Today I finished Elise Bryant’s 2021 Happily Ever Afters after being introduced to her work when I read the lovely Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling and immediately knew I needed to go back to read Bryant’s previous books.

This one celebrates the friends to lovers trope that is just as juicy as an enemies to lovers. In this one Tessa finds that Sam has all the elements of a good companion including being compassionate to her disabled older brother, being an amazing baker, and a caring guy willing to stand up for her and be wholly himself.