Fling (Carmichael Family) by Adriana Locke-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 15, 2022

Subject: You up?
This is definitely a feeling cute, might want to delete later situation. But isn’t every message sent at two in the morning a precursor to regret?
By the way, I hope you read that subject line as the pun it was intended to be.
Okay, cutting to the chase—neither of us has an interest in cultivating an emotional connection with each other, right? You have your reasons, and I have mine. But none of that keeps us from nearly crossing the line from professional to personal every freaking day.
I mean, what was that almost kiss in the hallway this afternoon?
Something has to give. So this is me, giving in.
I can’t believe I’m suggesting this, but what if you and I had … a fling?
Just a short-lived non-romance. No pretending it will ever be more. We’ll avoid flowers and flirting and get to the f—you know what I mean.
That’s all either of us wants anyway.
Think about it. Let me know.
I’ll see you in the office in the morning.
Oh! One more thing—If you’re not into this, don’t ever mention you saw this email. I’ll pretend I never saw it either.
Okay. Bye.

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REVIEW: I have NEVER wanted to kick a character in the bum so bad before! Only Addy would grace us with Maddox and Ashley, their friendship, their chemistry and then their love. Fling is a friends to lovers romance that brings all the swoon.

Maddox and Ashley are childhood friends, that is all they have ever been, no matter the jokes their friends and family may say. When Ashley returns home after breaking off her engagement, she decides to stay with friends and nurse her heartbreak. After all, her marriage is over, but she’s still taking the honeymoon she always dreamed of. She’s just doing it alone.

Or so she thought.

With Ashley’s two besties and his brothers in his ear, Maddox plays the little game they have set up for Ashley to have a “husband” on her honeymoon. And boy oh boy is Maddox the right guy for the job. Maddox has always been a love and leave them kinda guy, more respective, but still, not the guy you tie down. When he gets wind of what their friends are planning he is persuaded to join, after all this isn’t just any woman. It’s Ashley, the one girl he compares all others to, whether they have dated or not. He knows she’s special.

Once Ashley sees Maddox on her flight, she knows what her besties did, but having Maddox give her the low down was a whole new level of funny. After a pact to not get clingy and simply enjoy the trip, Ashley and Maddox land on sandy beaches and blue waters and do just that. They enjoy themselves. Little did they know that when they got back to the real world, things wouldn’t be the same. Once they returned home, and life fell back into a normal pace, Maddox does what he always does in relationships. He backs off, they both decide that they need to take a breather from one another. Both let fear take control. When Ashley’s ex makes a stumbling appearance back in her life, it forces Maddox to open his eyes and really take a look at the woman he has come to….love?

Back to my first statement, I have never wanted to kick someone in the bum so bad as I did Maddox! You can tell how much chemistry, compassion and friendship they have even before they start the sexy part of their relationship. I totally understood where Ashley was coming from with her heartbreak from her ex, but come on girl, open those eyes of yours and look around. Maddox had his own fears, and when he finally dealt with them, Ashley was there to help. These two were one of the best couples I have read in Addy’s series bar none, five stars!

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Reviewed by Sarah