When We Were Reckless
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Summary
What happens when the love of your life refuses to love you back？
Jesse McCallister。
Motocross legend。 Reckless heartbreaker。 And the love of my life。
Too bad he only thought of me as his best friend’s little sister。
Naïve and innocent。 Only eighteen。 Completely off-limits。
Unrequited love… was there anything more painful？
Turns out there was—when he kisses you but has no memory of it。
When he tells you his heart was broken， and he doesn't believe in love。
When he doesn’t want you kissing anyone else， but you're stuck in the friend zone。
Despite the odds stacked against us， my foolish heart refused to stop loving him。
Now I’m falling under his spell。 Drowning in his perfect lies。 Addicted to his stolen glances and forbidden kisses。
I’m on a collision course with disaster and only one thing is certain… Jesse McCallister is going to ruin me。
Jesse McCallister。
Motocross legend。 Reckless heartbreaker。 And the love of my life。
Too bad he only thought of me as his best friend’s little sister。
Naïve and innocent。 Only eighteen。 Completely off-limits。
Unrequited love… was there anything more painful？
Turns out there was—when he kisses you but has no memory of it。
When he tells you his heart was broken， and he doesn't believe in love。
When he doesn’t want you kissing anyone else， but you're stuck in the friend zone。
Despite the odds stacked against us， my foolish heart refused to stop loving him。
Now I’m falling under his spell。 Drowning in his perfect lies。 Addicted to his stolen glances and forbidden kisses。
I’m on a collision course with disaster and only one thing is certain… Jesse McCallister is going to ruin me。
Reviews
Tina Staton
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“I looked over the ledge again。 My skin felt clammy， and even though the sun was hot， I shivered。 “What if we fall？” I whispered。 Evie grabbed my shoulders， her green eyes so fierce， and she gave me a little shake。 “Quinn。 What if we fly？”So excited to read Jesse and Quinn’s story。 Emery Rose has a way of telling stories that hits you right in the heart and their story is no different。 I personally felt this story was much more tame than the previous two books on Jude and Brody but it still deal “I looked over the ledge again。 My skin felt clammy， and even though the sun was hot， I shivered。 “What if we fall？” I whispered。 Evie grabbed my shoulders， her green eyes so fierce， and she gave me a little shake。 “Quinn。 What if we fly？”So excited to read Jesse and Quinn’s story。 Emery Rose has a way of telling stories that hits you right in the heart and their story is no different。 I personally felt this story was much more tame than the previous two books on Jude and Brody but it still dealt with very real relationship issues。 Jesse was ready to get married to the girl he thought he loved， had spent the last three years with her only to be devastated by her。 Quinn is the baby sister of his best friend， the one he protected and looked after， the one that had a crush on him and also the one that was still a teenager！ Quinn has been in love with Jesse since she was a child。 Made him “marry” her under the oak tree when she was little。 😍 Her feelings have never changed and she takes whatever Jesse will give her。 Sounds desperate， probably so， but it’s so sweet you can’t help but fall in love with them。 I wish we would’ve seen more of Jude and Brody， but we did get treated to Ridge and lots of new characters！ 。。。more
Inbal Elmoznino
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This was a delicious Feel good summer read！ I love love love Emery rose books。
Mel Walker
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OMG - so freaking good！。"I think I already knew that I would get in too deep， and he was going to break my heart， but I did anyway。 Love makes you Reckless。"This quote from Quinn is everything。 Unrequited love for her brother's best friend sets us on an epic love journey between Quinn and Jesse that will have you soaring one minute and curled up with a pillow the next。Emery Rose is a master of the emotional rollercoaster and in When We Were Reckless she takes us the ride of our lives。 Quinn has OMG - so freaking good！。"I think I already knew that I would get in too deep， and he was going to break my heart， but I did anyway。 Love makes you Reckless。"This quote from Quinn is everything。 Unrequited love for her brother's best friend sets us on an epic love journey between Quinn and Jesse that will have you soaring one minute and curled up with a pillow the next。Emery Rose is a master of the emotional rollercoaster and in When We Were Reckless she takes us the ride of our lives。 Quinn has loved Jesse since her childhood but he's had other demons to slay first。 Their love story is filled with tender moments， heated exchanges， heartache， and joy。 This complex tapestry is played out to perfection every step of the way。 。。。more
Anu
