A friends to lovers, small town romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!A road trip with some serious complications.All bets are off when Mack unexpectedly crosses paths with his best friend’s little sister. They’re both on the way back to their small hometown.Ash is off limits. Totally. They’re just friends, so no problem, right? Soooo wrong. Mack can’t stop thinking about her and … Soooo wrong.
Mack can’t stop thinking about her and can’t stop wanting her.
Ash wants nothing to do with men, most certainly not grumpy Mack. Except there’s one problem. He has a new ability to set her on fire.
Things get complicated on a whole new level when Ash discovers she’s pregnant.
This friends to lovers, brother’s best friend romance is hot, intense & swoon-worthy!
*A full-length, standalone romance.
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I loved every minute of this friends-to-lovers small town romance with unforgettable characters you want to be friends with and a great story that kept me totally immersed in all that was happening from the beginning and I didn’t want it to end when I got to the last page. I loved the steamy hot chemistry between Mack Blair and Ash Stone, his best friend’s sister. If you enjoy intense, swoon-worthy romance that will have you saying OMG, don’t miss “Steal My Heart”, book seven in the must-read Swoon Series by gifted author JH Croix. I received an advance reader copy of this book from Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review.
Slow burn to instant flame. Mack and Ash make all the right moves and leave an impact on the heart. Croix never fails to deliver temptation in a heartwarming package. Steal My Heart keeps emotion at the surface while captivating with a steamy, angst filled second chance romance. If your looking for a heartbreaker that sets the heart aflame, look no further.
J.H. Croix
Steal My Heart (Swoon Series Book 7)
ARC REVIEW
Mack and Ash
Ash was about to walk down the aisle when she received a text of her fiance naked with someone else, so she bailed. She’s a musician, so she played gigs to support herself.
After her latest boyfriend, she is broke, without a car, and just wants to go home. She plans on hitching rides and playing gigs along the way. At her latest show her brother’s best friend is in the crowd, sent by her brother. He offers her a ride, but she says she has gigs booked on the way, so they will have to work.
She’s always thought of him as a brother, but something happened when she saw him in that crowd. He always had a crush on her, but felt she was off limits. What will happen on the way home?
Mack and Ash have known each other since they were kids. She was friends with his sisters and he was her brothers best friend. Mack is six feet, five inches of swoon worthy hero, Ash is a stunning brunette with curves that he can’t keep his hands off of! Both are dealing with heartbreak in their own ways, but it’s time to return home and face the music. Mack runs into her in a bar in WY, finding out she plans to hitchhike home, he offers to let her ride with him. The ensuing trip is filled with chemistry, tension and the urge to jump straight past friends to lovers!
I adore a Friends To Lovers story and JH Croix writes the best ones! I love how it doesn’t matter where you pick up in the series, you get to know everyone! They all appear in the stories, as side characters! You can read this swoony, steamy, sexy story as a stand alone, however I recommend checking out the entire series!
… And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time…
Mack – I know I know… listening to her warm whiskey voice and my body stands at attention. I who would have thought that the young girl that was like a little sister can turn me inside out with just a few notes…. and looking at her turns my animalistic tendencies loose! Unfortunately she could never be mine… if I touch one hair on her head her brother would tar and feather me… but my heart and my body cannot take much more or I may think the risk may be worth a little tar. It comes off eventually right???
Ash – I thought I did everything right. I had the life. A job that I loved, a boyfriend that loved me, so I thought, great family and friends… I had it all… I thought. It is hard to bounce back when your trust has been burnt to ashes. So I went for a jog, well a road trip of sorts, and I have been running from my past since then. I love to sing though. It takes me to another place and I can just be me… but when I hear a familiar voice I am totally thrown when my body takes over my brain and turns to hot goo! This cannot be real… Mack is like my brother… but my body is definitely not feeling brotherly relations! When did this happen!?!?! HELP!!!
A friendship that grew, an attraction so strong even mother nature could not keep them apart. This is the story of friends who grew into a lifetime love… enjoy the journey!
