Opening a book from Amy Daws always guarantees me a book filled with laughter and plenty of romance. Calder and Dakota have the thin line between love and hate- don’t even consider them friends. Until it became more. Who wouldn’t love a cat daddy and the idea of the big burly mountain man carrying Milkshake in a baby carrier around the mountain is hilarious. Along with Calder and Dakota’s banter back and forth was perfect for these two. A perfect five star read to brighten my day.

I really like both characters in this book. However I have to admit I have a special affinity for Calder. He’s the middle child in his family of men. I am the middle child in my family of three girls in a row( then a brother). I get him. You’re looking for where you fit in. You are a little rebellious in your family, you’re a people pleaser and generally out for a good time. You can be taken for granted and you allow it. All that being said people probably don’t know the real you. You may not really know yourself. This is Calder.
Dakota is trying to find her self again. She’s trying to reclaim her once confident self. Or so she thought she was confident. Maybe she wasn’t always honest with herself

By a happenstance of a little trickery, manipulation and maneuvering Calder and Dakota are thrown together. Being sworn enemies these two decide to form a truce for a week. Thus starts the end of a beautiful fuedship and the beginning of what can only be described as now for something completely unusual.

I can’t tell you more because why would you read the book if you already know the score? Plus you need to enjoy this for yourself

This author has a way of incorporating humor, feelings and heat in a seamless way. It’s comfortable, witty and touching . It’s fifty shades of feelings all mixed up in one story. What more could you ask for? Maybe a sequel

I can’t wait to see where the author takes us next. It’ll be unique and a little crazy. Just as life should be.

Seven Year Itch is the sequel to Nine Month Contract in Amy Daws’ spicy romantic comedy Mountain Men Matchmaker series. This series featuring the Fletcher brothers is set in a small town in the Colorado mountains. While it can possibly be read as a standalone, Seven Year Itch will be enjoyed more if read after Last on the List and Nine Month Contract.

35-year-old Calder Fletcher is a confirmed bachelor who lives in a nice cabin on a mountain with two of his brothers, Wyatt and Luke. Calder is a giant bearded lothario who carries his cat, Milkshake, strapped to his chest in a baby carrier. The three brothers are financially successful, working as builders. Their oldest brother, Max, the hero in Last on the List, is very wealthy and lives in town. Wyatt found his soulmate, Trista, in Nine Month Contract due to an ad that Calder and their niece, Everly, placed.

Calder’s family members decided to play matchmaker and hacked his Tinder account to post a raucous ad. He’s upset because he’s dateless at his brother, Wyatt’s destination wedding. Then he’s forced to share a room with his soon-to-be sister-in-law’s best friend, Dakota, who drives him crazy. Dakota appeared in Nine Month Contract as Trista’s ride-or-die bestie who was a little unhinged after a recent divorce.

Dakota and Calder have been enemies for the past seven years, but Calder mainly ignored her, figuring that she was someone else’s problem. Then they have an encounter in their shared palapa and decide to have a “What happens in paradise stays in paradise”-type affair. After they return to Colorado, Dakota wants to continue their liaison until she regains her pre-divorce confidence. Which is fine, until Calder starts to catch feelings for her.

Seven Year Itch is a spicy romance that is filled with colorful characters, animals, and humor. Everyone knows people in their lives like Dakota and Calder and can’t wait for them to meet their match and be humbled by love. In this case, Calder falls first. The Fletcher family’s shenanigans add a lot of humor to the story, and readers cannot help but be invested in these characters finding their happily ever after.

Seven Year Itch contains profanity and sexual scenes, and is ideal for fans of Tessa Bailey, Pippa Grant, and Meghan Quinn. I cannot wait to read Luke’s story, Honeymoon Phase.

I received an advance review copy (ARC) from NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This was a great enemies to lovers with awesome spice! I enjoyed it more than the first! I loved the character overlap from the first book and the sneak peek about who the third book will be about. So good!

