A Mess of Reason

The flirty banter between scout and Tessa is so sexually charged it had me on edge the whole book.  Love the best friend chemistry between these two. They are obviously best friends fighting the urge to be together for fear of hurting their friendship. Tess has some issues she needed help with and scout definitely came through for her.  Great build-up and hot sex scenes.

5 "Where's a Scout when you need one?" Stars

This book went beyond my expectations and served up a really fun to read love story with just enough tugging at my heartstrings to bowl me over. Tess and Scout have been best friends for over 15 years. Both have turned out successful, both have other people in their lives and both have been wondering the same question. Does he/she have the same depth of feelings that I have for him/her. From the get go you can see the chemistry the two share even if it is only in innocent friendly flirting. With Tess set to marry Creed, a guy who isn't worthy of her, Scout has a come to Jesus moment and acts on it.

Before long the two are looking for more from each other but unbeknownst to Scout, Tess has a secret that she feels will just turn Scout away forever, so it's safer to stay with Creed. This is about the time I was ready to wring Tess' neck and Scout became forever endeared to me as what may be the best book boyfriend ever. Honestly, I don't think real men like Scout even exist. He was that amazing in my book. 

Eventually everything comes out and once again Scout is the absolute best. Don't get me wrong, there is pain and anger and I absolutely love that this book was told in alternating POV so we could really understand the depth of Scout's emotions. This would be yet another time I wanted to wring Tess' neck. Now with all my complaining about our heroine you would probably think I hate her, but no. I really like Tess. She was a broken heroine and you never even knew it til it slapped you upside your head. She was strong, funny and yes she majorly screws up along the way a couple of times, but I could understand. Her interactions with a little girl named Gigi were so sweet. Ultimately though, Scout is the savior of this story, because did I mention yet that he is amazing. His pinky swear interaction with Tess will probably be one of the most swoon worthy scenes I have ever read.

As I look back on my review, it looks like a lot of rambling but my emotions for this book make it challenging for me to do any better. In my opinion this is a must read book and I am so glad I took a chance on this one.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Great read! Fast paced!

A Mess of Reason follows the story of Tess and Scout. Tess and Scout have been best friends forever, but neither of them know that their feelings run much deeper than that. Tess is currently engaged to Creed. But Creed is her safe choice. He won't push her to reveal her big secret that not even her best friend knows. But when someone finds him in a compromising position minutes before their wedding, Scout sweeps in and takes Tess away. Will they be able to work out their feelings for each other? Will Tess' secret cause them to drift apart?

I actually really really enjoyed this book. I kept coming across it and finally decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did. I loved both Tess and Scout. I love the storyline and the way it unfolded. I loved the relationship and undeniable chemistry between Tess and Scout. I felt they had a very unique relationship and I loved every second of it. Scout was just dreamy and I felt he was very different from most male roles in romance novels. I liked that the story was told from both perspectives as well. My favorite part though is that they started out as best friends. I'm a sucker for best friends turned romance books and this one was perfect. I would definitely recommend!

This was a warm and poignant story of what true love looks like. That what is outside doesn't matter because what is inside matters more. And especially learning to reveal your true self and learning about trust. Plenty of steamy scenes as well. A wonderful read!

Scout and Tess. Not your average couple.  their friendship is as different as can be. Which made this a fun read!

Evan is a sexy country music star.he has always been friends with Tess and never thought to act on his feelings for her. But then he does. 

Tess is engaged to be married to another man. She has always loved Scout, but of course has never told him. she doesnt see him as a option because of his career. Plus she has a secret. 

I was not expecting to be so surprised by the secret! it was refreshing. 

The emotions written in make you feel like you are experiencing it all first hand. Every fear, every tingle, and every ounce of love is felt. 

what a great read!

5 stars all the way! Could not ask for a better book. This is truly a great book. Tess and Scout are best friends for about 15 years. Two friends that loved each other so much but was literally to dumb to even realize it. And what made Tess not realize it, well she has a HUGE secret that no one knows. Not even her best male friend of her best girlfriend, Roxy. She knew that if she went with him then he would want all of her and well she couldnt do that. So she kept boyfriend after boyfriend just to avoid it. Scout he's a big time player, slept with pratically every girl he knew besides Tess herself. At 29 years of age [Tess just had a birthday] Tess's FIANCE forgets her birthday. Creed is a creep! I don't like him at all, He doesn't deserve her so who comes to Tess with a whole bunch of stuff, SCOUT ! Things takes off from there. But what is Tess's secret? And what happens after all their secrets and explanations takes place? Will Tess still get married? What happens when she does show up at her wedding? Will it go on as plan? What happpens?! Well read it and find out. This book is one of a kind. There is some stuff in here that i don't agree with. That was the only turn off for me. But once you get past that. The book starts to make some sense.

Loved it!!!

Scout Steel & Tess Harlow are best friends from high school.  Both are successful in their own lives, but Tess has come to town to help Scout with a holographic concert.  Each of them is obsessed with the other but neither one thinks the other feels the same way.  Scout is finally ready to make the moves on Tess, but there is one complication…she is just weeks away from her wedding!

