Dirty Letters

Luca and Griffin became pen pals at age seven and continued to write to each other for years until a devastating tragedy changes Luca so dramatically that she abandons the things she loves most, including her beloved Griffin. After years of living as a virtual shut-in, Luca finds a letter from Griffin while cleaning out her deceased father’s apartment and writes back to him, the pages bleeding with why she deserted him. They rekindle their friendship of letters until Luca takes a huge step and decides to find the boy she adored who has become the man she loves.

Vi and Penelope’s story of second chances isn’t only about love, it’s about picking yourself up when life has beaten you down and searching for the second chance for you. Luca has taken hit after hit in life, losing so much that she has lost the ability to trust anything, most of all herself. Buried under layers of grief, fear, and guilt, Luca is a woman who must reach a point where she either finds her inner strength or crawls within herself never to emerge again. Griffin’s life was more charmed but that charm came with a price and a soon to be revealed lesson. Wealth and fame give Griffin the ability to have all he desires but the one thing he craves most, intimacy. He’s become a persona more than a person but reconnecting with Luca allows him the chance to regain what he lost.

Filled with heartbreak, humor, and a mega-dose of hope, Dirty Letters is the type of story you do more than just read. You feel it. You feel for the characters and all that they have endured. You feel for the courage it takes them to change. You feel the love they share and the choices that they must make to make their dreams come true. Be sure to bring the tissue box when you open this one and make plans to not be available until you have finished. This is one where you will not want to stop once you start.

Keeland and Ward always write a good story but with Dirty Letters, they have taken it to the next level.

I have always wondered what would happen if two pen pals met up once they had become adults. No one would have guessed that Luca and Griffin would do just that as he was from London and she lived in New York city. But circumstances change, and for these two, in a huge way and we get to read all about it in a great love story that starts with sweet innocent school kids messages into some steamy, sexy, dirty letters that will make your toes curl.

Tragedy strikes both these kids and it makes one want to reach out more to their pen pal, and the other to punish themselves for thinking they made a fateful purchase. So the letters cease after they had been corresponding for nearly ten years. Fast forward eight years, and a letter has shown up at Luca dad’s apartment that shocks her to her core. And because letters are their thing, Griffin doesn’t drunk dial her, he gives her a slamming in a note. From here these two get a second chance on their friendship, but if they can work out some immense issues, they might be able to take it the next level.

Luca had a real quality feel about her for me. She wasn’t perfect, she had many flaws but she was generous and very sensitive. She was a survivor that her scars were on the inside and she fought hard on a daily basis to recover. I loved her determination. Griffin….. oh Griff! I had to look at the cover a few times when reading as he is definitely easy on the eye! As Doris would say, “I wouldn’t kick him out of bed for eating crackers”. I totally agree with her! But that wasn’t his best quality, that’s just surface stuff. He too had a sensitive sole, and why they were such a good match being pen pals. He was extremely talented and patient. And when he put his mind to something, he gave it one hundred percent attention and consideration. He was very supportive with everything Luca had going on.

My heart ached for them numerous times throughout the novel and I felt all their angst that comes with living their lives. I loved the epilogue, I was so happy with the growth that Luca had and excited for them both on what was around the corner. What I was also happy about was the surprise at the end of the book with a link. Do Not Miss This.

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 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.

This book is beyond amazing. My apologies in advance because my review won’t begin to do this book justice. Luca and Griffin’s story was absolutely flawlessly written. Their story was certainly not an easy one and as we learn about Luca’s past was heartbreaking. I don’t want to give anything away because this book is jsut that special. If there is one book to be read this year this is it!

Emotional, heartfelt original read~ Lana~ White Hot Reads

This story is so original. Pen Pals who end up being soulmates even after years of being apart. Griffin and Luca have such a strong connection with each other. Luca is fighting her own issues all the while Griffin is trying to help her get through them. Griffin has the patience of a saint when it comes to Luca. I love when these two write together. A must read!!!

This book! I’ve read some spectacular books this year and I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite because there have been so many that have been so incredibly written, but I have to say, Dirty Letters knocked my socks off. I’ve read books written by both of these authors, separately and together, and have enjoyed them immensely, but this one thoroughly exceeded all my expectations of their writing style. Griffin and Luca stole my heart from the very first letters they wrote to each other and never let it go. This was such an emotional and intense read for me not only because it touches on anxiety and PTSD, but because these characters just burrowed into my heart. I suggest you read it with a box of tissues because I was a puddle of tears more than once. I also read it without reading the blurb because I like to be surprised–well, surprised is an understatement. I’m so in love with Griffin and Luca and Doc that I know they’re remain in my head and my heart long into the future — book hangover here I come. If you’re looking for an intensely emotional, deeply satisfying and brilliantly written read, you’ve found it in Dirty Letters. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars — extraordinary and incredible! I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.

