Wow what an incredible debut novel. It’s the second book this year to make me cry. I love my emotional reads and this was fantastic. 

I want to say thank you to D.L. Darby for sending me and ARC. If you read the authors note at the end she opens up and explains that this book touches close to home. You can feel it through the pages and even more when you hit the emotional parts. Incredible! 

It opened with clear trigger warnings. Which then jumped into meeting Daphne who is recently divorced, 32 and in the past year lost her mother to cancer Since her loss Daphne has stayed inside and only really socialised with her close girlfriends but it’s time for her to get out there and meet people and be free again. This is where she stumbles into a man named Henry who is also a Henry Cavil look alike. As they spend more time together we learn Henry may be hiding something from Daphne but what could that secret be…  

The spice is fantastic. Henry is commanding and can be a little jealous. Daphne finally started to let go and feel again when meeting Henry which I loved. Daphne’s close girlfriends were a great element to the plot I found myself laughing when they spent time together and really looking out for her. Side character Sean he was a train wreck hated him at the start but now I kinda respect him towards the end of the book. 

Overall it was an incredible read and enjoyed the writing style of the author. 

If you love: 

🔹Emotional Romance 

🔹Debut Novel

🔹Deals With Cancer 

🔹Grief & Loss

🔹Heartbreakingly Beautiful 

🔹Really Good Spice

This is for you! 

Genre: Emotional Romance 18+

APK: Kindle Read ARC

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Spice: 🌶️🌶️

Check Triggers ⚠️

Explicit scenes, Cancer, Grief & Loss and slight talk of suicide