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This is book seven in the amazing Swoon Series. There is nothing like a friends to lovers story and this is Mack and Ash’s journey. These two characters just want to get back home, to their small town and decide to trust each other enough to do so. However, fate steps in and loves to challenge these two. Both Mack and Ash have pasts that have marked their presents but true love will always prevail, right? Just when we think everything is good, they arrive home and Mack has to tell his best friend that he has fallen for his little sister. Fantastic read and I am anxiously awaiting for the next one in the series as always. Enjoy!
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I am a sucker for brothers best friend romance (it is my favorite trope!), and JH Croix does not disappoint! The emotions in Steal My Heart are perfect–I swooned and sighed and rooted for Ash and Mack all the way through.
Ashley Stone and Mack Blair have been away from their friends and family at Stolen Hearts Lodge, running from deep pain and betrayal. Mack is a first responder, yet he wasn’t able to save his sister’s life. Ash’s world would never be the same when, on her wedding day, she received photos from a woman claiming to be her fiance’s girlfriend. She left with no intention of ever coming back again, but something is pulling each of them home to Stolen Hearts Valley. When Mack hears Ash singing and playing her guitar in a bar, he can’t get enough of her beautiful voice. When he finds out that she’s hitchhiking all the way back to Stolen Hearts Valley, he offers to give her a ride. Ash accepts, as long as he can get her to each of her concerts that have been scheduled for quite a long time. It may take them a little while, but he needs to keep her safe. Mack has a slight conundrum about spending so much time with her. After all, her brother is his best friend and he knows better than to so much as touch her. Besides, he’s not ready for a relationship after his last one didn’t end so well. Ash has had nothing but trouble with the men in her life, most recently a rather selfish cowboy, Kyle. He was happy to be just friends with benefits, but the benefits weren’t much to write home about in Ash’s estimation. What were these two thinking that it would be fairly easy to get home without any drama or trouble! They had no idea just how their bodies would react to one another. Once home, they have a problem trying to decide how to tell their family that they’re together, but a trip to the doctor takes away any doubt that everybody’s going to know fairly soon. This is a really sweet story and Mack and Ash are deserving of every minute of their happy ending!
Another fantastic book in the Swoon series by J.H. Croix. Mack Blair is first responder, Evie’s older brother, and going home to a job opening with Stolen Hearts Search and Rescue. Mack has been away from Stolen Hearts for years trying to recover from his sister’s death and the guilt of not being able to rescue her. Ash Stone is coming home to Stolen Hearts after following Kyle, her friends with benefits, around on the rodeo circuit. When that became old, Ash booked herself gigs to make money as she hitch hikes her way home. After a set, Ash hears a voice calling her name and see Mack, her brother, Jackson’s, best friend. When Mack discovers Ash’s “boyfriend” left her penniless and without a car, Mack offers her a ride home instead of the dangerous alternative of hitchhiking her way home. Ash agrees to ride with Mack as long as she can still play the gigs she had booked. Mack and Ash find themselves attracted to each other as the tension builds between them. The chemistry between Mack and Ash is explosive and hot! Mack and Ash give into their attraction and find they cannot keep their hands off each other. Mack knows Jackson will kill him for touching his sister, but Mack can’t stay away. Ash wants to keep their relationship a secret, not wanting to be the center of gossip. Mack wants to tell Jackson but agrees to give Ash time. Can Ash and Mack keep their attraction to each other a secret, or does everyone know? How will Jackson react when he learns about Ash and Mack? What will Mack and Ash do when they get a surprise they were not expecting? Can Ash and Mack move past their baggage and find their happily ever after? I LOVE J.H. Croix! Steal My Heart is a fantastic book with fantastic characters who will make you swoon, laugh out loud, and beat your head in frustration. I would highly recommend getting Steal My Heart and the other books in the Swoon series by J.H. Croix.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Hot, sexy and funny.
Ash and Mac, is the brother’s best friend,romance.
From first page I was laughing and rooting for this two.
They are on little unsecured side, bad past relationship didn’t help. To get open with each other took time and sweet ,unexpected surprise.
It was good to get into the touch with whole gang and this includes Squeaky , Everett and other misfits, how they call all rescue animals.
This is my volunteer review.
