Although part of a series, Whiskey and Weddings, by Nicole McLaughlin, this is a good standalone book. This storyline deals with Alex, who after the sudden death of her fiance, decides to go to Italy to finish military service. Before leaving Alex becomes friendly with Jake, who is one of the partners in her brothers' bar. Now returning home, Alex is trying to decide how she wants to move on with her life and becoming involved with Jake was not in the picture (or so she thinks). Life is interesting and love abounds.

Maybe for You by Nicole McLaughlin is book Three in the Maybe for You series. This is the story of Jake Cooperon and Alexis Parker. I haven't yet read the previous books, so for me this was a standalone book.
Alex had her life planned out with her future husband but he died before they could marry which left her lost and heartbroken. Now out of the military she working to try and start over. After building a connection with Jake she goes with him to help promote Stag Distillery. Of course Alex's brother want Jake who has causal flings/no commitments to not do so with their sister. But what happens during the road trip they plan on letting that stay there. But things don't go as planned when they attraction starts to turn into more.
Really enjoyed this sweet romance!

She just needs to heal and she finds friendship in the least likely place. Can she find the peace she's looking for and can he show her he can be her friend without something more?
This is powerful for sure, You will laugh and cry and laugh some more. This book is about finding healing in loss and finding hope when all else seems loss. While Alex is trying to find hope and continue living after the loss of her fiancé she also feels like its best to not get to close to anyone. This book is a quit read and I had a hard time putting it down from page one to the end. This book was such a sweet love story with not just Alex and Jake but it also follows up with TJ, Jenn, Charlotte and Dean, which was so nice to find out whats been going on with them. This book does have adult language and adult situations but this book was so worth the read and I hope there is more to come from Stag Bar. I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley. I was under no obligation to post a review and have given my honest opinion

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and I am voluntarily reviewing it.

First off getting an ARC there are sometimes issues with format. I understand that as I'm not getting a final copy. I do hope that the final copy gets another edit. It was frustrating at times to have to re-read a sentence because the word "from" was "form". Also there really isn't a word "grinded". It was little things in the story that I hope will be caught before a final release.

Now to the actual story. It was a good one. I really felt for Alex and the loss of Nate just before their wedding. Her response was natural. Some people may have thought it when on for too long but everyone deals with loss different. Jake was wonderful in my eyes. His insecurities just made him some so much more human than some male protagonists.

This story is written in a dual POV which helps the reader (okay me at least) to better understand the characters. This was a story that flowed nicely and I was sorry to see it end. I will have to go back and read the other stories in this series. Not because I have to but the characters were wonderful and I would love to read their HEAs.

Highly recommend!

This is a great story from beginning to end. I have read most of Nichole McLaughlin's books and this rates up there as one of the best I have ever read. Can't wait to read more from her.

Alexis is still getting over the death of her fiancé, while she was in Italy he was a confident. Now she is back in the US and ready to start her new job at her brother’s distillery. She ends up going on a promotional tour with Jake and their friendship turns into more. Can they get beyond their pasts and move forward with each other? This is a fast-paced emotional read with plenty of drama and great chemistry. The characters have plenty of depth and the story really draws you in. I liked it.

I enjoyed this friends-to-lovers romance by new-to-me author Nicole McLaughlin and was entertained and engaged from beginning to end. I really liked the chemistry and repartee between Jake Cooper, co-owner of Stag Distillery who has a playboy reputation and Alexis Parker mourning the death of her fiancé just a few weeks before their wedding a year ago.

Maybe For You is written with so much love and emotion, I felt like I was with Jake and Alex through every step of their story. Even though this is the third book in the Whiskey and Weddings series, I had no problem reading it as a standalone and highly recommend this beautifully written contemporary romance.

I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my unbiased review.

I have enjoyed the Whiskey and Weddings series so much, and now it's time for Jake's story. Jake's reputation as a player, flirt and all around women's man is... well, deserved. Unfortunately, that reputation is hurting the Stag Distillery, the business he created with his best friends. So, an unusual decision is made - Jake will head out on a good-will, promotional tour to be the face of Stag Distillery to various venues and business opportunities... and he'll behave himself. That's guaranteed by the addition to this tour of Alexis who has become close friends with Jake through their messaging and support of each other. Jake just acquired a babysitter, a very beautiful, vulnerable babysitter who just might be the saving grace of his life.

Alexis is still reeling over the death of her fiancé shortly before their wedding. Over the past, difficult year it's been Jake's understanding ear, his messages that have helped keep her sane... and maybe starting the recovery process as well. Alex returned home awaiting her new job to begin when she agrees to be Jake's babysitter... or companion on this promotional tour. They're friends, they can do this easily - and if Jake and Alexis begin to feel that spark between them grow into something more passionate, well, who is to know what happens on the road? You might be surprised.

