Mine to Love

Southern Wedding Series, Book 4

By: Natasha Madison

Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Callie Dalton

From USA Today best-selling author Natasha Madison comes a small-town surprise-pregnancy romance.

Nothing says forever like two pink lines!

Presley

After my sisters’ disastrous weddings, I’m never going to get married. I’ll just stay single forever. It doesn’t matter that I’m in love with my brother’s best friend. Or that Bennett and I shouldn’t even be friends with benefits. Until the positive sign tells me I’m pregnant.

Bennett

I fell in love with Presley when she was 18 and asked me for a favor. She didn’t want to go to college a virgin. I said no, but she kissed me, and I was lost in her. Years later, I’ll take her with any rules she gives me. She thinks this is just a fling. She’s wrong. Because she’s always been mine to love.

©2022 Natasha Madison (P)2022 Natasha Madison

Amazing emotional listen!

Presley has loved Bennett since forever but that's something she has keep to herself. they care that he has for her is so deep, and it made my heart swoon. he was the perfect book boyfriend. even when she had doubt because of her family's bad luck with love, he never waivered. I am one who loves a surprise baby, so I really enjoyed this. also can we talk about how Bennett has nothing but instant love when he found out. no freaking out or anything. I loved watching her grow and them navigating this new normal. this one was so cute and I ate this up. I LOVED the epilogue so much and it made me so excited for the next book!

4.5 stars

tropes:
- brother's best friend
- small town
- friends with benefits
- it's always been you
- surprise baby

Reverse commitment phobia

Typically it's the MMC of a story with commitment issues. This was a he falls first and she is scared to death of listening to her feelings. Over a decade of denying her feelings. I really felt these three sisters need therapy, had me yelling out loud in certain spots. Took loosing him to have her evaluate her feelings. HEA? well of course

OMG! What a story

Mine To Love is a beautiful story. I love the role reversal in this book. what I mean is, that Bennett is ready to commit to Presley, he wants the wedding, the house with the white picket fence and all the babies. Presley on the other hand is non committal because she’s afraid to be left behind and have her heart shattered. The banter and the chemistry between these two almost set my kindle and my Audible App on fire and I shed a tear or two. Natasha Madison knows how to navigate her words to bring out feelings while turning the pages of her books. Brilliant!

Wonderful

I loved this story. The banter between the sisters was hilarious especially in the delivery room.

Bennett & Presley

After watching her siblings first weddings fail, Presley has decided she will never get married. She tries to keep her emotions locked up so that she doesn't get attached. The problem is, she has had an on and off relationship with Bennett for years, and he is now back for good and he is all in and is trying to convince Presley to give him a chance because he loves her.

When Presley ends up pregnant, Bennett thinks things will change and maybe he has a real shot. But Presley still keeps her distance, so much so that she eventually pushes him away. And boy did my heart break for him there. Bennett loved Presley and wanted her to be true self and to be happy, even if it wasn't with him. Presley had to figure out on her own what she wanted.

My 6 year old son was very invested in this story (I made sure he didn't listen to the steamy scenes) But he loves pregnancy for some reason and he kept listening to find out what the gender was and if the baby was gonna be born and what it's name was.

The audio was great. Stephen Dexter and Callie Dalton have some of the best chemistry in any of the audio books i've ever listened to.