Mile High: Windy City Book 1 Paperback – 17 August 2023

This is no doubt my fav read of the year.The love story is super cheesy , just as I like :P . And I am so in love with the guy, he's actually too good to be real! But then this is what books are all about, they take you someplace else only!In my opinion it is totally worth a shot and it’s pretty easy to read for even the new readers.This is a perfect blend of romance and SPICE ;)

Do I think Evan Zanders is the bestestestestestestestest of all the book-boyfriends ever written? YES...Have you ever read a book and thought, 'Man, I'd really like a partner who's exactly like this MC?' (let's be honest, we all lust after Jeremy Volkovs and Aeros but IRL? lol no!)But Evan Zanders? Yes, please. I'd be lucky to have a partner like him. He'd be the mentally stable one with all the healthy communication. Because Evan FREAKING Zanders is the god of book boyfriends.My oh my, this man...>He is sorted enough to understand his vices, flaws, strengths, shortcomings, and feelings. >>Because he actively goes to therapy.>>>And he works on himself.>>>>And is intuitive and puts in active effort to understand his partner's insecurities and give her the reassurance she requires.>>>>>AND pushes her to be her best mentally healthy self.>>>>>>He is also an active advocate for mental health.>>>>>>>All the while being a smirking, funny, absolutely stunning, panty-dropping, badass hockey player.I mean... there's not even a competition.---->End of Evan 'Zee' Zanders Propanganda<-----Coming to the book itself... easily one of the better (dare I say one of the best) organic romances I've ever had the pleasure of reading. My biggest issue with most contemporary stand-alone romances is that they end up feeling very insta-lust/insta-love ish. But Mile High's love story played out nice and slow and, more importantly, believably.Our MMC is Evan Zee Zanders (if you have not yet figured it out by my gushing above). He's a star NFL player and a self-proclaimed playboy. He is also a godfather to his best friend and team player's kids and is an overall sweetheart. Our FMC, Stevie Shay, has just been assigned to be the air hostess to the private jet that Zanders' team uses to go around to their games in the United States. They meet when Stevie tries to do an exit row safety instruction on the flight, and Zanders is in the said exit row.Thankfully, no Insta-lust anywhere! Other than each of them admiring the other's ahem assets almost objectively in an almost passing observation.The story slowly evolves into admiration, then lust, then love. Admittedly, there's an inherently rom-com-esque sequence of serendipitous meetings and trauma-based bonding that is inevitable in a rom-com, but in Mile High, these are actually convincing. Because Stevie works for Zanders' team AND is the twin sister of THE GOAT basketball player of Chicago's NBA team, the meet-cutes that lead the leads hurtling towards the forever kinda love require barely any suspension of disbelief.The whole damn book, I was squealing, blushing, and a giggling mess. I don't generally tend to superimpose myself with MCs, but I found myself really relating to her as an everyday woman who's doing her job and navigating a world where she lives and thrives but sometimes just doesn't fit all the way in! Most of the scenes I teared up in were Stevie's. Hands-down, one of the stronger heroines in the rom-com book verse.Unfortunately, there is a third-act break-up situation that heavily leans towards noble idiocy mixed with a bit of self-doubt. It was also a tad melodramatic for my tastes, with a whole cathartic inspirational speech to the paparazzi. I'm not a fan of any of those. Still, even amidst the tropes that I don't enjoy, the book manages to end just as beautifully as the beginning and the middle.Liz Tomforde truly created 488 pages of romance that feels warm, cozy, and a little bit magical...

Best romance series I’ve ever come across. Less drama, just the right amount of spice, and with a whole lot of love....that is what is there in these books. Absolutely worth every single second. Certainly, one of those books that I wish I could read again for the first time. Completely in love with all the characters and love the chemistry of the protagonists...can’t wait for the 3rd book!!!!

The book has an interesting premise but along the way it drags a bit much and can get repetitive. It could have been made into a 300 pager and then it would be crisp.

I am truly at a loss of words to convey just how much I LOVEEEEEEED, ADORED AND CHERISHED being in Zee and Vee's little world! God, I cannot express how big of a place every bit of their story has made in my heart. It was beautiful, heartmelting, wholesome, deeply meaningful, tender, hilarious and soulful beyond measure! It made me smile endlessly, feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside, filled up my soul with comfort, made it glow with warmth, got me all emotional out of pure joy and made me swoon in countless ways. It's truly ALL HEART. 😭😭❤️❤️Please do give their magical, magical story a try! I promise, you won't be disappointed at all. You're going to fall TRULY, MADLY AND DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH THEM JUST LIKE I DID. 🥺😍✨I know for a fact that I'm never getting over them and everything that their story had to offer! It brought me the purest happiness, comforting safety and gentle warmth when I really, really needed it. 🤗🌻

This story is motivating and gives a strong positive attitude to all its readers and it took me to a roller coaster ride in the park. A straight 5 star read for all romance readers.

Everyone I asked about this series they told me to skip this book & read the second one because it’s the best one but I always like to read according to the order so I read it anyway & am glad I read it ,why are you guys hating on this I don’t understand.let me give a detailed review on this for 14 chapters it’s about them as individuals ,their individual life,lifestyles maybe that’s boring for you but for me it was much needed to understand their characters & much needed to see their character development,but surely it could have been cut to shorter.I loved stevie so much,was connected to her in some way.Insecurities about her body ,she’s curvy am thin but the insecurities are same ,the way people pass comments about our bodies faces ,pointing out every single flaws that gets into our head ,even though we doesn’t want to care about that it hurts.i loved her character development through out the book from under confidence to Confident Stevie all because of our EZ ughh he’s a man of my dreams .The way he is with stevie 😭😭😭Also stevie brought out the best characters out from Zanders she deserves a clap to ,they are truly made for each other.They loved each others flaws & insecurities like it was never there😭😭.How can I forget Rosie ,as I tell in every review I have a soft spot for animal lovers,Zander just topped it 😭😭😭.Zanders you won my heart,but still Ryan shay is my husband,Ryan as a brother was like dream brother😭😭😭🥹🥹🫶🏻🫶🏻.Rosie ,Stevie & EZ I love you 😭😭💗💗🫶🏻🫶🏻

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