Recklessly Falling (Blackstone Falls)

Blake is taking some time off to visit Blackstone Falls. While he’s away, his goal is to enter a fake relationship to appease his mother. After meeting Cal at Ellison’s baby shower, Blake soon realizes that nothing about their relationship will be fake. I was hooked from the moment Cal and Blake noticed each other from across the baby shower. I’m pretty sure this is the first baby shower hookup I’ve read, and it did not disappoint. 🔥 Cal and Blake are just so sweet and thoughtful with each other. Blake respects Cal’s past and his current secret. Blake cooks and buys meaningful gifts. I’m not usually a fan of third act breakup, but this was written so well! It was beautiful when Blake and Cal reunited. 🥹😍 I adore the worlds that Alexandra Hale creates. The small town, found family, and the spice lures you right in! 🤍 MM Novella 🤍 Fake Dating 🤍 Roommates to Lovers 🤍 Secret Identity 🤍 Small Town 🤍 Close Proximity 🤍 They “Celebrate” 🤍 Found Family ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alexandra sure does know how to get ur attention from Chapter 1. The baby shower…. what away to start with a BANG 🥵. Cal, small town teacher, where Blake grow up wealthy and works for a family business. Blake and Cal grew up on opposites side of social class but these two were so prefect for each other. I know that it started out as Fake Dating so Blake didn’t have to deal with his mother, but I felt their connection right away. Alexandra was a way of writing words . I could feel Cala grief and heart break, and Blake’s struggles with his mom. But I could also feel the their love and support growing throughout their story .

"I look at him, the connection I feel toward this man already burning brighter and hotter than I'm prepared for." - Blake "He changed me, brought me back to life, and challenged me in a way I've never had before. He made me want to be better."- Cal These two, oh my goodness I loved them apart when they both first appear in this seris but put them together and they are electric. Cal and Blake's connection is instant after just making eye contact. How either one of them ever thought they would be able to fake date is beyond me! I was not expecting that private side to Cal. Up until this point he has been carefree and happy but he hides something deep. So deep only his sister and brother-in-law know about it. When he confides in Blake so quickly I knew he would be a goner for him. I love how he feels comfortable with Blake to share his secrets. Blake deserves happiness after having to deal with his mother. Sheesh that woman. Thank heavens he has Ellison as his bestie because it is via her that he gets to meet Cal. He is so sweet to him with all of the little things he does from cooking to buying trinkets (not gifts, do not call them gifts). Then we get to see a whole other side of him, he is the take charge kind of guy to Cal's more laid back persona. It's funny how both of these two thought they could avoid falling in love because that was never going to happen. When that bump in the road was hit I was crushed instantly. I swear my chest was full of sympathy aches for…

Blake’s mother keeps trying to set him up, to avoid the matchmaking Blake tells his mother that he is dating someone from the small town where his best friend, Ellison lives. Now the only problem, he needs to find a fake boyfriend while visiting Ellison. Cal is a coworker of Ellison and when he is at her baby shower, he immediately is attracted to Blake and they sneak away. After the impromtu hook-up Blake asks Cal to be his fake boyfriend until after his family’s charity gala. Read this if you like: *MM Romance *Fake Dating *Roommates *Closed Proximity *Small Town *Found Family I read this one in one sitting. Once I started I was immediately invested. Alexandra has a way of immediately drawing you in with a heartbreaking prologue and this book is no different. Blake was the absolute sweetest and I was rooting for him throughout the whole book, the way he took care of Cal and supported him made me swoon. Cal was still trying to recover from the loss of his last boyfriend, he’s decided love is not for him anymore. But as much as he tried he could not avoid falling for Blake. His grovel at the end of this book was absolutely perfect! This can be read as a standalone, but I do recommend checking out the Blackstone Falls series, especially if you like small town romances. At just under 200 pages, this is perfect when you want a swoony romance and have some time to yourself.

Just SOOO Good!! If you are in love with Blackwood Falls and it's inhabitants like I am, you absolutely need this story! After Ellison and Blake's situation ended, and she got her HEA with Montana -IYKYK- his mother has been trying to match him. In an effort to avoid another mis-match, he tells her he's dating someone, and she demands to meet them, which sends him scrambling to find someone to "pretend" date. It just so happens that Hannah's brother (Hannah and Case) Calvin is available to help. This is quite the page-turner, and I loved the steamy chemistry between this pair. I enjoyed seeing how easy it is for Ellison (and everyone connected to her) to support the connection between Cal and Blake. Knowing all the characters and their backstories is the best way to enjoy this one, but you can start here and backtrack. You're going to want ALL the details of how these people got together and formed this amazingly supportive "found family" that can't help but be all-in for the ones they love. Absolutely worth your time, and a great binge read, IMO. While the chemistry is off the charts with this couple, Cal's lingering grief and struggles to move on from Liam throws a bit of a wrench in between them, and things that shouldn't happen - do. The way their HEA journey resolves is wonderful, and I adore seeing them as happy as the others. Once done here, please visit the catalog of this talented and creative author for more unforgettable reads.