Forbidden Roommate (Forbidden Small Town Bad Boys) by Holly Jaymes

Forbidden Roommate (Forbidden Small Town Bad Boys) Reviews

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  geri

  Stand for something or fall for anything...
  
  Money changes everything!!! The Haynesvilles and McLeans have been feuding for it seems like forever! These two families at one point in history were great friends but when a greedy Haynesville tricked the elder McLean out of their portion of their gold rush the fragile bond between the two families is mortally wounded. Resentment flows down to generation after generation until we run into these two adorable children by the name of Willa Haynesville and Mason McLean. At a young age made a pact to keep their friendship and their feelings for each other just between them and it lasted from grade school clear through high school. This tenuous and hidden relationship was lasted for years until the money monster rears it's head all over again.
  
  When Mason's family ran into financial troubles his father asked for help from the senior Haynesvilles who in turn denied them the assistance and placed the McLean family in financial straights. A few years later the Haynesvilles, due to the senior Haynesville mismanaging the family coffers, found themselves in a financial bind and found themselves turning to the McLeans for aid and the McLean family provided the same solution to the Haynesvilles that they handed down just a few years before. With a misunderstanding between the two star crossed lovers Willa went on to college and obtained her goals as a writer in California and Mason entered into the military with a stellar career and memories he wishes he could forget and returned to his beloved home town. Although the elders of both families no longer live there Willa was sent home to look into the selling of the family home. Due to a horrible accident Willa ended up staying and despite the feud between the two families, well at least hers, Mason invited her to stay with him. Will these two ever get to the truth of what happened in the past? Will they be the ones to heal the wounds of the past? Can Willa ever come out of the shadow of her family??? Grab a comfy seat and take a chance on Willa and Mason as they share a valuable life lesson about forgiveness and the unconditional love.
  
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  Clara Atkinson

  Forbidden Roommate
  By Holly Jaymes
  
  Eden Lake was named by Willa's five time grandfather Henry Haynesville when he and his partner Jeb McLean set off searching for gold in the mountains generations ago. Once they found it Henry stole the claim and treated his friend like an outsider along with the future generations to come.The mountains nearby were also called Haynesville Ridge. Over the years the feud began and continued throughout each generation.
  
  Willa Haynesville and Mason McLean were secret bestfriends since kindergarten. They couldn't let anyone know because of their families feud that had been ongoing for generations. Neither one agreed with the feud and wanted no part in the bickering and bad blood that was going on within the families.
  Everything seemed to be great until her father Harrison made terrible business decisions and lost a large portion of his fortune and asked Mason's father to help him out and he refused. Their friendship ended badly and she left town at eighteen only to return ten years later to look to sell the family home that has been rented on and off for the last ten years. She arrives in town only to discover that she can't get to her house due to a forest fire and has nowhere to stay. She bumps into her old friend Mason and he offers to let her stay at his place before he realizes what he's doing. She is a beautiful blonde knockout in between jobs as a journalist after being laid off in LA but still has some freelance work to complete and he is an ex marine (Seal) now celebrity trainer and billionaire with muscles galore! What could possibly go wrong (or right) when they reminisce about old times? What happens after she discovers her family's home has burned down and her parents are heading to town? I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful well written book and highly recommend this author. It was funny,passionate,emotional friends to lovers second chance romance.
  
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  Five beautiful ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  Hollyanne

  This was my first book I read by Holly Jaymes, and I must say I was hooked from the first sentence. I can't wait to read more by this author.
  
  Willa and Mason were secret childhood friends growing up. Their families had a decade family feud going on. Willa and Mason didn't care about the feud, but their parents would never let them be around each other. 10 years later and Willa is back in town. They have grown up and are fighting feelings toward each other. They both had feelings before, but were to afraid to tell the other. Mason is a volunteer firefighter and Willa came back to check on their family home. Willa's home burnt down and Mason let her stay with him. When her parents came back to town he gave them his townhome without them knowing who he was. Her parented did not like him based on his name and tried blaming him for stuff that happened. Willa tended to side with her parents to please them which Mason did not understand or like at all. Most of the town hated Willa's parents because they thought they were town royalty based on their names because their ancestors had funded the town.
  
  This book is told from duel point of views which is one of my favorite writing styles. I like knowing what both characters are thinking. I also really liked the flow of the writing. This book kept me hooked and I had a hard time putting it down.
  
  I wanted to get in the book and hug the characters and shake Willa's parents for being so conceited thinking they were owed the world. I felt for Mason when Willa would side with her parents.
  
  Overall I really liked this book!
  
  
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  ** I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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  Karen Nastasio

  Two innocent kids Willa Haynesville and Mason Mc Lean growing up together not knowing why there families hate each other’s so they kept there friendship a secret until high school when she chose to stand by her parents side leaving Mason behind. Fast forward 10 years Willa has returned to Eden Lake to check on the family home so they can sell it but what she finds is that its been burnt down because of a fire on the mountain and then she runs back into Mason at the local coffee shop and the attraction is still there sizzling between them and when he offers his place to her to stay at and she accepts. Mason has done a lot with his life since Willa left town he became a navy seal but was injured on the job and now is a Billionaire fitness trainer and part time firefighter but with everything he has he never got over the love of his life Willa and now he has a second chance with her but does she want him. Omg is Mason Mc lean is as hot as I remember him only now he is much better looking and god I’ve missed him he was my one true love and I wonder if he has missed me. While living together now lines get blurred and the heat between intensifies and they finally spend the night together in each other’s arms. What happens now, do they have a future together finally or do her parents old feud still cause problems between them.
  
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  KidaeminA

  *Spoilers ahead*
  
  The story was wonderfully crafted mixing the cliche love story of 2 people who couldn’t express their feelings for each other because they’ve been best friends their whole life, a family feud stopping them from being together, and the chance of making it right by staying in one roof.
  
