Blog Tour ~ Friends Like Them by Aimee Nicole Walker (Reviews + Excerpt + Giveaway)

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway:
Friends Like Them
By Aimee Nicole Walker

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Redemption Ridge, Book 4

Owen Doyle’s rough beginnings taught him not to form attachments, yet he’s drawn to Tyler Booth like a magnet. Their relationship has blossomed from strangers to best friends, with each twist in the journey weaving their connection tighter. But Owen has a six-year secret that’s become unbearably painful to keep. As the seams of his resistance fray, Owen will lean into a new mentoring opportunity to keep from ruining the best thing in his life.

Tyler will never regret going to jail and getting sober because meeting Owen saved his life and taught him how to trust again. Their inseparable bond has earned much teasing over the years, but Tyler doesn’t recognize himself without Owen. When he senses a yawning chasm between them, he’ll turn to mutual friends for help. Their well-meaning advice opens Tyler’s eyes to unexplored possibilities and will snap missing puzzle pieces into place.

Some hopes are too big to stifle, and some truths are too big to ignore. A photo booth, smoking-hot kisses, and honest revelations will take Owen and Tyler’s intimacy to a whole new level. But before they can achieve their happily ever after, they must unload the baggage from their pasts. Will the road to discovery guide them to the necessary healing, or are the guys destined for the highway to heartache?

Friends Like Them is book four in the Redemption Ridge series. Though each story features a different couple, reading the series in order is essential. Friends Like Them contains mature themes and is intended for adults.

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“Ty, I want to get pictures with you in the booth.” Owen’s voice was soft, but his suggestion landed like a bomb. That tiny, cramped space wasn’t big enough. One would have to practically sit on the other’s lap. Tyler’s mind didn’t need additional encouragement to replay the earlier fantasy.

“Ty.” Owen’s voice was more urgent as he stepped beside him. “Are you okay?”

No, he wasn’t, but an honest answer would only invite additional questions he wanted to avoid. Tyler forced a smile and said, “Yeah. I’m great. Let’s go take pictures.”

Owen responded with an excited whoop before he bounded out of the kitchen. Tyler dried his hands and trailed behind him at a more sedate space so he could coach his body and brain into remaining calm. It felt like every pair of eyes was on them as they made their way toward the booth, which looked even smaller up close. Owen reached for the door just as it swung open. Finley and Kieran stumbled out with mussed hair, swollen lips, and strips of photos in their hands. Clearly, the couples used the cramped space to suck face instead of smiling for the camera. Tyler’s heart skipped a beat before galloping like a racehorse.

“It’s all yours, fellas,” Fin said with a sweeping gesture.

Kieran winked at them as they passed by, and Tyler reexperienced the sensation he was the last to figure things out.

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~ * ~ Jamies Review ~ * ~

4.25 Stars

Friends Like Them by Aimee Nicole Walker book 4 in the Redemption Ridge series. In order to get a better idea of all of the characters in this story, I highly recommend reading this series in order.
This is a best friends-to-lovers contemporary romance novel. This also features a sexual awakening and far-away pining. I’d been eagerly awaiting this one and it didn’t disappoint.
Owen and Tyler FINALLY figure things out in this book. Owen has been loving Tyler from afar for the past 6 years. Meeting in prison isn’t exactly the meet-cute it could be but for these guys it was the start to a deep and meaningful friendship that Owen doesn’t want to compromise by admitting to his feelings.
Tyler is pretty jealous of the new guy, Keegan, at Redemption Ridge. Owen has been spending a lot of time with him and for some reason that irks him, he just can’t figure out why. Luckily, a good friend is there to point out what is really going on. Once he sees what could be between them, the possibilities are endless.
This is a pretty sweet, cinnamon roll story; especially for Aimee Nicole Walker. There isn’t a whole lot of drama or mystery but I don’t think these men needed that. Watching their relationship grow and them overcome some personal demons was a dramatic enough for a low angst story.
I recommend this whole series. The amount of angst and spice varies from book to book and this sugary spice book had the perfect amount of both for me.
***Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure. A review wasn’t a requirement. ***

 

~ * ~ Kathys Review ~ * ~

4 Stars
Friends Like Them is book four of the Redemption Ridge series. It is probably best read as part of the series to get the full impact of the story. Both Owen and Tyler work at the ranch that offers jobs for people after being incarcerated. The owner, Cash, had fallen on bad times, and once his career took off, he never forgot how far he had fallen and wanted to help others in similar circumstances. I loved seeing all the couples from the earlier books.
Owen and Tyler both served time together and formed an intense friendship. Owen had secretly been interested in Tyler for the past six years but didn’t want to risk their friendship. Tyler, until recently, didn’t realize his feelings and began seeing Owen in a different light.
While I enjoyed the prior books, this one dragged out a bit for me. I saw them as a couple, especially towards the end of the book, but the relationship took off like a flare gun. It was a bit intense, but the story was packed with many sweet moments.
This novel was fairly angst-free, and even though they were best friends who literally saw each other almost every day for years, it still felt like instalove to me. I did enjoy the many supporting characters and do recommend the story. I think the first book remains my favorite but I hope you give this story a try. Happy reading.

**Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure. A review wasn’t a requirement.**


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Catch up on the rest of Redemption Ridge with Book 1: Guys Like Him

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Kieran Sullivan is broken when he arrives at Redemption Ridge. A wrongful conviction and twenty months in lockup will do that to a man. The ranch is a place for second chances and fresh starts, but for him, it’s an opportunity to discover who set him up. Get in, get answers, and get out. The plan sounds easy enough until Kieran meets an equine specialist whose sunny smile could warm the coldest heart.

Finley Ashe is a sucker for bruised spirits and sad eyes. The horse whisperer and broken-boy magnet is six months into a hiatus from love when Kieran, the king of emotionally unavailable men, gets assigned to work under his supervision. Mutual attraction is gasoline on proximity’s flame, testing Finley’s resistance in new ways.

Priorities shift, shields come down, and truths get exposed. Will the inevitable combustion redeem Kieran and Finley or consume them?

Guys Like Him is book one in the Redemption Ridge series. Though each story features a different couple, reading the series in order is essential. Guys Like Him contains mature themes and is intended for adults.

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About the Author

Ever since she was a little girl, Aimee Nicole Walker entertained herself with stories that popped into her head. Now she gets paid to tell those stories to other people. She wears many titles—wife, mom, and animal lover are just a few of them. Her absolute favorite title is champion of the happily ever after. Love inspires everything she does, music keeps her sane, and coffee is the magic elixir that fuels her day.

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