Rebel Heart by Brighton Walsh
(Starlight Cove, #6)
Covers by moi
Photography by Wander Aguiar
Model: Blaze
Release: July 1, 2024
Coming home and finding out my ex is my new roommate is a nightmare…especially when I’ve been pretending to hate her for years.
Harper Davidson has been ingrained on my heart since we were kids, and now she’s tattooed on my skin. But she’ll never know about either. Not when she’s better off thinking we’re enemies.
Having her in my space every day and sharing a wall with her every night is a challenge I never saw coming. A challenge I’m not sure I’m up to.
Especially when our daytime games turn into nighttime dares, pushing each other to the breaking point until our neighbors know exactly who’s making her scream.
As lines blur and feelings deepen, we begin teetering on the edge of something more. And it’s becoming harder to pretend that this is nothing—that she is nothing.
Because this second chance is starting to feel like a last chance.
It’s always been her for me, but I’m broken beyond repair and don’t know how to be the man she needs. These demons in my closet are never silent, and I’ll do anything to keep them from dragging her down with me.
Even if that means letting her go again.
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Why you will love this book…
💕Small Town
🔥Childhood Friends/First Love
💕Enemies to Lovers
🔥Forced Proximity
💕Roommates
🔥Second Chance
💕It’s always been you
🔥✨Fancy✨ Peen
💕No Third Act Breakup
🔥 He Falls First and Hardest
“What would it be like between us?”
“It wouldn’t be soft and sweet like it used to be,” Levi said.
I thought back to every time we’d had sex as teens. Back then, we’d been sneaking around so no one would see, and we’d gotten very creative. I wouldn’t say any of our times were particularly soft or sweet. They were fast and frantic, both of us too hungry for each other for anything else.
“I know exactly what you’re thinking. But even in the car or on the cliffs or behind the cove, I still fucked you nice and easy. Still made it sweet for you.” He slid his gaze down my body, a filthy caress.
“But I wouldn’t take you to bed, sparrow. I wouldn’t lay you out on the sheets and whisper how beautiful you are. It wouldn’t be lights out, missionary until you came once and I followed. It’d be rough and dirty. I’d make you show me how much you want it, make you fucking beg for it. And then I’d give it to you. Over and over again, until you couldn’t take it anymore. Your body would be so wrung out, you’d cry with every release. But instead of stopping, I’d lick up your tears and make you come again, just because I could. And even when I made it hurt a little, you’d still want more.”
His words swept through me, stoking that low, simmering fire already inside me. Instead of turning me off, he’d only ignited an inferno.
I rested my hands on his shoulders, dragging my thumbs up the column of his neck. “What are you waiting for?”
That clearly wasn’t the answer he’d been expecting. His brows rose the tiniest fraction, and I wondered if this had all been for nothing. If, despite everything I’d said, his restraint was strong enough to hold him back. If, maybe, he wasn’t as drawn to me as I’d assumed. Wasn’t as drawn to me as I was to him.
And then, before I could step away, before I could slink off to my room and try to forget making an ass of myself, everything changed. The air in the room shifted as Levi’s restraint finally snapped.
“Fuck it,” he muttered before wrapping his hand around my nape and tugging my face down to his.
Rebel Heart by Brighton Walsh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is my favorite series of Brighton’s to date! But, shssss, don’t tell the others :) Not only is this my favorite series, but the stories grew exponentially in their greatness. It is a binge-worthy series for sure, which I have actually done twice now with the audiobooks, but I couldn’t do it for this release because I was not as prepared and organized with my time as I should have been. Anywho, the audiobook isn’t even in production yet so BOO on that Brighton, but let’s move on.
This is a big story. It doesn’t just mark the end of a series, but it also closes the *family arc* that has been woven thru all the books. AND, let’s face it, we all knew Levi was going to hurt, so there’s that! All of this was executed flawlessly. Was it a bit too introspective for me? Yeah, at times. But that’s what this story needed so I’m good with it. I prefer my stories to be a lot more conversational and more often than not, it wouldn’t work well for me at this level, but this story just needed it. You’ll have to read it to find out why!
I have to tell you guys something. This is not a standalone. #fightme. I cannot tell you the why of it all because, spoilers, but you must TRUST ME. That’s it on that.
Levi & Harper are going to shred your heart but also put it back together. They will frustrate you and make you laugh all at the same time. Levi is gonna get you all hot and bothered just by talking *wink* and together with Harper they are 🔥fire🔥!! The story is poignant, angst-driven, and fully satisfying, especially if you’ve been on this ride since the beginning. I couldn’t have asked for a better story for not just Levi, but also for the family round-up :) Well done!
Meet Brighton Walsh: Award-winning USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brighton Walsh spent a decade as a professional photographer before taking her storytelling in a different direction and reconnecting with her first love—writing.
She likes her books how she likes her tea—steamy and satisfying—and adores strong-willed heroines and the protective heroes who fall head over heels for them.
Brighton lives in the Midwest with her real-life hero of a husband, her two kids—both taller than her—and her dog who thinks she’s a queen. Her boy-filled house is the setting for dirty socks galore, frequent dance parties (okay, so it’s mostly her, by herself, while her children look on in horror), and more laughter than she thought possible.
Connect with Brighton Walsh: https://www.brightonwalsh.com/
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