Title: Pretty Dependable
Series: Pine Village #2
Author: Lacey Black
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Small Town/Single Mom/Friends to Lovers
Release Date: December 12, 2023
Ellie
Being a single mom is the most challenging, yet rewarding job I’ve ever had. Especially in a small town, where everyone knows your story, or at least their version of it.
They say it takes a village, and they’re right. I’ve been lucky to have close friends to help me raise my son, Brody. One particular friend stands out above the rest. TD stepped up in a big way, teaching my son everything a father should. That’s why his friendship means so much to me. Brody and I both rely on his friendship. Any feelings I have for my sexy friend must stay buried. It’s safer that way.
Turns out, it’s much harder to do when he decides he’s done being just my friend. He wants more.
TD
There’s nothing worse than being in lust with one of your friends. For years, I’ve been fighting my attraction to Ellie and keeping it a secret. I thought I was doing what was best for all of us.
Between working as the local police officer and coaching high school football, I’m left with very little downtime, but what I do have is spent with Ellie and her son. When I find out the seventeen-year-old boy might be working to get this football coach and his mom together, all bets are off. With Brody on my side, I’m willing to take the chance and blur the lines between friends and lovers.
I have to make her see we can have it all. Despite her reservations, I’ll show her love is worth the risk.
4 Stars
I am loving this Pine Village Series and this book is a fantastic addition. I means who doesn't love a small town, single mom, best-friends to lovers slow burn. Ellie and TD along with Brody will have you feeling all the emotions as you read their story.
As much as Ellie has felt alone all these years since making her decision to keep her high school pregnancy and raise her child without the help of the father or her parents. She has always had the support of her close friend group. They have been there for all of Brody's milestones, helping him to be become a wonderful seventeen year old with so much potential.
Ellie and TD have secretly held crushes for so long that everyone in their group have been waiting patiently for them to step over the imaginary line. Will they finally give themselves the chance at the happiness they both deserve? Can Brody give them the little push that they need to embrace these next steps. Will they finally be the family they all feel deep down in thier hearts?
A great read and a strong recommendation for me. Looking forward to what is to come next in the series.
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USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.
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