GRR Reviews Secret Blend (Bourbon Springs) by Jennifer Bramseth

Secret Blend is an "enemies to lovers" story when two judges (and former fellow law students) are set against each other when they are forced to share a room at the courthouse, which turned into a fling after they connected through her grandma. The darkest hour, however, has nothing to do with the relationship other than a forced admission.

Rachel and Brady were fellow law students and law clerks, and now, both are judges. However, sharing the same chambers and same law clerk created problems... However, when Brady's grandaunt wiped out Rachel's mailbox with her car, Brady's attempt to fix it lead them to admit their true feelings toward each other. But Rachel's best friend, with a lot of old money that came from the Old Garnet Bourbon Distillery, wants to be elected judge, a position held by Brady. And Rachel can't admit her relationship with Brady yet. But when their secret was exposed, will the small town of Bourbon Springs ever be the same again?

Started off really, really slow, the transition was pretty good, and the darkest hour was pretty tense though it kinda came out of nowhere. And the darkest hour wasn't really related to the romance. Nice, but not great.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Two judges who can't stand each other decided to love each other instead, then one was put into a real dilemma...

Overall Rating: 3/5

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