The Way We Fought

4.6 stars
Readers met Beau in the book The Way We Loved and here he is with his own story to tell that will pull at the heartstrings. Beau just lost his father and is drowning his sorrows at a bar when he intercedes as another patron, Jack, is attempting to bother a woman, Frankie, who is not interested in his advances. When Beau begrudgingly gets Jack to leave, he and Frankie chat briefly and wind up leaving together to have a one-night stand. Figuring that he would never see Frankie again but unable to stop thinking about her, Beau gets one heck of a surprise when he bumps into her again at his father’s attorney’s office going over his will. To say that Beau is not pleased is an understatement and he goes out of his way to be impolite in his dealings with her. However, Frankie is not without her own surprises but makes a commitment to tell Beau the truth. How will he react when she breaks the news? To add more fuel to the fire, there is a twist to the budding relationship between Frankie and Beau that could shatter any chance of a reconciliation and may even lead to putting Frankie in peril. This is a well written storyline that has wonderful characters with drama that will put readers through the ringer. I volunteered to read an advance copy of this book.

Emotional Ranching Romance!

Complicated family interconnections find Beau and Frankie mourning the same man. Beau was adopted, and Frankie did not know her father until she reached age 18. Beau inherits the ranch; Frankie inherits the land.

This is not all that is complicated in this story. The reader will adore both characters and feel for their struggle. An emotional journey, and a chance for a lifetime of happiness.

Completely captivating read and one I highly recommend.

**I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of this book**

A hard won love

The Way We Fought is Tinley Blake’s second book and occurs pretty much at the same time as Calvin and Blake’s story in The Way We Loved. There we met the handsome and generous hearted Beau McIntyre who was best friends to them both. We knew Beau was under stress and somewhat pre-occupied at times, and I hoped we would be getting his story.

Well, here it is. And once again, Ms. Blake has put together a beautiful one-night-stand, enemies-to-lovers romance that you will want to read in one hit.

In a story of family secrets and lies, Frankie and Beau fight an instant attraction where two souls recognise each other, but due to circumstances wonder if they will indeed get to be together. An absolutely enjoyable read. 4 stars

The other shoe doesn’t just drop, it free falls from 1000 feet
The Way We Fought by Tinley Blake is the first romance novel I have read by this author. I enjoyed her style of writing; precise without skimping too much on detail.
I really like her characters once the book got into a groove and in the depths of the plot for Frankie and Beau. The major twist mid-way through I expected (things were just going too well at that point!) but I was so invested in these two and their outcome, I was still totally enthralled and compelled to read to the end.
Overall, a good read by a new to me author which made it a pleasant surprise. And, I always appreciate a HEA. This author does Frankie and Beau justice with a really sweet one.
I read an ARC of this book from Hidden Gems and voluntarily share my review.