Maybe for You is a slow burn romance, a friends to lovers story of two people who let down their guard around each other and show their true selves. If at times Alexis came off as a bit over the top in her reactions, I put it down to the emotional strain of losing the man she had loved to death which is never a fair closure, and discovering that life goes on, even loving someone else is possible. Jake allows Alexis to see the man underneath the surface mask that he wears. With her he can be tender and caring, something that he never allows anyone to see. I liked them both, their slow burn was believable and while I hurt for them both at times, I also cheered them on to find something solid together.

If you love a really good slow burn, friends to lovers, second chance at love romance... then Maybe For You is a story that you would definitely enjoy. I've had fun in this world, and would not hesitate to recommend the entire series to any Romance reader.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

Having loved books 1 & 2 in the Whiskey and Wedding series, I was so excited to get Maybe For You in my hot little hands! Our hero, Jake, is a playboy and the least confident in his role at Stag Distillery. But he is the man who is there for Alex after her fiancé is killed in an accident not long before their scheduled wedding. During Alex’s year long deployment in Italy, the two become close friends and modern day pen pals. A relationship, either between them, or with anyone else, is not even on their radar.
But things change as Alex joins Jake on a two week distillery business tour. Suddenly, feelings develop, first physically, then emotionally...which is something that Alex is not reading for. In fact, she might never be.
This book had it all for me...my favorite trope, a hot and sexy hero, a strong heroine (even if she doesn’t see herself as such) and a great supporting cast of characters. I love Nicole McLaughlin’s smooth writing style and dialogue. Sexy without being raw or raunchy, her characters grab you by the heart and make you think and feel. While this is the third (and last, I believe) book in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Grab this book if you’re looking for a beautiful story with a couple to root for!

4.5 STARS!

Beautifully well-written, entertaining, fun, emotional and much more! Alex and Jake's chemistry is palpable and their connection believable. All secondary characters are great and likeable!

Maybe for You is an enjoyable read that I highly recommend. If you haven't start the Whiskey and Weddings series, I recommend you do with book 1!!

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

Jake and Alexis are two of my favorite characters in a while! This is the first time I’ve read this author but I’m completely in love! And I don’t mean Maybe!!
Jake has a bit of a playboy reputation. Ok not a bit. A lot. Alexis has been away in the military and has been mourning the loss of her fiancé a year ago. She comes back to the states to work at her brother’s company, where Jake also works. They end up having to do a promotional tour together. Obviously they spend a lot of time together and Alexis begins to see that there’s more to Jake than his reputation. Jake begins to think that he may be ready to let go of his old ways. But how can he convince Alexis that the guy who should be the wrong one, may actually be perfect for her?

I tried not to give too much away but with this book you’ll need a box of Kleenex and a fan!! Those love scenes are steamy!!
After reading this book, I’ve learned that this is the third book in a series. The other two are: “Maybe I Do” and “Maybe This Time”.
This book was provided to me by St. Martin’s Press through NetGalley for my review.

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I absolutely loved this book! It was such a great emotional and romantic love story. I fell in love with the characters and the story from the start. The writing was wonderful and so powerful I felt all the emotions as if I were there with them.
“Maybe for You” had everything I look for in a book. This is definitely one that pulls you into the story and lets you forget the real world for a while. I highly recommend this book!

There are some really good indepth reviews here that I cannot top. I will say that this series is very good. It has heartbreak, a sweet new love and friendship and family. Alex lost her fiance and was having trouble not being sad. After being pen pals with Jake for a year while she was in Italy, they then were slowly beginning a relationship. Sweet story. I loved it. I got this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

