Where There’s Smoke Series Standalone
e-ARC, Negalley
Author: Tawna Fenske
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you, NetGalley, Entangled Publishing and the author for the advanced copy.
Nyla Franklin is a nurse – the perfect job for someone like her who loves to take care of people. She’s sweet, caring and loving and can’t keep a secret to save her life! She’s a devoted sister, an amazing aunt to her nephew Seth and a good friend to her ex-brother-in-law Leo.
Leo Sayre is devoted to his son, to his dad’s legacy (though he gave up his own dreams for that one), to his mom, to his ex-wife’s family… all to the point that he has never done anything for himself.
One day, he’s at home completely doped up on painkillers after major dental surgery and Nyla comes up to check up on him with his favorite soup in hand. Who would have known that painkillers would work like truth serum for Leo?! He spills a doozie of a secret to Nyla, the notorious blabbermouth. It’s like she physically can’t hold a secret in and this one she really can’t keep to herself. One secret leads to another and they also lead to revelations of feelings that come to the surface. Well, they say the truth will set you free… erm, really? Are you sure?
I really enjoyed this one after I was over the little detail that the blurb fails to tell you. This was supposed to be a best-friends to lovers story, but they don’t tell you that the best friend is her sister’s ex-husband, father of her nephew. After I managed to digest this little nugget and ignore the ick factor, I managed to get into the story and enjoy these characters’ journey to their HEA.
I loved how it’s absolutely impossible for Nyla to keep a secret. No, she’s not a gossipmonger and there’s a good reason she is like she is. She just feels it blowing up inside her and like a volcano she spills it out! I particularly liked how this adorably weird and dysfunctional family managed to resolve their conflicts through the power of love.
It was definitely a fun read!
Possible triggers: cheating (not main characters)
