Jenn Amy Reads: REVIEW: Love in Secrets by Scarlett Cole

Release Date: May 25

Master distiller, Jake Dyer, is doing everything he can to keep his family-run gin distillery in business. Working seven days a week to maintain production volumes while overseeing a complex renovation of the distillery keeps him busy. There is no room for anything else in his life, especially not Cassie Cunnigham, his childhood friend, and daughter of the owner of the construction company completing the renovation.

Cassie Cunnigham hates leaving her project management job with a New York construction firm to return to Denver after a decade away. But when Jake Dyer calls to tell her about her father’s accident, she has no choice but to go home for six weeks to run his small construction firm in his absence. With her New York boss threatening to fire her if she doesn’t return, and her father pleading with her to stay, Cassie feels as though the men in her life are taking decisions out of her hands.

All except Jake, who is no longer the gangly-teen she left behind. And it doesn’t help that Jake can’t keep his eyes, or hands, off her, either. When friendly reunions turn heated in secret, Jake and Cassie convince themselves that friends-with-benefits sounds like a whole lot of fun.

But as walls go up in the distillery and refuse to come down from around Cassie’s heart, Jake wonders if he and the woman he’s falling in love with will ever add up to anything more.

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4 stars!

Love in Secrets is book #3 in Scarlett Cole’s Love Distilled series. It can be read standalone but I recommend reading the previous two books in the series for the best reading experience. Jake Dyer is a master distiller for the Dyer family’s gin distillery. He is confident, smart and sexy. He is protective over his sisters and loves his job.

Cassie is a hard working, strong woman, working in a mans world, for her fathers construction company. She can hold her own and I loved this about her.

This was such a great friends to lovers story. Jake and Cassie have known each other since they were children. They are passionate about their jobs and had amazing chemistry together. There are some bumps along the way with the fact that they live in different cities but they figure it out together. They make compromises where they need to and they mutually respect each others goals and dreams without the drama we sometimes see in romance novels. This was refreshing.

I love Scarlett Cole’s writing. This series has been a top favourite and I have loved every moment with the Dyer family. The part of this story that really resonated with me is the importance of balancing a healthy work and home life. Scarlett outlines that is is possible to have both and Jake and Cassie’s passion for their work and each other is really beautiful.

*I received an advanced reader copy in exchange of an honest review.

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Meet Scarlett Cole

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy.

Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I'm getting the chance to follow that dream.

I am represented by Beth Phelan at The Bent Agency, NY.

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