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Thank you so much for this Arc!

There is NOTHING quite like a binge-able book- and For You & No One Else was exactly that. Roni Loren does not disappoint. I adored the first two in the series and this one totally lived up to the hype.

Eliza is a therapist with her own issues. She’s lost her parents and really struggles with dating. She meets her neighbor in a shared coworking space on the hardest day of her year- Christmas. He blindly goes on an adventure with her. Turns out, Beckham, has a closet full of secrets. He’s a computer security whiz and younger than Eliza. He’s not the committing type. The two plan to be friends as Beckham gives Eliza life and dating advice.

Fate has other plans. The slow burn (which actually speeds along quickly) has the readers rooting for these two to find each other and themselves. It’s truly amazing how much our past affects us.

I love the way Loren writes. She tells the story from both characters perspective always leaving us hanging from one only to have the other pick up in the exact spot. This makes the book impossible to put down. I loved both Eliza and Beck. I also LOVED the cameos from Hollyn & Andi! Perfect amount of chemistry and steam. Can’t wait for Loren’s next!

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I love this series and this is another great story in it!

Eliza and Beck are office neighbors at Word Around. She's a therapist and he works in cyber security. After an outing to the local animal rescue on Christmas day (he adopts a cat and she a dog), and him coming to her rescue after a bad date, they become friends.

There's a lot going on in this story and we even see some of the characters from previous books. I liked how Beck and Eliza's relationship progressed, how they were able to be there for each other, even when things were not going well.

I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

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I love a good friends to lovers and this one was great. It had sweet and heartfelt moments, funny moments, and overall entertained me. In regards to the romance, I thought the build-up was so cute. Eliza and Beck are my favorite couples in this series and I enjoyed their chemistry.
If you're looking for a work-place romance, pick up For You & No One Else.

Special thanks to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca, for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

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4 very solid stars!
“For You & No One Else”, by Roni Loren (SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca), is an awesome “friends-to-lovers” story, with great, flawed and complex characters, vivid dialogue and scenes that will make you laugh or touch your heart.
I loved the hero, Beckam, he seemed so mature despite being so young. His backstory is just… hard and heartbreaking, and it makes him so strong while showing his vulnerabilities. The way he dealt and overcame the trauma is sort of amazing. Even more amazing is that he’s such a laid-back, generous and giving person.
I didn’t really relate to Eliza but I found she was a compelling character, too, and I liked watching her going through the detox of social media.
What I really, really loved were the scenes where both Beckham and Eliza are completely open and honest with each other, him particularly and more often.
The way Roni Loren tells the story is very organic, slowly unveiling the apparent animosity between the protagonists and touching on some serious subjects. I particularly liked how the author wrote the hero and the gradual revelation of his secrets.
The story has great scenes and dialogue and I found myself laughing or being moved by some moments of the plot.
The fact that the age difference isn’t an issue was cool, too. And the pets have their own personalities.
It was great to meet again characters who featured in previous stories and I was left wanting Will to have his own story told, he would make a great hero.

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This was okay. The first half was fun, swoony and sweet. However, towards the end of the book, I just felt that things were rushed and the conflict wasn't solved in a satisfying way. I would still recommend it for romance readers who are looking for something nicely-paced and well-written.

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Roni Loren has written a unique series here and I've been really enjoying the stories. They aren't your typical romances. For You & No One Else is a wonderful edition to the series.

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A therapist with a bad dating history who is looking for true love and a tatted hacker with a dark family past who is completely off social media and doesn’t believe in marriage or serious relationships. Eliza Catalano has planned her life out to a tee, in fact everything seems to be going just as planned.. except her love life. When melancholy strikes on Christmas eve she strikes up a conversation with her office neighbor, a recluse hacker who is younger than her and absolutely handsome and soon find themselves out to adopt pets. Beck Carter is a hacker, and trying to design his own video game, he’s worked hard to get off the grid and wants to keep it that way, being the son of a cult leader that completely ruined his life has left him disillusioned about romance, relationships, and a lot of other things. When the cute sunshiny therapist knocks on his door on Christmas just trying to find a friend, he offers to help, and soon he finds himself adopting a cat and befriending the gorgeous therapist. When a particularly horrible date for Eliza goes viral she has to shut off her own social media and Beck offers to help her find a way to date people the old fashion way, and they make a bet: if she can stay off social media for 6 months and just date people the old fashion way he’ll give her a vacation house to relax in for a week and if she fails she has to delete her Youtube Channel and all her social media. But the more Beck and Eli bond and spend together they start to realize they might be falling for one another, throw in Star-Wars movie nights, fun parties, mischievous pets and late night snacks and soon these too will be well on their way to falling in love... except for the fact that Eli isn’t looking for casual or friends with benefits and thats all Beck is looking for. Will Beck’s past hurts block any chance they have of a future or will he finally let someone in? This was a pretty sweet and cute story about two people who want different things but just might be perfect for each other. Beck is seriously hurt, and considering his childhood and the way he was raised I completely get why he is the way he is. Eli is sweet and understanding but willing to try and is so courageous and just a great character. For all their differences, they truly fit each other. They support and understand one another and thats just what its all about and did I mention how cute their pets were? This story was a 10/10 for me!!