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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 by 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞Rᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ★★★★★ Sᴘɪᴄᴇ: ❦︎❦︎❦︎→Age-Gap， Brother's Best Friend， Motocross Racer， Unrequited Love“𝘼𝙢 𝙄 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡？”“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚。 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙。 𝙄’𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪。 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨… 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚。”“𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩？”“𝙄’𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪。 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩， 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣。 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜。”• When We Were Reckless is the third book in the Lost Stars series 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 by 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞Rᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ★★★★★ Sᴘɪᴄᴇ: ❦︎❦︎❦︎→Age-Gap， Brother's Best Friend， Motocross Racer， Unrequited Love“𝘼𝙢 𝙄 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡？”“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚。 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙。 𝙄’𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪。 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨… 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚。”“𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩？”“𝙄’𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪。 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩， 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣。 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜。”• When We Were Reckless is the third book in the Lost Stars series and it can be read as a standalone。This was my first book by Emery and I loved every second of it and it's a MUST READ！• Jesse is a 27 yr old motocross legend。 He is hot， possessive， caring and just perfect！ 😍Quinn is a 19 yr old girl who is strong， sweet， sassy， optimistic and determine。 She gives all the feels of a 19 yr old。 I was totally able to relate to her。 🤩• Quinn always loved Jesse but Jesse only saw her as his best friend's sister but that changes 😏And that journey is amazing！！ • Their banters are just so adorable， funny and entertaining。 I love the angst， romance and chemistry。 I just freaking love their nicknames they are just so perfect for them。“𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙥， 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣。” • I love how Jesse in his teenager years was so sweet， attentive， caring and gentle to her， even when her brothers were sort of trying to get rid of her while watching movies or playing games。• There is no denying the fact that Jesse IS perfect for Quinn！ Goddddd he is just so - WOW！！！Also no denying the fact that I fell for him too！ Hard！！• This book has all those sweet little things that will make ur heart swoon！ 💗 Its emotional， raw， intense and beautiful。 I have so many highlights for this one！And at last Emery Rose- You are AMAZING！！ 🖤Definitely checking more of ur work！ 。。。more
A HEA
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This was my first book from Emery Rose and I'm so glad that I took a chance on this one。 It ticked all this boxes and was so engaging。 Age gap， older brothers best friend， motor cross。 The heroine was so strong and had to battle her over protective family who are extra concerned about her given her health challenges。 Jesse had just had huge life changing event。 Quinn is just what he needs to help him figure out what his next steps are。 I loved every moment of Jesse and Quinn's story。 This was my first book from Emery Rose and I'm so glad that I took a chance on this one。 It ticked all this boxes and was so engaging。 Age gap， older brothers best friend， motor cross。 The heroine was so strong and had to battle her over protective family who are extra concerned about her given her health challenges。 Jesse had just had huge life changing event。 Quinn is just what he needs to help him figure out what his next steps are。 I loved every moment of Jesse and Quinn's story。 。。。more
Alexis
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Reviewed for A Book Nerd， A Bookseller， and bibliophile Oh how I love Jesse and Quinn！！ This book was just so amazing！ I went through a whole range of emotions with this one！ This is my third Emery Rose book I’ve read and they are all so great！ She is such a genius when it comes to words！ I love those McCallisters！ I was so excited about Jesse’s story。 And it was everything I could have imagined and more。 This is such a great best friend’s little sister story with Quinn。 Poor Jesse got his heart Reviewed for A Book Nerd， A Bookseller， and bibliophile Oh how I love Jesse and Quinn！！ This book was just so amazing！ I went through a whole range of emotions with this one！ This is my third Emery Rose book I’ve read and they are all so great！ She is such a genius when it comes to words！ I love those McCallisters！ I was so excited about Jesse’s story。 And it was everything I could have imagined and more。 This is such a great best friend’s little sister story with Quinn。 Poor Jesse got his heart broken。 And Quinn has had a rough history when it comes to health problems。 She has been in love with Jesse her whole life。 And now they have the summer to explore something…maybe！ Little Jesse from When the Stars Fall is all grown up and he’s a hottie and a charmer！ He’s given up on love…or so he thinks！ And what’s up with those Cavanaugh brothers！？ I hope we get some books on them too！ Keep those McCallisters and Cavanaughs siblings stories coming Ms。 Rose！ 。。。more
Jess Kranenburg
