2024 the best men review

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Best-selling authors Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely team up for the first time in an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, irresistibly sexy stand-alone romance between the best man and the other best man! Performed by Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan!

In my defense, I was left alone with a bottle of single-malt and a lifelong penchant for protecting my baby sister. Still, that's no excuse to send 10 drunk-texts on why her hasty marriage would be a mistake.

If only I had just texted my sister. But nope. I accidentally sent the message to her, her groom, and his super hot wingman.

I also used the phrase “super hot wingman”, so I’d like to die now.

Instead, I have to plan a wedding with the aforementioned hottie and share a too-small guesthouse in steamy Miami. Three days in the sun with the cocky, charming former athlete who likes to push my buttons? Fine, two can play at that let’s-infuriate-each-other game.

Until Asher ups the stakes with one wildly sexy suggestion. A no-strings fling, then I go back to my single dad life in New York, and he returns to his star-studded one.

Sign me up.

But the more nights I spend with the other best man, the more I want days too, and that just can't happen. Especially when I find out the real reason why....

Contents Include: first times, a secret to-do list, champion-level flirting, fast cars, #eggplants, and two men who look good in formal wear.

Reviewer: The Book Boyfriend Addict
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Full of steam and swoon in this delightful M/M romance
Review: 4.5 StarsI purchased this book the day it came out because it was co-authored by two of my faves for M/M and M/F romances. I decided to move it to the top of my TBR list, though, because I recently finished bingeing Schitt’s Creek and I was searching for something to fill the David Rose/Patrick Brewer-shaped hole in my heart. Did this novel do the trick? Not quite, although I think it’s going to be nearly impossible to fill those shoes (they are simply the best, after all) I did thoroughly enjoy this story! It was the perfect escape that provided many swoon-worthy and steamy moments. I devoured the book in just a few sittings.I loved the setup for this one. Mark Banks - Mr. Play-It-Safe, recently divorced, single dad - is having a hard time accepting his baby sister’s recent engagement and pregnancy announcement. He’s spent his whole life looking out for her and he can’t shake the feeling that she’s headed toward disaster. The night before her engagement party, fueled by a bottle of single-malt scotch, he unleashes a string of drunken texts telling her exactly how he feels. The problem? He not only texted his sister but he accidentally replied to the thread that included her groom-to-be and his infuriatingly sexy wingman - where he actually used the term “super hot wingman” to describe the enigmatic Asher St. James. Mark turns up at the engagement party the next night, ready to eat crow and apologize. It’s here, however, where his sister and her fiancé name Mark and Asher as their best men and ask them to head to Miami ahead of their destination wedding to make sure everything is in order. Will these two be able to fight their mutual attraction when they’re forced to spend 3 nights together in a very small guesthouse in sultry, steamy Miami?Mark and Asher were very much in the “enemies” category when we first met them. More so driven by Mark and his inconvenient attraction to Asher, the pro-soccer player turned photographer who lives a more lavish life than Mark and his Wall Street/single dad life. Asher’s “up for anything” attitude was a nice contrast to Mark’s buttoned-up existence. They played off one another well and I loved the way they sparred. Their chemistry was ridiculously hot, though, there was no shortage of bits that’ll make you a little hot around the collar. The story was relatively low angst but there were some spots that tugged at my heartstrings. I loved seeing these two men fall for one another.As I mentioned, I was searching for something to fill the void left by the epicness that was Schitt’s Creek when I decided to read this. Reading this book helped a little but there was one similarity to Schitt’s Creek that I would like to point out because it’s one of the things that made that show so special - it made my heart happy to see the absence of homophobia in this book. Mark was bi-sexual and up until his relationship with Asher, he’d only really had relationships with women but his sexuality was never an issue for anyone and I loved that. I know it’s not the reality for many people but it is refreshing to read stories that support the fact that love is love, whatever shape or form it happens to come in. So, thank you Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely for that. And I hope that these authors decide to write together again because this book was a lot of fun!P.S. I kind of went out of order and read this book before reading the prequel novella, Super Hot Wingman. I had forgotten about the novella until I saw it on my kindle when I was finished with The Best Men. If you wanted to see what led up to Mark’s drunken text rant, be sure to check that out! It’s a quick read and meant to be read ahead of this book but it was kind of fun to go back afterward to where it all started.

