I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

The First Time series concludes with an enemies to lovers romance that has been a long time coming. August and Paisley finally figure out what they’ve been missing.

The first time I got married, I watched the man I love walk away from me.

The second time around, I’m the one signing the dotted line first—this one a man who I realized I never loved.

Once burned, twice broken, I’m done looking for love.

Only my first ex-husband seems to be everywhere I turn—at my work, with my friends, and eventually…in my bed.

I didn’t mean for it to happen.

Twice.

But I know if I don’t protect my heart, there will be nothing left of me if he walks away again without telling me why he did so in the first place.

I don’t know if I can trust this new version of ourselves or if it’s merely the heat between us striking hot.

After all, second chances only exist in my dreams.

And there’s no such thing as a second chance husband.

Angsty goodness! All of the drama that has been festering from the minute they stepped on the page in the beginning of the series is EVERYTHING when August and Paisley reconnect and set the finale of the First Time series on fire! If you’ve been reading along and seeing her friendship with his brother’s significant others grow, you’ve just been waiting for them to lock horns and go at it right? I loved their story and their happily ever after.

Paisley was a really endearing character and maybe even my favorite of the three heroines of the series. She was accomplished and a go getter, but beneath the facade she was filled with hurt and uncertainty that made her really easy to connect with because we’ve all been there right?

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys watching a close knit group of siblings love and support each other as each finds “the one” that changes their life.

It all began with a wrong number.
When Blakely gets added to the Cage family group chat, chaos ensues. What she doesn’t expect is to have a side chat with the eldest brother.
What was supposed to be a simple sign off, turns into a mild flirtation and invitation to lunch.
Only Aston Cage has his secrets.
And perhaps they should’ve left their conversation on read.

Before I Knew is the prequel to the Cage family series. Learn how Blakely and Aston met, before they finally get their happily ever after in The Forever Rule.

I’m thoroughly hooked already! This prequel to Carrie Ann Ryan’s much anticipated Cage Family series had me from hello and kept me captivated! As a prequel novella, it’s obviously short but it laid the groundwork of a romantic connection between Aston Cage and Blakely Graves that already has me waiting for their story to continue in their upcoming The Forever Rule book. The fun interaction between siblings also has me excited to get to know them all and see each brother fall hard when he meets “the one”. C’mon January, you can’t get here soon enough for me!