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Ooh, Renee and Cole…is it getting hot in here? Because it’s beyond hot on the pages. We’ve got a teen crush, forced proximity, hot nights, and yep, this is a perfect conclusion to the series!

I haven't read all the books in the Bourbon Brothers series but this was such a great, quick read. Renee Lockwood returns home and ends up giving bad boy Cole Abbott a second chance. He is a real estate developer and she is back to restore her aunt's farm.
They are competitors for the same land but each are caught up with a passion bigger than them. I enjoyed this story and I think others will as well. I loved seeing Cole's interaction with Renee's son - that aspect of the storyline was heartwarming.
Thank you #Netgalley and #Harlequin

Reese Ryan's "The Bad Boy Experiment" is another winner in her Bourbon Brothers Series. Ren and Cole's story keeps you engaged from the first page to the last. The story lets you see Cole and Ren renew their friendship from high school and you learn about the various misunderstandings that kept them from being more than friends in high school. The Bad Boy Experiment delves into how family and friends perceptions of you can impact the decisions you make in your life. The story also introduces us to Ren's young son Mercer who is Autistic and shows us how differently Cole's family the Abbotts and Ren's family deal with an autistic child versus how Ren's former husband and in-laws dealt with Mercer being autistic. The Bad Boy Experiment is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it.

I love the setting of this series. I haven't had the pleasure of reading the whole series yet, but the books I have read have worked as standalones. At least I didn't have any problem following the storylines. This 6th and final book is kind of a second chance romance. Cole is a past crush for Renee, plus she's divorced, so it would be a second chance at love. I liked this couple and Reese Ryan certainly brings the chemistry. The story is an engaging, quick read, and I'm liking this author's brand of wit. As I mentioned, I haven't gotten the full story from all the couples in this series yet, but Cole and Ren seemed like a great way to complete the series in my opinion, and of the couples I have met, this is my favorite.

The last man standing has finally fallen in love!

Cole was a favorite of mine from the previous books in the Bourbon Brothers series, and I always thought he was a sweet and caring man despite his bad-boy exterior.

He finds his match in his high-school nerdy friend Renee Lockwood, who now is a scientist and a recently divorced mom of a special-needs child.

The relationship between Cole and Renee's son Mercer is so sweet, and he adorably cares for both mother and son.

As with all the other books in the series, the pages were on fire! (lol). The chemistry between Cole and Renee and the angst of their repressed feelings were over the charts.

I loved everything about their romance, friendship, and the opportunity to revisit all the Bourbon siblings and their spouses.

A lovely ending for an incredible series!

Disclosure: I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley for an honest review.

*This review will be posted on https://lureviewsbooks.com on 12/27/2021*

This is a Romance, and this is the 6st book in the Bourbon Brothers series. I loved the characters in this book. I really loved that this book shows how hard it is to have an Autistic kid. I think this book shows that part very well. I really enjoyed the romance in this book. This was a short and quick read that I really enjoyed. I have not read the other books in this series, but I do not think that hurt my enjoyment of this book. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Harlequin Desire) or author (Reese Ryan) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that. This book is schedule to be release on December 28-2021.