Two roommates. One pact. A kiss that changes everything.Moving in with Eli Hutton was supposed to keep my heart safe. After both our relationships crashed and burned, cohabitation seemed like a no-brainer. A reset from chaos back to stability. A chance to protect one another from Cupid and his stupid little arrows.Sure, he’s adorable… Hilarious… Gorgeous… And so charming he makes me feel like the … Hilarious… Gorgeous… And so charming he makes me feel like the brightest star in the sky…
Alright, fine. The man is a sinfully sexy angel sent to tempt me each and every day. (Don’t judge. No one can resist him. You’ll see.)
All that aside, Eli’s like a brother to me. And for him, I’m just one of the guys.
But somewhere along the line, I did the one thing I swore I wouldn’t. I fell in love. With him. It was only a little—at first. Then one accidental kiss sent my traitorous heart into overdrive.
I swear, it’s just a phase. I’m sure it’ll pass with time. I just need to keep my feelings secret until things go back to normal.
Then again, the heart wants what the heart wants…and mine wants him.
Warning! This standalone friends-to-lovers romance includes:
- A broken accidental nudity clause
- A strange interaction with a Pinky Finger
- Kindle-melting chemistry
- And a strip club named Eggplant
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This book caught my attention from the prologue. The Pact is the perfect recipe for laughs and love. Add in a male stripper, a waitress and a nightclub named Eggplant, you’ve got a story that will keep you giggling and swooning for hours.
Eli is an absolute love! He is fun, unbelievably sexy, witty and gorgeous. Hope is his best friend. She is gentle, loving, smart. These characters make a great pair. They just click together. I loved the conversations between them. There are so many great moments in this story. It was just plain fun to read.
This is the fourth book in the Hutton Family Series. Each has it’s own unique personality but I most enjoyed the light hearted fun in this story. Very much looking forward to reading Harlow’s story.
Wow! I don’t even know where to begin. I have been looking forward to Eli’s story since book one & it absolutely did NOT disappoint. I love Eli & Hope together; a best friends to lovers trope is always one of my favs. The connection they had as friends which then turned into lovers was EXPLOSIVE & despite a few bumps in the road, they made my heart melt. This book was everything I wanted it to be & so much more!! 🙂 Abby Brooks, YOU.ARE.AMAZING!!
I am BLOWN AWAY . I mean wow Abby, how do you do it every damn time!?
One – this has to be my absolute favorite family of all the ‘family book series’ I have ever read. I don’t know how you can’t fall more in love with them with each passing book.
Second – is it bad that I played sick so I can be left in peace to read this book? No.. Cool.
“I eyeballed the angle from the ball to the base of the pyramid downrange, imagining the complex equations that Tiger Woods must go through every time he stepped up on the tee” – Hope
This is a friends-to-lovers romance that included so many funny moments and shenanigans. Hope Maxwell and Eli Hutton are roommates who agreed upon a Pact they created during one drunken night when they swore off love.
There were so many moments that were relatable and had me grinning at my phone like a loon. Personally, out of all the Hutton stories, I think Hope and Eli are my absolute favorite. They are completely silly and themselves that it was not hard to love them. I swooned over the sexy Eli and laughed at their ridiculous banter. Everything from the character development to the chemistry between the two shown from the pages. Honestly, you have no choice but to get sucked in from the very first page.
“If we were going to be an us. Then we’d be the best us in the history of us’s.” – Eli
There is so much I want to say on this book, but I don’t want to spoil it for you. Read it, you won’t regret it.
**I received an ARC of Beyond Us** (And oh so freaking grateful )
Loved this story! It’s one you pick up and can’t put down. Loved the connection between Eli and Hope and the friendship they had before romance. Loved how characters from the others books lives continued as Hope and Eli’s relationship grows. This is definitely a must read.
To start I want to say I was lucky enough to receive an advanced copy of Beyond Us to review for all of you and I am incredibly thankful for the opportunity to do so now onto the review.
I love this series. I love the Hutton family and with each book I fall in love a little more. No exception with Eli Hutton. He is the best friend every girl should have and so much more. Eli and Hope have a pact, a pact that they will not ruin their friendship by trying to be more. It has worked well for them for a year except what everyone sees except them, they are beyond a doubt the most perfect couple. That being said they are both terrified of love and ruining what they have until they can’t deny it any more. With just a little bump along the road this couples story is full of some much love you can’t help but smile the whole time you are reading it. It starts off with a hilarious prologue and only gets better from there. You will completely fall in love with Eli and Hope. Looking forward to Harlow’s story.
Beyond Us is the 4th in the Hutton Family Series and it is so good. Eli and Hope are so good together. It is a great friends-to-lovers story. It is filled with laughter and witty come backs. It has all the feels. I went from laughing to tears and then back to laughing. From a room mate pact with an accidental nudity clause to strip club names Eggplant this book will hold your interest all the way through.
I read and reviewed this book voluntarily. 4.5 Stars
The only reason I did not give this 5 stars was because it isn’t my favorite in the series. Books 1 and Book 3 hold that spot and flip flop…..
Eli and Hope, love them. They are best friends that live together. They have a pact that they will not let the other get into a relationship and risk getting their hearts broken again. And they will not fall for each other.
They signed it. Hung it on the wall, and live by it. Until they don’t.