Luca and Griffin were pen pals as kids and teens, but then Luca stopped writing. And eight years later Griffin sent one last scathing letter that got her attention. Soon they are back to sharing their innermost thoughts and feelings while engaging in some flirty and dirty banter. But there are some things that are hard to explain.

Luca has been through some terrible events that have had an effect on her current life. She has had success in some areas and is stuck in others. She is trying to work through her issues, but it takes time, determination, and patience. But she is smart, sweet, funny, and trying to be brave. I think the authors did a great job illustrating how defeating and difficult it can be to live with these types of thoughts.

Griffin lives across the country now, and his life is very different. In some ways it is good, and in other ways bad. He is sexy, charming, generous, and talented. From the outside it looks like he has everything, but Luca is the only person that really sees the true him under his public image. But she might be the one girl he cannot truly have.

These two live opposite lives. And her greatest fears are part of his daily existence. But their relationship was already based on blind trust, faith, and an unshakeable bond. But it is easier with anonymity. Real life can bring complications and challenges. They say love can conquer all, but can it really?

Will they be able to overcome the issues to have a true relationship or are is being pen pals as far as they can really go?

This is a flirty, witty, sexy, emotional, second chance love story with some unique challenges. I loved getting both of their points of view, reading their letters, and sharing Griffin’s lyrics. I felt like these characters were laid bare and we got to see all of the raw emotions, anxiety, and doubts. I loved both Luca and Griffin, and together they were both completely adorable and totally hot. Griffin stole my heart with his patience, devotion, and dirty-talking charm. Doc and even Hortencia added to the story as well.

I devoured this book. The storyline was more than I was expecting and kept me invested throughout. They truly struggled and had to face challenges, fears, and insecurities and ultimately figure out if they were worth fighting for. My heart was broken and put back together several times. And in between I smiled, I laughed, I teared up, and I swooned. And the little extra something-something provided to go along with the story was a fun treat.

Arc provided by author in exchange for an honest review

Once again, this team of authors has created a deeply romantic story that pulls on your heartstrings from start to finish. This fantastic, emotional book had me rooting for a love that’s anything but easy, yet so worth the struggle.

I’m going to be intentionally vague here in describing the plot, because the discovery is all part of the journey and well worth letting it all unfold naturally. Essentially, it’s the story of childhood pen pals who started writing in second grade as an assignment and then spent the next ten years exchanging deep, intimate letters that brought them closer than people who see each other every day. Everything changed when Luca stopped responding to Griffin’s letters, and it changes again when he sends her a letter eight years later saying how much he could’ve really used a friend during that time in his life. Little did Griffin know that Luca actually had a very legitimate reason for taking time off from the letters, but the damage was already done by the time she was in a place where she could start responding again. Now that they are adults, all of those old feelings come rushing back to the surface and they both crave a real connection since they’re feeling alone in the world. These two lead very different lifestyles (perhaps too different to make a real relationship work), but they’ve been a part of each other’s lives for 18 years in one way or another and that means their connection is worth fighting for.

Do yourself a favor and read the book. It’s great. As always, the authors’ writing is so, so good. I’ve read several of their books at this point, so I was prepared for there to be a major obstacle in the path of love, but knew better than to try to spoil that for myself ahead of time. It’s best to just read the book and get immersed in the story; let things unravel naturally and follow the journey as the couple does. I had literal goosebumps while reading the ending, it’s that good. A big thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I was incredibly excited to read this book and it definitely lived up to my expectations.

It was such a beautiful and inspiring read. It was simply wonderful. I recommend this book, and these authors.

I’ve read many books from this author’s duet but every time with every book they’re surprising me and enthralled me with their new ideas full of romantic, funny and steamy-sexy stories.

Dirty Letters book took me on the wild journey with Luca and Griffin story I immediately fell in love with them.
I don’t remember when the last time I wrote a letter but after reading this story I’d love to receive one, especially from the man like Griffin. You guys, I was totally engrossed by those two.
This entire anticipation and tension between main heroes in the story made my heart beat faster and my romantic soul drift away into daydreaming.
There was everything what I love in book romances, complicated relationship, bantering between heroes in a funny way, hot steamy romance and profound plot. I didn’t want to get to the end of this book and definitely will return one day to this story. This is must read of 2019.

This was a really fun read. Loved the banter between Luca and Griffin. Love Doc’s wisdom. I’m so glad Luca was able to overcome her fears and find her HEA with Griffin.