Seven Year Itch is a sharp, spicy, and heartfelt romcom that delivers everything readers love about enemies-to-lovers romance. Amy Daws pairs a grumpy, emotionally guarded mountain man with his longtime nemesis in a tropical forced-proximity setup that’s equal parts hilarious and hot.

From “only one bed” tension to a meddling matchmaker niece (and a cat named Milkshake), this book blends big laughs, emotional depth, and steamy chemistry with ease. Calder and Dakota’s enemies-to-lovers arc is full of fire, vulnerability, and surprisingly tender moments (including PowerPoint romance, yes really).

Perfect for fans of Meghan Quinn, Tessa Bailey, and laugh-out-loud small-town chaos. Amy Daws proves once again she’s the queen of grumpy heroes with gooey centers.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5 rounded up) -🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Thank you to Amy Daws, Harlequin Trade Publishing, and Canary Street Press for the eARC!

Seven Year Itch was so good! This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and it did not disappoint. It was such a fun story and I loved Calder and Dakota's relationship. The banter was top notch and the spice was perfect!
I can't wait to see what's next for the Fletcher family!

Absolutely so thankful to have gotten this arc from NetGalley! I adore these mountain men and their family! The humor, the spice and the furry animals included just ate it up!! So excited to read the next one Honeymoon phase!

2 Stars, DNF at 30%

I didn't know how explicit this book was going to be in terms of content when I picked it up. Kink isn't usually something I look for in my books and had that been indicated in the description I probably wouldn't have tried it. What really made me put it down was the MMC. I found Calder inconsiderate, self-centered, and immature and I couldn't really root for the romance as a result. I didn't like the way he pushed sexual boundaries, unapologetically staring when Dakota's top fell down, telling her about it, flashing her. The book was also repetitive, telling us repeatedly that Calder slept around, did not want anything serious, was tattooed and hot, etc. I don't think the prose style worked for me.

You know that whole saying that the second book is never as good as the first?!
Well.... Amy... you have certainly proven us wrong!
Calder is like the #1 Fletcher brother without a doubt, hands down, sex club and all...
Calder Fletcher is a possessive (in all the right ways) Rottweiler MMC
And we have our boho black cat FMC (with all the real life issues we all face after dating shitty men).
This is a funny, sweet rom-com featuring enemies to sex buddies?! & it features one bed in a swanky Mexican resort (thanks to matchmaking Everly).
Honestly, I ate this book up.
Like if a man made me a PowerPoint with all the sex positive things we were gonna do?... I'd be in. Like yes Daddy Calder.
Honestly, I can't wait for Luke's story.
But Calder is 100% the IT brother for me.

I absolutely LOVE a good meet cute and this definitely lived up to my expectations for book 2. I love Amy’s writing. Amy’s spice is definitely something special. However the third act breakup with some miscommunication made me want to pull my hair out. But again, only Amy could pull that off the way she did.

Calder and Dakota were quite immature for their age. I didn’t like Calder’s backstory with his ex. Major ick. Dakota felt very two dimensional. She didn’t have a lot of depth.

I'm a big fan of this series and the four brothers finding love. This one focuses on Calder and is definitely primarily sex focused. Dakota is somewhat relatable and the chemistry is great. There is a plot in there and it was enjoyable. I do suggest the others though it reads fine alone.

I really enjoyed the first part of this book. It was funny, and I loved the back-and-forth button pushing between Calder and Dakota. I felt like there was a lot of character growth, and I really liked watching Dakota become confident in all areas of her life.

I do feel like things got a little bit slow around the halfway point, and I wish some of the momentum of the first half had carried on to the second half of the story.

I am looking forward to reading Luke’s book next!

Thanks NetGalley for the eARC.

Calder and Dakota have the perfect chemistry and character development in enemies to lovers. Also who doesn’t love a down bad cat daddy who falls first and harder for the FMC? Also ending was perfection *chefs kiss* 💋

Thank you NetGalley and Canary Street Press for the ARC!

5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved this sooooo much! The 9 month contact was a top 3 read for me in 2024 so I’ve been waiting for the next Fletcher brother book so impatiently….and if did not disappoint! Ugh I loved Calder so far my fav brother…but we shall see 😉 I love a good enemies to lovers story and Dakota and Calder were just that! It was spicier than the first one but still had so much plot which I absolutely love. Highly recommend! Can’t wait for the next Fletcher brother book!

Well this book certainly turned up the heat! A delicious enemies to lovers, frenemies with benefits,
and slow burn that had me panting for more.

