Review to my Goodreads: Rylee - a single mom who had been through enough and learned from mistakes is cautious to be in a relationship again until Trey comes into her life…Trey however is a known playboy and does not do relationships! So yup…they are now friends with benefits! 

I love the banters and how Rylee and Trey’s relationship slowly progressed in the book. It is a good romantic-comedy story that made me laugh (specially when Marcie comes in!) 

It comes with spice, a bit of suspense as well! 

The story is quite realistic and there are parts that are surely relatable for readers. I cannot wait to read the next, specially since I also love the side characters - I hope they get their own spinoff too!

Title: Love is Ale You Need

Author: Gia Stevens

Type: Fiction

Category: Adult

Publisher: Wild Clover Publishing LLC

Genre: Romance, Rom-Com

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Surprise Pregnancy, Single Mom, Playboy turned good, Friends with benefits

Total Chapters: 39 + Epilogue

Total Pages: 313

Table of Contents: Yes

Summary From The Book: 

A steamy friends with benefits, surprise pregnancy standalone novel by romantic comedy author Gia Steven...

We went from fling to friend-zone. Now I have to tell him he’s going to be a dad.

After my ex-husband left, I became a single mom and vowed never to date a guy in a suit again.

Then Trey Wilson entered my life. The guy who lives in suits. He’s charismatic, good-looking, and charming AF.

Everything that can make any woman swoon, including me.

What started as a one-night fling turned into a mid-morning office quickie, followed by an afternoon rendezvous in my kitchen. Which ultimately led to the purchase of a new table.

After I told him we can only be friends, he's determined to be my best friend. The more time we spend together the boundary between friends and benefits blur.

Deep down, I know he’s exactly like the others. Once they get what they want, they’re out the door, leaving me to pick up the pieces of my broken heart. Been there. Done that. And I have a daughter to prove it. 

So the moment emotions get involved, I quickly suppress them and do what I know is right.

I end whatever this is.

Except now I can’t do that when the white stick shows two pink lines.

Love Is Ale You Need is a friends with benefits, surprise pregnancy romantic comedy. Be prepared to laugh-out-loud one minute and swoon the next in this steamy standalone romcom. The Brews and Flings series is a spin-off of the Harbor Highlands series. You’ll see a lot of familiar characters but also new ones. Each book in the Brews and Flings series is set in the same world, and delivers a guaranteed happily ever after.

My Thoughts: 

The story is about Rylee, a strong single mother who is afraid to fall in love again because of her past mistakes and meeting Trey, the playboy, who catches her attention.  The book revolves around Rylee and Trey's friends with benefits relationship. 

The book is fun to read specially with Rylee and Trey's banters.  There are some sexual scenes that definitely have spiciness. 

The point of view of the book is dual alternating with Rylee and Trey but the epilogue is under Dessa - Rylee's friend. 

For me, the most that has character development is Trey because of how romantic he turned out after being a playboy. For the first time, can I share who I hated the most in this book? Kyle! He is a complete douchebag. (Now it gave me an idea to also share which character I hate the most from every books I read starting from this book!)

Most memorable scene for me is when Trey stormed out of Rylee when he learned about the unexpected pregnancy. I also love every scenes between Trey and Abby. 

Love is Ale You Need has mentions or contains of cheating, divorce, stalking, abandonment.

The title Love is Ale You Need might be pertaining to the ales that they love to drink. 

The book is a romantic comedy that will make you laugh, teary and swoon with the sweetness. 

My Favorite Line/s:

"There is only one person I can depend on. Myself. And it's better that way, Less feelings. Less complications." - Trey page 12

Rating: 4/5 because the plot is good, engaging and I had a good laugh.

Spiciness: 2/5

Recommendation: To those who wanted to read a romantic comedy love story that is quite realistic in terms of the situations. 

 

After becoming a single mom, I vowed never to date a guy in a suit again until the charismatic and charming, Trey Wilson entered my life. I put him in the friend zone instantly, however, the more time we spend together, the more the lines between friends and benefits blur. I know I should end things before we get too deep, but when the white stick shows two pink lines, my world is once again turned upside down. Fans of Meghan Quinn and Tessa Bailey will devour Love Is Ale You Need by Gia Stevens, a steamy friends-to-lovers, surprise pregnancy, romance. Blurb A steamy friends with benefits, surprise pregnancy standalone novel by romantic comedy author Gia Stevens… We went from fling to friend-zone. Now I have to tell him he’s going to be a dad. After my ex-husband left, I became a single mom and vowed never to date a guy in a suit again. Then Trey Wilson entered my life. The guy who lives in suits. He’s charismatic, good-looking, and charming AF. Everything that can make any woman swoon, including me. What started as a one-night fling turned into a mid-morning office quickie, followed by an afternoon rendezvous in my kitchen. Which ultimately led to the purchase of a new table. After I told him we can only be friends, he’s determined to be my best friend. The more time we spend together, the boundary between friends and benefits blur. Deep down, I know he’s exactly like the others. Once they get what they want, they’re out the door, leaving me to pick up the pieces of my broken heart. Been there. Done that. And I have a daughter to prove it. So the moment emotions get involved, I quickly suppress them and do what I know is right. I end whatever this is. Except now I can’t do that when the white stick shows two pink lines.

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Excerpt

Copyright 2024 Gia Stevens

“Didn’t we go over this?” I push off until I’m standing to my full height and hold up one finger. “Dinner sounds like a date.” I add a second finger. “Dates lead to relationships.” “It’s dinner. It’s not like I’m asking for your hand in marriage. Unless that will help my chances. I’ll get on one knee right now.” “Guess what I think about that?” “What?” With my other two fingers still in the air, I add a third. Then I curl my pointer and ring finger to my palm leaving only my middle finger. A grin curls around his full lips. “That was good. But I don’t speak finger, so you have to give me a good reason why?” “Because you’re… Trey.” “That’s not a good reason.” “You’re not my type.” “Sexy. Confident. Well-endowed aren’t your type?” I snort a laugh. “More like cocky and full of himself aren’t my type. Plus, you wear a suit.” “What’s wrong with the suit?” He runs his hands down the lapels of his jacket. “Nothing per se, but I just don’t do suits. They’re too…suity. It only adds to the cocky and arrogant thing you got going on.” I wave my hand over his body. “Well, I can fix that.” Trey stands and removes his suit jacket and drapes it over the backrest of his stool. His fingers dig into the knot of his tie, loosening it. Next, he pops the button at his collar. “What are you doing?” I ask. “Taking off the suit.” “You’re going to strip? Right here, in a full bar?” “Yup.” He undoes a couple more buttons. I want to tear my gaze away, but I can’t. Instead, I spit out whatever words I can muster. “Keep your clothes on. No one wants to see you naked.” Nora smacks my arm, and I jerk my head to face her. From the corner of her mouth she says, “Speak for yourself. I kinda want to see what he’s packing underneath.” I narrow my gaze at her. She shrugs and slinks away but keeps a close eye on Trey in case he does remove the rest of his clothes. She wouldn’t want to miss that. Hell, right now I don’t want to miss it either. Trey clears his throat and I twist around to meet his gaze. “So, what’s it going to be? Am I getting naked right here or are we going on a date?

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About Gia Stevens

Gia Stevens resides in Northern Minnesota with her husband and cat. She lives for the warm, sunny days of summer and dreads the bitter cold of winter. A romantic comedy junkie at heart, she knew she wanted her own stories to encompass those same warm and fuzzy feelings. When she’s not busy writing your next book boyfriend, Gia can be found binge watching TV shows that aired five years ago, taking pictures of her cat, or curled up with a steamy romance novel.

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