After reading the first book in this series, I desperately hoped that I would love the second book as much as I did the first.
Fun fact - LOVED THIS BOOK!
I loved getting to read Cat Daddy - aka Calder's book! ugh! love this guy.
Everly - everyone's favorite niece and the ultimate matchmaker, sets Calder up with Dakota. Dakota happens to be Cozy's best friend. I love how Amy keeps the family dynamics consistent from book one to book two! Love her writing.
This book was SPICY and I loved it.
Calder and Dakota don't have the best history, but when things heat up between them, all of that goes out the door.
All the best ingredients for an enemies to lovers book are here. The banter is on fire. I laughed so much during this book.
The found family that this group of characters have with one another is beautiful and carries over to this book from the first.
When I say this book has SPICE... I mean... SPICE.. nice healthy sexual exploration in this book.
The chemistry.. oh my goodness.
Calder is such a softie at heart.
I kept fussing at Dakota internally to open her eyes to what was right in front of her.
I love this book. I love Amy Daws. This is the best series I have read in a while!
Thank you to NetGalley, Amy Daws, and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!
Immediately add this to your summer TBR!
Happy Reading!

“𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗸. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.”

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝗣𝘂𝗯 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲:6/17/25

🎧Audiobook/📖Ebook Immersive Read

*Thank you @NetGalley and @HarlequinBooks for sending this ebook and audiobook for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: Calder Fletcher has a rugged yet misogynistic playboy reputation- he loves two things: his family, and his cat. Dakota can’t stand Calder, but she has to deal with him sometimes as her best friend is married to one of his brothers. Dakota and Calder are forced to spend the week together for his other brother’s destination wedding- and they get set on a path they would have never imagined.

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:
🏔️ Enemies x Lovers
🐈‍⬛ Kink Exploration
🏔️ Forced Proximity
🐈‍⬛ One Bed
🏔️ Grumpy x Sunshine
🐈‍⬛ Cat Daddy

𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:
Oh. Em. Gee. I LOVE LOVE LOVED this audiobook so freaking much. The narrators were 🤌🏻, the dual narration is the best style of narration ever. Period. I actually enjoyed the audiobook more than the ebook- and that’s rare for me who loves to eyeball 👀 read more.

This story was so fun, the banter, the sexual exploration aspect, the humor, and relationships between the brothers. And let’s not forget Milkshake the 🐈‍⬛- Dakota is someone I’d love to hang out with and grab drinks! The sass is strong with that one.

I cannot recommend this book enough. It’s book two of a intertwined trilogy. I read it as a stand alone and am chomping at the bit to read the others now.

It's great to be back on Amy Daws' Fletcher mountain....and this time, she's convinced me that I should buy a hot tub.

Dakota is single for the first time in her 30s and looking to get her groove back. So when she runs into her old nemesis Calder Fletcher at a sex club, she is annoyed to be so attracted to her old nemesis.
Body acceptance has been featuring more and more into romance novels, but I found that this plot line really spoke to me. My body will never be what it was in my 20s after having a baby and it's hard to feel confident and sexy in it.

What else did I enjoy about this book? I loved the secondary characters (someone get me an Everly romance, stat). I really enjoyed that Dakota owned her old cool t-shirt shop (Spaceboy Clothing in Wilmington is my local cool t-shirt shop, and I imagined her being half as awesome as the owners) and reading this book just made me happy.

I will note that this is a spicy one, and not for the faint of heart. But definitely a fun book - I can't wait to read the next book about youngest Fletcher brother Luke.

ARC Review

Calder and Dakota are the perfect enemies to lovers. I loved the journey these two take. But I also love that we get to see all the fletcher brothers and family. Amy Daws is amazing at not only writing romcom but she does emotional moments that have me tearing up. I love this series so much. I can’t wait for Luke’s book!


Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for this amazing ARC.

