Gabriel Stone’s answer to all life’s problems is to avoid facing it head on. When a serious accident threatens to end his career as a drummer, his life is thrown into turmoil. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale.
Title: My Girl
Author(s): Dorothy Ewels
Published by Self-published on October 15, 2021
Pages: 86
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance
Source: Author
Format: eBook 
Purchase: Amazon
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Sister to the band’s manager, and lifetime friend, Sheridan Daniels opens her home to Gabriel as a place to recover and hide from the world, as their family had done before. But Gabriel’s teetering on the edge. Can Sheridan pull him back or will all be lost?
Looking for a light and quick read after all the heavy stuff I consumed in the past week, I quickly jumped at the opportunity to read 📚My Girl. I am so glad I did. It delivered a short and spicy friends to lovers romance.
In 📚My Girl we meet Gabriel Stone, a drummer for a popular band. The story began with Gabriel in a motor vehicle accident while on tour. Not only did he receive a career-ending injury, it triggered painful memories from his past. He refuses to get the therapy, preferring to run from the problem. But he would learn, running would not solve his problem and he needed to face the situation head on.
Sheridan, a psychologist and sister to the manager of Gabriel’s band, is in love with him for the past twelve years. She recognized his struggles and tried to get him the help he needed. Â
📚My Girl sure packed a punch. I enjoyed getting to know the character, with my favourite being Gabriel. Although, his actions frustrated me several times throughout the story. I empathized with Gabriel. It could not be easy dealing with the painful memories. The growth he showed throughout the story felt authentic. Sheridan’s character could have been further developed. Although told from dual POVs, I never felt I really knew her. The story told of her love for Gabriel, her dedication to career and it provide a glimpse of a relationship, but everything else was a mystery beyond that.Â
I enjoyed the development of their romance, which was of the slow burn, sweet and sexy variety. They have been dancing around their feelings for years. Everyone saw what they failed to acknowledge. It was good seeing them finally getting it right.
📚My Girl provided me with the perfect reprieve from all the craziness taking place around me. It’s perfect for readers looking for a short, sweet and sexy friends to lover romance.
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About Dorothy Ewels
South African author, Dorothy Ewels, lives in the city of her birth, Cape Town, with her husband, son, two crazy rescue dogs and a cat with plenty of cattitude. A lifelong love affair with reading got her writing at a young age, but it wasn’t until she was retrenched in 2017 that she finally found the courage to write her first book, leading to its publication in 2018. She’s addicted to coffee, books and finding humor in life, not to mention happy endings against all odds. As well as being a proud and active member of the Romance Writer’s Organization of South Africa (ROSA). Dorothy is also thrilled to be a contributing author in Samantha A. Cole’s Suspenseful Seduction World, Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward’s Cocky Hero Club and Kristen Proby’s Lady Boss Press.
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Despite being frustrated it sounds like you enjoyed it.
It had its good points.
Sometimes we need to just chill.
So true.
That sounds like it would be a really good read. Thanks for letting us know about it.
You are welcome.
Short and spicy romance is just what I need right now Nadene. Thanks for sharing
I am always on the lookout for something light and sweet when I have read or binged some heavier romances and I need to get balanced out again. Definitely will check this author out, thanks
Sometimes short, sweet, and sexy is just what I need. This sounds good!