*Thanks Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca, Sourcebooks Casablanca for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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I loved the first two books of Roni Loren’s Say Everything series, and For You & No One Else did not disappoint.

The thing I love most about these romances is that both the female and male characters have a past that haunts them or traumatic experiences that have impacted their lives in some way. Many times, romances tend to focus on only one of the main character’s hang ups, so I find it refreshing that both parties have serious things in their lives that make the relationship complicated for them.

As usual with Roni Loren, the characters were adorable. Eliza and Beck were opposites, and yet complimented each other’s personality so well. Their conversations were both witty and serious, and you’d never know there was an age gap between the two based on their connection and their behavior with each other.

The only things that I felt detracted from the story were that 1) Beck’s backstory wasn’t really fully revealed until the last 2 chapters and 2) we didn’t get to see Beck’s final epiphany from his POV. We get to see Eliza’s, but his is told from her perspective. I would’ve liked to see how he felt about his feelings and the relationship with Eliza himself.

Overall, this story was as amazing as the others in the series: serious, yet swoon worthy. Definitely a must read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the advance copy!

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This book was so cute! I loved both of the main characters and their witty banter so much. It was a fast paced yet slow burn of a read. 5/5 stars!

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Roni Loren has done it again. This was an amazing addition to the two prior novels. Secret identifies and finding their true self adds so much to a romance novel. Couldn't put this down!

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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
For You & No One Else is the 3rd book I have read by romance author Roni Loren. It did NOT disappoint and was so sweet. We have Eliza, a therapist who meets Beckham in IT security when they become fast friends as neighbors in their communal office space. Things ramp up when Eliza goes on an Instagram date with an evil guy who videoes Eliza in a drunken rage and posts it to the internet.  The problem is Eliza is a therapist, and the video goes viral possibly ruining her career. Beckham comes to the rescue since, as an IT expert, he has the skills to delete videos and saves Eli’s livelihood. But it forces Eliza to give up social media for six months until things simmer down. There is an instant attraction between Eliza (Eli) and Beckham as they start to chat, and he shares sound relationship advice for her but is honest about not being the boyfriend type. Eliza wants true love and not a friends with benefits affair. Eventually they have to admit their mutual attraction while dealing with loss, past (deep) secrets, therapy, and heartache. These two lovers have SO. MUCH. CHEMISTRY. The book darn near sizzles while you are reading it. Medium heat but an excellent story for our times and the dangers of just who to hook up with and viral craziness. 2022 has been a GREAT year for well-written romance, and this rom-com was addictive. I loved it. I think you will too. #friendstoLovers #therapy #religion #love #loss #life #secrets #romance (Pub Date: July 5th)

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What I loved-
- age gap
- slow burn
- friends with benefits
- friends to lovers
- workplace romance
- the character's backstories

What I didn't love-
- It was very slow at times. I don't mean it was the slow burn that was boring me--it was the plot.
- I wish there was more on the character's backstory that we could have seen throughout the book. Rather than most of their stories (cough cough, Beckham) being summed up in the end.

Overall this was a 4/5 for me, I love all of Roni Loren's work!!

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This romance novel was the perfect antidote to a busy work week. The characters weren’t perfect, but in a natural way. I loved how little facts about their past, what made them the way they were, had been snuck in, almost undetectable. By the end, I had a strong sense of who the characters were, and I even cared enough to root for them. With a few well-written steamy scenes, my escape from the real world was complete!

One thing that surprised me was that as the characters were thinking and interacting, their words had some truths about life that I wanted to highlight and remember. It’s not something that you would normally look for in a romance novel, but it’s there for the taking, and much appreciated.

I enjoyed this book on multiple levels, and it was totally worth my time. I’m going to be re-reading this one in the future.

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I really enjoyed this book! It was compelling, sweet, and I found it difficult to put down! I can’t wait to hopefully add a physical copy to my collection soon!

