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Reckless Abandon: A Small Town, Single Parent Romance (Willow Brook Falls Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Ashley Cade (Author), Silla Webb (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 1,405 ratings

"Sexy, sweet, and with the right amount of angst. Reckless Abandon has it all." - NYT Best Selling Author, Heidi McLaughlin

Single and pregnant at eighteen was not what I had planned for my life, but after my fiancé skipped town on our wedding day, I had no choice. When his best man handed me the goodbye note, I thought my life was over.

Three years later, his best man is now my best friend. My family likes him. My daughter adores him. And me? Well, I’m hopelessly in love with him. Too bad I can never tell him how I feel.

A drunken kiss after our friend’s birthday party threatens to reveal my secret. I have two choices: confess my feelings for him or pretend I was too wasted to remember. Lying could mean missing out on a future with the man I love. Telling the truth could ruin our friendship forever. Should I play it safe or risk it all for our happily ever after?


"Friend to lovers romance with a beautiful ending in ways you are hoping for from the first page." ~Katelyn, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

"I absolutely loved this story.. I didnt want it to end!" ~Chelle, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

*Reckless Abandon is the first book in the Willow Brook Falls Series and is a complete standalone with no cliffhanger

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09WWK4R4P
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 20, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 292 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Ashley is a USA Today Bestselling author who likes her small town romance extra spicy with a touch of angst, and a splash of humor. Her swoon worthy heroes will melt your kindles (along with your undergarments). She resides in Ohio with her husband and two sons where she pens emotionally gripping love stories about imperfect people who find their happily ever after.

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Customers find this romance book to be a quick weekend read with a great love story set in a sweet small town. The characters are well-developed, with one customer noting how Macon serves as a father figure to Harper. Customers describe the book as super cute and appreciate its friends-to-lovers plot. They value the heartfelt content, with one review mentioning how it looks at feelings in situations.

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31 customers mention "Readability"31 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as an amazing and quick weekend read.

"...First read by this author, and it was definitely a good one. I am ready for Book 2." Read more

"...It turned out to be a good, easy read...." Read more

"...and drama with Harper’s dad, but overall it was a sweet story and a quick read. ⭐️: 3/5 🌶️: 1.5/5 What to expect..." Read more

"Such a great read with a good wholesome story. I couldn’t put it down. A great and quick weekend read!" Read more

24 customers mention "Romance"24 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in this book, describing it as a sweet small town story with pure love.

"...both OW drama and drama with Harper’s dad, but overall it was a sweet story and a quick read. ⭐️: 3/5 🌶️: 1.5/5..." Read more

"Such a great read with a good wholesome story. I couldn’t put it down. A great and quick weekend read!" Read more

"This is a Great story of wonderful romantic characters knowing one another with respect, kindness, A little uncertainty, also emotional highlighted..." Read more

"This is a sweet friends-to-lovers story...." Read more

16 customers mention "Character development"16 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, finding them strong and well-developed, with one customer particularly appreciating how much Macon loves Harper.

"...I love the friendship between the characters and how they are managing life as young adults, especially single mom with a very cute daughter...." Read more

"...Macon was a wonderful hero, and I loved how he loved Harper as his own...." Read more

"...such a sweet friendship that turns into such a caring and thoughtful relationship...." Read more

"This is a Great story of wonderful romantic characters knowing one another with respect, kindness, A little uncertainty, also emotional highlighted..." Read more

8 customers mention "Cuteness"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the book cute and sweet, with one mentioning it features gorgeous men to dream about, while another describes it as a cute best friends to lovers story.

"...are managing life as young adults, especially single mom with a very cute daughter...." Read more

"...with Brynlee’s daughter Harper, and the three of them are just so cute together...." Read more

"...And a adorable cute baby inside the pages. I enjoyed this sweet, spicy, dramatic story with romance." Read more

"First? Holy freaking crap was this adorable to read! I'm not huge on small town romances normally but this one was too cute to pass up...." Read more

5 customers mention "Friendship"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the friendship dynamics in the book, particularly the friends-to-lovers storyline, with one customer noting how Brynlee becomes Bryan's best friend.

