I’m screwed.Pippa just showed up uninvited with plans of staying the weekend.I can hardly handle an hour with her, let alone two days.Despite more than a year of dodging her, nothing has changed.She’s the only woman I want.Smart and sexy and bold.My best friend’s little sister.Forbidden.Denying my desire for her is torture.And she doesn’t make it easy; she wants me too.The thing is, making her … doesn’t make it easy; she wants me too.
The thing is, making her mine means ruining my best friend.
Love Block is the first book in the Love Lock Duet.
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Love Block is book one in the duet Love Lock and for those of you who don’t enjoy duets due to the cliffhanger, this is one that you should be ok with. It leaves you happy, but patiently anticipating the other story of what is yet to come. This story is about a forbidden romance between siblings BF’s. It was told from a dual POV, so we get to see the emotions of how both Drew and Pippa are handling this new territory as I will call it. You will love these characters, well okay may not Finn (Pippa’s brother and Drew’s BF) at the moment. I am hoping that will change in the upcoming book though. So, for those of you who enjoy these types of stories get lost in the renovation and these characters. It is an easy read for those night you just need to step away from reality.
What a great read! Love Block is filled with angst and suspense. I spent most of the book waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Pippa is sweet, hard working, and single minded. She’s the kind of person I would like for a friend. Drew is incredibly sexy and the most loyal friend you could imagine. It’s clear from the beginning that they belong together.
The plot has a slow, steady build up. I found myself getting impatient with Drew, waiting for him to finally realize what had to be done. Their situation was impossible.
This is my first book by S. M. West, and I truly enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to the next book in the duet, Love Lock. My only complaint is that the epilogue wasn’t included in the book; it has to be downloaded separately via Book Funnel by signing up for the author’s newsletter. That being said, the epilogue was worth the hassle.
A quick easy to read story. Loved the push and pull between the characters, their chemistry was hot, hot, HOT! Eagerly awaiting book 2!
5 LOVE STARS!! I loved this sweet forbidden, full of angst story. Pippa Drew are perfect…they should not want each other, but they can’t stay away from each other. Their story is a quick read and will put a smile on your face. You will love it, so go ahead and 1-Click.
I love this story!! This is probably one of my favorite book one from a duet ever! There was no cliffhanger at the end, but I know for sure book two is still going to be amazing! I love a good best friend’s little sister and Love Block was everything I love about that troupe! Pippa and Drew were both amazing! This is a quick read, but it will leave you completely satisfied! FIVE STARS!!
A sweet and easy best friend’s little sister read. Drew has had feelings for Pippa, his best friend’s little sister, for as long as he can remember. Finn has put his foot down and claimed that Pippa is off limits to his friends, so Drew has tried to stay away. Pippa has been in love with Drew and let him know it through out the years. With this be the time she finally gets him to see what he has in front of him?
OMGee, this is the absolute best first half of a duet!! I usually abhor a book where the end is not the end, but this one didn’t leave me feeling robbed, instead leaving me with a sense of satisfaction and gleeful anticipation. Oh sure, there are plenty of conflicts and fireworks to come, but there’s some definite contentment with at least some of these characters being left in a good place at the end of the first half of Drew and Pippa’s story.
Drew and Pippa’s families have been friends for years, and Drew has known Pippa since she was a baby. She’s best friends with his younger sister and he’s best friends with Finn, her older brother. Finn trusts and respects Drew, but he still has one rule: hands off his sister. No matter how much Pippa has shown interest and flirted with Drew, he’s honored Finn and his rule. And he’s done an admirable job resisting Pippa, until she stays with him for a week to help him with home renovations. Pippa is determined to get what she wants and she wants Drew. Poor Drew doesn’t stand a chance.
This is an author I’ve been with since the beginning and her work keeps getting better and better. Her writing makes me forget everything but the story that has swept me into its vortex and is completely consuming me, and Drew and Pippa’s is a barn burner. The tension is delicious, their chemistry is holy-smokes scorching and I was in agony waiting for these two to finally get together! Drew and Pippa’s story is so electric, enchanting and intoxicating I devoured it easily in one sitting while the rest of the world disappeared. There are tugs to the heartstrings, touches of humor and just enough conflict to make this a well-rounded romance.
