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Title: Here to Stay
Author: Adriana Herrera
Sub-genre: Contemporary
Content Warning: emotional abuse from parent
So usually Adriana’s books make me hungry. This one was no different. But this one also had the added bonus of making me horny because holy moly, this book is hot y’all. And amidst all the hotness is one super sweet hero and an ending that made me cry.
Julia is a native New Yorker who relocated to Dallas for her boyfriend, only to find out he’d been cheating on her and was leaving her stuck with the lease on their new apartment. Julia decides to make the best of it, helped along by her kickass job working for a non-profit funded by a luxury department store. But when the department store decides to go public, all of their charitable programs are in danger of being cut. And the person who is going to make the recommendation about whether or not to make said cuts just happens to also be a New Yorker, and a super sexy one at that. Rocco is only in Dallas temporarily, to nail this job and earn a promotion so he can help his sister and niece escape a very toxic situation with their parents. Julia and Rocco have an immediate attraction to one another, that only grows as they form a tight bond with the other former New Yorkers living and working in Dallas. But the conflict of interest is intense. Rocco needs to find a way to make these cuts in order to secure his promotion, but making those cuts will cost Julia her much loved job. Along with some *steamy* sex scenes, we also see Julia and Rocco face some tough family drama, but in the end they (of course) are able to find a way to work it all out and live happily ever after.
So have I mentioned how hot this book is yet? Seriously, I was fanning myself during some of these scenes because yowza do Julia and Rocco have some tangible sexual tension. For a minute, I was so wrapped up in the sexy times, I almost didn’t notice just how much my heart was squeezing at the real emotional connection between the two characters. Rocco has that whole I’ll never be good enough for you thing going on, which I am a total sucker for, and he won me over with his devotion to his sister, Julia, and the cat he rescues from a parking lot (for reals). In addition to all of that magic, there is a strong found family in this book which is another one of my favorite things ever. Basically, reading this made me happy, and these days, what else is there?
Overall Rating: 4.5 stars
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