A review by harleyann
Entice by Ava Harrison

5.0

Entice by Ava Harrison *****/*****
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Trigger: Abandonment
Troupe: Age Gap, Father’s Best Friend
Spoilers Possible

So I have been on a new author's kick (as in new to me). I am running out of books to read by my favorite authors so I have to find new material. This has become increasingly hard since Audibles Escape (AE) went away. So after MANY hours spent surfing multiple Facebook groups, KU, Plus, and Goodreads I have quite a few new authors. Hopefully I’ll have an updated recommendations list in my announcements.

Ava Harrison has popped a few times over the years but it was never in AE so I always promised myself I’d get around to trying her books later. Well the time has come and let me tell you this was sooooo good. I love a good Age Gap especially with a heroine who doesn't act her age. River is very mature for her age but also has her moments of acting like your typical 21 year old. Gray is 36 and acts far older, he needed a little youth in his life. He was always so serious. They start dating in secret mostly because they aren't really dating just FWB but of course they fall in love.

I think the thing I loved the most about this story was that there was no surprise pregnancy and their breakup was very short lived. I have found that a lot of Age Gap books include a surprise pregnancy and that is the cause of them getting back together, which always makes me feel like that is the only reason that they got back together. They belonged together so the short breakup, while inevitable, was so short and honestly not the climax of the story which was just the best.

This story gave me all the feels!! I laughed and smiled through most of it but I also cried at times. This story really touched my heart on multiple levels. I think the only thing I would have changed was the first time that River meets the rest of Gray’s family. I would have loved to get their reactions to their age gap, especially Gray’s mother.

PS: I am pretty sure that Ava Harrison’s series connects but I can't be positive about the order yet.

Author’s Website: https://avaharrisonauthor.com/