This was my first time ever hearing about Esha Patel, and wow! This was fantastic! I loved every page. It’d be a fun book for a book club!

Absolutely love the cover for this book its what drew to to it.
Loved the storyline and the characters
Will definitely be reading more by this author
Thanks Netgalley for letting me read this book for an honest review

I am a sucker for a good old sports romance and that is exactly what Patel gave me!

Having enjoyed her previous books, I knew I was in for a treat with Long Hot Summer.

A great combination of both characters and storyline.

All the feels.

I really enjoyed the added moments of humour mixed in with the growing adoration between the two main characters.

If you are looking for a somewhat easy read that will definitely make you smile, look no further than this book right here.

Long Hot Summer was a spicy romance with a sport I've not really read about, Lacrosse. I throughly enjoyed it and have already read some of Eshas earlier books

This was honestly such a cute little romance book. Both main characters were so immediately likeable, and the host of side characters were sweet and well rounded. The writing style was great, and while I'm not usually a fan of the third act breakup, I feel that it worked well with their friends with benefits to lovers arc.

The transparency this book had with mental health and abandonment issues was such a breath of fresh air. Rod was such a great dad, and I loved that Jordan wasn't trying to replace Charlotte, but instead being such a good role model to Tali. Jordan was so cool, and it was great watching her overcome her own abandonment issues from her past.

Definitely going to pick up more of Esha Patels books after this!

Hot Rod and J-Dog are fantastic. Their friends with benefits to lovers story gives the reader hope. Hope that someone will see them for who they are and accept (and love) them in spite of their flaws. Rodney is a great father who has put his own life on the back burner for so long to raise Tali and while that is what a good parent does, he also yearns for more than he realizes. The way Jordan seamlessly fits into his and Tali’s lives is incredible. They all get along well, have things in common, and not once does Jordan try to replace Tali’s mom, she’s just an additional person to support. So happy we get to see this couple together after Cross My Heart. Truly such a fantastic book. Esha is a wonderful storyteller!

Loved the opening play list and that it’s advertising as a single dad story

Wonderful characters and view points

Great character chemistry + dialogue