A Love Like the Sun by Riss M. Neilson: Review

There are some authors out there that truly have a beautiful gift of storytelling. I am all about romance, but it has to be something that makes me feel good and not full of drama. After all, many of us are reading to escape, so personally, I need happiness.

I got to check out this brand new to me author with an upcoming romance that had me smiling in so many places. Check out my thoughts below.

A Love Like the Sun by Riss M. Neilson
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
Pub Date: June 11, 2024
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593640494

OVERVIEW:
Laniah Thompson is a homebody who craves privacy. Issac Jordan is internet famous and spends his days followed by paparazzi. She runs a small business with her mom in her hometown. He runs an international brand.

And they’ve been best friends since childhood.

When Issac comes home to Providence for the first time in months and discovers Laniah’s dream is slipping out of reach as she and her mom struggle to pay the bills at Wildly Green, their natural hair store, she refuses to take a dime from him. And so, he does what any self-respecting best friend would do: tells the world they’re dating.

Suddenly business is booming, and Laniah agrees to his ridiculous plan to pretend to be lovers for the course of the summer. Just long enough to catch the eye of an investor and get her dream back on track, like she helped him do so many years ago, he reminds her.

Too soon, though, Laniah knows she’s playing with fire, because for as long as they’ve been friends there’s an undeniable pull they’ve never given in to. And as the lines between art and life—real and pretend—blur, it becomes harder and harder to see where friendship ends and something else begins….

Told over the course of three sizzling summer months, A Love Like the Sun is about shared history, those who make us our bravest selves, and love in its many forms.

A Love Like the Sun by Riss M. Neilson Review

I am a sucker for love. I love reading heartwarming romances that are not full of drama and angst. I’m trying to escape from life when I dive into a story.

This book had such a wonderful vibe to it. Their love was amazing in this best friends-to-lovers story.

The author did an amazing job with the character development and their connection was just on fire. I loved it so much.

But that is not to say I didn’t have some things that rubbed me wrong. What killed it for me was the female lead character who just could not let herself go and love him the way he needed to be loved. As a lover, not just as a best friend.

This book has everything in it that we crave in a romance. The touches, the fire, the first time saying the magic words. And especially the first time getting physical. But she just couldn’t let go soon enough in the story to let us feel everything they were building together.

I love so many parts of the story, but I really wish we could just get an early buy-in so we can enjoy the couple a lot longer in the story. Give us a wonderful epilogue. Bring us that closure instead of a rushed ending. That to me is what makes an amazing story.

Will I read this author again? Absolutely. I love her style and her flair with words. Neilson has the ability to bring sensual passion to light. I can’t wait to see what else she brings us in the future.

3.5 STARS!!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.