Micah Harding has always been known to cause heartache.
He didn’t know it, but he broke my heart the summer I turned eleven.
Humiliated and embarrassed, I didn’t speak to him again after he claimed to have rescued me.
Now, ten years later, I find myself on his doorstep, heartbroken yet again.
Only this time, I’m an unemployed model, running from the life I’ve tried so hard to create, about to be thrust back into the one I escaped.
Although he’s the same billionaire I knew all those years ago, Micah’s changed.
I see the pain he holds in his blue-gray eyes, desperate to forget his reality and the secrets he holds within them.
My childhood feelings for him were kept under lock and key—they had to be—but now that we’re older and living together, the feelings I once had for him are no longer reduced to a meaningless crush. They’re real. And the more time we spend together, the more difficult they are to dismiss.
But as temptation consumes us, we realize our pasts aren’t the only facts we’re running from.
I’m twenty-one.
He’s thirty-three.
And my older brother’s best friend.
I never believed there was beauty in heartache… until I fell for him.
MY REVIEW
“I would save you over and over again if it meant that you were safe and well loved.”
Pretty Heartache is hands down one of the best older brother’s best friends romances that I’ve read and Brittany Taylor absolutely knocked it out of the park this book!
The summer Adeline turned eleven, she experienced her first heartbreak. Humiliated and embarrassed, she vowed to never speak to Micah again. Ten years later, Adeline finds herself in the last place she expected: unemployed and broken at Micah’s doorstep. On the outside, Micah appears to be the same guy she once knew, but those blue-gray eyes hold all of his secrets and pain. Those childhood feelings she once thought were locked away, are begging to come to the surface and offer comfort to the man who broke her heart. Only those childhood feelings aren’t some mere crush. They’re real and all-consuming and the more time Micah and Adeline spend together, the harder it is to fight what’s brewing between them…
Adeline and Micah’s story is a romance built to stand the test of time. It is real and passionate, and it has a beautiful, raw quality. Adeline and Micah are anything but weak. Their characters are strong, yet vulnerable. Their struggles are easy to connect with and you can’t help but find yourself rooting for them.
Adeline and Micah had lots of obstacles to overcome throughout their journey and I loved watching them grow, fight, and ultimately give in. The tension and chemistry were undeniable. They fought hard for what they wanted and I loved every moment of their journey.
There’s not much to say other than I loved this book. It’s the perfect age-gap romance and is my favorite in the Harding Brothers series. If you’re a fan of old brother’s best friend tropes and forbidden romances, you won’t want to miss Pretty Heartache. I hope you’ll fall head over heels for Micah and Adeline just as I have.
*I was provided an ARC copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review*
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