EMBERS IN THE DARK by Stefanie Castro is NOW LIVE!
Blurb:
What should you do when you have no one but your old crush to turn to?
Baylee Rios has never known life without Tucker Malloy. From the moment she understood the concept of love, her heart belonged to the “boy next door.” As an adult, her feelings have only grown, and she’s fighting to ignore something that’s been smoldering under the guise of a friendship. But Baylee’s life is about to implode, and the only person she feels safe leaning on is her one true love.
Baylee Rios isn’t only ten years younger than him, she’s his best friend’s little sister and she’s off-limits. Now that she’s all grown up, she’s taking over his thoughts… and his apartment.
Will they risk upsetting those they love to finally go after what they want?
Embers in the Dark is an age-gap romance novel. It is the third book in the Embers series.
Buy Link:
Available in KU
Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
I have been looking forward to Tucker and Baylee’s story since the last Boston Embers book, and Stefanie Castro understood the assignment!
This slow-burn story was everything I wanted in a brother’s best friend/roommates/secret crush/mutual pining romance! Having seen Tucker as a side character in the other books, I was so happy to see him shine as the MC in Embers in the Dark! He was such a good guy, and put his fractured friendship with Danny Rios above his own happiness for so long because Rios didn’t want Tucker to date his sister. Why?!?!? I really wanted to smack Rios at the beginning, because then Baylee wouldn’t have had to go through the awful situation with her ex-boyfriend… But then would the payoff have been the same once she and Tucker finally got together? Probably not, and it was so worth the wait.
I love the friendships between these characters. There’s a really nice (yet sad) subplot with Tucker’s mother, who is sick, and I thought that added depth to the more or less happy-go-lucky guy.
Overall, this was a great book that checked all the boxes! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review
Meet Stefanie Castro:
Prior to becoming an author, Stefanie had written for years on blogging platforms. She is a registered nurse with years of experience working with families starting their journey into the parenting world. She started writing as a way to connect with families. After releasing her first memoir in May 2023, she felt a pull towards writing romance. Her love of the genre is something she is highly invested in as a reviewer and cheerleader for authors all around. Stefanie debuts her romance this fall with If Only You Knew. She is shining a light on romance characters that are in their forties, something she feels is not easy to find in the genre. Stefanie resides in Southern California, with her husband, two kids, and their Cavalier King Charles dog.
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