Everly is back on her mission to matchmake all her uncles. This time? She’s hacked Calder’s dating accounts to help him find someone who wants more than one night.

The last thing Calder expects is to end up sharing a room with his brother’s wife’s best friend Dakota who can’t stand him at his brother’s wedding. But when there’s forced proximity and vulnerability fate commences… and maybe is helped along by our favorite Fletcher matchmaker.

Dakota earnestly ripped my heart out in this story and put it back together again. As a young woman who went through a divorce a lot of her inner thoughts were all too real for me. I feel like this book was written for me and I loved it.

This book felt a little edgier compared to Nine Month Contract. There’s a few scenes in a smex club and many scenes and discussions of the characters exploring new things which I personally enjoyed!

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for this advanced copy!

Fave Quotes:
“I still believe in love and happily-ever-afters. I just made a huge mistake on my first shot at it.”

“In my mid-thirties now, I find myself annoyed if I’m not in bed with a book by nine o clock.”

“I’m going to need you to never say his name in my presence again.”

“She needs to get laid. Needs to forget that f—— ever existed and find that confidence she had the day I met her.”

“I’m not going to make you crawl. But I am going to make you beg.”

“If I leave here without sleeping with Calder Fletcher tonight, it would be a crime against humanity.”

If you are looking for one of the best enemies-to-lovers stories, then stop your searching because here it is! I laughed, and groaned, and cried, and was sweating while reading this fantastic story. Calder Fletcher and Dakota Schaefer could not despise each other more, so when Calder sees Dakota in the same “club” he is a member of, he is NOT happy about it. But it turns out that they might be able to help each other - reluctantly and not so reluctantly in other ways. ;)

I really enjoyed this story, loved seeing some of the characters from some on Amy’s other stories, like Nine Month Contract and Last on the List, and I especially enjoyed the classic but sneaky Fletcher Family Meddling.

Don’t sleep on this book, especially if you are of a fan of characters that are saucy, sassy, sweet, considerate, caring, working through some healing, a boss lady FMC, or a mountain man cad-daddy MMC that is also tattooed and wears flannels with his sleeves rolled.

This story was so fun! I loved seeing their matchmaker and watching their story play out. I loved learning about their history and seeing how they both relearned some of their past.

Thank you for the ARC copy, all opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this arc.

I think my biggest mistake was not realizing that this was a book in a series…so that was my mistake. Overall I did enjoy the story and the spice but missed that background on characters.

“What happens in Mexico stays in Mexico…” or does it?! Another banging book from the amazing Amy Daws! These mountain men always deliver all the banter, laughs and SPICE!
Everly is back to playing matchmaker now for her Uncle Calder!
Wyatt and Trista are getting married in Mexico and Calder is looking to bring a date. He ends up coming alone and in true Everly fashion she decides to set Calder and Dakota (Cozy’s best friend) up with having to share a room! Let’s say things get interesting! They have a past that wasn’t pleasant but there is no denying their attraction!
The spice was spicingggg! Loved this book! I can’t wait to read the next book in this series! I just love these characters so much! Thank you for allowing me to receive this arc!

TROPES:
❤️FORCED PROXIMITY
❤️ONE BED
❤️SMALL TOWN
❤️CAT DADDY🤣
❤️ENEMIES TO LOVERS

Thank you to Netgalley and the Canary Street Press for the arc of this book. Seven Year Itch is the second book in the Mountain Men Matchmaker series. I really enjoyed the first book in this series and had high hopes for the second. The second did not disappoint. This book takes us back to Fletcher mountain and tells the story of Wyatt's brother Calder and Cozy's best friend Dakota. This book also gives us more of Wyatt and Christa's story with their destination wedding. This book is spicier than the first book and I also thought this book had more humor. I cannot wait for the next book in this series.

Amazing!!! I needed this book! I’ve been a reading slump and Amy Daws pulled me out! Calder and Dakota were perfect! Their banter, growth and nicknames were my absolute fav!! Definitely up there with Last on the List for me! 10/10 recommend!

I went into this without any background (on characters or setting), and I think that was my first mistake. I didn’t realize it was an interconnected standalone—the third in the series, at that!

Was it cheesy? Yes. But did I still enjoy the spice? Absolutely! Was like 3.5-4/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

(Thank you, The Hive, Harlequin Trade Publishing, NetGalley, and the author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. #HiveInfluencer)

this was a funny good time, when I needed it. a perfect follow up from nine month contract; I loved getting a deeper dive into Calder's character and I think him and Dakota were well matched and this was a true enemies to lovers in a contemporary romance. This is definitely a read that you go into just looking for a silly, goofy, good time.