Let's just clear the air about something before moving on - I don't know how any author will ever top Theo from Reckless. BUT that being said, I loved Beau and Bailey so much. I felt like Beau and Bailey's story was a little more disconnected from the group than some of the other stories, and I think I actually liked that. They were in their own little bubble between the bar where Bailey worked and Beau's little corner of the ranch. There were obviously moments where you saw the whole family, but they weren't daily interactions.

This is one of my favorite books of all time. It was one of the first slow (slow slow slow) burn romances that I ever read and I just completely fell in love.

A heartwarming story that I think a lot of people will enjoy for its unique premise!

My favorite part about this book was the way the suspense storyline was revealed. I felt like I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, never knowing when there would be a reveal into Caleb’s past or Paisley’s past or when something devastating might happen in the present storyline.

I really loved all of the travel/wedding aspects of this story - the game drives, the hotels, the parties and all of the food! But as a romance, I felt like it fell flat for me.

I should start this review by saying that I'm not always the biggest fan of rockstar/musician romances but this synopsis had me intrigued.

I was really enjoying the beginning of this book! I thought it was sweet showing the scenes between Olive and Jason when they were kids when she had such a big crush on him. And I thought there were some hilarious scenes of Olive losing her mind when they were adults and reconnecting after 8 years. Plus no one really knew Jason he was the inspiration for that male main character all along. Also, I love fake dating and marriage of convenience stories so I enjoyed the times they had to be out together for the public and she wasn’t sure what was real. And I loved how he was falling for her without realizing it. But then at about the 60%-70% mark, it was suddenly super steamy but the steamy scenes weren’t really moving the story along in any way. And then I hated every single bit of the third act conflict/drama.

If you love protective heroes and ALL THE ANGST, I think you’ll love this forbidden second chance romance, too.

I actually downloaded both the audiobook and ebook of this from my library and I’m so glad I got both because the audiobook completely brought Levi to life for me! This story is dual POV and Levi is such a quiet closed-off character but the narrator’s tone of voice and southern boy accent added so much to the character to me that I can’t imagine having the same experience without that!

If you've read The Kiss Quotient, The Bride Test & The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang, you'll remember that The Heart Principle was much more emotional and much more focused on their separate health/mental health journeys (especially the female MC) and less time was spent specifically on the romantic relationship. I feel like The Plus One is similar to the Heart Principle in this series.

I didn't really expect to feel otherwise, but I really really loved this book! I was a huge fan of Part of Your World and this was an amazing second story in the series.