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I like Quinn。 And I love Jesse。 But I just wish Quinn was like 21。 I don’t know why; I’m not a real fan of the age gap troupe， but sometimes Quinn came across as a lot older than 18 which might of helped my cause and made me enjoy this age gap love story a lot more。 When We Were Reckless is the 3rd story in the Lost Stars series and I loved it every bit as much， if not more than the first 2。 Emery Rose really nailed it with Jesse and Quinn’s story。 If you love an age gap romance and a tight knit I like Quinn。 And I love Jesse。 But I just wish Quinn was like 21。 I don’t know why; I’m not a real fan of the age gap troupe， but sometimes Quinn came across as a lot older than 18 which might of helped my cause and made me enjoy this age gap love story a lot more。 When We Were Reckless is the 3rd story in the Lost Stars series and I loved it every bit as much， if not more than the first 2。 Emery Rose really nailed it with Jesse and Quinn’s story。 If you love an age gap romance and a tight knit family with allllll the added drama then this book is the one for you！ 。。。more
~lil maso~
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What a book， I absolutely fell in love with this book and this author。 It was my first read by this Emery Rose and it had me completely hooked from the first few paragraphs。 The flow of the words and story was great to read， it had me not wanting to put this book down and wanting to know more and more。Jesse is the man of Quinn's dreams and has been since they got married when she was just a little girl。 But being 9 years older than her and her brother's best friends had its challenges。 This stor What a book， I absolutely fell in love with this book and this author。 It was my first read by this Emery Rose and it had me completely hooked from the first few paragraphs。 The flow of the words and story was great to read， it had me not wanting to put this book down and wanting to know more and more。Jesse is the man of Quinn's dreams and has been since they got married when she was just a little girl。 But being 9 years older than her and her brother's best friends had its challenges。 This story and relationship are both beautiful but so full of hurt， reluctance。 But on top of that a chemistry that is hard to ignore。 The push and pull in this book was hard to read at times。 Because you could see the total connection but so much was in the way and holding them back， especially Jesse himself。 But a summer fling of no strings leads to so much more than any of them expected。This is story is about finding one's self and really seeing what you should have seen from the start。 Although they make a big deal of the age gap and that he's always known her。 I really believe that isn't important at all。 It just goes to show you， that sometimes what you've always wanted is right there。This book is a passion-fueled romance and one that I totally enjoyed and completely recommend。 This book was read by me as a standalone and I really didn't feel I missed anything from not reading the other books。 Although I will go back and read them。*ARC received in exchange for an honest review* For more reviews， news and giveaways， check out Saucy Reviews on Kinky Korner at; Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram 。。。more
KATHLEEN E。 PALL
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So darn good！I started this book at 6 pm， its now 1 am。 I could not put it dowm。 Hands down one of my new favorite authors。 Loved the characters， how do you not like a hot guy on a motorcycle？ Even found my self a little teary eyed， nothing like a really great love story！ Every story this author writes is amazing， one of my new favorites， and i will read every story she writes。
Chelsea
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Loved it 🥰 First off I most definitely loved getting snippets of the McCallisters ♥️ （if you have read any of the other books in this series you can’t get enough of them！！！）I fell in love with Jesse and Quinn！ It was so great getting to see Jesse get his happily ever after。 This was another great read in the Lost Stars series and I can’t wait for more！ The Steam level was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥and it had a dash of angst。 I loved the brothers best friend and friends to lovers tropes the story had to offer。 If you Loved it 🥰 First off I most definitely loved getting snippets of the McCallisters ♥️ （if you have read any of the other books in this series you can’t get enough of them！！！）I fell in love with Jesse and Quinn！ It was so great getting to see Jesse get his happily ever after。 This was another great read in the Lost Stars series and I can’t wait for more！ The Steam level was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥and it had a dash of angst。 I loved the brothers best friend and friends to lovers tropes the story had to offer。 If you live a good age gap it offered that as well！ 。。。more
Kari Hansen
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Jesse has reached a crossroads in his life both personally and professionally who has returned home to regroup， heal and decide where his future will take him。 He has always been able to resist the feelings that Quinn， his best friend’s sister， had for him but he is about to realize that she is not the adoring teenager he remembers but a woman determined to go after what she wants which happens to be him。Quinn has her future planned out as she is determined to claim her independence by attending Jesse has reached a crossroads in his life both personally and professionally who has returned home to regroup， heal and decide where his future will take him。 He has always been able to resist the feelings that Quinn， his best friend’s sister， had for him but he is about to realize that she is not the adoring teenager he remembers but a woman determined to go after what she wants which happens to be him。Quinn has her future planned out as she is determined to claim her independence by attending college away from home。 Spending the summer with Jesse is a dream come true and she is determined to make as many memories with him as she can all the while knowing that she may be leaving Jesse and her heart behind。Quinn is fearless when it comes to her pursuit of Jesse and wasn’t about to be deterred by the fact that he wasn’t in the same place that she was。 She is determined to show him that healing will happen by opening his heart to her and the possibility of a future with her。 Their journey was emotional and heart wrenching but seeing her breakthrough his walls and help him realize it as well makes all the angst and turmoil worthwhile。 。。。more
