Willow Aster is a totally new author to me but I heard many great things about this story so I was very curious about it. I’m very glad that I decided to read it because I loved it very much! ‘Autumn nights’ was a sweet, emotional and well written romance story that had me smiling many times while reading it.
The main characters are Zac Ledger and Autumn Winters. Zac’s a 29 year old football player, the quarterback for the New England Patriots and Autumn Winters is 23 years old and works for an interior design firm (Winthrop Design). They meet during Autumn’s sister Summer’s wedding with Hollywood actor Liam (I later found out that this couple have their own romance story in the book ‘Summertime’). From the first moment they meet, there’s a strong attraction between Zac and Autumn but both have been hurt in the past and are now very careful with following their hearts. At the end of the night, a misunderstanding causes Autumn to walk away from Zac. But Zac isn’t ready to let go of Autumn just yet and the fact that she’s an interior designer and he just bought a new house that needs decorating gives him the perfect excuse to see Autumn again. Their next meeting doesn’t going go well until Autumn understands that she was wrong about Zac. After that their chemistry only grows with each day they spend together. And Zac isn’t the only person that Autumn falls for, there’s his little girl Ivy, who’s 6 year old and deaf. Autumn loves nothing more then spend all her time (when she isn’t working) with Zac and his cute little daughter Ivy (and his wonderful family). But not everyone is happy with the growing bond between Zac, Ivy and Autumn. There’s Ivy’s mom and Zac’s ex Halle, the football groupies who want Zac for themselves, a jealous ex-lover and then there are both Zac and Autumn own insecurities that makes them doubt themselves and the other. Will they manage to overcome the obstacles and hold on to the love they found with each other?
‘Autumn nights’ is told from both POV’s. There are sex scenes in the story. It’s a sweet, fun, light, emotional romance story. In this story the focus is mainly on the characters and their emotions and not on football. Zac’s career as a football player is discussed but not really explored. So if you’re looking for a sports romance story with a lot of sports detail in it, this book isn’t really what you’re looking for (I personally didn’t mind).
Autumn and Zac are wonderful main characters, both aren’t looking for love (both have had bad experiences) but the attraction between them is too big to ignore. I love how open and vulnerable Zac is from the start. He doesn’t play games and his feelings for Autumn are strong from the start. So strong that he’s sometimes afraid that his feelings will scare Autumn away but it’s just him not being open to her that will do that in the end. Autumn is very confident in her job but very insecure when it comes to following her heart. She always falls for the wrong type so it’s understandable that she’s very careful with Zac too. But it’s very hard (read impossible) to resist Zac and especially his daughter Ivy. I LOVED Ivy!! She’ so cute, sweet, kind and enthusiastic. The fact that she’s deaf, makes the story and the bond between her and her father and later Autumn even more special. You can really feel the love growing between the three of them throughout the story.
The secondary characters are wonderful too, especially the family members. There’s Zac’s parents, his grandfather and his younger brother Jamison (who has his own romance story in ‘Unforgettable’). There’s also Autumn’s mother and her older sister Summer with her husband Liam. Each character of the two families are so happy for them, they support hem and are very loyal. I like them all very much.
Of course there are some people who are jealous and want to come between them, like Zac’s ex and Ivy’s mother Halle, she’s very selfish and likes to be the center of attention. She hurts Ivy with her thoughtlessness. I can understand why Zac let it happen for many years but I’m happy that at the end he stood up to her.
I really loved this story and I will definitely try more stories of this writer.
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4.5/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️It was really easy and cozy read.Sparks between Autumn and Zac started flying since the very beginning. They were like two magnets that needed to be connected.Autumn was like a bubble of happiness and hard worker. A woman with pure heart who didn’t have best luck with men until Zac - a football player, a single dad and every rule breaker when it came to Autumn.Spending so much time together during and after work on house project, it was impossible for those two not to get close…like really closed 😏I bet in different circumstances Zac still would be the first to fall in love with Autumn. The second she was so invested with Ivy, all the work she did with the house to fit her needs, how she learned sign language to communicate with her and more. She won their hearts and Zac’s family.Autumn is my girl if it comes to sports 😂“He’s only the hottest player in the NFL right now,” she says.“Speak a language I understand,” I tell her. “Football,” she says, laughing.“Oh, that tracks. You know sport and I don’t go together.”
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Long burn and sweet romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2023
