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5.0

After finishing Dylan and Marlow's story, I have been itching to get back to Aspen Grove for Cash and Everly's impromptu marriage, and OH BOY was this everything I wanted and more!

ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ-ᴛᴏ-ʟᴏᴠᴇʀꜱ, ᴅʀᴜɴᴋ ᴠᴇɢᴀꜱ ᴡᴇᴅᴅɪɴɢ, ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ'ꜱ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ꜱᴏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ! ᴄᴀꜱʜ & ᴇᴠᴇʀʟʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ, ᴄᴀꜱʜ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʟʏ'ꜱ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ'ꜱ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ (ᴀɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏꜰꜰ-ʟɪᴍɪᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀꜱʜ). ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴇᴇɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ 14 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴠᴇɢᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ'ꜱ ɴᴏ ᴇᴀꜱʏ ɢᴇᴛ-ᴏᴜᴛ-ᴏꜰ-ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ-ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀʏ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀꜱʜ'ꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɪꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴏꜰ ʙᴜʏɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʟʏ'ꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ'ꜱ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ. ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʟʏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴀꜱʜ - ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴋɪᴅꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʀꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴠᴇʀʏ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ...

I loved everything about Everly and Cash - Everly a bit grumpy and closed off, Cash a mask of sunshine. The way they play off each other, their banter, and then lean on each other for support. To say I swooned is an understatement. Cash is such an amazing MMC - he's possessive ("wifey"), thoughtful, and just jumps headfirst into this marriage with no real reservations. He is everything Everly needed and didn't know. Same for Everly as she truly sees Cash for who he is - no matter any scars that might be there. She fights for him but also ends up fighting for herself. And I love the plot around the merging companies and Everyl's father. It's always fun when there is a villain of some sort in the mix.

The whole Stafford clan has such fun interactions - I also loved Everly's brothers as they are great side characters. This book sets up Harrison's story so nicely and I am counting down the days until we get to visit Aspen Grove again.

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