  Mason was a self-built billionaire who never forgot where he came from, stayed humble and never cared about the feud. Willa on the other hand was from the top of her social status but her life was affected by the wrong choices of her family eventually affecting her impressions about Mason. They had their own issues with family, social status, and others but their attraction toward each other grew stronger than any of those. In the end, they set aside all other issues and focused on the most important thing, their love for each other which eventually ended the family feud they had since the time of their ancestors.
  
  The story was a roller coaster ride. The characters are not perfect, but they were willing to compromise and sacrifice for each other. This is a great story with a HEA and I can’t wait to read other stories in the series. :)
  
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  Kaye

  ONE HARD HITTING ADVENTURE!!!
  Gob-smacked! Holly imparts one exciting approach, spinning this baby with 100% on point realism, showcasing such intellect, passion, imagination and unique insight, fusing this little gem together seamlessly. A raging tempest of fervent events and nerve racking circumstances keep you flipping page after page. Anarchy, escapades and havoc run amuck, kicking this gem into a tempest, blasting it into a frenzy with a mind-blowing culmination. Observing the instant realization and charged atmosphere, electrifying twists, stunning turns and mangled lines, tempting our characters in ways they could have never anticipated. The intense attraction and sizzling chemistry smolders as each layer is peeled back, highlighting an undeniable connection, grounding in it's strength and awe-inspiring in it's depth. Displays thrilling, well rounded scenario's ramping up the exuberance and adrenaline, with such intensity and precision, testing our characters in ways they could have never imagined. The characters are authentic and genuine with depth and qualities that blend into amazing personalities. The scenes are so graphically detailed and descriptive it's like being transported to ground zero with them. Remarkable job Holly, thanks for sharing this bad boy with us.
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  Cay Scheumack

  Haynesville's versus McClean's is all the town of Eden Lake has known. Three generations had continued till the Haynevilles left town having lost their business. Now only son Mason McClean lives in Eden Lake, until Willa Haynesville comes back to town the day her family home burns down. Willa and Mason were secret friends from 5 years old. When Willa couldn't find a place to stay, Mason offered for her to stay at his house. As they pursued their friendship, their class reunion occurs, enter Willa's parents in town, and all around confusion in Willa's head. She loves her parents, but...... Does family or love win? Read Forbidden Roommate to find the answer and enjoy a bumpy but interesting adventure.
  
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  Shannon

  I voluntarily reviewed an arc of this book.
  
  I really enjoyed this friends to lovers forbidden romance, I found the beginning a bit slow and it did pick up pace later. The storyline is well-written and filled with plenty of drama and emotion.
  
  Mason and Willa have been best friends since kindergarten and through high school, their families have had a feud since forever and even though they didn't want any thing to do with the fighting unfortunately they were dragged into the mess. Now, years later Willa is back in her hometown and Mason lives there to now. They have put their past misunderstandings aside and have found their friendship again as well has realizes that their chemistry is sizzling and soon their friendship becomes more until her parents come to town to cause more drama for the happy couple. I really liked both characters, really likable and relatable.
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  Helen Gray

  Willa and Mason had been secret best friends since childhood but had kept it secret as their families were involved in a feud that had been going on for about 200 years. They had loved each other as teens but never admitted their feelings for each other as they thought the other only wanted friendship. I loved this story, it was like a modern day romeo and Juliet only without the death. It was sweet, sexy and the 2 main characters were so perfect for each other. Recommend , 5 star read
  
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  Nathathida Atirekasâra

  I love friends to lovers romance and I think this book is a second chance for both Willa and Mason too. I like that the author added a little bit of an enemies to lovers romance theme in this book because their families hate each other. The book is well written and Mason is a swoon worthy. Willa is a bit hard to catch up sometimes because she loves both Mason and her parents but that is normal, right? So I still enjoy reading it and decide to give it 5 stars.
  
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  casvec

  Oh my what an emotional roller coaster. Forbidden Roomate is one of the most heartbreaking and romantic stories I have read in a long time.
  
  The way Holly Jaymes folded the storylines of love, hatred, feuds and passion together will have you unable to stop reading.
  
  Willard and Mason's story was so heartbreaking but so powerful that in the end you can can't but smile.
  
  Definitely one of the best stories I've read in a long time.
  
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  Travis

  I still can’t believe how good this story was! A modern take on the Hatfield and McCoy feud just sexier and no violence. I loved the world that the story is set in. I think Mason’s brother could use his own book and Willa and the other wonderful characters could make cameos. That my friends is what makes a good book. When I can imagine myself in the town or can speculate what the characters might be up to that is the definition of great writing plain and simple.
  
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  Sammie Harley Ann Moore

  I had to read this one all at once. Much of the stupid moments that the main characters had were suprisingly relatable and did make me want to scream at them to stop being stupid. The sweet moments softened my heart since Willa and Mason were written so real.
  
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  Charmaine Nouwen

  Forbidden Roomate by Holly Jaymes is a great read. interesting,emotional,intriguing and steamy; a second chance romance A small town Forbidden best friend, TO LOVERS ROMANCE of Mason and Willa that will keep you entertained and tugged at your heart,well done!
  
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  Kathy Mccalmon

  This is a 2nd chance romance. Willa and mason have been secret friends since kindergarten because of a family feud. Willa leaves with her family when she is 18 now 10 years later she in back. What will happen this time
  
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  Jean

  Secret friendship,secret love
  
  One hundred and fifty year old feud couldn’t keep them apart. Willa and Mason were friends since kindergarten. There was always this simmering love between them but the hateful feud between their families kept them from expressing their love. Loved this story hope there will more from Holly so many great characters in here.