Alex was at Stag distillery when her brother Dean and his two partners TJ and Jake were having a party to celebrate opening up and bottling their first batch of bourbon they themselves had made. Just over a year ago this was supposed to have been where ALex and Nate would have had their wedding reception if he had not been killed in a helicopter accident just before they were due to marry. Alex was in the Army and Nate had been in the AIr Force. The Stag hosted a lot of events and receptions. Dean,TJ, and Jake had gone into business to make small batch liquor, But fate had its own plan for this business and it also ended up becoming one of the most successful wedding and event venues in the Kansas City metro area. This was the first time Alex had ventured out into public since Nate’s funeral being dressed and makeup on and her hair done. Then Alex heard Jake call to her and he asked if he could get her a drink and she accepted. Jake stayed by Alex’s side until their barmaid Jen - who was seeing TJ cut herself at the bar and needed to go to the ER to get stitches and Jake took Jen's place behind the bar. Eventually out of nowhere a panic attack started to build Alex went into a room but Jake came in after her and held her as she cried until she got herself together. Alex and Nate had been brought together by the military and after so many years in the Middle East they had been excited to spend a year in Italy before coming back and settling down into family life but that would never happen now. After much thought Alex decided to go ahead and deploy to Italy as she had been offered to be allowed to stay stateside. Jake and Alex became close friends while she was in Italy and she could tell him anything she wanted and feel whatever she was feeling and he was just there for her while she was in Italy. To surprise Dean she ahd Jake pick her up at the airport.Dean and Alex were extremely close as when she was thirteen when her parents and his mom died in a car accident- his now ex wife and Dean took Alex in and raised her until she became of age. Alex read maps- she was a geospatial engineer and had already accepted a job with the CIA in Arlington that would start in a couple of months. Alex was not prepared for how handsome Jake really was and she had noticed when she got off the plane. Jake as a friend over the last year had been a vital part to her healing process. Jake had been the playboy of the three men who owned the Stag and TJ and Jake had been bestfriends since Little League but he was now also very close to Dean. Jake was the marketing and publicity guy for Stag Distillery and went on the road doing tours and trying to find new people ei sign up to sell their alcohol. But some one had complained about Jake hooking up so much and it didn’t really look good for business and when TJ went to Jake all his old insecurities hit him again as TJ was very smart and rich and Jake had learning disabilities and had come from a different type of environment even while growing up best friends with TJ. Jake had stormed out of the building and would not answer the texts, calls or even email from his partners he had been hurt with the way T J had said things.. Alec went to check on Jake and made him feel better then found out he was soon going out on tour for two weeks and asked if she could go as she loved to travel and he let her.
This was a great sweet, easy and emotional read and I love it. I loved Alex and Jake together and how they interacted with each other. I loved how close Dean and Alex were and how close Alex was with her friends and how she interacted with everyone such as Charlotte. I felt like I was there with Alex and Jake and everyone. I didn’t want to put this down it held my attention from beginning to end. I loved the plot and pace. I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this book and I highly recommend.

ARC for honest review with no compensation given by NetGalley and St. Martin's Press. 4.5 stars

This is book 3 of the Whiskey and Wedding series while a standalone I understood the flow from the prior books even though I have not read them.. I will most definitely be checking them out!

Jake is a partner in the Stag Distillery with his two best friends. He is the "Promo Guy" and playboy extraordinaire. A complaint has been lodged against him so it's decided that on the next promo tour he take Alexis along to keep him out of trouble. Little does he know that this may not be the way to make that happen...

Alexis has finally returned home from the military, while also spending the past year mourning the loss of her fiancé who just weeks before their wedding was killed. She now needs to pick up the pieces and find her direction in life. Her brother and part owner of Stag Distillery offers her a job and she agrees to do the ride along with Jake as they have been pen pals during the past year and there's more to Jake than meets the eye.

What starts out as friends turns quickly as the heat rises, friends become lovers and when you least expect it love shows us what has been missing all along!

This book was a very enjoyable book to read with the great character and storyline development which kept me totally captivated until the very end!

Thank you Nicole McLaughlin for the newest story in the Whiskey and Weddings series. I was glad to read about Jake's search for his true love. The friendship between Alex and Jake is fun to read. While they are on the road promoting
the Whiskey they have several adventures as their friendship becomes a romance.

*I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.*

This was a great second chance at love story with a lot of emotions. I loved Alexis and Jake and how Jake was so caring and understanding. I can't wait to read more by this author.

This book pulled me right in. Alexis Parker has had so much tragedy in her young life and yet she remains a strong, loving person trying to take it one day at a time. The struggle she goes through seems so very real. I found her character to be very interesting and I enjoyed watching her grow in the book. The other main character is Jake Cooper. He is forced to reevaluate who he is and he struggles with some self doubt issues. He helps Alex get through a tough year of deployment by being there for Alex through text messages. You will hope their friendship can turn into something stronger as you read the book. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.

Maybe for You (A Whiskey and Weddings Novel) by Nicole McLaughlin just goes to show what happens on a road trip, will not remain there but will come back on the return trip. Occasionally that is for the best. Fun story about finding a new zest for life and all that it has to offer.

Alexis Parker and Jake Cooperon take a Stag Distillery promotional road trip together. Both have issues, are at a turning point in their lives and have a strong attraction to each other. It was bound to happen. How deep they fall is up for debate. There is drama, humor, and new challenges ahead for these two. Fun, fun, fun.