Elsie Silver’s Chestnut Springs series is amazing! She has an amazing way of creating an emotional connection with characters, and still finds a way to bring humor into her books! There is a huge wave of demand for hockey romances at the bookstore I work at and this will definitely be one I will recommend. There’s a dual POV and dual timeline aspect to this book that was very engaging and I loved.

“But seeds grow and now the roots of him and that night are wrapped so tightly around my heart that I’ll never be able to extricate myself from Jasper Gervais. There isn’t a soul in the world who can remove those roots and the stranglehold they have on me.”

If you like friends to lovers and small town romance then this is the book for you. I liked being back in this world and even though I’m not a huge friends to lovers fan I was still interested in this book and the romance. Jasper the mmc has a tragic past and I liked seeing him get his happy ending. The romance was cute and I was happy when they finally got together. Loved seeing all the other characters and I’m so excited Winter and Theo’s book, I liked all their interactions. Overall this is a good read especially if you love these specific tropes.

Tropes/themes:
- Hockey player mmc
- Childhood friends to lovers
- She falls first
- Runaway bride
- Unrequited love
- Found family
- Secret pining
- Small town romance

Thank you Bloom Books for this arc for the traditional print edition coming out November 7th.

Powerless is book three of the Chestnut Springs series of interconnected standalones. This story follows Jasper, who was “adopted” into the Eaton family as teen, and Sloane, the Eaton’s cousin. Sloane has been in love with Jasper since the day she met him but has hidden her feelings from him. They are best friends and she would rather have him in her life as a friend than to express her feeling and him shoot her down and ruin their friendship. Their story is so heartbreakingly beautiful. I shed many tears reading this one! Jasper isn’t good with his feelings and is still feeling broken from his past. His story is gut wrenching to read and my heart broke for him.

The sexual tension between these two is off the charts! And when that tension finally snaps, you better hold on because it is a scorcher! Jasper has got a filthy mouth and decides he isn’t afraid to use it…in more ways than one! How these two didn’t see how they affect each other is beyond me. I loved their connection and friendship. I also loved that we got more of the rest of the Eaton clan and also those from Gold Rush Ranch. I can’t wait for more stories from this world and Chestnut Springs!

DEAR JASPER,
I LOVE YOU.

Ok but real this was hands down the best of the series thus far. Elsie Silver absolutely crushed this book from start to finish. I was SO intrigued by Jasper's character in the first two books I couldn't wait to read his story. And then there's Sloane. Runaway bride Sloane. Sassy sunshine, beer drinkin' on her almost wedding day Sloane. I freakin' loved her. The two of them together was a chef's freakin' kiss. THEN you get the rest of the people you loved from Flawless and Heartless. Every scene that included Harvey was made better and had me GIGGLING. This one had all the heart and angst.

Read if you like
- small town
- childhood friends to lovers
- slow burn
- found family
- brooding & tortured MMC
- unrequited love

Suggested order to read
1. Flawless 2. Heartless 3. Powerless

FINAL THOUGHTS: JASPER GERVAIS IS A FREAKIN' DREAM. The quiet and troubled heart of his matched with the loving and sunshine heart of Sloane made this whole book feel like a big ass hug. The text messages throughout chapters me laugh out loud (Willa is still one of my faves). AND you get to meet a whole slew of characters from Elsie's other small town series. Just go pick up this series. You won't regret it.

I've been waiting for Sloane and Jasper's story, and am happy to say that I was not disappointed. This is by far the strongest book of the series, and I absolutely devoured it. There's angst, there's chemistry, and a road trip! Yes, please.

"Powerless" by Elsie Silver is the third installment in the Chestnut Springs series.

This story follows hockey legend, Jasper Gervais and his long-time childhood best friend, Sloane. They've been harboring feelings for each other for years but have never said a word. They've watched each other dive in and out of relationships, but when Sloane gets engaged to a man that belittles and ignores her, Jasper cannot seem to stay away any longer.

I enjoyed this installment, but maybe not as much as the others. I think because Jasper isn't actually a cowboy in this "cowboy romance", it put me off. I wanted more besides constant misunderstandings. A miscommunication trope is my least favorite so one cannot expect to love something that they secretly loathe.

However, Silver's writing never disappoints, and I will always recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom Books for this ARC! You can read this now!

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