A review by katkinney
Desires Uncovered by Ayla Asher

5.0

I absolutely love this contemporary romance series for the way it features slightly more mature characters (we need love, too!) facing real life struggles. At 46, Dr. Theresa Roe hasn’t yet found a life partner. She has established a successful therapy practice. But she’s privately hurting after years of expensive IVF treatments that have failed to help her get pregnant and have also left her with extensive debt. She meets Mark on a dating app and the two of them agree to keep it casual (this novel has everything I love—both sweet and steamy), but of course, an instant connection is obvious. But when Mark decides to run for DA against a crooked opponent, his advisors tell him his only option is a fake engagement (another of my favorite tropes!)

There was also a domestic abuse plotline involving Mark’s sister that was really well written. One thing I really love about Ardor Creek is getting to see what happens with the other characters from older books, as well as guess which characters might be getting a book coming up in the future! This one was one of my favorites.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.