The Suite Secret (Jan 13, 2025) and The Other Brother (Jan 15, 205) – Thank you, @readforever and @hachetteaudio for the gifted print and audio copies! When I got the book and realized it was the second in a London-based series, I went back and got The Other Brother so I could start from the beginning – and I’m glad I did.
April, Gemma, and Anna are best friends. Each totally unique – April is a freshly engaged, Gemma has no interest in settling down, and Anna is married. They’ve seen each other through the good and the bad.
In The Other Brother, we meet April and her fiancé Lucas. When April discovers a secret Lucas is hiding, she has no choice but to break things off. Heartbroken, she begins to piece her life back together and finds unexpected comfort with Lucas’s brother James, an up and coming musician.
The Suite Secret finds Gemma, landing the marketing contract for a new high-end hotel. One of the hotel managers in Max, Anna’s brother. Max is in from NYC for a few months to get the hotel up and running. Anna’s one rule for Gemma – stay away from Max. But when Max and Gemma realize that their commonalities extend beyond an electric attraction and toward a no-strings-attached lifestyle. But what starts as a fling becomes a deep connection, shocking them both. But with Max leaving London soon and having to keep their relationship a secret from Anna, do they have any chance of a happily ever after?
These books fall directly into the “cute cover…omg what is happening?!?!” level of spice. Like A LOT. There’s definitely more spice that emotional development between the couples, although I enjoyed both couple a lot. That being said, the core of these books is the friendship between April, Gemma, and Anna. They are the friends everyone strives to have – ride or die, brutally honest, and always ready with wine.The next book in the series is out on May 26th and I’ll 100% be excited to read Anna’s story and have another opportunity to check in with all of these characters.
🎧 Audiobook Thoughts: Both audios are very fun duet narration by Evelyn Rose and Will H. Watt – The Other Brother (10h 16m), The Suite Secret (12h 17m)
The Other Brother: 🌟🌟🌟💫
The Suite Secret: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
🎧 Audio performances: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
🔥 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
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