I loved this book. Normally the second book in series doesn’t do justice, but this book is my FAVORITE. I love Calder and Dakota chemistry. Calder growing through out the book, Dakota having an open-mind and exploring new adventures.

Enemies to lovers, brothers wife best friend.

Calder is a known womanizing, no commitment kind of guy., cat daddy. Dakota is freshly divorced, business owner.

They are thrust together at a destination wedding to share a room and a bed.

Their banter is phenomenal.
Once they come home he becomes her teacher in the field of confidence and sex…

Back to Fletcher Mountain we go, and this time, we’re finally getting Calder’s story. Brother number three, the grumpy, beardy, emotionally repressed cat dad who’s been beefing with Dakota for seven years. And let me tell you, I clocked their tension way back in Last on the List, so I was more than ready for this slow-burn chaos.

Dakota, Cozy’s bestie and newly divorced queen, heads to Mexico for Cozy and Max’s wedding. Guess who she ends up stuck with in a palapa? Calder Freakin’ Fletcher. One bed. Forced proximity. Baggage. Banter. And so much unresolved sexual tension.

Then Dakota asks Calder to help her get her groove back. Post-divorce glow-up energy. And we all know how that goes. Enemies to lovers? Try enemies with benefits who catch real feelings. This book brings the heat. Amy Daws did not come to play. I was fanning myself one page and clutching my heart the next.

You get everything you'd expect from an Amy Daws romance. Big spice, sharp wit, and those gut-punch emotional moments that sneak up on you when you least expect it. I laughed. I blushed. I cheered. I wanted to crawl into the pages and join family dinner with the Fletchers.

If you love second chances, hot grumps, tropical shenanigans, and watching a confident woman reclaim her magic, you need this book in your life. Go get it, and bring a fan.

Man, do I love the Fletcher Brothers. Calder and Dakota’s story I would say is explosive. The two are fire crackers individually and when you get them together it’s like the Fourth of July. They have an enemies to lovers things going on. It’s truly a fine line between love and hate with these two. But when they set their sites on a common goal, they find themselves growing in ways. Neither one of them thought they could, and the way they believe in each other is just beautiful. This is definitely a TBR add.

I liked the premise of this book, however, I found the writing to be kind of clunky? I also found Dakota to be an unlikeable character, I don't know if it's because the author really want to hone in the enemies to lovers trope but every time she talked about the ruined reno/wedding dress I groaned.
I liked the brothers and their backstories. I haven't read the other books in the series, but I didn't think it was needed to fully understand what was happening, just would have had more backstory for the secondary characters.

