Sometimes the biggest risk isn’t falling in love. It’s trusting someone enough to let them stay. This is at the heart of Carrie Ann Ryan’s latest release, His Guilty Pleasure, the eleventh book in the Montgomery Ink Legacy series. Friends with benefits? Sounds like a perfect arrangement until someone catches feelings! And when Aly realizes she wants more than friendship with Dash, things get complicated.
Title: His Guilty Pleasure
Author(s): Carrie Ann Ryan
Series: Montgomery Ink Legacy #11
Also in this series: One Night with You , Accidentally Forever , Last Chance Seduction, Kiss Me Forever
Published by Self Published on October 26, 2026
Pages: 264
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance
Source: Author
Format: eArc
Purchase: Amazon
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There were two rules in our relationship:We remain friends with the benefits.And we don’t catch feelings.Only I made a mistake. I started to fall for Dash Montgomery.Now our secret physical-only time together is done, and we have to see if we can keep our promises.He needs to move on. And I need to focus on my business and friends.Yet when an attack happens close to home, Dash steps up and changes the game. I don’t want to fall for him and yet I know there’s no walking away from this. Not when he puts himself on the line and I finally can give in. Everyone I’ve ever loved, save one, has walked away from me, leaving the shattered remnants of who I once was behind. If I don’t find a way to trust Dash—as well as my heart—the darkness stalking us both won’t be the only thing that breaks us.His Guilty Pleasure is a friends with benefits, right person, wrong time contemporary suspense romance featuring Dash and Aly. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!
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Meet Dash and Aly, best friends who have a friends-with-benefits arrangement. An arrangement that seems perfect for them. After all, they enjoy each other’s company and have great chemistry, so keeping things strictly physical with no strings, no expectations, and definitely no feelings should be easy. Or so they thought! When Aly realizes her feelings have changed, she ends their arrangement, determined to get over Dash and return their friendship to the way it was. Easier said than done, especially when Dash refuses to let her face life’s challenges alone. As he steps up to help her, Aly must decide whether she is ready to put her fears aside and trust that Dash isn’t going anywhere. But someone has other plans for these two and made it their duty to keep them apart.
Aly and Dash’s friendship was the foundation of their physical relationship, and I enjoyed watching it develop into something deeper. Aly has a hard time trusting when it comes to love. Past hurts have left her guarded, and despite her growing feelings for Dash, she struggles to let him in. She prefers keeping him at arm’s length rather than risk another broken heart. I understood her hesitation, but I also wanted her to take a chance on Dash.
And Dash? I loved how he showed up for Aly when she needed him most. He not only spoke about being there for her; he stepped in, offered his support, and showed her that she could count on him. His patience and determination made me root for these two even more.
There was plenty of chemistry, heartfelt moments, and drama to keep me turning the pages. I also enjoyed the family dynamics and the added tension from someone determined to sabotage their relationship.
Overall, His Guilty Pleasure delivered an enjoyable romance filled with friendship, family, love, and wonderful characters. I loved watching Dash and Aly navigate their feelings and work through the fears standing in the way of their happily ever after. Another lovely addition to the Montgomery Ink Legacy series!
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About Carrie Ann Ryan
Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Wilder Brothers, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She’s the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over one hundred novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