Reviewer: AbbraCadabra
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Really fun read!
Review: The text exchanges in this book & the banter between the characters—especially Ashley & Mark—are really entertaining. The chemistry between Ashley & Mark is 🔥🔥 too.I really enjoyed this read—though some of the “Paris” parts definitely hit me in the feels a little more than expected.The ending was a little disappointing. It just felt incomplete & a bit rushed. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Reviewer: Claudia Fosca Stahl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Spreadsheets will never be the same again!
Review: Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely are a match made in MM romance heaven. They blended their styles and their own particular magic so seamlessly that one would think they’ve been doing it for years. And hopefully they’ll do it again sometime. I’m not above begging.I loved Mark and Asher. They’re so different and yet perfect for each other. Mark is a Wall Street trader, a recently divorced single dad, and all proper… except he has this hidden dirty spreadsheet. Asher is openly gay, charming, cocky, and cover model gorgeous. He’s an ex jock and a successful photographer. The geek and the jock. But they’re both alphas in their own way. They have stong personalities and are evenly matched. They give each other a run for their money when they butt heads.The story begins with a drunk texting incident that left Mark a bit exposed regarding his not-so kind feelings toward his sister’s hasty wedding… and the other best man. He then has to fly to Miami a few days before the wedding with Asher to ensure everything goes according to plan.When they’re in Miami, Mark and Asher have to share this mansion’s small guesthouse and work together. And while they’re busy completing wedding related chores and giving each other grief, they find a balance and start to get to know each other.The dynamic between them is so entertaining. The banter, the snark, the double entendres, they’re so on point and hilarious. The inner dialogue and the situations they find themselves in make the tension and the attraction between them feel so real and intense. Their chemistry is off the charts, and liable to set the guesthouse they’re forced to share on fire. And if they are amazing as enemies, they are adorable as lovers.I loved everything about The Best Men. It is an enemies to lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract love story, and it is outstanding. It’s extremely funny, deeply emotional, and deliciously steamy. It’s 100 percent unputdownable. I highly recommend it.

Reviewer: Oor Janie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: What a story. I wanted to devour it and savour it all at the same time. The banter, snark & emotions were everything, This is going into my top ten reads. Grabs you from their first meeting & doesn’t let up. I will still br thinking of them for a long time. The feels! I love from the beginning you were wondering how in the world will they get together. Not giving anything away but I floved that the HEA was their HEA. So so perfect for this couple. Must read.

Reviewer: Cliente Kindle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: As amazing as I expected. Another wonderful story that I had the pleasure of reading. I come from a long passion and obsession with Wesmie and this book was a pleasant surprise; the introduction of a child into the story and the difficulties of being a single parent was unexpected and I loved it. As a single mother, I felt represented. When a child becomes a priority, we think that love can be difficult to fit into the routine and this story contradicts that and shows that love just happens.

Reviewer: Ravali
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Ummm go for it guys, I mean wow. I love it . Finding love is the only difficult thing in this world

Reviewer: Silvana
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: We're talking about Lauren and Sarina here. What can go wrong!?!? Yes, nothing, that is! I enjoyed the story a loooot! Both MCs were likable and the little girl was adorable. I'm gonna get the audiobook so I can "reread" the story again!

Reviewer: Mrs Schmidt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Since “Him” Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy are always a guaranteed choice. Their characters are well developed and their stories pull you in. Although in my opinion this is not the best of the books they collaborated on, it is still a very enjoyable read.I only read one “true north” book I like that by now there are so many books which are loosely connected (vino&veritas) and I will definitely finish the series as well.