I LOVED everything about this one! Lacey Black is one of my TOP small-town romance authors and Pretty Dependable is classic Lacey!!! Ellie is the strong and completely devoted single mom to Brody, who she has been raising on her own (since her UBER religious parents tossed her out when she got pregnant at 17) But she's had the help of her close-knit friends and TD, especially, has stepped up and been a stellar father figure to Brody!

As this slow burn, best friends-to-lovers story progresses, you have a ring-side seat to all the fun! This story will make you laugh, the emotions will have you all up in your feels and the heartwarming relationship between TD and Brody? Yeah, my heart is so full! The sizzling chemistry, which was kinda obvious from the beginning, is on point too! The push-pull between Ellie and TD is crazy good! TD is the perfect Alpha, protective and loving and he's right up there with my fave BBFs!

I am so looking forward to seeing more of this group of chosen family and friends in the AMAZING small town of Pine Village (even the name evokes that small-town feel!) I can't WAIT!!!



2 s Sandie Chraponski1,379 13

I have a list of go to Small Town romance authors and Lacey Black is definitely at the top of that list. She writes the stories that simply make you feel good the whole time you read them. She gives you strong, sexy alphas who care and aren’t afraid to show it, and who doesn’t want that? This book is part of her Pine Village series, all standalones with interconnected characters, and all of them you are sure to love.

Ellie is a single mom with an almost grown son, and she’s had to do a lot on her own, but at her side is her tribe, family by choice since her family by blood turned their backs on her and her son. But no one has been there for her more than TD, her best friend, the man her son looks up to, the man who always has her back.

TD has been in love with his best friend since high school, after a camping trip with Ellie’s son he makes a decision that will change everything. The question is, will Ellie his decision or will she be too afraid to change?

Read this one, TD is the absolute best, he’s what romance heroes are to the core. Lacey totally killed it with this one. And the series isn’t done! There will be more to come from this group of friends and the small town of Pine Village, do not miss out!2 s Nikki'J'715 15

This is exactly what I wanted for this new small-town series. I fell instantly in love with TD and Ellie and then throw in Brody and the three are a perfect family. There was plenty to swoon over and plenty to get your heart pumping, but it was the special way TD and Ellie loved each other that made this whole book sing.

I didn't want to put it down (sure sign it is five stars in my opinion) and every time I did I just wanted to get it back so I could watch them fall.

TD is a police officer and the school football coach. He's dependable, hard-working, trustworthy, and a solid friend. He's also been in love with Ellie since high school, but he missed his chance and when someone else got Ellie in trouble and then left her alone he stepped up to help in every way he could and kept his feelings safely locked away.

Ellie was a single mum in her senior year of high school. Kicked out of her home and left alone when her boyfriend denied it was ever his child. She's not alone though, with help from Frannie (the local diner owner) and her best friends she manages to make it through all the rough patches. Life isn't always easy and she works hard but Brody is about to graduate high school and she couldn't be prouder. Ellie is a quiet achiever and has a heart as big as the sky. She loves Brody with everything she has and makes his life the best she can. Feeling things for TD has been happening more and more but she's always denied any feelings not knowing how she would survive if she lost her best friend.

They danced around each other a bit and that first kiss was everything you would want it to be. It was Brody who finally gave them that last push they needed. I really enjoyed that there was no hard patch that nearly pulled them apart. Instead, they build this really solid relationship, and together the three of them face all the demons of their past.

Loved it!!! Look forward to book three in this series.
.
.
.
Ellie is watching her son grow up so fast. His senior year is here and soon he'll be finding his own way out in the world. She couldn't be prouder of the man he's become and she's sure she owes some of that to her best friend TD. Thomas Dexter has supported her and helped since she found out she was going to be a mother and she's pretty sure part of the man Brody has become is thanks to TD. Since Brody started playing for the football team he coaches he's been an even bigger supporter for her and Brody.
'The last thing I need is to get all caught up in my feelings over someone who had me safely and securely tucked in the friend zone. I need him too much to ever jeopardize our friendship by entertaining thoughts of something more. TD and I are friends and that's all we'll ever be.
I'm okay with that. Sometimes I just have to tell my heart to get on board.'

TD missed his shot with Ellie in high school and if things had been different he maybe could have had her all this time, but then there wouldn't be Brody. Brody is an amazing young man and TD is proud to know him and be a part of his and his mother's life. Wanting Ellie hasn't changed over the years though and lately, the want is getting harder to ignore. With one kiss his hunger and desire for Ellie takes off. She's not ready to risk what could happen between them and he couldn't ever lose them either. Holding back his feelings is going to be even harder now.
'The first taste of her sends my senses into overdrive, and I realize my mistake immediately. I never want to stop kissing her.'

Brody can see all their lives moving forward and for his mother whom he adores and TD, his coach and friend he sees a future of them together. He just needs to get them to look at what's right in front of them and then they can get their happily ever after, exactly what he thinks they deserve.
"I guess I want to finish by saying if anyone is going to date my mom, I really want it to be you."

Happy Reading.arc best-friends contemporary-romance ...more1 zen_s1,898 18

i think after you have read more than a dozen books from an author, you will realise their execution or writing seems to be always on the same path, nothing really exciting to me. i would say that for this book, i was really really bored and i will take a break from reading this author's books.2-read lacey-black1 Kaitie1,024 28

I was in a rut when I started this book. But single mom and friends to lovers are two of my favorite tropes and I could not put this down. It's sweet, it's typical Lacey Black small towns. I didn't want it to end and I enjoyed coming back to Pine Village and can't wait until our next trip there!1 ?Cushin Violeta's Bookish Realm?(Claudia Cardoz) 1,267 48


Autor del comentario:
=================================