Calder Fletcher deserves all the stars! He had me Team Calder from start to finish. I wholeheartedly adore him. I’ve always found Daws creates and shapes some of the most amazing MMCs, and Calder is the newest to the list.
If you’re familiar with her books, then you’ll know a lot of her storylines tend to include an eclectic range of romance tropes, some of which effortlessly work well together, and some, in my opinion, takes a little more convincing before you’re sold on the idea. Seven Year Itch is the latter.
I love a good, giggle-inducing enemies-to-lovers story. But I feel it only hooks you in if the MCs have natural chemistry and there’s a genuine flow within plot development. Dakota is not one of my fave FMC of Daws. She had moments here and there but overall; I had trouble connecting with her. I wish she displayed substantial character growth. Dakota is an acquired taste. She’s a hard personality, with an even stronger POV, and it often clashed with Calder’s. I think readers will either love her or hate her.
If I was unclear earlier, Calder Fletcher is what made this book for me. I loved the layers in his personality, and the complexity of his personal story. He can lighten the mood with a simple smile, a good-natured joke, or with a sweet gesture. Add his rugged good looks, the charm, and the fact that he’s a total cat dad, and you got yourself one lovable mountain man.
The first quarter of the book dragged on a little bit for my liking, but the rest of the story does eventually pick-up pace. If you’re a fan of a slow-burn, then you’ll most likely enjoy the incessant war of words before anything remotely friendly even develops between Calder and Dakota. But once the opportunity presents itself, you’ll be inundated with sexual content. There is, however, a backdrop or two that may not be to everyone’s cup of tea, but try keeping an open mind to Calder’s and Dakota’s kinky escapades.
It’s a rom-com with a good chunk of seriousness and meaning thrown in for good measure. On the surface, the romantic elements exhibited playfulness and good fun. But underneath, it presented relatable life experiences such as dealing with grief, insecurities, starting a new life chapter, putting yourself out there, as well as working on one’s mental and emotional well-being. Like the first book in the series, it has heart. So, despite not being a fan of certain parts of this book, I am happy I read it because by the end, I came away smiling.
Although it can be read as a standalone, it’s still a pivotal story that not only connects you to the first in the series, but the next one that follows. I do recommend reading Nine Month Contract (and possibly Last On The List—the book the introduces you to the brothers) to get the full Fletcher brothers, mountain men experience.
Calder’s familial interactions are the highlights. The knowledge of their family history, the banter, and the heart-to-hearts made for genuine relationships and provided depth to the story. This is only book two in the series, but I’m already well and truly invested in the brothers’ lives, their tight-knit bond, and their overall dynamics.
Seven Year Itch is a little cute, and a whole lotta crazy! It takes you on quite a reading experience. I, for one, haven’t read anything like it before. The writing is easy to follow, vivid, and is a great addition to the Fletcher brothers’ world. Three brothers down, youngest one to go. I’m looking forward to reading Luke’s book next.

I didn’t quite enjoy this one as much as I did the first in this series but the wit and banter were still highly entertaining. The spice was very entertaining! Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this copy for read and review

Amys written another book in the Mountain Men series filled with snappy banter, laugh-out-loud moments, and an addictive read that makes her stories so easy to breeze through.

Dakota has always been someone's else's nightmare but now, seven years later, both of them stuck on this tropical island, shes his problem. I enjoyed the body positivity in this book and how Dakota was a firey main character. Or maybe that was just her hate towards Calder which was humorous when it was from Calders POV. Calder is the ultimate funny cat dad, and his sarcastic inner monologue had me cracking up. Dakota, on the other hand, is a fiery divorcee trying to reclaim her confidence—especially in the bedroom—and I loved her journey.

There’s plenty of spice between Calder an Dakota. There's no holding back on the spice, and the chemistry is off the charts between them. But it’s not just steam; there’s constant tension that keeps you on the edge of your seat just waiting for theme to do it!!!! Or rip each other's throats out. The enemies to lovers vibes are constant and really hitting the mark. The forced proximity added fuel to the fire, and while things started off as friends-with-benefits, there was emotional tension and so many funny moments.

I always love a meddling family and this series has that at it's foundation. I loved the premesis of the story and how their relationship blossomed. Their romance was both chaotic and charming.

Amy Daws delivers the perfect cocktail of chaos, chemistry, and character growth in Seven Year Itch. From the opening disaster of a destination wedding to a flannel-filled mountain redemption arc, this book had me laughing out loud and sighing into my pillow.

Calder Fletcher is the exact kind of mountain man readers dream about—tattooed, bearded, grumpy, and secretly soft. His fake dating profile might be a joke, but his charm and emotional depth are very real. Dakota, fresh off a divorce and done with all things male, is fiery, sharp-witted, and completely relatable. Their hate-fueled banter turns into steamy tension with a side of surprising vulnerability, and Milkshake the cat? Absolute scene-stealer.

This isn’t just a rom-com—it’s a glow-up arc, a middle-finger to post-divorce shame, and a hilarious reminder that sometimes your worst enemy is actually your best match... especially when there’s only one palapa and a meddling family involved.

If you love enemies to lovers with real heart, hot mess vacations, and grumpy men with good cats, Seven Year Itch should be at the top of your TBR.

