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A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love--with all its complications--by debut author Ashley Herring Blake. Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls--nothing is there for her but memories of a lonely childhood where she was little more than a burden to her cold and distant stepfamily. Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, it's a different woman every night, but that's just fine with her. When Delilah's estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a five-figure check, Delilah finds herself back in the godforsaken town that she used to call home. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid's stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe there's some fun (and a little retribution) to be had in Bright Falls, after all. Having raised her eleven-year-old daughter mostly on her own while dealing with her unreliable ex and running a bookstore, Claire Sutherland depends upon a life without surprises. And Delilah Green is an unwelcome surprise...at first. Though they've known each other for years, they don't really know each other--so Claire is unsettled when Delilah figures out exactly what buttons to push. When they're forced together during a gauntlet of wedding preparations--including a plot to save Astrid from her horrible fiancé--Claire isn't sure she has the strength to resist Delilah's charms. Even worse, she's starting to think she doesn't want to...
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3 primary booksBright Falls is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Ashley Herring Blake.
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Bechloe fan-fic, is that you? I like my romance novels as tropey as possible and this definitely scratches that itch, though it also veers into romance cringe sometimes. Also, if this story was an AITA post, everyone would be the asshole.
THIS WAS MCFREAKIN' DELIGHTFUL
this book was so much fun, from the banter to the shenanigans, and steamy, with mari-approved smut, to the heartstring-pulling conversations around the complications of unconventional family structures. fell in love with delilah, absolutely adored claire, iris made me laugh often, and astrid somehow in the end became my favorite character
i am SO excited for astrid's book!!
4.5, rounding up, small town romance but make it super gay, already reading the second book!
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