If you’re like me and hate cliffhangers, you probably steer clear of duets. If there ever was a part one of a duet to take a chance on, this is it. It offers enough at the end to leave you with some of that happy sigh we all love while creating the best kind of anticipation for what’s to come, yet not leaving you feeling like you’re missing something big. One click this one today so you’ll be ready for the rest of Drew and Pippa’s story in two weeks.
*I read an early edition of this book freely and voluntarily, having made no commitment to provide feedback and receiving no compensation of any kind from any source.
Pining for Love
These two pull at my heart strings. Drew and Pippa have terrific chemistry that oozes from them, even when they try to fight it. But they have an obstacle to get passed and it’s proving to be extremely difficult.
Pippa has had a crush on Drew since she was barely a teen. It’s been about a decade of her pursuing him to varying degrees. A horrible incident from the past has caused her brother, his best friend Finn, to declare Pippa as off-limits. Finn’s reaction may be a bit childish and frustrating but I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes.
I read and listened to the book, which ends happy-ish for now. I liked the narrators, Summer Morton and Stephen Dexter, and will be listening to more of them in the second half of this duet.
Story: 4 stars
Narration: 4 stars
A bit of a mix of a forbidden romance (best friend’s little sister) and friends to lovers. Pippa never hid her feelings very hard for Drew, but her big brother, and Drew’s best friend has made it clear, Pippa is off limits. But their attraction is unmistakable, and eventually he loses his ability to resist. A very sweet story of a young, budding romance.
Pippa and Drew have deep feelings for each other, for years. But her brother is Drew’s best friend and he promised not to touch Pip. They both can’t resist, their attraction towards each other is too strong. Wow, it’s hard to have a love that’s off-limits when the feeling is mutual!
I really enjoyed this first part of their story, which concludes in part 2 (Love Lock). I can’t wait to dive in.
This review is based on the audiobook. Great job by both narrators! They made it very easy to distinct the different characters.
Love Block was everything I love about a brother’s best friend romance. Pippa and Drew have been attracted to each other for a long time, Pippa’s brother has not hidden the fact that he absolutely doesn’t approve of his best friend and his sister being together. For a long time Drew respected his best friend’s wishes, until he just couldn’t fight his feelings anymore. With a week alone together and nothing but time to work their feelings out things are going great until an unexpected visitor shows up.
Overall I really enjoyed the story. It was well written and I loved both Drew and Pippa. This is book one in a duet so don’t expect an HEA in this one. I definitely can’t wait to see how things end up with Drew and Pippa.
~ Jessica
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The first book in the The Love Lock Duet series a well written story that held my interest throughout. This is a quick short story to read. I want to read the next book, I hope Finn is able to accept Drew and Pippa as a couple, and that he and Cassandra make it home alright. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
An angsty ‘best friends’ sister romance.
Love Block is the first book in a duet by S.M. West and at first glance seems like your usual trip down the forbidden love trope. But this ‘best friend’s sister’ novel has a slightly different edge to it. Drew hasn’t been warned off his best friend, Finn’s sister just because of the ‘bro code’. There’s an underlying current of angst and emotion devastation that makes Finn act the way he does.
His sister Pippa has known Drew all her life, but after she hit her teens, her familial feelings toward him changed and now she crushes on him big time. Everyone knows how she feels, even Finn, but he’s adamant she stays away from Drew, and vice versa.
Drew is in big trouble. He never meant to have feelings for Pippa, but it happened anyway. He tried his hardest to hide them even going so far as avoiding her for a year. But all it takes is a few days along at his new cottage that he’s renovating, and the chemistry they share combusts and all bets are off.
While, this was a good story, it was a bit frustrating too, the characters were very likeable, and they certainly had that burning attraction that almost melted my kindle. I liked their banter and how well they actually knew each other, but were still clueless in other ways. Did I like how it ended? Mostly, but I’m on edge for the second half to see where this goes.