Absolutely loved this story of a reformed lady's man who meets his match in a divorcee seeking to spice up her life! It's got humor, steam and sweetness.

First of all, Calder. OMG. From the moment he straps his cat Milkshake into a baby carrier sling for a walk in the woods, I was enamored. Not to mention his hacked Tinder profile made me sputter laugh when he grumpily growls his frustration. But it's Calder's underlying softness when it comes to his family that really made me melt.

Then there's Dakota. Newly divorced, she's out to prove she's not the bore that her ex claims is the reason for their failed marriage. That's why she's at a s-- club when Calder spots her and immediately thinks "hell to the no" is she gonna hook up with some rando.

The duo have history when Calder did renovation work for Dakota back when she was about to get married, and it's not pretty. AD draws us in to hear their thoughts and then the truth. Oh, how things would've been seven years earlier had it all come out then!

As they head to destination wedding so begins the hilarious shenanigans between Calder and Dakota, and of course, the schemings of a matchmaker who thinks they're perfect for each other.

Many thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC of #SevenYearItch! It's a must summer read!

Sucked me right into the world of the mountain men. Juicyyyyyyy but made me laugh. Fun read to get through the craziness of May.

DNF at 30%

I really tried to push through reading this book but I just cannot. The writing style is not for me, the characters are unlikeable to me and their voice is very childish and not appealing. I just can't push through this one, I thought it was going to be more romcom than raunchy and it just isn't my style of book.

I received an eARC thanks to Netgalley and Canary Street Press, all opinions are my own.

When grumpy mountain man Calder needs a no-strings date to his brother’s tropical destination wedding, the last person he expects to end up sharing a room with is Dakota—his sister-in-law’s fiery best friend and sworn nemesis. But when a heated moment in paradise blurs the line between enemies and something much steamier, what was supposed to stay on vacation refuses to be left behind. Now back in his small mountain town, Calder is stunned when newly divorced Dakota shows up asking for his help to get her confidence back. Their hilarious, fiery dynamic starts to shift into something deeper—but with meddling family, unexpected feelings, and plenty of unresolved tension, Calder and Dakota must decide if their vacation fling has what it takes to turn into forever. This is the 2nd book in the Mountain Men Matchmaker series. Calder and Dakota’s no-strings fling had me laughing and swooning. Their chemistry was also HOT, the banter was ON POINT, and I loved how real their struggles felt. Also the sex/kink exploration was so refreshing and didn’t feel taboo at all.

Thank you to NetGalley and Canary Street Press for providing the ARC.

So Amy Daws is a new author for me, and after Nine Month Contract, I was eager to explore this world that she crafted. Nine Month Contract wasn't quite there for me, but I was intrigued by Calder as the resident black sheep.

I found this story to be a more enjoyable read than Nine Month Contract, likely because the surrogacy story between Wyatt and Trista made me a bit uncomfortable, but also because this book, overall, was better written in my opinion. I thought the characters were more fleshed out and their story had a natural progression to it that Wyatt and Trista's didn't. Their story felt forced in parts, where Calder and Dakota's felt relatively seamless.

It's an easy, enjoyable read that doesn't take itself too seriously. The characters are fun and the plot is simple - definitely high on the escapism reads.

I really liked the story line and characters. It followed the enemies to lovers. However, I was not a fan of the sex club scenes. I feel this book could survive without that added in.

I’ve been following the Fletcher family series for quite a while now and was looking forward to seeing all the characters get their HEA. I liked the characters of Dakota and Calder and their chemistry, but I felt like their romance fell a bit flat. I would have liked to see their relationship develop more while they were still in Mexico. The times they went to the sex club didn’t really advance the plot nor did they explore or discover anything about their relationship while there.
The story was cute and at times spicy, but I felt like it was lacking some of the humour and banter that Amy Daws’ books usually have. All in all it was okay, but not my favourite of the series.
I’m looking forward to Everly’s book. She’s in for it.