There’s a fine line between love and hate and it seems like everyone close to Calder and Dakota can see their true feelings before they do. I enjoyed the first book in this series, but cat daddy Calder stole my heart. He has always found Dakota beautiful, but she was married, even if he hated her ex. Due to a disaster that happened when he was renovating her house, their relationship has been very cantankerous. When they have to share a one bed room for a week, emotions boil over and they agree to one night.

I loved their banter, but when they started working together and she saw his artistry they shined. I liked seeing them support each other, but I wished their communication was a little better. There were times I felt like no matter what he said or did, she was too hard on him. I felt like she overreacted when a secret was revealed, and I loved how he proved his feelings for her. I also enjoyed the relationship between him and his brothers. The conversation she had with her friends was also a nice touch.

I loved Calder and Dakota, even when they were arguing. I loved how he made her feel supported, respected, safe and loved. I also adored how she supported him and helped him realize what he wanted to do and how to attain that. I can’t wait for the next book. I received an ARC and this is my honest, voluntary review.

This was such a cute, fun and spicy read!

I love Calder and Dakota’s dynamic! The way they bicker and the nicknames and barbs they threw at each other was very entertaining! Love and hate is such a fine line and I loved how them getting together played out! A bit of forced proximity helped 😆

I loved the little cameos for past characters! It was so fun seeing them again and I really enjoyed the character growth not just between Calder and Dakota but the whole family. It’s such a fun series!

I am a sucker for a good enemies to lovers where they actually hate each other and i’m a bigger sucker for an enemies with benefits scenario. Calder and Dakota spend so much time denying how they actually feel that when they finally admit it to themselves and each other it’s just delicious. I love this book and cannot wait to read more from Amy Daws.

Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice 🌶️🌶️

I would not consider myself a cat person but these cat daddies have my rethinking my decisions!! Calder is a hot cat daddy!!

Calder has always had strong feelings for Dakota! And maybe they are not what he first thought. Maybe it was not hate but something more. Now that she is single Dakota is no longer off limits will Calder man up and get the girl or screw up and lose her?

#sevenyearitch #amydawsauthor #mountainmen #lumbersnacks #catdaddy #enemiestolovers #sexclub

I'll admit Calder was not my cup of tea at first, but his growth was definitely worth it. He's such a secret teddy bear. Low key loved the antagonistic relationship Calder and Dakota have. I love how they made each other better and were both able to come out of their shells.

Book 2 in the Mountain Men Matchmaker series following another Fletcher brother was another amazing book in the series. It has Ms. Daws humor weaved through and through this story. This was a fun story with quick banter, loads of laughs, spicy spice and sweet romance. If you like an enemies to lovers story with a tatted mountain man cat daddy, a newly divorced woman trying to regain her confidence and witty humor than this is a story for you.

We are back on the mountain with Calder & Dakota's book!

In another attempt at a setup these two enemies find themselves shaking up together while on vacation. The laughs and awkwardness continue on from there. I love the awkward! From the lessons to lust filled fighting to cat daddy moments I adored each part of this story. This family is all up in each others business and I wouldn't have it any other way. Love the Mountain Men!

Also for the audiobook lovers this one is narrated by Erin Mallon & Teddy Hamilton so you know it's an epic listen!

Loved Dakota and Calder! I listened to audiobook and it was amazing! And I read it too!! Amy Daws gives reader another amazing book from Fletcher Mountain! Full of banter, steam and growth! They love to hate each other… but Calder wants to help Dakota… and both find love together through it all… clubs, cats and all!!

This was such a fun read that had me giggling! The FMC is newly divorced and is “enemies” with the cat daddy MMC. They end up sharing a room during a destination wedding due to the MMC’s match making scheme. It turns into a “enemies with benefits” arrangement.
Tropes:
-Small Town
-Interconnected Standalone
-Enemies to Lovers
-Romcom
-Sister in Law’s BFF
-Cat Daddy
-Post Divorce FMC

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the eARC!

