Regrets, Presley

Everyone loves a star. Even more, they love to see you fall. Presley was Country Music's Sweetheart. Until she fell. Her biggest secret was exposed and now she is the Country's Biggest Scandal. Desperately needing to escape, her assistant books her a stay at a horse sanctuary in Wyoming. This book made my heart feel full. This could be my entire review. It's my highest praise for a book. But I understand, you may need more. I love Autumn Reed. Her writing is flawless, intelligent, and well-thought-out. Her characters are always fully developed, their connections solid. This is Autumn Reed at her best. Until now Scarlett XOXO has been my favorite of her books. Scarlett now has a best friend. Regrets, Presley is EVERYTHING I want in an RH. Presley is accomplished, lovely, and sweet. She's tested and must prove her worth. Her men are delicious. Fun-loving Beckett who hides a vulnerable streak, grumpy Sawyer who has hardened his heart after being abandoned one too many times, and single dad Clayton who believes his chance for love is over and that he's failing everyone are each irresistible. Add in an over-the-top best friend /assistant, a charming teenager, and a secret confidante, and you have a cast of characters you can't help but love. The backstories, the character flaws, the reliability of each character created such depth. I was sucked into Presley's life from the first page and could not read each page fast enough. I was captivated; could not put it down. It's one of those books I just could not get enough of. It left me with a smile on my face and possibly a little jealous of a fictional character. As I said, it made my heart feel full.

I didnt think my favorite of Autumn's stories could be topped, but she just might have. Presley's standalone story is like neck and neck with Scarlett and I am SO HAPPY Autumn is making this a series of standalone romances. I absolutely loved this story, it was a breath of fresh air. I am excited for the next standalone, the end of the story does a good job setting up the next MC's possible RH love story ❤️ I was having a tough time before this book getting into ebooks (I am a huge audiobook listener) and I was having a huge book hangover and just kept picking up ebooks and nothing was holding my attention. Regrets, Presley was a needed palate cleanser and again, made me smile so hard (and giggle) and want to shake some people for their antics haha. It was a great mix of what you are looking for in a book. If you are looking for a dark romance, not gonna happen here. There are some tough discussions and there is a ton of angst and tension because of what Presley is hiding, what she is going through, and the cowboys that eventually steal her heart. I couldn't get enough of these characters, and I honestly kept dreading every time I looked to see how many pages were left that it was getting closer to the end haha. I seriously wanted to get up and move to this town and hang out with these characters (I promise I am not crazy haha) because Autumn made them feel so real and welcoming (except maybe Sawyer in the beginning!). I loved the family Presley created. I usually don't gravitate towards kids or characters with kids, but that got thrown out the window in this book. I loved all the side characters, Millie was snarky and made me laugh, Montana was a great addition to this story and I hope MAYBE in the future she might get her own story. Presley's best friend brought some fierceness of his own and levity into some tough situations. Everything Autumn added was for a reason, it added more depth to this story. All the feelings, action, situations the characters were put into were realistic and relatable (I would love for RH situations to happen in real-life because of how amazing the end result could be!). No I can't say I understand what start would go through, but the way Autumn tells the story, we can totally understand and put ourselves in Presley's shoes and her loved ones that have to deal with her publicity and the backlash that can come from that. Even the baddies in this story were written well and believable, with how cutthroat they can be, how self-centered and self-serving. I could go on an on. This book gives you all the warms and fuzzies, has a great ending, and the cameos from Scarlett's story was amazing. I won't give too much away, but if you don't read Scarlett XOXO before this book, you will definitely want to afterward. I hope these eventually go into audio, I know I will download them instantly (can you imagine how 🔥🔥🔥 the cowboys will be?!?!). Oh and I loved that Autumn pushed herself in this book, I loved the age gap with Clayton and Presley. I liked that they touched on the difficulties with that kind of relationship but with open and honest communication it became a non-issue. I love seeing the sprinkling of silver fox characters (even though I am now getting to the point they arent age gap for me 🤣). 5/5 stars from me, this book deserves more exposure that it is getting (like how Scarlett was previously). Now my big question is...I want this book in paperback but it won't match my Scarlett XOXO paperback because of the new gorgeous covers. What a conundrum haha 🤦🏼‍♀️.

WOW WOW WOW, what an amazing, beautifully written story!!! I literally could not stop reading, once I started and finished it at 2:00am! To me what makes an exceptional book, is 2 things emotionally did it affect me, the answer is yes, I was happy, sad, angry, joyful, excited, crying, laughing and so much more! Second am I still attached and thinking about the story, and missing the characters for sometimes days after I finish, absolutely. Presley is such a beautiful soul, with so much, love and passion for life and music and it clearly shows in the page as you read. Her journey is just everything, joyful, sad, fun, hard and definitely passion filled and to watch her growth and healing is beautiful. The Love notes series quickly became one of my all time favorites with book 1 Scarlett XOXO and this one for sure was definitely up to par for how brilliant a writer Autumn is!! So now let's talk about some YUMMY YUMMY cowboys, I am a huge country fan music and otherwise and I love me some tight jeans and a black Stetson ugh swoon, so this book checked all my boxes and then some!! What is it about a growly, sexy, alpha, protective male that just does it for me. Sawyer, Beckett and Clayton are definitely the icing on the cake to a great story. Throw in Montana and Gavin and it just all perfectly fits!!! I cannot wait for Everly story it's going to sleigh me I can tell!! Enjoy 💜