This was a great book. I couldn’t put it down. and love how you see all the other Hutton’s and how their lives are going in each book.
This isn’t only a must read book, but a must read series.
Eli Hutton is finally here and I was so excited to see this beauty lined up on my Kindle ready to be read. I can’t even put into words how much I love the Hutton Family series and it just keeps getting BETTER AND BETTER!
Beyond Us is a friends to lovers, roommates to lovers romance that had me smiling so big, my husband actually asked me if I was okay because I just couldn’t stop smiling. Once again, Abby Brooks doesn’t disappoint, it’s not in her vocabulary.
Eli and Hope are everything and quickly took to the top of my favorite Hutton family couple. I love the others, but Eli and Hope sealed the deal for me and I just fell in love with them so much. From the very start, I knew that this book would hold me captive. And it did, oh it really did.
Since this is a new release, I won’t give anything away with this review, but just know that if you love a feel good, romantic comedy, this is the book you need. But if you haven’t yet gotten involved with the Hutton Family, now is the time to take the dive with Beyond Words and work your way through.
Next up is Beyond Dreams and I CANNOT WAIT for it!
Five beautiful stars for this gorgeously written romantic comedy that will have you smiling the entire time, even when things aren’t going the way you want them to, because you KNOW in your heart that they will.
Now that’s what I’m talking about!
Eli and Hope’s story is a fantabulous all that and a bag of laughs romance!
Abby Brooks rolled out the red carpet of romance for her readers, hooking me from the very start with the Pact of the century and the amazeballs characters behind it. Continuing through sizzling connections, emotions at play and a 100 smiles an absolute stellar written standalone in The Hutton Series- one that reaffirms my love of romance books.
A must-read from Ms. Brooks!
I wondered what type of story Eli would have and all I can say is I loved it, the pact they make as room mates is hilarious and would have been perfect expect for the fact they go from roomies to realising they really like each other but won’t admit it for the fact they would break their pact and the friendship would be over. I do love a bit of a slow burn and friends to lovers that is filled with great characters, a story that pulls you in, attraction, self doubt, laughter (I shall always laugh at mini golf now), shyness, stubbornness, awkward situations and the need to see a happy ending
I really loved Hope & Eli! Their friends-to-lovers story was so entertaining and had me hooked from the very beginning. I’m looking forward to Harlow’s story next!
I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary Advance Reader Copy.
Eli and Hope are everything that is right with the world! They’re best friends supporting each other after terrible relationships leave them broken. The write a drunken pact to protect each other… You’ll fall in love with them as they realize they’re in love with each other!! It’s a stand alone, but visits the other Hutton’s for short glimpses of their current lives!
Such a sweet friends to lovers romance! I can always count on Abby to make my heart melt! I have absolutely loved all of the Hutton Family and Eli was no exception! Beyond Us was beyond amazing!!
Eli and Hope both had gone through horrible breakups. To protect their hearts, they moved in together and created a pact. One where they would help keep each other from falling in love…especially to each other. But what would happen when one thing lead to another? Could they break the pact? Or would doing so create the worst mistake ever?
Swoon!! I wanted to yell at both of them…only because they could have spent so much more time together. But they get points for keeping their word! Can’t wait to see what’s in store next for the whole gang!!
Eli and Hope made me fall in love with them!! This book is such a fun read!! Eli is the fourth of the Hutton Brothers with a story, and he is definitely the fun brother. His job is fun. His personality is fun. His roommate, Hope, is funny. Their love story is…you guessed it-fun to experience!!
The chemistry between the characters can be felt-even while they are “just friends”. The Pact they compose makes for a hilarious start to the book, and The Pact they end with is such a fitting and emotional close to their story.
If you haven’t read all the Hutton Brothers books, I encourage you to do so. The brothers are intense (Lucas), tragic (Wyatt), sweet (Caleb), and now entertaining (Eli). I love Abby Brooks and how she can weave a story. I feel like I know this family on such a personal level! As Eli states, “I like the sound of us, when it comes to you and me.” The Us she creates for Eli and Hope is amazing.
I had been dying to read Eli’s story and it did not disappoint. He and Hope came together broken and eventually made themselves whole. Now onto Harlow’s story…..this is going to be good!
In true Abby Brooks fashion the reader will instantly fall in love with Eli and Hope from the first opening lines. The instant chemistry that they see at first as just friendship falls apart just as quickly as The Pact that they created. This story is filled with loads of laughter, loads of heart warming interactions as well as loads of tears when reality sets in. This will be the go-to read book n the series that you will read time and time again. Abby Brooks thank you for creating characters and storylines that are masterpieces in the making. Absolutely loved it!!
Beyond Us is absolutely heartwarming and a must read!
Abby is a genius with her words and captivates her readers with every page that it’s turned. Eli and Max are perfect for each other. This splendid friends-to-lovers book will have you swooned and laughing at their antics. Did I say how good this book is? Yeah, it’s that good that you must repeat yourself over and over again so people really know and don’t miss this beauty!
To me, it’s extra special as I won a character naming for this book. Yep, I’m the strawberry blond that saves the world one book at the time, at least in a fantasy world! I am so honored and thankful for that. Thank you Abby!! Can’t wait to see what you create next on the series!!!
Nanedsmomba- reviewer and blogger for Life Reads With Friends