4.5 Riley Loving Stars! 
 Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Author 
 Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance 
 Standalone 
 My La Vie On Rose Review . . . 
 Oh, Lydia Michaels how I love thee and your stories. I absolutely loved this book. Ironically with the title I should have figured out what was coming but it was written so well that everything was still a surprise for me. And let me tell you if any woman has to go through a tough time we would all be so lucky to have someone as beautiful, thoughtful and loyal as Riley was. 
 "This. This moment, you lying here, facing me, filling my arms. This is everything to me, Emma. This . Us." 
 Riley Lockhart was living his life as he saw fit. He didn't follow any rules. He worked. He drank. He had sex. He had friends. And he had a sister and a roommate whom was his sister's best friend. He was close to his sister but not particularly to Emma. 
 Emma Sanders is like most girls with a ton of insecurities but has always dreamed of love and happiness. For her she's living the dream planning her wedding until her fiance comes over and breaks it off for another woman. This new turn of events causes Emma to be heart broken and turns her into an ice cream thief. 
 "I feel . . . beautifully brave. But I'm sad." 
 Riley is not the most emotional guy and he just wants his life back but his crying, ice cream stealing roommate is changing everything. At first, he just wants to stop her from doing anything foolish post break up but instead he starts to realize that Emma is awesome. 
 "You are tough." He tucked a curl behind her ear. "And if it 
 knocks you down, I'll help you up every time you fall. I promise. I'll 
 catch you." 
 They started as friends first hanging out but then all of a sudden both want more causing the once commitment shy man to fall head over heals for his sweet roommate. I absolutely adored these two together. At first I loved the corniness of Riley and Emma, but then I fell head over heels with Riley's sweetness at the same time Emma did. Emma had the potential to be one of the dreaded heroines where her insecurities take over and become the story instead they are just the part of her that make her real while she has to deal with what life is throwing her way. 
 "This may be your body, but I'm in love with the woman 
 inside. Anything that happens to her, happens to me. This is happening 
 to us, Emma." 
 I loved how the story was set up and how it finished full circle. I loved the content of the story and how it was told and dealt with. I loved the fact that Lydia was well researched helping to suspend belief by truly getting lost in the story. The way the three parts were set up helped tell so much more without over doing it. I also liked the educational aspect of the story. But I think my favorite thing was the beautiful story, which wasn't filled with unnecessary angst. It was a simple story about love, and hope. Gah! There are so many things I loved that I could go on forever, but I don't want to give away the story because it's a good one and needs to be experienced without knowing too much going in.