Scout is over come when she is trying on her wedding dress and he kisses her, but it just upsets Tess because he immediately apologizes which is not what she longs to hear.  That is even more upsetting because not only did he cross the line, he makes her feel like he regretted it.  Will she ever tell him how she wishes it were him that she would spend the rest of her life with?

This is an amazing story with so many twists and turns that are so unexpected.  It was a fantastic read.

There is a shocking twist that she has been hiding from everyone and revealing it will destroy her.

An ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love a best friends turn lovers romance. I'm also a sucker for a rock star romance. Other than a couple mentions of Scout being a successful rock star, it wasn't relevant in the story and I wouldn't classify it as a story about a "rock star." Just a warning there. That being said, I still loved the story and I will definitely be reading more from this author.

Scout and Tess have been best friends for years each with secret lingering feelings for the other. Timing has always been off, one of them always in a relationship so they never explored their feelings for each other. Now Tess is engaged and Scout is having a hard time holding back his feelings. 

I really loved the chemistry between the two. Scout was protective and loving towards Tess and she worshipped the ground he walked on but issues held them back from loving each other. I loved how supportive Scout was and he totally made me swoon. There's a big secret and once it is revealed, the book kind of turns into something else...in a good way. The second half just got even better. They beautifully help each other to heal open wounds and make themselves whole together. 

The witty banter and flirting between them flowed well. But sometimes Scout would say or think something that was pretty over the top. I would read it and think, sorry but that's completely unrealistic and no one thinks or says that, especially not a guy. It wasn't too often but still. I was kind of disappointed in some of their issues because it came down to a lack of communication or indecisiveness that was completely unnecessary. An entire conversation where they are talking about something, have this big important needs-to-be-said thought in their head, don't say it and the other walks away making bad assumptions. I get the need for drama and suspense but I like when an author can do that in more interesting ways rather than falling back on "if I just would've said..."

I was given this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a wonderful book, I couldn't get through each page fast enough. Tess and Scout have been best friends since they were kids and what they won't tell one another is that they are both deeply in love with each other. Scout knows every minute detail about Tess, except the big secret that she's been able to hide from everyone. She knows that Scout pays attention and she couldn't ever have a relationship with him because he is too perceptive. She needs someone who will give her babies but never get close enough to her to know her secret. When Scout gives her a proposition to really think about her future, their future, what will she choose? A life of painfully unhappy solitude or a life of love with a chance of rejection? This is a must read page turner!

This one is a bit of an emotional ride. Scout and Tess are meant to be but the timing was never right. Tess is very stubborn and at times was not very likeable in her lack of maturity. One of the most fun aspects of the writing was the banter between the MCs. It alluded to a deeper connection that was definitely seen as leading to more. The loving was hot as heck once they got to it and the build up was awesome.

**ARC received from NetGalley for an honest review**

"You shake my soul like an earthquake, sweetheart, and while it hurts like bloody hell sometimes, you make me feel alive and whole and inspired.  You can trust I'll be here waiting for you."

What do you do when your in love with your best friend, but not sure they feel the same?  Tess and Scout have been best friends forever.  They have seen each other through everything.  They constantly flirt and push the lines, but never cross them.  Even though deep down both of them want that.  When one is free the other isn't.  Will they ever get their chance? 

The chemistry between them is white hot!  Explosive and funny....they call each other on stuff and would do anything to make the other happy, even if that happiness is with someone else.  Tess has a secret and no one not even Scout knows this.  Will she ever be brave enough to share this with him or anyone else?

I love friends to lovers story and this was an enjoyable read.  I was a bit lost right at first with all the crazy banter they had going on, but soon everything evened out.  It turned out to be a read I was rooting for the two to get a HEA.  The story flows nice and it's extremely hot.  Great fast read...3.75-4 stars!

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So what did I think about this book? I'm not really sure. It wasn't a bad book but I didn't love it. I went from like Tess to disliking her to wanting to shaking her to liking her again. She put me through so many emotions with the decisions she made and didn't make. I know she had her own demons and was doing what she honestly thought was best for her. I thought at times she was so selfish with how she was handling Scout. But then I remembered that Scout was a grown man and he could make his own choices. The back and forth with them drove me nuts at times. Mainly Tess though. I like Scout wanted her to make a decision and stick with it. Did she want Scout or not? Was she going to take a leap of faith and reveal all to Scout? Was she going to go ahead and marry her douche of a fiancé? Why exactly was she engaged to him? At times I wanted to skip ahead to get those answers.

So I have mix feelings with this book. I gave 3 solid stars. 3 stars equals good in my book, but not great. Would I reread this book? Probably not, but I would recommend. Maybe you will love it. This book has A LOT of sexual tension until the "act" was completed. This book also has what I consider cheating. Even if the person Tess was cheating on was a jerk and she didn't love him. So all in all, those are my thoughts.

After fifteen years of friendship Tess and Scout explore the idea of a relationship, but there is a catch, Tess is engaged to someone else. Scout being the best friend that he is, is trying to support her in this decision, but he is having trouble denying himself his one true love. After a lot of back and forth, these two finally get together. A great connection between these two friends/lovers. Although the banter back and forth between Tess and Scout in the beginning of the story was a bit ridiculous and hard to understand because of the language that was used, I am glad I stuck with the story because after the first few chapters these two started talking like normal people. This was a great read, would definitely read other books by this author.