Tinley Blake has written a wonderful 5-star book about the relationship up and downs of Frankie and Beau. This all started when Beau is at Joe’s bar getting drunk/ His father has just passed away and he doesn’t know what to do now. As he is sitting there he notices Jack walk up to a woman and then he hears her tell him no she doesn’t want to dance. Jack then grabs her arm and this is when he stops Jack from hurting Frankie. Beau tells Jack to leave the lady alone and Jack asks Beau What’s it to you. Beau knocks Jack down and then sits down next to Frankie and orders drinks. They start talking and a little bit later leave together and go back to her hotel room where Beau spends the night. The next morning Beau has to be at his father’s lawyer’s office and when he gets there he is told they have to wait on someone else. The lawyer tells him that they are waiting on Francessa his father’s daughter. To say that Beau is shocked when the door opens and in walks the woman he spent the night with. He did not know that his adopted dad had a daughter and to find out now that the ranch he thought was his, is now split. He gets the home, but she gets the land it is on. Beau is not happy and he lets her know it. Frankie tells Beau she doesn’t want anything to do with the ranch and leaves. 3 months later Beau comes home after picking up Blake and Calvin to see Frankie standing on his porch, he yells “What are you doing here?” She is there to tell Beau that she is pregnant with his child but before she can Blake starts talking to her and Frankie finds out that Blake is the person she is to have an interview with the next morning for a Vet position at Blake’s clinic. Things don’t go well between Frankie and Beau at first but they end up talking things out and start a relationship. Things take a turn for the worst when Frankie finds Beau’s Birth Certificate with her father’s name as his father. She knows she can’t stay there knowing that Beau is her brother and also the father of her baby so she packs up and leaves. Beau comes home to find Frankie gone and he calls her but she doesn’t answer any of his calls. A few months go by and Blake calls him and tells him to get to her house, she may have found where Frankie is. After Blake tells him what she has found out, Calvin’s mom Katherine comes in and wants to know what is going on so they tell her everything. She then in turns tells Beau a story about his real father and tells him that his adopted father is not his real father. After this Beau goes after Frankie when he gets to where she is supposed to be he goes to a coffee shop and asks the clerk if she has seen Frankie. She tells him no. As he is walking out the door his phone rings and shows Frankie calling but it’s not Frankie it is a police officer telling him that Frankie is at the hospital in labor. When he gets to her room, the nurse at Frankie’s side asks if he is Beau and he said he was. The nurse tells him that the doctor has Frankie on medication to stop her labor because it is still a little early for the twins to be born. Frankie wakes up and thinks she is dreaming. Beau is sitting beside her bed holding her hand. He sees that she is awake and tells her Good morning beautiful. He asks how she feels after her nap and she tells him good and then goes back to sleep. When she wakes up again, Beau tells her that he has so much to tell her but she asks him “What are you doing here. She tells him that they can’t be together, it’s wrong and he comes back to tell her there is nothing wrong with them being together, he then tells her what Katherine told him about his real dad. She wants to believe him in what he has told her but she is not sure so Beau tells her that he will order a DNA test. He gets Frankie back home and things are going good for them. She wakes up one morning and goes to get a cup of coffee and her water breaks, she calls Beau and then goes to get her bag. When she gets outside Beau is just getting there and they go to the hospital. When they get to the hospital Calvin is in the waiting area and tells Beau “Thank God you are here” Beau asks Calvin how he got there so fast and was told that Blake was in labor. That is when Calvin sees that Frankie is with Beau and she is in labor too.
This book was a wonderful read and Frankie and Beau had a few ups and downs and in order to find out what all they were you will need to read the book. It will not disappoint you.
I received an ARC of this book for my voluntarily and honest review.

This is Beau’s book and after reading the first book in this series, I was excited to read it. Interesting twists to this story. So glad Beau and Frankie got their HEA.

All in the family (sort of).

Or, a family affair (twice over).
Beau let’s loose the night before he buries his father, Jim. He hooks up with Frankie, who he met in a bar.

Turns out, she’s his sister (sort of). Frankie is Jim’s biological daughter from an affair he had. Beau is adopted by Jim. Let’s just say he didn’t know about Frankie.

But the story really gets going when she shows up for the wedding. Beau is quite frankly, an ass to her.
Thankfully, Frankie can hold her own.
And it’s on. Well, they have to figure out what they are to each other.

Recommend.

I adored Blake and Cal’s story, so when I learned that Beau would have his say as well, I knew I had to read it. This was an emotional roller-coaster in the most classic textbook definition. It’s also a case study in how knotted up family ties can get in a small town; the sins of the father, and all that. Similar to Cal and Blake, Beau and Frankie and coming at the same situation from polar opposite experiences. They’ve also got some heavy baggage about Frankie’s father – the man who raised Beau, as well as about each other that needs to be unpacked and cleared away. I loved these characters. I loved them together. I can’t really support Frankie’s way of handling news she didn’t like, but I can understand receiving such a shock and not knowing a good way to deal with it. I kind of hate that the book’s over already. I want to keep reading about these characters for a long time to come.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author through Booksprout.

Awesome!
Although this is the second book in this series, it works beautifully as a standalone. When first you practice to deceive seems not to have affected the deceiver, but it seriously affected Blake and Frankie. Their stories and combined story make for an absolutely terrific read. I found myself unable to “put the book down” until I’d finished it. What an ending!! I’ve already gotten her first book to read ASAP!
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Beau and Frankie’s story was such an amazing read. This book from the beginning had me hooked. Their story was one that shows how deeply two people can love all the while navigating through all the questions a father left behind. I’m excited to see what’s next for this series.