Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Catered to You

SERIES: Beau Ties (Book 4)

AUTHOR: Freesia Woodley

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 248 pages

RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2022

BLURB:

Falling in love with his best friend was never part of the plan.

On a bachelorette trip to Vegas, Yuuki Nakatani learns that his longtime boyfriend is getting married—but not to him. Angry and hurt, Yuuki turns to his best friend Raegan for comfort. Raegan’s fake wedding revenge plot sounds perfect until it stirs up feelings Yuuki hadn’t felt
before.

It was a simple plan. Take some pictures, send them to Yuuki’s bastard ex, and call it a day. What Raegan Dietrich did not expect was that during the pretend ceremony he would realize he was in love with his best friend. When their photos accidentally end up online, they are challenged to live out their farce.

Pretending to live as a married couple brings their feelings to the forefront and makes a mess of their carefully laid plans. The best marriages are based on a strong foundation of friendship. But is their friendship strong enough to survive love?

A friends to lovers kinky romance with wax play, shibari, and of course, a HEA.

Content Warning: Abusive behavior from family and former romantic partner. Stalking. Attempted murder.

REVIEW:

Although I loved all the books in this wonderful series I think Yuuki and Raegan’s story may have touched me the most.

We met Yuuki and Raegan in Dallas and Liam’s story. Yuuki and Dallas are the the reason Sugar and Spice Bakery is as successful as it it. They are the creative genius’ behind all those lovely designs the bakery sells. And Raegan and Yuuki helped Dallas move to Daddy Liam’s home. Yuuki and Raegan are not only best friends but have been roommates since they first went away to Culinary School. Raegan is a master chef that runs the catering side of the restaurant he works at. And Yuuki’s decorating talent keeps their bakery popular in Raleigh. When Raegan and Yuuki head to Vegas for their dear friend from Culinary school’s bachelorette party they never expected to wind up fake married to stick it to Yuuki’s despicable ex and his homophobic father. When a drunken post on Facebook exposes their marriage they decide to roll with it. But what they never expected was the feelings that started blooming when trying to make everyone believe they were really married.

I loved these guy’s love story. What they had together was so obvious to everyone else but they never saw it. Their realizations that their best friend was their one true love was precious. If only they would have learned faster that the most critical piece to a successful relationship is open and honest communication.

The part I didn’t get was why Yuuki kept hiding what was going on with Ken, his disgusting ex. Yuuki literally trusted  Raegan with everything but withholding something so dangerous and escalating was not only foolish but dangerous and almost cost him his life.

I did love the side characters of Raegan’s family. Yuuki may no longer have the love and support of his father since he came out. (I really question whether he ever had it though. M) And losing his dear and supportive mother in such a senseless way was traumatic and scarring. But his new family of Raegan’s and his found family with Dallas made it easier and he could experience what true love and family were suppose to be like again.

I don’t know if this is the last book in the series or not but I have truly enjoyed getting to know this new-to-me author and her men. They have captivated me and hooked me. I am looking forward to much more.

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