Vera Blaz
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Quinn Cavanaugh knew who she loved from a very young age。 It was more than puppy love or infatuation。 Jesse McCallister was her soulmate even if it took him a while to realize that。 She was a warrior， a survivor， and she succeeded in whatever she put her mind to。 She knew how to fight。 Jesse was a little more of a lost one。 His ex-girlfriend’s betrayal cost him his job and his future。 Jesse never minded spending time with Quinn so spending the summer around her wasn’t a hardship。 But she played Quinn Cavanaugh knew who she loved from a very young age。 It was more than puppy love or infatuation。 Jesse McCallister was her soulmate even if it took him a while to realize that。 She was a warrior， a survivor， and she succeeded in whatever she put her mind to。 She knew how to fight。 Jesse was a little more of a lost one。 His ex-girlfriend’s betrayal cost him his job and his future。 Jesse never minded spending time with Quinn so spending the summer around her wasn’t a hardship。 But she played a hard bargain that he couldn’t resist。 All the detours he’s been through always led him back to the one person who looked at at like he hung the moon。 He would do anything for her。 He finally realized there was no future to look forward to without Quinn。 Their age difference was inconsequential。 The books in this series just get better and better。 Can’t wait to see who gets the next story。 I received an advance copy of this book at my request and voluntarily left this review。 。。。more
Sarah
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Now its been a long time since I have read a book about unrequited love。 This also has 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽， 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 and Brewey with a retired motorbike rider star。。。"If anyone tells me it can't be done， I'll take it as a challenge and prove them wrong"Quinn & Jesse love story is not straight forward。 It starts with a high school crush and a reckless kiss on Christmas Eve。 IDIOT Jesse mocked her for it and now they are enemies。 Jesse is in a low place and he is now working at his best friend Br Now its been a long time since I have read a book about unrequited love。 This also has 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽， 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 and Brewey with a retired motorbike rider star。。。"If anyone tells me it can't be done， I'll take it as a challenge and prove them wrong"Quinn & Jesse love story is not straight forward。 It starts with a high school crush and a reckless kiss on Christmas Eve。 IDIOT Jesse mocked her for it and now they are enemies。 Jesse is in a low place and he is now working at his best friend Brewing Bar that he put investments。 His brother Jude idea and I love him， he a very funny guy " playing the violin over here" haha best line ever。Enemies to lovers at the moment will she give him a chance to make up for his idiot moment。 Yes she does and it gets very interesting。 can they do a summer fling or not？ Get ready for secret steamy moments & banter😆THERE IS A BIG BANG SURPISE that I did not see coming and coming that soon towards the end of the bookThe my favourite is the fantasy love story about a cold broken knight & he needed the sun 😭 that was Jesse's response to Quinn's letter that has some news。。。。no spoilers ☆MUST READ☆ 。。。more
Karin
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Jesse and Quinn’s story was sweet and I couldn’t have liked Quinn more if I tried， she had such a zest for life and she wasn’t going to let anything take away that fire but when Jesse who she’s had a crush on since she was 5 she declares that he will be apart of her fun plans but it changes quickly for them。
Hannah | Blessed Book Reviews
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Ahhh！！ This was INCREDIBLE！！ Jesse and Quinn's story was raw， intense， emotional， and heartbreakingly beautiful。 The amount of character development for each of them and their relationship was incredible。 I'm so glad they got the ending they deserved because I 10/10 shipped them。 😍 If you ever get to read this book/series， just dive right in。 I promise you won't regret it。 ❤️ Ahhh！！ This was INCREDIBLE！！ Jesse and Quinn's story was raw， intense， emotional， and heartbreakingly beautiful。 The amount of character development for each of them and their relationship was incredible。 I'm so glad they got the ending they deserved because I 10/10 shipped them。 😍 If you ever get to read this book/series， just dive right in。 I promise you won't regret it。 ❤️ 。。。more
Lauren Hutchinson