"...He and Bryn had a great friendship, and I enjoyed reading when they were honest with each other and decided to give their relationship a chance...." Read more

"...He steps after his best friend bails and becomes Bryan’s best friend and a father figure to Harper. Love how much he loves Harper...." Read more

"...Well it didn't disappoint, best friends turned to lovers trope. Really enjoyed reading it...." Read more

"Absolutely loved this book. ❤️ Macon and Brynlee are the definition of soulmates. I couldn't recommend this book enough...." Read more

4 customers mention "Heartfelt content"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the heartfelt content of the book, with one mentioning how it hit them in their core.

"...highlighted , the upstanding moral for each other, look at feelings in situations....Its the loyal loving friendships between the two main..." Read more

"...But this book hit me in my core. Maybe because I was that teenage, single-parent abandoned by her baby’s father...." Read more

"It was an easy read with a bit of drama but nothing traumatic. Friends to lovers. Happy ending. A bit of spice but nothing over the top or dark." Read more

"...Truly wrenched my heart to see a broken, truly remorseful man have to deal with the consequences of his actions. Well worth my time!" Read more

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2025
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    I like how this book has some twists and turns to keep you interested between characters and their thought process. I love the friendship between the characters and how they are managing life as young adults, especially single mom with a very cute daughter.

    First read by this author, and it was definitely a good one. I am ready for Book 2.
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  • Cat Nunez
    4.0 out of 5 stars great story!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
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    This was my first book by the author, and after reading the blurb, I decided to give it a try. It turned out to be a good, easy read. I loved Brynlee and Macon's friendship and how he was always there for her after her ex and his best friend left her pregnant on their wedding day. They spent the following years as best friends, not realizing they both had feelings for each other. It was great to see how things began to change between them and how they finally opened up about their feelings for one another.

    Bryn was a single mom to a little girl named Harper, and Macon always tried to help them and was there for them when they needed support. Bryn couldn't deny her feelings for Macon, but she kept them to herself since Macon had a girlfriend who disapproved of their friendship. Everything changed when Macon's girlfriend was rude to Bryn, leading Macon to end their relationship. Bryn attempted to express her feelings to Macon, but since she had a bit to drink, he stopped her. She assumed he didn't feel the same, so she avoided him until they shared a moment and talked about their true feelings for each other.

    Macon was a wonderful hero, and I loved how he loved Harper as his own. He and Bryn had a great friendship, and I enjoyed reading when they were honest with each other and decided to give their relationship a chance. They were both busy, but it was nice to read how they always made time for each other and found ways to be together whenever they could.

    There was some drama at the end thanks to Harper's dad, but I loved reading how Macon and Bryn fought for their love and didn't let anything come between them. They had some problems, but they always came back to each other.

    Now, I can't wait to read the rest of the books and see more about the side characters.
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  • Alexia
    3.0 out of 5 stars Reckless Abandon
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025
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    Reckless Abandon is such a cute best friends to lovers, single mom romance. Macon and Brynlee have such a sweet friendship that turns into such a caring and thoughtful relationship. He is so amazing with Brynlee’s daughter Harper, and the three of them are just so cute together. I could’ve done without there being both OW drama and drama with Harper’s dad, but overall it was a sweet story and a quick read.

