Uneasy Street by Becky Wade Series: Sons of Scandal #3
Published by Author Becky Wade on February 14, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Contemporary, Fiction / Humorous / General, Fiction / Romance / Clean & Wholesome, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
Pages: 384
Format: Audiobook
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Christy Award Hall of Fame Author
Once upon a time Max Cirillo and Sloane Madison were close friends and business partners. But when their business relationship imploded, so did the friendship.
Now, four years later, Max is a rich CEO. Sloane's a not-so-rich etiquette expert who returns to Maine to serve as her niece's temporary guardian and help the girl search for her birth father. Sloane and her niece move into a darling garage apartment but Sloane's joy in their accommodations soon turns to horror when she realizes their apartment belongs to Max. Thanks to an unbreakable lease, she's stuck living right next door to him.
Max pulled strings to bring Sloane into his orbit because he needs closure on what went wrong between them. Quickly, though, his scheming comes back to bite him. The world might view him as a cold-hearted rake, but this one woman has dangerous power over his emotions.
They'll have no choice but to confront their history-and the undeniable spark between them-while living side by side on uneasy street.
Discover witty humor, rich emotion, banter, and charm within the pages of this sweet enemies-to-lovers romance!
Legit, I had concerns about the enemies to lovers premise of this book. I struggle with formulaic, predictable patterns. I struggle to love them, I struggle to engage with them, and honestly I struggle with the idea that I can see it all coming whether it be romance or mystery. When you call it out I find a small side of myself tuning out wanting more real and less designed. But, the fakemance (is too a word!) opposites attract worked for me with Rocky Road and I was committed to this book so forth I went.
Can we just say how much I love Fiona! Her story has threads through all three books in the series, even the ‘son’ that’s not her son. The acceptance she has for him (if not her ex-husband or her former friend as his parents) is refreshing. While she’s deeply flawed with her own indiscretion (cheating with her sister’s husband who is now her ex-husband) but she’s refreshingly relatable even when everything about her feels out of reach. I was so happy to see her story arch come to fulfillment in this last book of the Sons of Scandal series as I truly do adore her. It was great to see almost everyone tidy up in this last novel.
Truth. I didn’t struggle as much as I thought I would with the enemies to lovers. Not that I didn’t but. . . there was so much at play within the book that held my focus that it fell to the backdrop to me. One thing I can say about Becky Wade is that she doesn’t just write a romance. She pulls so many threads and side quests together that it really feels like you get a whole person, a whole community, and not just a couple. While I stick with romance (in and of itself) is not my genre this series, this book, gave me everything that is important to me. Well developed characters living a real life that is greater than the words you get to read. I read about people in family and community and not about the plot of a book. And to me, regardless of genre, is what makes great fiction and amazing writers. Becky Wade did that for me, three times in this series. Some before and for sure many after.
About Becky Wade
During her childhood in California, Becky frequently produced homemade plays starring her sisters, friends, and cousins. These plays almost always featured a heroine, a prince, and a love story with a happy ending. She’s been a fan of all things romantic ever since.
Becky and her husband lived overseas in the Caribbean and Australia before settling in Dallas, Texas. It was during her years abroad that Becky’s passion for reading turned into a passion for writing. She published three historical romances for the general market, put her career on hold for many years to care for her kids, then eventually returned to writing. She loves penning sweet contemporary romances laced with sizzling chemistry, mystery, faith, banter, and humor. Her novels have been recognized with Carol Awards, INSPY awards, and a spot in the Christy Award Hall of Fame.
When she’s not at her computer, you’ll find her power-walking her neighborhood, driving carpool, eating chocolate, doing yoga, or admiring her Cavalier spaniel.
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