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Another fabulous story by an absolutely amazing author。 I really enjoyed reading Jesse's story and was absolutely gutted when it ended as I just wanted to continue reading more about him and Quinn。 I couldn't get enough of them。 A perfect story。 Another fabulous story by an absolutely amazing author。 I really enjoyed reading Jesse's story and was absolutely gutted when it ended as I just wanted to continue reading more about him and Quinn。 I couldn't get enough of them。 A perfect story。 。。。more
Sarah N
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When We Were Reckless， book 3 in the Lost Stars series by Emery Rose was on my most anticipated reads list of the summer！I have adored every book in the series starting with Jude， then Brody， & now Jesse！ These are complete standalones， but all are worth the read！ In Jesse's book you can expect unrequited love， an age gap， and brother's best fried， as the main tropes。 It's also in a small town setting， has the sport motorcross， forbidden love， & of course friends to lovers。 I loved the forbidden When We Were Reckless， book 3 in the Lost Stars series by Emery Rose was on my most anticipated reads list of the summer！I have adored every book in the series starting with Jude， then Brody， & now Jesse！ These are complete standalones， but all are worth the read！ In Jesse's book you can expect unrequited love， an age gap， and brother's best fried， as the main tropes。 It's also in a small town setting， has the sport motorcross， forbidden love， & of course friends to lovers。 I loved the forbidden aspects， the stolen glances， and heated looks - there's so much chemistry between these two！If you're looking for a read with well developed characters， forbidden romance， age gap， with an element of unrequited love， When Were Reckless is where it's at！ 。。。more
Katie | Katieskindleaddictions
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Review – When We Were Reckless （Lost Stars #3） by Emery Rose“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙩。 𝙐𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚。 𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙡？”Our heroine Quinn has been in love with her brother’s best friend since she was just five years old and ever proposed to him and got married at the age of five - their age difference didn’t matter to her in the slightest she knew right from the start that he was the one for her。 Jesse our hero who was fourt Review – When We Were Reckless （Lost Stars #3） by Emery Rose“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙩。 𝙐𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚。 𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙡？”Our heroine Quinn has been in love with her brother’s best friend since she was just five years old and ever proposed to him and got married at the age of five - their age difference didn’t matter to her in the slightest she knew right from the start that he was the one for her。 Jesse our hero who was fourteen years old at the time humoured her throughout their childhood， he knew she had a harmless crush on him。 Jesse has always watched over her and kept her safe never viewing her as anything more than his best friend’s little sister until the day she turns eighteen and one forbidden kiss changes everything。 When Jesse comes home after retiring from motor-crossing， he is lost， broken and miserable and Quinn wants to uncover all his secrets， wants and desires。 Quinn never truly got over her crush on him， in fact distance made her heart grow fonder and she’s even more in love with him now then she was back then， but Jesse has no time for love， and he’s never viewed her in that regard until that one night back when she was eighteen。Their relationship is full of ups and longing tension but seeing their relationship turn into love was beautiful。 This is wonderful unrequited， angst filled， forbidden， age-gap read and was my first book by Emery and won’t be my last！ I’m so excited to read more of her work。⭐️4 “𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹” Stars⭐️𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲 𝗢𝗻:Instagram ♡ 。。。more
Jenifer Briggs
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There's nothing I love more than a best friend's little sister， age gap romance combined with some torture and all the angst between our characters， and that is something that Emery pulls off FLAWLESSLY。 I meant to only read a few chapters before bed once this hit my kindle， and before I knew it， I was at the end sobbing like a baby。 Whoops。 Lol。 But I loved every moment， ever stolen glance， every touch， every confession between Jesse and his Sunshine Girl。 In a word， this is my favorite book in There's nothing I love more than a best friend's little sister， age gap romance combined with some torture and all the angst between our characters， and that is something that Emery pulls off FLAWLESSLY。 I meant to only read a few chapters before bed once this hit my kindle， and before I knew it， I was at the end sobbing like a baby。 Whoops。 Lol。 But I loved every moment， ever stolen glance， every touch， every confession between Jesse and his Sunshine Girl。 In a word， this is my favorite book in this series yet！ Our lovely heroine， Quinn， has been in love with Jesse all of her life， but he refuses to see the woman she's become。 He's also mean， jaded， cruel and callous， and so unlike the man who has always been her protector。 She has one last summer before college， and she's determined to finally start living。 Even if that means breaking free of her own restraints and acts so boldly to finally get what she wants。 Even if doing so means breaking her own heart in the process when things are all said and done。 