TITLE: Intentional Risk
AUTHOR: Lydia Michaels
SERIES: McCullough Mountain
SERIES ORDER: 8
AVAILABLE IN KU: No
PUBLISHED: 04/28/2022
GENRE: Small Town Romance
RATING: 5/5
“Love might be subtle, but true love is fierce and not something you’ll be wantin’ to go up against.”
BLURB:
A best friends-to-lovers romance gets complicated when an accidental pregnancy disrupts Katherine McCullough’s plans in this coming of age romance from bestselling author, Lydia Michaels.
Kate McCullough has always been a good girl, but when one bad choice lands her in a heap of trouble, her entire life changes in the blink of an eye. If not for her accidental friendship with Anthony Marcelli, she’d be lost.
Captivated by her wild charm and natural beauty, Anthony pushes for more than friendship only to have Kate pull back. He’s determined to show her how great they could be as a couple, but she’s the strong-willed sort, and adamant that they should only be friends. Refusing to give up, he risks everything to prove her wrong—even if that means going toe-to-toe with the craziest McCullough of all—her father.
Bestselling author, Lydia Michaels, has created an unforgettable family saga bursting with sizzling secrets and scandalous moments in this award winning series, McCullough Mountain, where each story can be read as a stand alone!
MY REVIEW:
I really enjoyed reading this story. I’m not exactly how I found this book as this is the first book of Lydia’s I’ve read. I’m thinking it was a Facebook ad as I received this as a BookFunnel download.
Katie and Anthony’s chemistry was sizzling from the moment they met! Katie put herself in quite the predicament, but I love how she took ownership of her actions and she didn’t let anyone tell her what she should or shouldn’t do.
Katie and Anthony’s families were both hysterical and I think they definitely fit the stereotypes of Irish Catholics (Katie’s) and Italian (Anthony’s).
This book, while the 8th and final book in the series, can either be read before Almost Priest (Book 1) or as the final book in the series. As I mentioned, this was my first book by Lydia, but it won’t be my last.
I’m a sucker for a good friends-to-lovers story and this might just be one of favorites. I’m not typically a YA romance reader, because I’m not a drama/angst reader, but I really enjoyed this story and the drama/angst was very little. I definitely plan on going back to the beginning of the series and reading it through as Lydia did get me invested in Katie’s siblings.