An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller.From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes an unexpected love story that started with a boy and girl and heats up when the man and woman reconnect.I’d never forgotten him—a man I’d yet to meet.Griffin Quinn was my childhood pen pal, the British boy who couldn’t have been more different from me. Over the years, through … been more different from me. Over the years, through hundreds of letters, we became best friends, sharing our deepest, darkest secrets and forming a connection I never thought could break.
Until one day it did.
Then, out of the blue, a new letter arrived. A scathing one—one with eight years of pent-up anger. I had no choice but to finally come clean as to why I stopped writing.
Griffin forgave me, and somehow we were able to rekindle our childhood connection. Only now we were adults, and that connection had grown to a spark. Our letters quickly went from fun to flirty to downright dirty, revealing our wildest fantasies. So it only made sense that we would take our relationship to the next level and see each other in person.
Only Griff didn’t want to meet. He asked that I trust him and said it was for the best. But I wanted more—more Griff, in the flesh—so I took a big chance and went looking for him. People have done crazier things for love.
But what I found could change everything.
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One of the best books I’ve read this year!!!
Dirty Letters is the all new fantastic stand-alone novel by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland. Every time I think this duo cannot get any better, they go and prove me wrong. While I’m sure I’m like everyone else who loves so many authors, I can count on one hand how many truly make me feel-and Ward and Keeland are two of them. Dirty Letters was an emotional read that I could not put down. From the very first page to the last, I was fully engrossed in each and every word. I needed to know what was going to happen.
Luca was a wonderful character-so different and unique. She suffers from anxiety and is agoraphobic. She doesn’t do big crowds and sure doesn’t travel. But when her old pen pal Griff decides to write her, she has no idea how much her life is about to change.
Griff…what can I say about this character who honestly stole my heart from the beginning…His patience was admirable and his heart was pure. My heart ached for him at times but what I loved most is that I just connected with him from the start. Can one drunken letter to an old pen pal really change anything? He’s about to find out!!
Dirty Letters was an excellent story. Out of all of the emotions I felt while reading happiness and love were the strongest. Yes, I shed a few tears but I was left with the biggest smile on my face. I can not recommend this book enough!
**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**
Oh how I love Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward! This duo never fails to provide us with all sorts of goodness and Dirty Letters might be one of my favorites that they’ve penned. I found this to be a refreshing take on a friendship that turns into more, but it also had a topic that you rarely see in a romance book.
Griffin and Luca were pen pals back when they were younger. Griffin hails from England and Luca from Vermont. They had a strong friendship built completely through their letters, yet they lost touch when Luca cut off all communication after she went through the trauma of being trapped in a fire which took the life of her best friend. Fast forward to now when they are in their early twenties, Griffin reaches out once more, but the tone of the letter is not nearly as friendly as it once was.
Once the two reconnect, will Luca be able to make Griffin understand what happened all those years ago? And, will the path that Griffin’s life has taken cause problems for them?
I absolutely loved this book. I loved the characters, I loved that Keeland and Ward were willing to explore an ailment that not many have tackled in a book and I loved the letters. I didn’t want to put it down once I started. I highly recommend picking this one up!
I admit it: I love a rock star romance. Since I also love Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward romances, Dirty Letters is a massive WIN-WIN. Oh, and it’s also friends-to-lovers, in a way.
The relationship Griffin and Luca establish as childhood pen pals works well. At first, they’re too young to be anything other than open with each other. Keeland and Ward treat us to some of their early letters, and they make you feel all kinds of warm, fuzzy, and hopeful.
When we get to present-day Luca and Griffin, however, we discover the obstacles standing between them. Luca has some deeply entrenched issues connected to a horrific loss she suffered as a teenager, and whether she can overcome those issues is the question at the core of this book. You will cheer for her and root for her and dearly pray for her to figure out how she can manage her challenges to be with Griffin. When Ward and Keeland put you into his mind, you will feel his love, frustration, hope, and despair.
The other thing you expect from a Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward book is hot sexy times, and, reader, you get them. Let’s just say that you might find yourself scouring eBay for Furby keychains.
Perhaps the pacing isn’t always consistent, and maybe you never quite understand how Luca had never heard of Cole Archer, but these feel like minor quibbles given how much I enjoyed this book. There is something about a Keeland and Ward collaboration that makes me giddy with joy. In this case, it’s Griffin.
One of my favorite reads of the year. This amazing book gave me all the feels. I laughed, smiled and cried. Throughly enjoyed how Luca and Griffin’s relationship developed. Griffin was the perfect book boyfriend and had me swooning. I instantly identified with Luca and her battles. Wish I had a Doc in my life. This book left me filed with hope and love.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC received NetGalley.