I'll admit， Jesse crawled into my heart from the very first page， even when he was being an uber a-hole to the one girl who deserved it the least。 I loved how fascinated he was with the take charge version of her， and wants so badly to have her， but because of his tragic career ending and a very toxic love he just escaped from， his heart is locked up so tight he barely feels it anymore。 But Quinn brings him back to life， brings him back to loving his passion again （he's a famous motocross racer） and teaches him that the things that ended was for the best， and to pick up the pieces and move on， and look forward to the future because every day is a gift。 Their relationship is just so freaking beautiful， and I loved how it transformed into a kid-like crush/fantasy， to a full blown soulmate connection。 I love that nobody seees Jesse as well as Quinn does: from the golden boy who had everything at his fingertips， to the angry man who lashes out and everyone close to him because of all he thought he lost。 She shows up for him in every single way and teaches him again that you can count on a person， with your trust and your heart， and just how beautiful and fragile that bravery really is。 I know I've said it and said it， but this book is just so amazing。 Everything about the storyline and this couple is just perfection， so much so that I didn't want this book to ever end。 I just love them so much！ Emery is such a talented writer， and this book right here just shows why she's one of my favorite authors， ever。 There is beauty in every single page， and I just cannot recommend her and this book enough。 Do yourselves a favor and one click this amazing book right now！**I received an ARC of this book and these are my honest opinions！** 。。。more
Melissa Gloria - Meli’s Books and Coffee
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The Lost Stars Series is fastly becoming a favorite of mine！！ Emery Rose brings all of the angst with this forbidden age gap/best friend romance and I was here for all of it。 Quinn has been in love with Jesse since she was a little girl and with every year that love grows stronger。 The only problem is that he's her older brothers best friend and he sees her like a little sister。 Jesse is back home in Texas and trying to figure out his next move。 He didn't expect little Quinn to be all grown up a The Lost Stars Series is fastly becoming a favorite of mine！！ Emery Rose brings all of the angst with this forbidden age gap/best friend romance and I was here for all of it。 Quinn has been in love with Jesse since she was a little girl and with every year that love grows stronger。 The only problem is that he's her older brothers best friend and he sees her like a little sister。 Jesse is back home in Texas and trying to figure out his next move。 He didn't expect little Quinn to be all grown up and wanting him to give her all of her firsts。 Ah these two had me in tears one page and laughing out loud the next。 It was such a great story that shows you what it means to have that one person who is destined for you could be right under your nose the whole time。 Now I'm crossing my fingers that a certain someone who just left for college is next up for a book because he so needs one！！ 。。。more
Natalia Navarro
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All the feelings！！！ 😭❤This fantastic heart wrenching installment totally stole my heart， it’s a wild rollercoaster of intense emotions， that will sucked you in since the fisrt chapter and won’t let you stop reading。。。 shattering your heart and then， putting it back together 😫😭 Quinn and Jesse's story is one of the best I have read in this genre （I'm mostly a fantasy reader）， I'm so happy I found Emery， now she’s got a new and loyal stalker， I'm mean， fan 😁Will totally check out the previous book All the feelings！！！ 😭❤This fantastic heart wrenching installment totally stole my heart， it’s a wild rollercoaster of intense emotions， that will sucked you in since the fisrt chapter and won’t let you stop reading。。。 shattering your heart and then， putting it back together 😫😭 Quinn and Jesse's story is one of the best I have read in this genre （I'm mostly a fantasy reader）， I'm so happy I found Emery， now she’s got a new and loyal stalker， I'm mean， fan 😁Will totally check out the previous books in this series and the rest of her backlist！ ❤ 。。。more
mum。reader。dreamer。4life
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I absolutely adore this world and the characters that Emery Rose has created。And Quinn and Jesse completely stole my heart in When We Were Reckless。 This was a beautifully written story about friendship， unrequited love， forbidden love， heartbreak， dreams， summer kisses， stolen moments， and fighting for your soul mate。Quinn was a truly beautiful heroine who stole my heart。 At 18 she has already been through so much and my heart ached for her。 I loved that while she is quite young she still had I absolutely adore this world and the characters that Emery Rose has created。And Quinn and Jesse completely stole my heart in When We Were Reckless。 This was a beautifully written story about friendship， unrequited love， forbidden love， heartbreak， dreams， summer kisses， stolen moments， and fighting for your soul mate。Quinn was a truly beautiful heroine who stole my heart。 At 18 she has already been through so much and my heart ached for her。 I loved that while she is quite young she still had plenty of sass and strength especially when it came to Jesse。 Oh Jesse。。。。 I wanted to give this sexy and frustrating man a friendly love tap across the face so he would see what was right in front him。 In saying that my heart also broke for him， as he has returned home with emotional scars and regrets。Is Quinn the shining light he needs to heal？ Can she give him the type of love and support he has always wanted？ I adored these two together who showed age is just a number and not a barrier。 They are like two puzzle pieces who fit together perfectly。 And the way they loved， cared for， and supported each other was so heartwarming。 And that Epilogue。。。 Oh My Heart。。。 I'm not crying you're crying。 Loved loved it！Side Characters！！！！ I LOVE them all and I can't wait to see who gets their story next！！A Highly Recommended Read and Series！！ 。。。more
