The Upper Crush
Series: Foxbrooke #3
Author: Evie Alexander
Published April 17th 2024 by Emlin Press

Goodreads Synopsis
Enjoy this laugh-out-loud, steamy romance series by award-winning romantic comedy author Evie Alexander…

He wasn’t banking on someone else taking the reins…

Lady Estelle Foxbrooke is done cleaning up the mess left by her wild parents. She’s got a plan: take the reins and save the family estate her way. But then she’s saddled with a business partner she’s hated all her life. He’s her twin brother’s worst enemy and looms in her path like a six-foot-four hurdle.

After a catastrophic business failure, rich and successful James Hunter-Savage has watched his dream life in London crash and burn. Forced to ditch the city for the Somerset countryside, he’s now living with his parents and expected to work with the infuriatingly attractive Estelle. She’s sharper than a whip, pushes all his buttons, and seems determined to break him.

As Estelle and James jockey for position, their explosive personalities combust into passion, sending Estelle’s plans to the edge of ruin. With James’s flimsy reputation in tatters, and the biggest event on the Foxbrooke calendar on the brink of collapse, will they realise their love is worth fighting for? Or are their hearts and hard work heading for the ultimate fall?

The Upper Crush is a laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers, steamy, standalone, small town romantic comedy with a fiery country girl giving a cocky city boy a run for his money. No cheating or cliffhanger, but snort-laughs, swoons and a deliciously happy ending guaranteed in this sparkling and sizzling romcom!
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.

After the company she is working with is taken over by her brother's biggest rival, Lady Estelle Foxbrooke knows that it's going to take everything for the festival to succeed. Estelle has enough on her plate to contend with, especially with her parents wild messes, so getting feelings for the worst person imaginable is almost too much to bear. But James Hunter-Savage is used to getting his own way, and he will do whatever it takes to succeed, even if that means pretending to be in love.

When I saw the cover for this book on NetGalley, I was immediately drawn in. I didn't know it was a part of a larger series, but other than a few remarks to the side character's romances, it was definitely readable as a standalone book. Estelle and James' relationship was not easy by any means, but they had chemistry which needed to be let out. I loved how they were open with each other when alone, and spoke about their true feelings and past. I wish they had broken down their personas quicker, and not let small niggles turn into full blown problems. Even so, the way they came together in the end, and were ready to be all in, was great, and I hope that their love for each other always stays true.

Dates Read:
March 23-25, 2024

Rating
4 Stars