Sweet & Steamy 4 ½ stars – The story is not that long but it gives the reader a lot of romance. Ashley is Jackson’s (This Crazy Love, Swoon Series Book 1) sister and Mack is one of Jackson’s best friend. Ashley and Mack have known each other since they were kids. Ashley is not in an ideal situation. She’s broke and trying to raise money to get home by doing these singing gigs across states. Mack happens to be passing through one of the states and walked into one of the bars. Mack took it upon himself to escort Ash to all the gigs. (Side comment: Ash’s plan was to hitchhike across the states!? Seriously? Her butt is getting grabbed in all the establishments she has the gigs and she’s hitchhiking? I’m all for independent women but common sense is a plus.) As Mack and Ash go from gig to gig, staying in one hotel room and driving together in the truck cab, they realize that they are attracted to one another. Ashley has major relationship issues while Mack has only had casual relationships. So what are they really doing when sex was added to the equation and how are they going to handle it once they are back in their hometown? There’s a lot of heartfelt emotions in the story. This author managed to create sweet and decent characters and blend it well with steamy relationships. [I received an advanced copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.]
Another great book Always a good story
I’m glad that Ash and Mack gave it a chance, it is understandable that people are weary after getting hurt by those you trust.
Definitely a Swoon worthy story that I loved!!! It’s tan incredible addition to the “Swoon” series and a stand alone read. I have loved all of them though. This is one is fantastic! The story in nicely developed and very well written. Love, love, love the characters and the plot! This is Mack and Ash’s story is great! She is his best friend’s little sister, so off limits. That doesn’t work out so well. A very captivating story that keeps you flipping pages until the very end. This might be my favorite story in the series.
I loved Ash and Mack love story! Their road trip is a journey to home and to falling in love. I throughly enjoyed reading Steal My Heart and couldn’t put it down. It is a heartwarming story and I highly recommend reading it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received this ARC from Bad Boy Updates. I love this series and was so excited that Ash finally got her story! She is Shay’s best friend and has been on the road, much to her brother’s dismay. Ash finds herself alone and broke after a gig and runs into the last person she expects to see, her brother’s best friend Mack. Mack is headed back to Stolen Hearts Valley so he insists that she come with him. Mack hasn’t seen Ash in years, but now he can’t her out of his mind. Ash knows that Mack is forbidden, but she knows she can’t resist for long! I love that the harder they try to keep away, the more they are drawn back together! Love their story!!!
The story was hot, steamy, and well written as always. Ash and Mack had strong chemisty and steamy scenes were definitely hot. The author did a great job portraying sexual tension between them and it made everything so much better once they finally acted on it.
The middle of the story did feel a bit repetitive but nothing too distracting.
Overall, enjoyable read and perfect addition to the Swoon series!
I loved seeing all characters from previous book, they are a great bunch and I’ll definitely miss them!
I received an advanced copy of this book from author and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
This is the book 7 in the Swoon series and it features Mack and Ash. Mac is one of Ashley‘s brothers best friends. This is a best friend‘s sister/forbidden romance. They’ve been friends since elementary school and haven’t seen each other for a few years. They run into each other while traveling back to their hometown and for the first time they discover how insanely attracted they are to each other. The problem is, he’s scared and she has some major relationship issues. Read this fantastic romance and see how it all turns out.
This entire series has been full of fantastic books and this one is no different. A huge group of friends I’d love to be friends with and they all work together on the ranch or as first responders. This book along with the rest of the series is highly recommended.
Ash is on her way back home when she runs into mack after performing songs at a club but what neither expected was for feelings to come out. Can they make it work or will ashley’s walks tear them apart?
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When Mack runs into Ash & offers to drive her back to their hometown, she has no choice but to accept his offer as she has very little money to get herself there. They don’t expect to suddenly be attracted to each other. Will they be able to break through the obstacles in their way?
Mack is as sweet as they come. He is loyal and patient. He also harbors guilt for the death of his sister and doesn’t feel worthy enough to be the guy for Ash. She’s made bad choices with men and doesn’t want to make the same mistake with Mack. There is push and pull between the two but in the end they need to be at peace with their past in order to have a future. A great read and looking forward to seeing what’s next!