Jennifer Pierson
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Jesse's a motocross legend who has had some things happen to him so he comes home to get his life straight。 Quinn is his best friend's little sister who has a secret crush on him as long as she could remember。 Now that he's home， he sees that Quinn has grown up， so he sees her in a different light but there's that bro code situation。 Plus， he sure has an issue with love （he doesn't believe in it） since his heart was broken， but he's still trying to keep her from being with anyone else。 It's safe Jesse's a motocross legend who has had some things happen to him so he comes home to get his life straight。 Quinn is his best friend's little sister who has a secret crush on him as long as she could remember。 Now that he's home， he sees that Quinn has grown up， so he sees her in a different light but there's that bro code situation。 Plus， he sure has an issue with love （he doesn't believe in it） since his heart was broken， but he's still trying to keep her from being with anyone else。 It's safe to say that this is a tad bit of a slow burn as Quinn is going after what she wants， and Jesse is doing his best to push her away。 However， the sparks are flying so it's only a matter of time before it ignites。 When We Were Reckless had me frustrated more than once， but I sure couldn't put it down to save my life because I needed to know。 In order to see how it all pans out， you know what to do as I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND！ 。。。more
World Of Books 65
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When We Were Reckless ticked all my boxes， it was an engrossing hot read， and I was in a constant state of will they， won't they get their HEA。 Believe me， there is nothing light， fluffy or easy about Jessie and Quinn's story， it is like one of those roller coaster rides that you are scared， but excited to go on because you know it is going to be a fast， bar gripping and stomach dipping experience， but exciting all at the same time and once you get off you know you made the right decision and wa When We Were Reckless ticked all my boxes， it was an engrossing hot read， and I was in a constant state of will they， won't they get their HEA。 Believe me， there is nothing light， fluffy or easy about Jessie and Quinn's story， it is like one of those roller coaster rides that you are scared， but excited to go on because you know it is going to be a fast， bar gripping and stomach dipping experience， but exciting all at the same time and once you get off you know you made the right decision and want to queue up and go again， this is exactly how I felt when reading this story and to be honest the whole of the Lost Stars series has had been feeling that as well。Jessie is 9 years older than Quinn， and he is Quinns brothers best friend since before Quinn was born。 Quinn has always crashed on Jessie， but he only saw her as another sister， now Jessie is back home licking his wounds， as his motocross career has come to an end， and so has his relationship。 Quinn is preparing to go away for college and this is her last summer at home， but this summer is going to be like nothing either of them planned or expected。 This is when your rollercoaster starts so hold on tight and enjoy。 。。。more
Jesi Mary
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Oh， unrequited love 😭~ FULL REVIEW COMING SOON ~
Linda
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Oh my gosh！ Did I ever love this story！ I had a crush on an older guy， and I think a lot of girls/women probably have！ To learn all of the so sweet things Jesse did for Quinn， I am not the least bit surprised。 But， guess what， that crush never went away。 And now， she's old enough to act on it！ Is Jesse ready to abandon the "this isn't right" thoughts he has when he gets pulled by his attraction toward Quinn？ This story offers an emotional journey for both mains， some laugh out loud moments， and Oh my gosh！ Did I ever love this story！ I had a crush on an older guy， and I think a lot of girls/women probably have！ To learn all of the so sweet things Jesse did for Quinn， I am not the least bit surprised。 But， guess what， that crush never went away。 And now， she's old enough to act on it！ Is Jesse ready to abandon the "this isn't right" thoughts he has when he gets pulled by his attraction toward Quinn？ This story offers an emotional journey for both mains， some laugh out loud moments， and a great view into a crush that just might be able to be more！Fantabulous！ 。。。more
Geca Gayo
