Charlie and Her Sweet Escape by Kaylee Baldwin: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

Agree to be on the Married in the Wild survival reality show? Check.

Collect a paycheck that’s enough to help with my mom’s medical bills? Check.

Delude myself into thinking my shyness won’t be a problem when cameras are present? Check.

Get married? Um… Check?

Bennett Forrester.

My best friend’s older brother is gorgeous, a huge flirt, and always in the the wrong place at the right time when it comes to catching me in my most humiliating moments. So I’m not surprised that he's there when my wedding falls apart just as the cameras are showing up.

I am surprised when he offers to marry me instead.

Now we’re in the wilderness, challenging everything nature—and a ratings-hungry producer—throws at us, all while pretending to be madly in love for the cameras. Piece of cake. (What I wouldn’t give for cake out here.)

Okay, this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

Especially with Bennett looking at me in a way he never has before. And his touch lighting a fire in me I’ve never felt before. He has no idea what he’s doing to me.

I just have to remember it’s all for the cameras. He’s completely off-limits.

I cannot fall for my husband.

Because this show is going to end eventually (one way or another), and I won’t let my heart be broken again.

Charlie and her Sweet Escape is a closed-door, best friend’s older brother, marriage of convenience romcom.

The Author

A glamorous day in the life of Kaylee Baldwin includes: chasing after her four children, checking for a new season of Serial, writing her latest book, binge-watching reality cooking shows, hanging out with her husband, and reading in every spare second she can find. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in English lit and currently lives in southern Arizona with her family. Her books include the Whitney Finalist Meg’s Melody, Hearts in Peril, a story in the Timeless Romance Anthology: California Dreamin’ which was recently translated into Norwegian, and Take a Chance on Me. You can follow her on Instagram @kayleebaldwinwrites.

Book Review

You know how a reality show has this insane ability to absolutely pull you in? Like the drama and tension is so strong that, even if you never intended to watch it in the first place, you find yourself unable to look away wondering how it is all going to play out? This is exactly how this book felt, especially towards the end. Unlike my feelings on reality shows (I'm not a fan), I actually was excited to read this one. Two of my favorites- marriage of convenience and best friend's brother... what could be better? Still, I did not expect this story to draw me in quite like it did! Right from the start, Bennett and Charlie had me smiling with their hilarious banter. Seriously, it was impossible not to love these two... and that chemistry? My goodness! Their story had me laughing out loud at so many moments... but it was also really tender and emotional too. And then you throw in the reality TV drama too!? The show they were participating in, Married in the Wild, was known for its twists... and boy, was this an exciting one! It kept me at the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next... and I loved every single minute of it! I have enjoyed every book that I have read from Kaylee Baldwin in the past, but this one might just be a new favorite!

Charlie and Her Sweet Escape is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. It is part of the Enchanted Forresters series, and while you may have a better understanding of some of the family dynamics if you've read the previous books, I do think this could be enjoyed as a standalone as well. 


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