ARC Book Review: Happily Never After by Paisley Nash

Happily Never After

Paisley Nash

Heart Springs, #1

Publisher: Rebekah Carden

Published Date: June 18, 2025

Genres: Romance, Fiction

636 Pages

Date Read: June 15-29, 2025

Format: 📱

Source: Author Direct ARC

As always, if you prefer a spoiler free review please read my quick review instead of the in depth review below.

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About the Book

Blurb

Quick Review (Spoiler Free)

This is my first cowboy romance. I have never jumped on the cowboy/age gap train but I figured I would give it a try.

I love when a book gets directly into the story because it usually means we have some great content coming. I was not prepared to become so attached to everyone... Kade, Georgia, Aurora, Bea, Abby, the twins, Griff, and so many more. 

This story is a slow burn, however, once the "spark" happens the sex got to be too much. It just felt very forced at the end. 

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Now, let's get into the details!!

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I really like some of the other sub tropes here: enemies to lovers, found family, forced proximity, etc. I really enjoyed the storyline. Pretty up front we get dropped a big story bomb that sets up the rest. This was a plus for me. Each character has a great personality setup and the family dynamic with the Archers is so wholesome, I just loved it all. I love the build up and the dynamic between the main couple.

I like a good smutty story and if the sex fits in well then I can’t complain. But it just felt very forced toward the end of the book. I found myself going “oh, another one” and skimming through the scenes for more story content. I was so invested in trying to figure out the next part of the story or waiting on Kade and Georgia to have another character arc moment. Overall, I liked the book but there were definite moments that kept me from giving it a full 4 stars.

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I would like to thank Paisley Nash for this eARC opportunity!

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