suspense
🎀 Single Dad
🥃 Small Town
🎀 Secrets & Blackmail
🥃 Hate-to-Love
🎀 Returning Home
🥃 Found Family
🎀 Bourbon “Tasting”


✨️ ARC 📖 / ALC 🎧 REVIEW ✨️

🎙Narrated by: Megan Wicks & Lee Samuels🎙

When I first read this book I was head over heels for Lincoln & Faye! But Megan & Lee truly brought them from the pages of this beautiful book and gave them the voices and life I felt they had all along. 

Megan gave me sooo many Faye vibes from the beginning. Some narrators take a minute to really bring it home for the character, but Megan had it from the very beginning! She made Faye sound like Faye did in my head! Faye was given a voice that I always thought she had!

Lee did a great job as Lincoln! Although I would say that he could have given more embellishment to his voice to really give us that Kentucky twang. But for the most part he did a great job giving Lincoln the life and sarcasm that he had! I truly loved Lincoln as a character and how he parented his girls. 

🥃 🎀 🥃 🎀

I honestly didn't think that I was going to love this more than I did Bourbon & Lies. But here I am, saying I loved this more than Bourbon and Lies. I felt this book all the way to my bones. I loved Lincoln, Lily and Lark front he first time they were mentioned in B&L and I was beyond excited when I learned this was their book. 

Lincoln has been the man with the black glasses that I have had the dad crush on from the very beginning. He is guarded not only for himself but for his girls, for a good reason. He has known loss, and is unapologetic about not wanting to know it again. Lily and Lark are his whole world outside of his family and the bourbon world. Until his world is turned upside down when Faye comes back into town when he specifically told her to not come back. 

Lincoln is a man of his word and he sticks to it, he knows without his word he has nothing. But when Faye comes in like a wrecking ball (thank you Miley Cyrus) his world is a bit discombobulated. Lincoln can't help but see that she has him enthralled from the first show she has at Hadley's speakeasy and he knows that the is in trouble. He just has to figure out how much trouble. 

Faye is not only a pretty face she can tease and be titillating while being the one to bring down the people who never saw it coming. Faye knew all those years ago that she had to leave because of that awful night she could never leave behind her. What she didn't expect was to come back to Fiasco for a job and be tied up in so much more than she ever bargained for. 

Lincoln and Faye have quite literally taken up a whole place in my heart with Lily and Lark. I just love them so much. Faye has come into a dynamic that is already hard to be in, but she embraced it with arms wide open. Sometimes that can be an impossible thing to do, but Lark and Lily really took to her. 

I absolutely LOVED Lark and Lily. These two girls are like no other. I loved how Lily had her woo woo crystals and her candy salads. But she also shared her love of music with Lark. Lark was in that age that can be so hard to adjust but she was such a cool kid. She embraced older music that really spoke to her and wasn't afraid to see what was out there. Especially when it came to the CURSE PURSE! The dreaded curse purse. Those girls had a whole racket going with that thing!! I loved that they were able to make some money while trying to keep everyone in check with their language to a point. 

🔥 Let's Talk About Sex Baby: 🥵 Spice Level: 3.5 🌶️/5 

These two just oozed sex when they were together! They were the perfect match for each other. They had the chemistry that people could only dream of! Not to mention they also had the banter that kept things spicy between them in the bedroom. 

The scenes that we were given within this book I couldn't have asked for better ones. Lincoln and Faye had some of the hottest 🥵🥵🥵 moments without even having sex. Then when they finally did have sex it was ON AND POPPING!! I had to take a few breaks and fan myself and get a few drinks for myself while I was reading these scenes. Because WHEW 🔥🔥🔥. 

Thank you 🫶🏻 to Victoria Wilder and Luna Literary for the complimentary review copy in exchange for my ✨️ honest and voluntary opinion.✨️
dark emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Megan is a new to me narrator & I have a girl crush! I am in love with her slightly husky absolutely sultry voice. She is so good as Faye…the take no BS estranged sister of Maggie Calloway. Faye’s back in town & on a mission…falling for Lincoln Foxx is not part of that mission. Lark & Lily have other plans though;)

I loved this one y’all. Faye has to work a bit for people to welcome her back but bc they do it’s with open arms. And Foxx…he’s hesitant but let’s face it two hotties can’t resist each other & they are combustible
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Small town
Enemies to lovers 
Single dad 
Morally gray female and male 
She is a dancer and a private investigator 


 
I am so in love with these Bourbon Boys! This series has been so good and I can't wait to read book 3!

This one had me hooked from page one!! The secrets this book held kept me so invested in the story I couldn't stop listening! And Lincoln freaking Foxx! I am a sucker for single dad trope but a single dad with glasses??? COME ON!! And Faye was just so cool! I wanted to be friends with her! The chemistry Lincoln and Faye had was so hot!! That first bourbon scene??? Holy Cow!! The banter was amazing and I adored Lincoln's daughters! I also loved the way Faye was with the girls! It was so sweet! I love the Foxx family so much and how close they all are. They protect each other at all costs and the suspense aspect of this one was was just what the story needed. Loved the ending!

AUDIO: This was a duet narration by Lee Samuels and Megan Wicks and it was beyond amazing!! Megan is quickly becoming an all time favorite narrator of mine! I just love the raspy tone to her voice so much and the way she portray Faye was just incredible! And Lee did a fantastic job as well! The deep growl to his voice made for the prefect Lincoln Foxx.

-Small Town
-Single Dad
-Returning to Hometown
-Hate to love
-Romantic Suspense
-Secrets
-Bourbon Play
-Found Family

Thank you Victoria and Homecooked Books for this ALC! 
hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All the mother effing stars. No notes. Chef's kiss. Bow down to queen Victoria Wilder.

The way that I'm OBSESSED with these two from the very beginning in unreal!

This whole story was so well weave together, the suspense and romance are just written so well that the story has such a great flow.

Faye is everything I adore in a heroine— a strong confident badass who doesn’t give a crap what people think! Lincoln, I mean who doesn’t love a hot single dad (let alone a hot single dad who’s a bit nerdy and wear glasses) with a protective side that gives me butterflies. Don’t even get me started on his adorable daughters, Lark and Lily—total cuties!

The banter between Faye and Lincoln was everything! They can't stand each other but can't stay away…….and the tension between them?!!?!? UGH GIVE
emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No