Sweet Like Whiskey: The Darling Brothers, Book 1

I can already tell this is going to be a comfort read for me in the future. Both MC’s are fully formed with past hurts that are mentioned but the story is about THEIR relationship. I love, Love, LOVE the way Ash pursues Jackson. He’s immediately smitten then openly and honestly communicates with Jackson. I also loved the way Ash could immediately read Jackson like an open book. Ash never wavers in his desire for all of Jackson and with Jackson’s past I feel like that steadfastness eventually gave him the courage to be open about the feelings he has for Ash. It was ridiculously cute watching them flirt and slowly gravitate towards each other. It was such a nice romance. A straight forward romance laced with desire that was sort of slow burn but also pretty hot. Heat level a solid 2/5. There were several smexy times that were well described and erotic but it was more about the MC’s connecting on a physical level with lots of feeling than trying to be erotic literature. This story was packed full of heart and it really was such a wonderful read. I hope each brother gets their HEA. I’d love to read more. I would describe this a low angst. There’s sexual tension between the 2 MC’s and maybe some slight angst wondering how things will work out for their relationship but every time I started to get a little worried the characters ended up doing something that reaffirmed their feeling for each other or talking things over with each other.

4.25⭐ Oh how I loved this one. This book gave me all the good feelings and made me so happy. I loved Ash and Jackson’s relationship. Ash was bold and brazen in his pursuit of Jack. He wasn’t shy or embarrassed to openly flirt. Their mutual attraction was instant. Jack may be a grumpy cowboy but he’s a big softie on the inside. He loves and cares for his family so much and it shows in his actions. Jack is guarded but Ash brings out his softer side though and its so sweet. I was smiling the whole way through this story. I loved the entire family dynamics and the people of Darling, Montana. Emmy’s descriptive writing of the ranch and this small town made it feel like a real place that you want to move to. I was totally drawn into the story and had the best time reading it. My heart is full ❤️