Daring Duke (Love Letters #4) [Duke & Rohan] by Anyta Sunday

This book was a struggle for me. It's not (just) the turf of second cousins getting together as a couple, it's Duke who is 22 years old and behaves SO childishly I can't understand how a 30 years old guy would find him appealing (with of without a family relation).

We've met Duke Lawrence-Decker briefly in the first installment, he is River, Ben and Landon's friend, the one who likes to party and have great time. But that's all we got. Nothing on what he actually DOES for a living and frankly even his second cousin Rohan doesn't know that now...

Duke have been living in Rohan's mansion for years now, ever since he was 12 years old. Rohan was a mentor for him, but at a certain point when Duke realized he is attracted to Rohan he became "a brat" and they started to get farther apart up until Rohan barely came home (scheduled more and more business trips) and when he was at home, Duke made sure not to be..

Challenging Chance (Love Letters #3) [Chance & Brook] by Anyta Sunday

While we've read about Chance in the previous installments, the guy he actually IS and the guy he was portrayed as - are VERY different. Yeah, he was unnecessarily mean to Landon (and River) but it was his defense mechanism, and while I don't accept his behavior only on these grounds I think his relationship with Brook taught him many valuable lessons and allowed him to grow up into the man he WANTS to be. I wish we got more of the "reformed" Chance, the little in the epilogue wasn't enough for me. I wanted to see how he manages his life.. but alas, I'm quite content with what we did get :)

Chance Roosevelt-Sutton has it all, money, fame as a basketball player a mansion and cars to spare.. What he doesn't have is his own voice. He endlessly tries to please his father, but no matter how much he imitates the more "acceptable" younger brother Danny it doesn't work out. He always fails miserably. While everyone thinks of him as the cocky player, what he enjoys doing is very different than his image - reading books, teaching basketball to kids and tending his garden. But managing his image and mostly his father's approval is important if he wants to keep his LIFE as it is. His father is tired of Chance's reckless behavior. He wants him settled and GROWN UP and he wants it NOW and if he doesn't comply he is going to strip him of his allowance and all the luxury in his life.

Begging Ben (Love Letters #2) [Ben & Landon] by Anyta Sunday

This one was just HEART BREAKING. Though I really wanted Ben and landon to REALLY be together, I felt like throwing something at Landon for being BLIND this whole time and making Ben ACHE for so many years. We've already met Ben and Landon in the previous installment, but this one takes place a whole YEAR after "Admiring Ash" which means Ben and Landon haven't been speaking for this WHOLE time. Though we only knew they had a disagreement, nothing more than that.

Ben Spengler have been in love with his best friend since he was 14 years old. They've known each other since they were 9 when Landon's parents decided to separate him from his twin brother Roy so they could start communicating with other people (than just among themselves). They became inseparable and as they grew up they also starting making Youtube videos which turned into a real career having millions of subscribers. Yet everything changed once Ben FINALLY realized he would rather not have Landon in his life than have someone who always puts him second. His heart can't take it anymore especially after he practiced for a whole year rope walking and when the big day arrived Landon forgot all about it..

Admiring Ash (Love Letters, #1) [Ash & River] by Anyta Sunday

This was adorable. It's short and yet Ash and River's romance felt genuine to me. I got their hangups but it was truly inevitable for them to find love with one another. I liked that though Ash "got lucky" with a generous inheritance it wasn't "over the top" and mostly it gave him a chance for a different life, one he can build on a family-base he didn't even know he had.

So let's back to the beginning, Ash Heartford is 25 years old, he is raising his sister Danielle for the past 4 years ever since their mother died and though it almost kills him he is adamant to give her everything he can, even working 18 hours a day cleaning houses and offices. He would love a "break" but he doesn't have time for one so no hobbies and no love for sure. His mother's affairs with men were enough for him.