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The Last book in the Say Anything trilogy has the perfect beginning set up and the most wonderful epilogue I have read in a long time. The middle of the book feels like it wonders and I wasn't crazy about some of the interactions in act 3 but for the most part this is a great end book to the series. I think the first book in the series will always hold a special place in my heart but this last book reading had the tears in the epilogue.

Eliza, who we met previously, is in a dating rut. She keeps using dating apps and social media to try and find her perfect match but swipe right brings more frustration than true love. Enter Beck, the most anti-social media 25 year old on the plant. Way to young for her but also covered in tattoos, piercings, and Mr. Darcy grump vibes. Meeting Beck makes her want to try a new kind of dating. One without social media and IRL. But how can she find her perfect match when the guy standing next to gets her hot and bothered.

I am really going to be sad to see this series end but the epilogue makes it impossible for another entry. If you have read the other books in the series, please read this one too. You won't be disappointed.

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I've had loved all three of the Say Everything Series!
Book three For You & No One Else was just as phenomenal as the first two!

A steamy story with very relatable characters.
All the characters were amazing and very well developed.
Loren writes such beautifully fleshed out characters and ones that will stick with me for a while.
I absolutely love Roni's storytelling, her writing style is real, fun and so relatable.
She has such a unique way about her that captures the moment a d keeps you intrigued throughout every single one of her books!
She has become one of my favorites and I hope to read more of her work to come!

Sourcebooks Casablanca on Edelweiss,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!
Can't thank you enough!
I will post my review closer to pub date.

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For You & No One Else
by Roni Loren
Pub Date: 05 Jul 2022
4/5 Stars

I’ve really enjoyed all of Roni Loren’s Say Everything books. Like the other books, this one involves two characters who meet at WorkAround, a shared working space in New Orleans. Eliza is done with online dating after one last disastrous meetup. Beck works in cybersecurity and talks her into getting off her apps and living her life. While doing so she discovers the person she wants in her real life is Beck.

This story is sweet and hot. The characters are messy and loveable, and I liked seeing them go from friends with benefits to falling in love.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca, Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an advanced copy of this book! CW: suicidal ideation, death of a parent, cult/religious trauma

This series is fully slept on and is one of my absolute favorite romance series! Needless to say, I was thrilled to get an arc of the final (sad) installment of the Say Anything series. Roni Loren's writing just really hits different and I love how all three of these stories have taken serious topics and handled them with care while weaving them into a lovely romance.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I really liked Beckham and Eliza, both as individual characters and together. Also love any romance that starts with adopting animals!!! I loved the conversation around societal expectations of marriage and performing for others. Though this could definitely work as a standalone, it was nice to see some old friends with Hollyn and Andi. We love a dual POV and the steam level that I've come to expect from Roni Loren! Series epilogues can sometimes feel cheesy to me but I did like seeing where all three couples ended up.

My one qualm with this book is that I wish we had gotten a bit more of the background on Eliza and Beckham's respective traumas throughout the book. It was alluded to throughout the book but we didn't really get the big reveal until pretty much the end and so it felt a little rushed. There's also a teensy part of me that wished that Eliza and Beckham's happily ever after had continued to subvert societal norms.

Sad this series is over but looking forward to Loren's next work and diving into her backlist!

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For You & No One Else is the third book in the Say Everything series. In this book we follow Eliza; she is a therapist and best friends with Andi and Hollyn from the previous books. Eliza is not happy with her personal life. She has gone on a string of crumby dating app dates and just really wants to find “the one” and being their life together. On a real gem of a horrible date she is filmed telling off her date and he posts it all over the internet. It affects her emotionally as well as professionally. She decides to take an internet detox. Her work neighbor, Beck, helps her out during this and they become good friends; and maybe more?

Roni Loren writes compelling characters that are both realistic and wholly unique. Her characters are often coping with a trauma and a lack of self confidence or worth. The character will be thrown into the path of someone raw and honest that is also on their own journey to becoming their true self; and together they figure themselves and their lives out bit by bit.

I would recommend this book to fans of the series. Yes & I Love You is my favorite out of all three but I’m glad I’ve read them all and have a fuller picture of the characters lives. I wish Cal from Yes & I Love You would get his own book. I am here for that, fingers crossed.

If you’re into friends to lovers, 80’s party nights, reality tv and romance with an age gap this one’s for you.

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Phenomenal. Once again, I’m blown away by this series. Somehow book 3 is the best one yet!! Highly recommend this series, and if you haven’t picked up the first one yet, do it!

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