Sleepover by Serena Bell

Two single parents living next door.. yon can guess where this one is going... yet it's so much MORE than that. To quote Sawyer "We did everything backwards - Crazy monkey sex first, foreplay later, getting to know each other third". See 2 months ago before Sawyer moved to the house next to Elle, they met in a bar. Elle was two weeks after finalizing her divorce, in a need of getting back to who she was before the whole mess with her ex, and Sawyer, as usual was looking for a "relief" from the constant ache of losing his wife 2 years prior. He offers a night without a repeat and up until Elle it worked fine. Yet seeing her again, with a plate full of cookies as a good neighbor should, makes him for ONCE question his resolve.



Sawyer and Elle have the obvious in common, they are all alone, raising 8 year old boys, they are making their best efforts yet their sons are having a rough time dealing with their new life without a parent. While Elle's ex is still in the picture he isn't living with them, he has already moved on - getting married to his high school sweet heart in a couple of weeks.. They are both heart broken yet in a way they are both getting ready to a new beginning, though it takes them time to realize that. It might have started with pure lust, but even on their first time together, Sawyer already saw something special in Elle. It's really easy to fall for a guy like Sawyer, sweet and caring, a good listener, a great dad and neighbor (also to their sassy elderly next door). Yet Elle doesn't want to be the "second best" as she was for her ex. She wants to be loved and cherished and Sawyer doesn't seem like he is ready to offer her more than a sexual release - which is GREAT, but she isn't sure if it's enough. He is a great friend to her but things are getting more and more complicated, especially since they promised each other a whole night together at her ex's wedding..

I LOVED this book. It was in a way an easy steamy read, and yet it had another beautiful and heart breaking layer of everything both Sawyer and Elle endured. Both their stories were sad but they didn't let it truly dictate their lives. They took their chance and struggled to become a better version of themselves for themselves and their kids even if moving on romantically didn't seem to be in the cards.. Yet it WAS. Sawyer and Elle fit perfectly, even if not as seamless as their two boys become glued at the hips! ;) They were sweet and fun as well, didn't feel like they were overpowering the story or the romance which was truly great (sometimes it's an issue for me..).

HIGHLY recommended!

I kindly received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Rating: ★★★★½

E-Book Edition

224 pages

Read on: 8-9 November 2018