    ⭐️: 3/5
    🌶️: 1.5/5

    What to expect
    ❤️ single mom romance
    ❤️ small town romance
    ❤️ best friends to lovers
    ❤️ OW drama
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  • Danieb1
    5.0 out of 5 stars great story!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025
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    Such a great read with a good wholesome story. I couldn’t put it down. A great and quick weekend read!
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  • Kayla
    4.0 out of 5 stars I’m not sure how to feel :/
    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2024
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    This was a weird book for me. It was a mix of slow burn and fast burn if that makes any sense. They were best friends but once they got together they couldn’t seem to navigate it which makes no sense to me. They both have known each other for so long and they’ve built up their trust in each other but as soon as their friendship turns into a relationship, the trust seems to rapidly decline for no reason. I also hate that Brynlee kept saying Harper had no father in her life to play with her and read her stories at night and all this stuff but never acknowledged Macon did all of that every chance he got. I absolutely hated Sean and the fact that Brynlee took so long to flat out tell him everything and that she didn’t want him. Macon was absolutely amazing throughout the book. He was so supportive and, no matter what, he was there for her. I completely understood how he misinterpreted Sean holding Brynlee after what Sean told him prior.
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  • Kindle Customer C📲📱🔖📚📖
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic relationships love.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2024
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    This is a Great story of wonderful romantic characters knowing one another with respect, kindness, A little uncertainty, also emotional highlighted , the upstanding moral for each other, look at feelings in situations....Its the loyal loving friendships between the two main characters male and female. And a adorable cute baby inside the pages. I enjoyed this sweet, spicy, dramatic story with romance.
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  • Megan
    3.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm 🤔
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2025
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    I wanted to love this book, but I felt like it was missing that wow factor. I kept waiting for the big oh my goodness, but I didn’t find it. Initially the FMC and MMC and their misunderstanding was annoying. I know something was going to happen and wasn’t sure what. When it did it was very anticlimactic. It had good bones but missed the mark for me.
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  • MJRM
    5.0 out of 5 stars Straight to the Heart♥️
    Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022
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    It’s rare for me to connect to a book on such a personal level as I did with this slow-burn, small-town, friends to lovers, single parent romance. But this book hit me in my core. Maybe because I was that teenage, single-parent abandoned by her baby’s father. Maybe because a friend who became my lover, stepped into the role of father for my eldest when he didn’t have too. Or maybe it’s all the above. Whatever the reasons, this book resonated with me on a deep level I had not anticipated.

    Brynlee is a gentle teenage girl who falls a little too hard for her high school sweetheart, ending up pregnant. They agree to marry before the baby arrives. But as she get ready to walk up the aisle, her boyfriend’s best friend comes to her with a dear John letter.

    A few years later Brynlee is a full-time college student, raising her daughter with the help of her family and her ex’s best friend—now her best friend—Macon. Macon has remained a constant support system since the day he gave Brynlee that letter. Over the course of those few years, Brynlee and Macon grow closer, unable to fight the feelings that were always present but that they were too scared to act on.

    Just as they finally connect, fate is cruel to this young couple as people from the past, on both sides, resurface. These two have several hurdles to cross in order to be together. But oh, is that happily ever after worth it.

    Enjoyable read. My rating is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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  • Aroha
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in Australia on October 23, 2024
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    Great read, it had me sucked me straight away and I fully loved these Characters totally recommend this read, loved it.
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  • Amba
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! A must read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2024
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    I never really read books like this but I'm so glad I read this one. The storyline, the main characters, the emotions this book made me feel. It's a masterpiece. So well written and could not put it down I needed to read until the happy ending!
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  • Alimay
    4.0 out of 5 stars ABANDONED BUT WANTED
    Reviewed in Australia on August 26, 2024
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    A beautifully written friends to lovers story with depth of emotion from the characters, a story full of angst, hurt and healing. I thoroughly enjoyed this amazing book and how vulnerable and real the characters felt. The interactions were heartfelt and encapsulated everything truly amazing finding love and acceptance should.
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  • doglover2
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2024
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    Very enjoyable
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  • kirralee bouman
    3.0 out of 5 stars Sweet romance
    Reviewed in Australia on July 20, 2024
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    It was a really sweet and cute read. Not really smutty or full of annoying drama. It was just a solid sweet romance read.
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