Classic contemporary romance with funny, unique characters. Easy read with witty humor and fun storylines

Another 5 star read!! I love Amy's writing and body positivity!! Love that Calder got story. If you read 9 month contract, you have to read this one! Top series for me. Funny, sexy and always animals.

A small town, enemies to lovers romance. It was ok. I felt at times the funny moments were a little forced and the hate a little much. Not sure I could relate to either character in their thoughts or feel like they were meant for each other. I think the cringe factors kept it from being higher rated for me.

Thank you Netgalley and Harlequin for this electronic copy for my honest review.

✨ARC REVIEW✨

4 ⭐️’s
4 🌶️’s

Thank you to NetGalley and Amy Daws for letting me read an ARC of the Seven Year Itch!!!

I truly enjoyed Seven Year Itch, this is book two in the Mountain Men Series and I so far both books were 4 stars for me!!

This book follows the middle brother Calder who we met in book one and Dakota who is recently divorced! These two can’t stand each other but one night they run into each other at a sex club and decide to enter into an enemies with benefits relationship!!!

With the help of some meddling friends and the best niece Everly they realize that they actually love and care for each other!!

I absolutely loved the journey that these two went on together with making their way through their “sex bucket list” and slowly falling for each other but I also loved their individual journeys they went on as well. With Calder finally deciding to branch out from his brothers and do his own thing and Dakota finally asking for what she deserves in relationships and seeing that she’s more than her body!!!

I can’t wait to read the next book in this series and this release on June 17th so please go read it!!!

What do you get when a grumpy, tattooed cat dad and his ex-nemesis are forced to share a room at a destination wedding? A whole lot of tension, banter, and a steamy enemies-to-lovers vacation setup that turns into something much deeper.

Calder and Dakota have been sparring for years, but now that she’s newly single and asking for help rebuilding her confidence, the sparks they’ve been denying become impossible to ignore.

This second book in the Mountain Men Matchmaker series brings the laughs, the heat, and just enough emotional punch to keep things grounded. The chemistry is legit, the banter is sharp, and the sex/kink exploration feels honest and refreshing.

🎧 Audiobook lovers, this one's a win! Erin Mallon brings Dakota’s fiery energy to life, while Teddy Hamilton captures Calder’s laid-back humor and unexpected sweetness with ease. Their dynamic adds extra punch to the banter and turns up the volume on every spicy moment. It’s the kind of narration that pulls you in and doesn’t let go—fun, fierce, and perfectly cast.

Thank you @amydawsauthor, @htpbooks and @htpbooks_audio for the #gifted ebook arc and the ALC. All opinions expressed are my own.

Definitely enemies to lovers. Dislike to lovers? Still some dislike while lovers?

Anyways, it's just so funny. Calder and his sister-in-law's best friend do NOT get along. Dakota hasn't liked him since he ruined her house reno years ago.

But when she's invited too on his brothers wedding trip to Mexico, the two of them get stuck sharing a room. They might annoy each other to distraction, but they're both attracted to each other. Dakota has just gone through a divorce, so she's actually looking to explore.

So when he runs into her in a place, he'd never think to see her? He's shocked. And through some meddling from others, ready to help her.

Love this family. They're so ready to get into each other's business. And being as it's an Amy Daws novel, there's hilarity, spice, and a HEA. With these two, though, it really takes some growing.

Is there only one more Fletcher brother left?!

Absolutely adorable. This whole series is a spin off of one of her previous, but is much more developed and the characters are much stronger. The three brothers living on a mountain and their niece searching for women for them to complete their lives is a hilarious concept. I think the two in this novel had more chemistry than the first book, and the spice is off the chart! This is the best intro to BDSM and kink that I've seen in romance novels. True to form, gentle, not patronizing in any one direction. Can't wait to see where the third brother lands!