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JJ and Sunshine Girl captured my heart！！This is my first book from this author and I loved it！ It’s a sweet， heart-touching romance where we have a nine year age gap between our main characters。 But don’t let the age difference bother you！ You will find yourself rooting for Jesse and Quinn because they have so much history together。 Their families are quite close。 Jesse is also the best friend of Quinn’s older brother so that’s another hurdle for our hero。 The steamy scenes are even hotter becau JJ and Sunshine Girl captured my heart！！This is my first book from this author and I loved it！ It’s a sweet， heart-touching romance where we have a nine year age gap between our main characters。 But don’t let the age difference bother you！ You will find yourself rooting for Jesse and Quinn because they have so much history together。 Their families are quite close。 Jesse is also the best friend of Quinn’s older brother so that’s another hurdle for our hero。 The steamy scenes are even hotter because of the forbidden relationship element。 There was just so much tension adding to the build up because Jesse was trying to be the responsible guy while Quinn was trying to get over her unrequited love。 You guys just have to read it！ I also loved the sibling relationships in this book - the McCallister siblings and Quinn’s protective older brothers （who all sounded hot btw）。 If you’re into sports romance， you’re gonna enjoy this book because Jesse is a motocross racer。 Highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
Jenny Hobson
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4。5🌟Emery Rose！ What have you done to me AGAIN！ I have just spent the last 2 nights reading untill 2am utterly hooked on this book。 I can't get enough of this series I absolutely love these boys and the family。 Jesse！ Poor Jesse what a total mess his life had become all from one event that spiraled。 His friendship with Quinn was beautiful even when he was trying to keep his distance she found a way to burrow further into his heart and soul。 I loved her she truly was a ray of sunshine to brighten 4。5🌟Emery Rose！ What have you done to me AGAIN！ I have just spent the last 2 nights reading untill 2am utterly hooked on this book。 I can't get enough of this series I absolutely love these boys and the family。 Jesse！ Poor Jesse what a total mess his life had become all from one event that spiraled。 His friendship with Quinn was beautiful even when he was trying to keep his distance she found a way to burrow further into his heart and soul。 I loved her she truly was a ray of sunshine to brighten up even his darkest days。 She helped him get his life back on track purely by just being there for him and I loved how naturally the romance grew between them。 I loved the mix up of tropes in this story （brothers best friend/age gap/virgin romance） I'm now left wanting more。 More Ridge and Evie， more Mason and his brothers and definitely more of the other McCallisters。 Another beautiful and heartfelt story and quickly becoming one of my favourite series。 。。。more
Bookworm Angel
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I received an ARC of this book directly from the author and this is my honest and voluntary review。I absolutely LOVED Jesse and Quinn's story！ It was so authentic and realistic - Emery just has such a way of conveying the characters' feelings and depth of emotions。 There was jealousy and angsty moments and of course， I love revisiting with Jude/Lila and Brody/Shiloh！ This world and all the people in it gives me all the feels！！ Highly recommend this entire series！ I received an ARC of this book directly from the author and this is my honest and voluntary review。I absolutely LOVED Jesse and Quinn's story！ It was so authentic and realistic - Emery just has such a way of conveying the characters' feelings and depth of emotions。 There was jealousy and angsty moments and of course， I love revisiting with Jude/Lila and Brody/Shiloh！ This world and all the people in it gives me all the feels！！ Highly recommend this entire series！ 。。。more
booksandbubbs
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4/4。5 Stars"He was my friend and my soul mate。 He was everything I'd always dreamed he would be。 Unforgettable。 Irreplaceable。 The love of my life。 If only I could be his too。"I definitely enjoyed this age gap and brother's best friend story from Emery Rose。 Quinn has been in love with her brother's best friend Jesse Mccallister for as long as she can remember。 This book definitely starts out with unrequited feelings on Quinn's part as she is longing for Jesse。 Meanwhile， Jesse is trying to put 4/4。5 Stars"He was my friend and my soul mate。 He was everything I'd always dreamed he would be。 Unforgettable。 Irreplaceable。 The love of my life。 If only I could be his too。"I definitely enjoyed this age gap and brother's best friend story from Emery Rose。 Quinn has been in love with her brother's best friend Jesse Mccallister for as long as she can remember。 This book definitely starts out with unrequited feelings on Quinn's part as she is longing for Jesse。 Meanwhile， Jesse is trying to put back the pieces of his life as he comes to a crossroads with his career。 He is drawn to Quinn but tries to hold her at an emotional distance。 Definitely loved the slow burn element as these two transition from friends to friends with benefits and ultimately fall for each other。 My heart definitely hurt for Quinn as she tried to navigate the fact that she "got" Jesse but it took her so long to actually get his love。 There was a lot of push and pull between these two as they tried to overcome both internal and external obstacles （and partly because Quinn was just so young）。 If you love an age gap that's an emotional rollercoaster， this one is for you。 。。。more
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