{"id":30787,"date":"2023-12-13T11:11:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T15:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30787"},"modified":"2023-12-13T11:11:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T15:11:41","slug":"review-only-when-its-us-by-chloe-leise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/13\/review-only-when-its-us-by-chloe-leise\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Only When It&#8217;s Us by Chloe Leise"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30787\" data-postid=\"30787\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30787 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_xpxl164 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_mx4b164 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_160c164 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/only-when-its-us-chloe-leise.jpg?resize=640%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30788\" title=\"only-when-its-us-chloe-leise\" alt=\"only-when-its-us-chloe-leise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/only-when-its-us-chloe-leise.jpg?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/only-when-its-us-chloe-leise.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/only-when-its-us-chloe-leise.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/only-when-its-us-chloe-leise.jpg?resize=768%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/only-when-its-us-chloe-leise.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hpen164 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">From the moment Willa sat next to Ryder in class, she\u2019s made it clear she hates his guts. Her reason is a mystery, but its outcome suits him fine. Willa Sutter is the feisty, tempting chaos he doesn\u2019t need in his quiet, tidy life. She\u2019s the next generation of women\u2019s soccer. Wild hair. Bee-stung lips. And a temper that makes the devil seem friendly. He\u2019ll leverage her hate as long as possible to keep his distance.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When Willa asked Ryder to borrow his lecture notes, the silent, surly, mountain man ignored her. Ryder Bergman is an arrogant, infuriating flannel-wearing enigma. Mangy beard. Frayed ball cap that hides his eyes. And a stubborn refusal to acknowledge her existence. But Willa\u2019s never backed down from a challenge.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Forced to work together on their final project, Willa and Ryder begin a game of pranks and practical jokes, each determined to come out the champion.\u00a0But once they catch unexpected feelings, victory begins to mean something else\u2014winning each other\u2019s hearts.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_fr0u164 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_90ar164  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png?resize=296%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 5, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Bergman Brothers<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>A slow burn, new adult romance with plenty of emotional and romantic heat.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book started a bit slow, which encapsulates the entire playout of the romance. Both <strong>Ryder<\/strong> and <strong>Willa<\/strong> have a long way to go in this journey. We have soccer player Willa who\u2019s dealing with a mom dying of cancer and trying to ensure she passes a college math class. Cue Ryder\u2019s entry, as the course professor forces Willa to work with Ryder for studying and notes. It\u2019s complicated further as Ryder has severe hearing loss.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These two are like oil and water, clashing every which way as Willa misinterprets Ryder\u2019s standoffish nature as purposeful instead of accidental. When Ryder finally realizes what\u2019s happening, he\u2019s smitten by Willa. She\u2019s beautiful, fierce, and an absolute beast on the pitch. She embodies so many traits that Ryder admires. There are other wrinkles, but these two connect over shared study sessions, a partnership assignment, and plenty of dinners.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book has those real-life moments of vulnerability mixed with a little bit of K-drama slice-of-life connections that I found endearing. The storytelling weaves together and I could easily picture this book as a six-part television show. While Willa is a bit annoying at first, she\u2019s got a hard shell earned by a life of struggle and fear of abandonment. I loved her toughness and could relate to her inner and external conflicts. Ryder is a romance boyfriend dream. A furious Viking who has a beard and wants to run away to live in a cabin. Sign me up.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, this is a great series opener. I\u2019m looking forward to the other books in this series. 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Her reason is a mystery, but its outcome suits him fine. Willa Sutter is the feisty, tempting chaos he doesn\u2019t need in his quiet, tidy life. She\u2019s the next generation of women\u2019s soccer. Wild hair. Bee-stung lips. And a temper that makes the devil seem friendly. He\u2019ll leverage her hate as long as possible to keep his distance.<br \/><br \/>When Willa asked Ryder to borrow his lecture notes, the silent, surly, mountain man ignored her. Ryder Bergman is an arrogant, infuriating flannel-wearing enigma. Mangy beard. Frayed ball cap that hides his eyes. And a stubborn refusal to acknowledge her existence. But Willa\u2019s never backed down from a challenge.<br \/><br \/>Forced to work together on their final project, Willa and Ryder begin a game of pranks and practical jokes, each determined to come out the champion.\u00a0But once they catch unexpected feelings, victory begins to mean something else\u2014winning each other\u2019s hearts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 5, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Bergman Brothers<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>A slow burn, new adult romance with plenty of emotional and romantic heat.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book started a bit slow, which encapsulates the entire playout of the romance. Both <strong>Ryder<\/strong> and <strong>Willa<\/strong> have a long way to go in this journey. We have soccer player Willa who\u2019s dealing with a mom dying of cancer and trying to ensure she passes a college math class. Cue Ryder\u2019s entry, as the course professor forces Willa to work with Ryder for studying and notes. It\u2019s complicated further as Ryder has severe hearing loss.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These two are like oil and water, clashing every which way as Willa misinterprets Ryder\u2019s standoffish nature as purposeful instead of accidental. When Ryder finally realizes what\u2019s happening, he\u2019s smitten by Willa. She\u2019s beautiful, fierce, and an absolute beast on the pitch. She embodies so many traits that Ryder admires. There are other wrinkles, but these two connect over shared study sessions, a partnership assignment, and plenty of dinners.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book has those real-life moments of vulnerability mixed with a little bit of K-drama slice-of-life connections that I found endearing. The storytelling weaves together and I could easily picture this book as a six-part television show. While Willa is a bit annoying at first, she\u2019s got a hard shell earned by a life of struggle and fear of abandonment. I loved her toughness and could relate to her inner and external conflicts. Ryder is a romance boyfriend dream. A furious Viking who has a beard and wants to run away to live in a cabin. Sign me up.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, this is a great series opener. I\u2019m looking forward to the other books in this series. Leise starts off strong weaving us into the Bergman family and I for one am going to enjoy getting lost in this one.<\/p><p><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48c4BFS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/41oPBCu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/only-when-its-us-chloe-liese\/1137448144?ean=9780593642368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/only-when-it-s-us-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Chloe_Liese_Only_When_It_s_Us?id=-RXNEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30787"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30794,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30787\/revisions\/30794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}