New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you
Every Sweet Regret, a sexy standalone romance about a single dad
and the reformed party girl who's loved him all her life.
Her brother's best friend. Her lifelong crush. Her sweetest regret.
For as long as I can remember, Kace Matthews has been my brother's best friend and my not-so-secret crush. But I knew nothing would ever happen between us. The successful single dad doesn't fall for the hot mess party girl. Kace + Stella exists in the doodles in my high school notebooks and in my dreams. Never in real life.
Until he finds me on a hookup app and starts flirting shamelessly.
It turns out high school Stella was not prepared for Kace Matthews. Adult Stella isn't much better, but I manage to break down the walls to show Kace the real me--not just the life-of-the-party exterior, but the vulnerable pieces I hide from the world. Combine that with the combustible chemistry we have in real life, and I'm a goner.
Too bad it takes me so long to realize Kace doesn't know I'm the girl he's been falling for online. Telling him the truth now that he knows my secrets could mean losing everything, and that's one regret that could break me.
5 Stars
Review by Jen Skewes
I loved Kace and Stella’s love story. This book brought out so many emotions, but for a good part of this book I was completely frustrated, in a really good way. It was the frustration and angst made me devour this book in one sitting. I simply could not put it down. I ignored life as much as I possibly could just so I could spend all my time with Kace and Stella.
Kace is a single dad who is recently divorced. While he has always seen Stella and how beautiful she is, he is still dealing with his unresolved feelings for his ex. He still is not sure how his marriage fell apart and blames himself. He is not looking for a relationship at all, but knows he needs to move on. His ex-wife signs him up for Random, a dating/hook-up site, which he really has no interest in. But one night he decides to take a look at the app and swipes on the profile with the intriguing avatar, having no clue who he is really talking to.
Stella has been in love with her brother’s best friend for as long as she can remember. And while this may have started as just a crush, it has turned into so much more for her. She is the wild child who makes some questionable decisions. But she is trying to get her life back on track and put her past behind her. When swipes on her Random profile she is so excited and for the first time feels like maybe this could work between them, that maybe there really is something between them.
Kace is torn between his attraction to Stella and the connection he feels towards the woman online who he has been talking to. He wants Stella physically bit knows that they can never be anything more than casual. He feels like he has a deep connection with the woman online, she’s someone he can share his feelings with. But he is not one to string along two woman. Stella knows that she has been talking to Kace this entire time but has no idea that he thinks it is some other woman. When the truth comes out, including Stella’s deepest secret, will it ruin everything?
This book frustrated me on so many levels, but not in a bad way. I think Kace going back and forth with his feelings for Stella and not wanting anything more than casual, but at the same time knowing in some way that he wants more with her, drove me crazy. It made me feel so bad for Stella in the sense that she has loved this man forever, and now he finally has an interest in her, but it seems like unrequited love, and in the end it will be her who gets hurt. But I think that he was honestly oblivious at times to what was right in front of him.
The drama, the angst, sexy banter, the feeling of being on pins and needles until the truth finally comes out is what made this book so hard to put down!!. I was glued to my phone, feeling like my children when they walk around the house with their phones attached to them. I hated Kace’s ex-wife, it hurt to see him appear to still have feelings for her. But I loved every moment when he was with Stella ad how much you could feel wheat he really f felt for her, even if he could not admit it. From the moment the truth came out, my heart was in my throat the entire time until the end. I loved getting to see all the other characters we loved from book one. They are back and the shenanigans and fun times continue. This book was angsty, hot, fun, heart breaking at times, but so worth every emotion! I cannot wait for the next one. I miss these characters already.
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Meet Lexi
Lexi Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of emotional romance that sizzles and the 2018 winner of the Romance Writers of America® RITA® award for Best Long Contemporary Romance. She considers herself the luckiest girl around to make a living through storytelling. She loves spending time with her kids, weightlifting, ice cream, swoony heroes, and vodka martinis.
Lexi lives in Indiana with her husband, two children, and a spoiled dog.
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